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)
Reno · NV, USA
Disk-shaped object sighted with rotating lights, only a few hundred feet away.
Reno · NV, USA
LARGE CIRCULAR DISK APPEARS FROM NOWHERE, THEN MOVES EAST AND FLAMES OUT
Beatty · NV, USA
Bright, unblinking low-altitude light in motion north of Beatty, NV.
Wellington · NV, USA
pulsating diamond shapped object
Boulder City · NV, USA
Square/rectangular object seen over mountains during the day.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
green light seen over nellis afb shoots into outerspace.
Henderson · NV, USA
Large Red Balloon over Las Vegas
Pahrump · NV, USA
Small white object at high altitude
Henderson · NV, USA
Three bright lights above Seven Hills that are non moving.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
fuzzy cloud like images. ((NUFORC Note: Probably advertising lights. PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Mysterious Bright Light moving very fast across the sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Star like object moving north west to south east at higher rate of speed than an aircraft but much slower than a meteor. No strobe or
Reno · NV, USA
Bright light observed over Reno, Nevada. Disappears suddenly. ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting. PD))
Elko · NV, USA
This is a possible ufo crash site very fresh.
Henderson · NV, USA
Very tall and slim pyramid shape on it's side. The point was heading south. Black. silent
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Hovering Gray Egg
Las Vegas (northwest) · NV, USA
Object seen floating over North West Las Vegas
Elko · NV, USA
My friend noticed a bright light outside my window. We watched it for a while. ((NUFORC Note: Probable star or planet? PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
the turtle shaped craft blinked out..disappeared.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Disk-like, very bright object in the sky with lights
Las Vegas · Nevada, Airspace, NV, USA
strange light in a shape of a triangle over Las Vegas
Reno · NV, USA
A shimmering dot like object seen thru binoculars at approx 45 degrees moving right-left eradically in field.
Pahrump · NV, USA
05/18/09 9:00 pm There was this large bright flashing light that moved rapidly across the southern sky.
Laughlin · NV, USA
Laughlin sighting ((NUFORC Note: Confirmed high-altitude research balloon. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Green lights across las vegas, fast, tightly formationed and switching places, low flying and gone within 30 seconds.