UFO Sightings in Ohio
4,176 UFO sightings reported in Ohio since 1947, peaking in 2013 (363 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,176
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (363 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (363 reports)
Top cities in Ohio
Columbus
1956–2021 · peak 2013 (30 reports)
Cincinnati
1955–2022 · peak 2013 (17 reports)
Cleveland
1947–2021 · peak 2004 (9 reports)
Toledo
1954–2021 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Dayton
1959–2021 · peak 2021 (11 reports)
Akron
1956–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Canton
1956–2020 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Garrettsville
2004–2022 · peak 2020 (23 reports)
Cambridge
1966–2022 · peak 2020 (18 reports)
Youngstown
1969–2022 · peak 2020 (7 reports)
Springfield
1974–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Chillicothe
1982–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Fairborn
1999–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Hamilton
1952–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Mansfield
1965–2022 · peak 1973 (4 reports)
West Chester
1992–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Newark
1976–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Medina
1977–2021 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Delaware
1977–2020 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Massillon
1995–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Powell · OH, USA
orange fireball moving from south to north over Powell Ohio
Euclid · OH, USA
SIX ORANGE GLOWING ORBS FLYING HOVERING THEN DISSAPERARINT
Marysville · OH, USA
Triangular craft, 5-6 red lights on edge
Sandusky · OH, USA
Large airplane-size metallic object over Lake Erie that "disintegrated" before my eyes on clear sunny day
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Fireball moves slow, then fast and change directions
Proctorville · OH, USA
Strange silent object with bright amber light flying over Huntington WV
Athens · OH, USA
I was standing on our deck with my cousin and I first seen the glow of it in the sky, It was BRIGHT orange and it pulsated bright to li
Hillsboro · OH, USA
Three blinking lights, high in the night sky. Conducting what seemed like "games" of tag. Incredible speeds and incredible turns.
Peebles · OH, USA
unusual lights over my house in Adams County, Ohio
Mason · OH, USA
Silent, round object over Mason, OH
Clyde · OH, USA
Two bright orange white lights flying in formation over Clyde Ohio
Clyde · OH, USA
2 fireballs following one another through the sky.
Waterville · OH, USA
Orange light, ISS-like in magnitude and motion.
Austintown · OH, USA
Bright Low Flying Orb Moved Silently West to East in Austintown Ohio July 7, 2009. ((NUFORC Note: ISS?? PD))
McArthur · OH, USA
strange object seen over McArthur sky
Kettering · OH, USA
Multiple UFOs seen over East Dorothy Lane
Rocky Fork Lake · OH, USA
3 Fiery Orbs hovered over lake for a few minutes and then joined into one and flew at a high rate of speed
Bexley · OH, USA
I saw 2 or 3 saucers hover and spin over the meadow, then disappear over the horizon with a flash of blinding white.
Middletown · OH, USA
First of all - I would like to preface this by saying that I was NOT a direct witness to this, but I viewed a cell phone photo of the o
Mason · OH, USA
Lights in the sky in an unusual formation. They appeared moved around and disappeared.
Franklin · OH, USA
something is happen here in franklin ohio.
Lebanon · OH, USA
Unexplainable Sighting in Lebanon Ohio
Middletown · OH, USA
I was pulling down my friends drive way when i saw four bright lights about a quarter the size of the moon.The lights was sorta round i
Piqua · OH, USA
Two bright lights traveling over piqua ohio. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation?? PD))
Sugarcreek Township · OH, USA
Second sight of large, orange object in the skies above Sugarcreek Township, that glows then disappears.