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)
Put-in Bay · OH, USA
A Dot shape flew halfway across the sky and made a Z shape and than went away.
Columbus · OH, USA
I called the radar installation but they would not tell me if or what they saw in my area.I called during the object's persence.
Toledo · OH, USA
three crafts looking like stars flying very high in sky.travaling from swest to neast.
Grove City · OH, USA
2 oval shaped objects with 3 jets following for about 10 minutes, then there was 12 black helicopters flying in same direction. Looked
Granville · OH, USA
hopping, disk shaped opject that made no sound and had colored flashing lights that changed color.
Fremont · OH, USA
a red oblect that moved fast that changed coler.
Peabels · OH, USA
At a family gathering We were star gazing .we saw a star start to move .ITwas bright white and very high .we thaught it was a secrit pl
Lisbon · OH, USA
My mother called me out of the house to see a small light moving across the sky. I later saw another such object and my mother told me
Jeromesville · OH, USA
while stargazing on a moonless night in a rural area both myself and father-in-law observed an intense white-light almost blinding. Aft
Mentor · OH, USA
Saw sphere over treetops ,thought it was moon ,change colors, spin and split into two spheres
Columbus · OH, USA
A light in the sky was seen moving slowly through the sky. After moving to the north, the light started to fade, moving away from us to
Reynoldsburg · OH, USA
I was looking out my 3rd floor window and looked to the north west , toward the airport and saw bright lights floating just above the t
Sandusky · OH, USA
Police officers and one other person, see green/blue orb over Sandusky shoeline, 4 people see the same object.
Columbus (north of · at the 160mile post), OH, USA
high speed vehicles traveling north by northwest, spanning the horizon in seconds.
Marietta · OH, USA
2 craft appeared from the west chasing one another acrost the sky before they took off down the ohio riverand out of site
Cincinnati · OH, USA
I stepped outside because I heard a noise. It turned out to be nothing. As I was heading back inside to go to bed, I heard a plane ove
Ravenna · OH, USA
Heard of sighting on WNIR FM 100.1 FM 7/27/99Witness was sprayed w/cool clear liquid.FBI takes his cloths/cleaning rags, hospital denie
Dayton · OH, USA
Summer of '99 Nostrodamus prophecy sighting near WPAFB
Lorain · OH, USA
Lorain, OH UFO emerges out of Lake Erie
Batavia · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) ufo 2007
Sandusky · OH, USA
Large rectangular craft flew at an angle over my head, and disappeared into the horizon.
Dayton · OH, USA
LARGE ROUND OBJECT, CLOSE TO THE GROUND, HOVERS IN MID AIR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN DIVES OFF BEHIND THE TREES IN DAYTON, OHIO
Plain City · OH, USA
Dash accross the Sky
Ashville (5 miles south of) · OH, USA
3 "Stars" - 2 moved closer together and one went through those two..
Columbus (event observed from Reynoldsburg) · OH, USA
Dark colored, high altitude, hover to slow NNW to fast West. Covered approx 45 degrees in about 10-12 seconds.