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)
Soccoro (outside of) · NM, USA
INTENSE BLUE BEAM OF LIGHT. PARALYZING AFFECT. OBJECT WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING EVENT .
Las Cruces/Soccoro (between) · NM, USA
Unexplained column of light on I 25 in New Mexico
Carlsbad Cavrans (near) · NM, USA
Orange/Reddish in color. Steady in brightness. Rising straight up from horizon. Slowly to about 90 degrees in the sky. Then lights out
Albuquerque · NM, USA
The object appeared to be a giant piece of glass.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Lights in formation, stopped, changed formation, then continued along their previous direction.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A gaint greyish football moving through the sky
Cerrillos · NM, USA
We saw a craft flying making instantaeous 45 degree turns and landed less than 100 ft from us.
Portales · NM, USA
Close encounter with non-human/meta human.
Hobbs · NM, USA
Large Flash of Light observed from an FAA control tower in New Mexico.
Cannon AFB · NM, USA
Air Force scrambles armed fighters after "bogeys" and subsequent cover-up (1976)
St Augustine Pass Las Cruces · NM, USA
two moons on the mountain pass
Clovis (Cannon AFB) · NM, USA
I was stationed at Cannon AFB, NM in the 1970's. There was a period of approximately one week in which lights appeared over the base f
Cannon AFB/Clovis · NM, USA
unidentified flying objects sighted around Cannon AFB and Clovis NM. The rough year was 1975/1976.
Clovis · NM, USA
Saw oscillating light from a distance streak to the left then up and to the right out of sight so fast I could hardly believe what I ha
Clines Corner/Vaughn (between; on Hwy 285) · NM, USA
A meteor entered earth's atmosphere, making a bright trail of light across the sky E towards the W.
Canon AFB · NM, USA
This is a report of an experience that myself and a fellow Air Traffic Controller saw at Cannon AFB in 1974. We were sitting Outside of
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
Had my military career and life threatened by an officer while in the USAF
Mescalero Indian Reservation · NM, USA
A report from the Mescalero Indian Reservation, NM in May 1974 described a huge, rectangular object emitting intense white light across a roadway, accompanied by a very loud roar, lasting Two Hours.
Los Alamos · NM, USA
Has anyone else reported a ufo over LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORIES around this time? I know of at least 2 others that saw it. It was
Los Alamos · NM, USA
I just read the siting report that you attributed to 1973. A friend of mine told me a story about how he and a group of very smart
Santa Fe (near · on highway), NM, USA
A report from near Santa Fe, NM in March 1973 described an unusual episode a motorist experienced while driving at night; no object shape was described, lasting 10 minutes.
Farmington (SE of · deserted area, Hwy 44), NM, USA
A large bright light apeared seemingly from nowhere.It followed my 18 wheeler for 1-2 min. then disapeared as quickly. It wasn't a pr.
New Mexico (rural · northern part of), NM, USA
A witness in rural northern New Mexico reported an out-of-body experience lasting five to ten minutes in May 1972; no object shape was specified in the case record.
Los Lunas · NM, USA
A witness in Los Lunas, New Mexico reported an object with an unusually bright light and flight capabilities described as beyond current technology, over about twenty minutes in March 1972.
Rural New Mexico (no city) · NM, USA
A witness in rural New Mexico reported three triangular craft at around 3:15 a.m. in April 1971, during a sighting lasting about thirty-five minutes.