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)
Zanesville · OH, USA
loud sound coming from water
Fremont · OH, USA
2 cone shaped objects, at first where conjoined, then seperated and flew away. metalic at first then changed color as they where flying
Massillon · OH, USA
Young woman & friend witness bizarre, red disc fly north in front of their car. Engine failed, radio acted strangely. Disappeared.
Geneva · OH, USA
An unusual bright white sphere follows an uneasy driver
Urbana · OH, USA
I saw a UFO in 1995 in Ohio.
Brooklyn · OH, USA
Man report strange, machined metallic sphere in backyard. Calls later to rept. that son, a metallurgist, had left it there.
Columbus · OH, USA
Two men in car hear weird, "jet" sound. See 8-9 white objects in formation. Zigzagged across sky.
Toledo · OH, USA
Woman & son witness strange, flashing, multi-color lights to west of home. Tried to photograph, streaked off.
Ohio · OH, USA
UFO hovered next to us while driving down highway in Ohio, moved behind us and then disappeared
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
HEARD LOUD, RUMBLING ROAR, SAW 3 BLUE-WHITE STROBING LIGHTS MOTIONLESS IN WESTEREN SKY, LIGHTS AT LEAST 20 DEGREES FROM END TO END, NO
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
Heard Loud, roaring , observed 3 strobing lights at 40 degrees above horizon , 20 degrees wide formation, formation of lights was STAT
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
We heard a loud, rumbling roar, observed three stationary, strobing blue-white lights which eventually moved west at a very slow speed.
Cleveland Heights · OH, USA
Glowing orb changes color and heads straight into Lake Erie.
Vienna · OH, USA
HELP!Trumbull, Ohio, 1994, Local Authorities &NBC cite Mass UFO sighting, Gov./Military Denies Incident, flimsy, but effectiveCover UP
Youngstown · OH, USA
U.F.O in Youngstown,Oh
Alliance · OH, USA
Brightly Colored Orbs Over Portage County
Cincinnati · OH, USA
On Christmas day we saw an orange ball of light with a ring surrounding it in the sky.
West Union · OH, USA
Young man repts. seeing orange dot, which fluttered, descended, disappeared, then suddenly reappeared w/ 3 other objs.
Blanchester · OH, USA
triangular shaped object over SW Ohio, moving very slowly and completely silent
Circleville · OH, USA
Large object with flashing seen from 3 directions over Circleville.
Circleville · OH, USA
Silver disc saucer hovers above town, then disappears
Outside of Delaware · OH, USA
Four UFOs and a mothership on tape
Medina · OH, USA
a huge bright orange sphere appeared and dissapeared
Canton · OH, USA
Lost time
Hinckley · OH, USA
UFO Medina County 1994