UFO Sightings in New Mexico
1,559 UFO sightings reported in New Mexico since 1944, peaking in 2014 (110 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,559
- Span
- 1944–2029
- Peak year
- 2014 (110 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2029 · peak 2014 (110 reports)
Top cities in New Mexico
Albuquerque
1965–2021 · peak 2013 (33 reports)
Santa Fe
1966–2021 · peak 2020 (17 reports)
Las Cruces
1987–2020 · peak 2017 (8 reports)
Roswell
1945–2021 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Rio Rancho
1991–2022 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Taos
1996–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Deming
1965–2020 · peak 2018 (5 reports)
Farmington
1978–2022 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Alamogordo
1988–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Carlsbad
1982–2020 · peak 2006 (5 reports)
Silver City
1997–2021 · peak 2006 (4 reports)
Clovis
1944–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Hobbs
1959–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Socorro
1996–2021 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Belen
1998–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Gallup
2002–2017 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Truth or Consequences
2002–2020 · peak 2002 (1 reports)
Los Alamos
1944–2021 · peak 1973 (2 reports)
Los Lunas
1972–2020 · peak 2020 (2 reports)
Edgewood
2001–2021 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Bright shimmering cylinder seen in sky over Carlsbad, NM 05/17/2009
Las Cruces · NM, USA
bright orbs in triangular formation over NASA facility in Las Cruces, NM 7:45pm 5/17/09
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Light oval shaped or circular object.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Bright diamond shape craft stayed in one place . Looked like it changed from 1-3 crafts, appeared for about 20 min and tucked away behi
Las Cruces · NM, USA
On April 23, 2009 I saw three objects with bright lights that follow our vechicle on the freeway.
Farmington · NM, USA
80 to a100 strange lighted objects coming from the east skys
El Rito · NM, USA
Bright object descended rapidly, leaving a shower of sparks, and turned in a J shape, then stayed the same.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Los Ranchos Bright Light
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Still for 5 seconds and very bright
Fort Sumner · NM, USA
Odd light
Bernallilo (entering to Alburquerque) · NM, USA
Hello! I happened to find this site, and decided to report my observation which took place quite a few months ago while in New Mexico.
Continental Divide · NM, USA
April 20 2009 Simi Circular craft Silver in color/with a teardrop shaped white underbelly seen near entrance to Chaco Canyon New Mexico
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Orange Fireball Traveling Northbound Over Las Cruces
Albuquerque · NM, USA
bright teardrop flys over the freeway in ALbuquerque
Los Lunas · NM, USA
Chevron shaped craft with dim lights on the botton looked like 3 on each wing. Super quiet.
Deming · NM, USA
I observed a hovering object along N.M. highway 11 south of Deming N.M. at 10:40 am for 15 minutes as I drove north.
Winston (near) · NM, USA
Meteor or Fireball between Cuchillo and Winston NM March 28 2009 about 9:30 PM very light and very big.
Truth or Consequences · NM, USA
um ..... saw light moveing in the night sky while working on truck
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Three spheres of light connected in a club like shape, lower lights soft whitish, upper light yellowish orangish traveling silently.
Lordsburg (east of) · NM, USA
very strange object
Albuquerque · NM, USA
UFO Sighted at school in Albuquerque, NM
Gladstone (near; hiway 56 · mile marker 56), NM, USA
Extremely close large object hovering over side of road with immense lighting in unworldly strobe motion suddenly object was miles away
Grants · NM, USA
2 orange flashing lights with 2 different color lights at bottom. The top light keep blinking. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Super fast neon rectangle being chased by Air Force jets.
Mt. Dora · NM, USA
I seen a bright green light with a green streak behind it headed toward the ground at a massive speed. I looked for an impact but their