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)
Circleville · OH, USA
White, star-like light flew across the sky and then made a sudden sharp upward turn and completely disappeared.
Dayton · OH, USA
Glittering cylindrical object over East Dayton.
Columbus · OH, USA
A very bright, white, spherical light abruptly appeared in the night sky, and minimized until it became a pinprick and disappeared.
Batavia · OH, USA
A light has been circling houses in Eastgate near Batavia Ohio
Deerfield Twnshp · OH, USA
Orange round lighted floating quiet 1 hanging off four in a line angled downward quietly just move gone through and sort of went in and
Columbus · OH, USA
I was taking out the trash when I saw lights coming from the south. First two yellow orange balls came into view and I ran in to get my
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Silver cigar shaped craft that vanished near Cincinnati
Westlake · OH, USA
I was driving down I90 Westbound around the Rocky River/Westlake border. It was dark out and the highway lights were on. I saw a green
Willoughby · OH, USA
Looking north, two small, bright lights appeared and at first remained still. Then started to move parallel to each other. Then two mor
West Chester · OH, USA
very bright light east of I-75 near West Chester, Ohio
Toledo · OH, USA
Driving down the road as the passenger while looking out of window, i seen odd shapes in the sky.
Columbus · OH, USA
"Star" moves from formation of stars west to east at steady pace.
Poland · OH, USA
Star moving like slow moth, one star looked connected to another as if one body moving around
Thornville · OH, USA
Star like object dancing in the sky
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Cleveland · OH, USA
lIGHT AT SOME SPEED, two similar lights shot out like dolphins jumping parallel to esch other. 12 min obsersance.
Youngstown · OH, USA
MADAR Node 73
North Royalton · OH, USA
It light the whole sky up a if i was in a dreaming and i felt my dead aunt with me
Madison/Painesville line · OH, USA
Two lights merged into one and then faded out. ((anonymous report))
Canton · OH, USA
Report of possible UFO sighting, diamond0shape, fast moving
Painesville · OH, USA
Flashing Xmas tree in sky over Painesville, OH
Jackson Township · OH, USA
Light in the sky, flashing lights.
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Jackson · OH, USA
While on 279 heading to Jackson Lake, seen a large orange and yellow "fireballs." It quickly moved using a downward and to right.
Lakewood · OH, USA
Unknown object moving extremely fast through sky.