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)
In flight (Spokane to Las Vegas) · NV, USA
Black rod witnessed by passengers on plane
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Slow/upward moving dark, circular object observed approximately above Mt. Charleston in NW Las Vegas that disappears suddenly
NV · USA
unusual flying objects taken by flash earth satalite over nevada highway
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was outside when my dad and I were looking up in the sky and we saw two bright lights.I went to get the telescope and when we looked
Las Vegas · NV, USA
2 dark color ovals hovering very high in the sky for 20 minutes.
Reno · NV, USA
A real ufo i cant believe it
Henderson · NV, USA
small stealth bomber shaped object flew overhead silently
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Sighting of a Glowing Ring floating down then across and past our hotel window. 2 different sightings.
Reno · NV, USA
bright beam of light may have landed in reno, nevada
Carson City · NV, USA
3 blue lights over carson city in the vicinity of E 5th st.
Ashton · NV, USA
I was driving South on US Highway 95 near Ashton,NV on 12/15/2009 at 6:44 P.M.. To the East and to the South East I noticed five lights
Reno · NV, USA
Faint object seen shooting over Cold Springs Valley in Reno, Nevada
Reno · NV, USA
flight from las vegas to reno - southwest airlines--made plane pitch, drop, and shutter for a few minutes ((Turbulence?? PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Green Flash
Gardnerville · NV, USA
Noticed flashing lights out my kitchen window along with beams of light , projectiles and meteors falling near by. ((Sirius??))
McGill · NV, USA
Strange lights in the sky
Reno · NV, USA
Brite light seen over reno,nv. This is the 2nd time I have seen this light and it's not a shooting star.
Vya (ghost town) · NV, USA
Lengthy witnessing of an unkn light making incredible maneuvers in the northern Nevada Sky near Vya.
Henderson · NV, USA
bright white light in S.W. sky over Henderson, Nv. oval in shape
Gardnerville · NV, USA
Watched shiny objected prolly 30000ft in the air fly west at an unreasonably fast speed then dissapear.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
On October 26, 2009 I was out on my front porch area watching an inordinate number of aircraft departing McCarran International Airport
Henderson · NV, USA
flying object in the sky
Mesquite · NV, USA
((HOAX??)) dino over nevada
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright light moving across the night sky
Indian Springs · NV, USA
UFO Sighting Indian Springs NV, off Highway US 95