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)
Elkton · OH, USA
Orange light suddenly performs upside down "Omega" shapped dip.
Norwood -Cincinnati · OH, USA
Bright Light traveling towards the East then quickly fading out. No Sound at all.
Gahanna · OH, USA
Travelling and Disappearing Starlight. ((NUFORC Note: ISS overflight at 21:27 hrs. PD))
Toledo · OH, USA
Redish Glowing Light Moving Across Sky
Piqua · OH, USA
Golden Orangeish Yellow White Ball of Energy hovering over 82MM north of Piqua, Ohio. on 07/28/09, @4or 5 am
Toledo · OH, USA
A white circle in the sky just right of the moon.
Boardman · OH, USA
My brother and I were driving down a road that is sort of a main road. Up ahead we saw a bright orange colored light up in the sky. T
Columbus · OH, USA
I was in the backyard , sitting on a chair and thought it was geese , but it wasn't.
Sugarcreek Township · OH, USA
Witnessed a large orange light hovering over farmland in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio, where it stayed for around 5 min. and zipped away.
S. Charleston · OH, USA
Tear Drop shaped craft at high altitude
West Union · OH, USA
Silent orange glowing "harvest moon-like" ball sitting behind a treeline.
Custar · OH, USA
it was circle with bright yellow and red lights
Brook Park · OH, USA
Slowly moving lights that stopped, hovered, then went out. Near large electric towers and power lines.
Summerfield · OH, USA
Thought it was a star, but then started moving and then stopping again. ((NUFORC Note: Probable star sighting, we suspect. PD))
Cleveland · OH, USA
U.F.O. flying currently in the sky above Cleveland at about a 30,000ft ceiling. 22:30 EST USA on 20090622
Lagrange · OH, USA
one light broke apart into two and 2 odd shaped crafts with lots lights hovered over our heads
Lakewood · OH, USA
Motionless silent flashing colored lights
Salem · OH, USA
2 oval orange objects parallel then converging then disappearing after 45-60 seconds
Fairborn · OH, USA
Triangle craft over I-70 on June 27th, and 4:30 AM, near Fairborn, OH
Powell · OH, USA
4 moving oval lights in the sky that became one and disappeared
Sheffield Lake · OH, USA
Bright white circular flash in the sky
Marietta · OH, USA
Procession of moving stars in an otherwise clear *still* night sky.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
triangle shaped 3 orange globes
Trenton · OH, USA
3 orange lights
Mainville · OH, USA
UFO OVER MAINVILLE / MASON, OHIO 5-23-2009