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)
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Two seperate lights hovering and moving in circular motion.
Hobbs · NM, USA
2 BRIGHT LIGHTS OVER THE S SKY OVER HOBBS,N.M. ((NUFORC Note: Venus and Jupiter?? PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Two "Exhaust Port" white lights streaking across the sky in Albuquerque that instantly vanished.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
In the ssw, about degrees above the horizon, seemingly under some low clouds, my wife and I saw an upright cylinder shaped light that w
Angel Fire · NM, USA
Noticed object in photo while downloading from camera to computer. ((NUFORC Note: We believe obj. is flower petal, or butterfly. PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Vehicle out of southern sky thought to be shooting star hovers over city.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
The UFO was a sacer shaped, silver object.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Unknown shape ( known sound )
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Large bright breen object north of Albuquerque that appeared to be breaking up.
Medanales · NM, USA
I saw a chartreuse green fireball with a trail of orange sparks as I was driving on the night of Oct. 28, 2008.
Quemado · NM, USA
Color changing sphere in the sky for about 45 minutes
Roswell · NM, USA
bright blue illuminating object above the buildings hanging out in the sky changed shapes and colors
Santa Rosa · NM, USA
A large yellow fireball traveling slowly and nearly horizontal across the night sky
Las Vegas · NM, USA
4 Lights moving in unison then diappeared after a sudden bright flash of light over Mora county, NM
Roswell · NM, USA
Unidentified Circle of Light accelerates and disappears at very high altitude
Hobbs · NM, USA
Large, pear shaped (upside down teardrop shape) object glowing orange, then drifted away.
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
It has been 10 years since this has happened... so i am unsure of the exact date...<br> I do remember exactly who was with me and
Roswell · NM, USA
09/08/08 Roswell, NM Light (object reflecting setting sun light) still, then dash e/se in less than one sec.to horizon
New Mexico (location unknown) · NM, USA
Whitesh Grey creature in southern new mexico, ON I-10 Just east of a a rest stop
Las Cruces · NM, USA
SOMETHING ON FIRE MOVING RAPIDLY AWAY SILENTLY AND DISAPPEARING
McIntosh · NM, USA
The 2 orange spheres just stayed in place and one would flash bright then the other, they didn't move other than that.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Sphere seen at Fourth of July Fireworks Albuquerque
Albuquerque · NM, USA
When first sighting the light it was moving unusually fast and changed course after a few minutes and then conducted erratic movements.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Black round disk over Albuquerque
Aztec · NM, USA
huge, bright meteor seen over Aztec, New Mexico