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)
Willard · OH, USA
At about 10:15 pm tonight, August 3, 2019, over Willard, Ohio, a pair of orange lights were seen moving very slowly in parallel with ea
Deerfield · OH, USA
Speeds faster than anything.
Cortland · OH, USA
Was taking photos at the beach. I didnt notice anything in the sky until I was home and looked at the photos.
Dayton · OH, USA
Saw 5 fire-orange balls of light flying through our neighborhood. ((anonymous report))
Olmsted Falls · OH, USA
UFO over development during lat night walk, and the theft of a major part my perceptual-dimensional theory.
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Akron · OH, USA
the gray object flew by really fast.
Jackson · OH, USA
Flashing lights, red,green,yellow and white,sometimes moving super fast but not far in movements of up down and side slight up but to t
Geneva · OH, USA
4 white lights gathering and the dispersing in different dir., gathering again. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights? Anonymous. PD))
Xenia · OH, USA
Wingless, tailess, Silver bullet/flared point tail; 5000' 12 miles from WPAFB; no movement; no exhaust. ((anonymous report))
Cleveland (West Park) · OH, USA
3 red light triangle which broke into single lights then more red lights and a possible bigger craft.
Lexington · OH, USA
I run a Facebook news group and have had several people report seeing a blue light in the sky southeast of Lexington. They are also rep
Warren · OH, USA
Near military airbase, high in sky, object explodes & crashes to the ground, followed quickly by military jet
Eastlake · OH, USA
Ex wife was at the shore of Lake Erie 7:30pm Aug 28, 2019. she saw a bright light hovering.
Frazeysburg · OH, USA
Lights getting brighter and brighter then dimmer then disappeared.
Fairborn · OH, USA
It was a V-shaped craft with 2 white lights on both wings and 1 white light in the front.
Lobeland · OH, USA
2 lights spinning in circles occasionally stopping.
Euclid · OH, USA
I have never seen anything like this in my life. ((anonymous report))
Olmsted TWP · OH, USA
3-5 large lights being stationary even suggested blinking in sky
Oak Harbor · OH, USA
Hovering, multi lighted red, white, green, orange object with amazing flight capabilities
Columbus · OH, USA
A fireball was witnessed by two adult men rising into Western sky above Columbus Ohio. Both men assumed it was a normal aircraft light
Warren · OH, USA
Strange lights in NE Ohio.
West Chester · OH, USA
Triangular aircraft with green and red lights
Marion · OH, USA
rectangular object with lights falling seen by 2.
Columbus · OH, USA
Hovering in one spot with red, green and white lights 2 nights straight. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a star?? Anonymous report. PD))