UFO Sightings in Nevada
1,591 UFO sightings reported in Nevada since 1947, peaking in 2015 (111 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,591
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2015 (111 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (111 reports)
Top cities in Nevada
Las Vegas
1964–2022 · peak 2012 (45 reports)
Reno
1964–2022 · peak 2015 (14 reports)
Henderson
1996–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
North Las Vegas
1983–2021 · peak 2020 (8 reports)
Sparks
1992–2022 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Carson City
1994–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Pahrump
1987–2021 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Elko
1980–2018 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Rachel
1997–2019 · peak 1998 (2 reports)
Laughlin
1995–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Fallon
1959–2020 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Gardnerville
1992–2021 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Mesquite
2004–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Winnemucca
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Boulder City
1998–2020 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
Fernley
1995–2021 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Spring Creek
1999–2018 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Beatty
1973–2017 · peak 1973 (1 reports)
Minden
1983–2021 · peak 1983 (1 reports)
Yerington
1999–2017 · peak 2017 (2 reports)
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Black w red accent, a shape changing object that captured the attention of a military jet plane.
Reno · NV, USA
Driving, entering freeway, and for a brief moment I witnessed a glowing diamond shaped light hovering almost touching the pavement floo
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I just saw something that I can only describe as a UFO. I've lived in Las Vegas for 3 years. I live not far from the airport and am ac
Pahrump · NV, USA
Blue ziggzaging and sudden stops light that tirned redwhen red light was flashed at it
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
I took my dogs out for their evening walk. I looked up at the night sky and saw all these lights in the sky. Purple,orange,green, blue,
Reno · NV, USA
Saw at least 3 white lights moving at fairly high speeds high in the sky with no sound. my little daughter first saw them and pointed t
Las Vegas/Ryolite (between) · NV, USA
We were headed from Las Vegas to Ryolite. We were run off the road by lice/ military vehicles at a high rate of speed carrying an aircr
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Observed a silver point of light at extremely high altitude hold a position over las Vegas for fifteen minutes before slowly moving to
Minden · NV, USA
Slow moving yellow rectangular object . Seen for 20-30 seconds .. No sound !
Dayton · NV, USA
Leading and trailing "stars" moving in perfectly straight trajectory across Northern Nevada (Dayton) night sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
It was as big as the mountain with light at angle pointed towards lone mountain
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
I saw 10 red bright light in the sky for several minutes then the disappeared
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright white circular object with short contrail standing still in the sky with N/S trajectory
Las Vegas · NV, USA
At approximately 16:30 on 07/03/20, whole driving northbound on Maryland Pky/ Paradise rd (cross street Windmill), I observed a bright
Henderson · NV, USA
2 bright orange lights passed over the houses 4 minutes apart. They came up from the desert then once passed over disappeared.
Reno · NV, USA
Object moved swiftly across the sky from north to south. It moved faster than any plane. There was no sound
Death Valley National Park region · NV, USA
Stationary "planet" like Jupiter starts moving in straight line to north. Second light seen that night.
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Saw multiple white lights moving at high speeds and disappearing and reappearing and also flashing on and off in formation at one point
Las Vegas · NV, USA
While at work I stopped just for a second to observe the lightening that was happening this morning. I was at Bonanza and MLK looking
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Noticed flying object on a steady northbound trayectory , relatevely close . Spotted from front entrance of Frederick Watson Elementary
Mound House · NV, USA
Bright orbs flying over our house nightly.
Fernley · NV, USA
Celendrical object with flashing lights beyond Fernley's West hills
Wells · NV, USA
White dots of lights appeared in one location, then proceeded to move south/southwest at a constant pace. ((Starlink satellites?))
Reno · NV, USA
4 objects in flight, sometimes formation, following a path over SE Reno, towards CA/NV state line, moving in all directions over time,
Las Vegas )South Summerlin) · NV, USA
Many Spheres following each other. ((Starlink satellites?))