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)
Columbus · OH, USA
bright stationary light in sky for approx.3hrs
Russels Point · OH, USA
Orange ball crosses over crowded lake in straight line
Salineville · OH, USA
my husband thought he was seeing an airplane but it is no craft he knows of with roundshape flashing lights
Ashtabula · OH, USA
a bright light floating and then disappearing when noticed
Zanesville · OH, USA
Flash of orange lightning in a cloud and then a bright fast moving light appeared near the cloud.
Cuyahoga Falls · OH, USA
three object moving west over Cuyahoga Falls moving at varied speeds no navigational lights no stobe
South Amherst · OH, USA
This is a follow up to my recently submitted report of 04-02-07. The next morning I noticed chem-trails in the sky. I just thought it
South Amherst · OH, USA
chem-trails following sighting
South Amherst · OH, USA
Two backward slanted cylinders flying in a "momma duck" formation. One huge, one smaller (still large in size)in broad daylight
Wheelersburg · OH, USA
Zigzagging fire in the sky.
Loveland · OH, USA
stationary triangular span of light, 15 sec. Then flipped upward, revealing three cohesive lights. Silent, low, slow moving, SE to N.
North Ridgeville · OH, USA
Red flash followed by small black object that travelled silently across sky in a straight line and disappeared.
Port Clinton · OH, USA
Two lights slowly flying north to west near shores of Lake Erie, one flies around the other. Then disappears.
Akron · OH, USA
HUGE CLOUD-COLORED, WING-SHAPED,FAST MOVING, LOW FLYING SHAPE OVER AKRON
Cleveland · OH, USA
At approximately 22:00 hours was passing by living room window facing due west. I noticed an intensely bright object about 45 degrees h
Alliance · OH, USA
17 circles in four v shapes!
Jeffersonville · OH, USA
Very green cloudy shooting star type of object in Ohio.
Waynesburg · OH, USA
Green fireball in W sky, leaving trail and then exploding. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the object may have been a meteor. PD))
Ironton · OH, USA
Bright yellowish orange football shaped light over western Ironto, Ohio
Ironton · OH, USA
Saw a bright yellow/orange football shaped light low over Ironton,Ohio.
Broadview Heights · OH, USA
Large black triangle observed close up flying away then reaapearing soon after.
Ironton · OH, USA
Cone Shaped Object Photographed In Ohio
Independence · OH, USA
Huge dark triangle-shaped craft 100 yards wide, 3 white non-blinking lights (1 at each point) gliding silently from south to north.
Columbus · OH, USA
We were traveling east on Broad Street, east of I-270 when we saw a large black triangular shaped craft heading west very slowly toward
Cleveland · OH, USA
Triangular craft over Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland. White lights on the sides, red light shimmering in the middle-bottom.