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)
Fairborn · OH, USA
cigar shapped craft,moving very fast and very high;with no contrail!
St. Loisville · OH, USA
I witnessed a huge gray ball of light follow an airplane until they both were out of my eye sight.
Novelty · OH, USA
A basketball-sized bright light struck my car as we drove
Stryker · OH, USA
I noticed this triangular, dimmly lit object traveling from East to West, covering abot 90 degrees in about 4-5 sec. No sound
Marengo · OH, USA
UFO Hoovered over home
Delaware · OH, USA
Dancing light in the sky appeared like a star but then changed colors and positions rapidly unlike a plane
West Chester · OH, USA
MUFON/OHIO FOLLOW-UP: A resident of West Chester reports dramatic sighting near his res.that was accompanied by a local power failure.
West Chester · OH, USA
Oval craft with two strobing ovals that seemed to be propulsion - bottom of craft was saturated in a deep blue light
Sunbury · OH, USA
Observed unusual red/white/ and yellow light source in the western sky
Medina · OH, USA
I was driving home from work and I saw an object about 100 feet above my head. It was oval shaped with two lights. It was not moving a
Rome · OH, USA
The three disk stood in a triangle formation without making a sound, one blinking red light on the bottom of the disk, departed fast
Columbus · OH, USA
Unknown flash of light.
Hamilton · OH, USA
Witness of reported flash over hamilton
Wooster · OH, USA
a moving dark cloud,hovers,fades in and out,small visible opening in sky, orange color object appears,ballon material look.disappears..
Marietta · OH, USA
Bright balls of light over SE Ohio
Geneva · OH, USA
White sphere follows driver
Mantua · OH, USA
I was at a block party with my husband when i saw a comet looking object in the sky, everyone stoped to gape and many people ran to get
Mason · OH, USA
The object was made out of a silver metal and from far away looked like a shooting star. So my husband and i went outside to watch it.
Columbus · OH, USA
THERE WAS TWO OF THEM LIGHTS AND NOISE AMAZING SIGHT VERY SCARY
Cleveland · OH, USA
Seen fast spinning disc with flashing lights.
Grove · OH, USA
bright flaring star
St. Louisville · OH, USA
This is a very true and testimonial event that happened in the town I lived in for 3 years. On July 13th or the 14th 2003 around b
Bellevue · OH, USA
A cloud lit up and changed to different colors in the middle of the night
Wapakoneta · OH, USA
At work, approx 5:00am (still dark out) I was smoking a cigarette outback with a co-worker when I saw a large bright circular light mov
Wapakoneta · OH, USA
bright light moving through the sky, then rapidly faded away.