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)
Hartsgrove · OH, USA
Strange lights in the small town of Hartsgrve
Cleveland · OH, USA
eight perfectly round balloons passed over head and dissapeared into a cloud
Cleveland · OH, USA
FAST MOVING SINGLE LIGHT IN NIGHT SKY HEADING SOUTH SUDDENLY STOPS PAUSES AND SHOOTS AWAY IN NORTH EAST HEADING. I CALLED OUT A FRIEND
West Elkton · OH, USA
(S. W. O. C) -The Chase sighting
Granville · OH, USA
I am a guard on a remote estate at the above location. On the night in question I witnissed a light traveling very fast west to east. T
Morristown · OH, USA
A huge bright white ball with a long jagged laight blue tail moving very slowly across the sky.
North Bend · OH, USA
Strange Humming sound, similar to high tension wires, floated northeast to southwest crossed river(ohio) slowly, low(50 meters) lights
Henry County · OH, USA
Bright light, fireball, and triangular craft, lasted a few hours.
Greenville · OH, USA
Was walking dog, noticed in eastern sky 2 crescent shaped objects. flying side by side , with the right one slightly ahead.
Cleveland · OH, USA
I was out enjoying the stars (clear night) when suddenly there was a light in the sky, as if the object were a falling star or satelite
Catawba · OH, USA
My friend and I spotted a craft just before going to school.
South Zanesville · OH, USA
two lights one cicled then quickly flew away.
Hartsgrove · OH, USA
Large disc shaped aircraft producing intense volumes of buzzing noises that for some reason I could only hear is what I saw in the sky
Ashtabula · OH, USA
First saw lights in sky (thru my high window) Object sitting still with lights 5 or 6? Down low--no sound I turned out light--it veered
Ceasar's Creek and Dayton · OH, USA
UFOS - Dayton/Ceasar's Creek
Urbana · OH, USA
craft chases airliner and jets intercept too late
Gratis · OH, USA
There was one light at each corner and 3 in the center. 2 of the corners were blinking and 1 in the center. It flew very slow and made
Toledo/Maumee · OH, USA
Large almost silent craftLarge Dark colored UFO. Chased by two Ohio Air National Guard F-16's.
Columbus · OH, USA
I first noticed a long, thin, sort of cigar shaped bright white light slowly moving W to E behind my house. Upon looking out the window
Bellville · OH, USA
Star-like object that pulsed bright red, green and white colors and hovered about one location but made quick short movements.
Columbus · OH, USA
I just sent a report a few minutes ago, about something seen in Columbus OH, on I270, First, i just realised that 22:30 is not 11:30 ci
New Washington · OH, USA
bright flah then suddenly dropped to the ground
Williamsburg · OH, USA
4 dimond lights in ohio
Warren · OH, USA
Gigantic wing, with 12 blue orbs across the rear, flys across the sky over highway.
Columbus · OH, USA
huge cylindrical lights, thousands of feet long, blink off and then clusters of much smaller light blue and light orange-pink ship ligh