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
A triagle in orbit flys long way with six to eight light then disappears.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
"Shooting Star" Slows, Turns, and Spirals Inward
Las Vegas · NV, USA
A Sphere of light was seen hovering next to the Stratosphere building in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Sphere over Las Vegas viewed from the pool of the Imperial Palace Hotel.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Black triangle with flaching red light flying east across Las Vegas.
Henderson · NV, USA
Photos I took of UFO changing shapes and making very abrupt movements
Henderson · NV, USA
Rapid shape changing bright white light vanishing.
Reno · NV, USA
Normally you can't see bright stars in downtown Reno but when i was looking up at the sky i saw a bright sphere dance around for a se
Reno · NV, USA
Diamond, Spherical UFOS over Reno
Henderson · NV, USA
Large white and green synchronized wheel in the sky.
Eureka · NV, USA
Flashing red lights performing in an unusual manner.
NV · USA
bright object in northwest sky with repeat pattern every 12 mins.
Laughlin · NV, USA
Green ball of light hovering over Colorado River in Laughlin NV
Tonopah · NV, USA
Jelly fish tendrils pulsing lights in glowing formation on desert horizon.
Carson City · NV, USA
A big white light flying across my bedroom window
Henderson · NV, USA
It looked like there were two suns, I saw this for a couple nights while the sun was going down.
Carson City · NV, USA
Two football shaped objects, defying gravity, in broad daylight
Las Vegas · NV, USA
star light object in vegas that stayed stationary then it into a cigar shaped object with both ends lit. after 10 minutes disappeared
Rachel · NV, USA
UFO spotted over Area 51, apparent communication with base.
Elko · NV, USA
2 large Red stationary lights , time span of 16 minutes, above Elko, Nv on 06/14/08 at 23:00
Elko · NV, USA
Two brilliant, solid red lights moving slowly across the skies in Northeast Nevada
Elko · NV, USA
Walking to my car I seen 3 red lights floating in a triangle formation my deceased ex wife seen them and when I called my buddy he seen
Mesquite · NV, USA
Large gray domed disc that was perfectly still and made no noise 2460 feet away and 500 feet high.
Elko · NV, USA
((HOAX)) strange light in the night sky
Sierra Mountains (above) · NV, USA
Strange flight home.