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)
Kilgore · OH, USA
Flying Saucer hovering over powerline in smalltown Ohio
Lancaster · OH, USA
Bright blue fireball
Cleveland · OH, USA
Many fighter jets flying towards UFO
Mansfield · OH, USA
Several UFO's, one bigger one flew right over the car.
Strongsvilles · OH, USA
neon green light or object traveled eastward then fell out of view, no aircraft nearby
Bridgeport · OH, USA
Unknown flash of light.Lit up the sky like a fire works display in the distance. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Zanesville · OH, USA
I have a question about something that happened to me just the other night that i cant explain in the sky. ((Meteor??))
Toledo · OH, USA
Incredible hot white globe appeared to have shot upwards(?) at very high velocity-viewed while driving down a country road in farming c
OH · USA
Bright flash lightens up night sky, object fires across sky at unbelievable speed… ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Pomeroy · OH, USA
Flash in the sky ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Brecksville · OH, USA
BLIMP TO RECTANGLE TO SQUARE OVER I-77 IN BRECKSVILLE, OHIO
Mansfield · OH, USA
Many lights of different brightness combine, get brighter and disperse.
Orient · OH, USA
I saw a strange object with unusual lights that emitted no sound and was faster than any aircraft known to us.
Hillsboro · OH, USA
Three bright lights seen in sky
Cleveland · OH, USA
object fled making a 45 degreee turn at high rate of speed. There was no banking on either object.
Germantown/Farmersville · OH, USA
Band of red and white lights. Moved slowly. Movement was up, down, left, and right, within the same general vicinity. Moved below treel
Parma · OH, USA
Two stars, one bright the other dimmer moving from N to S very close together on 9/11/04 8:40PM
Findlay · OH, USA
strob light in sky moved left to right up and down fast movements
Warren · OH, USA
photo attached
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
Bright, color changing first magnitude object hovers and dances for half an hour
Canton · OH, USA
SEPT.19,04 16:35HRS 4:35PM BRIGHT SILVER CIGAR OR BLIMP SHAPE OBJECT MOVING VERY FAST N.E.TO S.W.
Waynesburg · OH, USA
Large silver cigar shaped object moving rapidly NE to SW
Huron · OH, USA
Three light able to move very quickly
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Big white light coming down
Columbus · OH, USA
Glowing UFO seen in Columbus that began traveling backwards nearly instantly