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)
Cleveland · OH, USA
a fast light that stoped in the sky ,a shooting star could not do that said my husband
Minford · OH, USA
Disc object with off shooting tubular lights
Hamilton · OH, USA
Black Area In Night Sky
Valley City · OH, USA
A self-employed contractor working in Medina, Ohio area reported that he could not account for an hour of time after powering washing a
Valley City · OH, USA
I lost one hour of time this morning.
Strongsville · OH, USA
It started off almost right above me and ended up all the way across the sky and then seemed to hit something and made a 90 degree turn
Harrison · OH, USA
The object was directly over my car ,sitting still in the air and shining two white beams of light down on me.
Ohio (In-flight) · OH, USA
white sphere fly-by seen from window of commercial jet
New Philidelphia · OH, USA
The pictures show pink, red and, green hazes around the bright light, with a star off in the distance.
Columbus · OH, USA
two lights, side by side, fast and gliding. No strobes were on it. We saw over 10 go by, all out of same direction. They are flying
Beavercreek · OH, USA
White balloon-like white ball travelling against heavy winds.
Louisville · OH, USA
Woke up by extreme bright light - object had red, yellow, green, and blue lights moved in a circular motion. Followed electrical towers
Troy · OH, USA
The thing was a disk that flew very low to the ground, compared to a plane, and went over some trees
Garrettsville · OH, USA
Light next to house and out above treeline.
Shelby · OH, USA
Bright white changed to yellow-orange light moving very fast several lights around it followed by a very low shooting star.
Fostoria · OH, USA
Triangle shaped object, no sound, no trail, glided over my town
Ontario · OH, USA
Very large noiseless triangular craft glides slowly south across Ohio's evening March sky near Mansfield -Ontario area
Ontario · OH, USA
Large triagular craft glided slowly across Rt. 309 in southwestern direction that points toward Columbus, Ohio area
Columbus (south on US 23) · OH, USA
2 balls of red pulsing light 1 small blinking.Near aep power plant.
Sheffield Lake · OH, USA
Paced the UFO for about 3 minutes at 30 mph.
Columbus · OH, USA
White orb silently passing over metropolitan area
Russia · OH, USA
Driving down St. Rt. 48 and saw an orangish/redish fireball shoot through the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Student rept. PD))
Russia · OH, USA
orangish fireball
Chesapeake · OH, USA
There were bright lights in strange formation
Northfield · OH, USA
Many objects appearing to be spheres, made up of erratic squiggly lines at various altitudes.