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)
Columbus · OH, USA
A green unit flashed across the sky going south west. It was like a meteorite but was a green color, a solid presence, lasted longer
Parma · OH, USA
Red balls of light in the sky
Glouster · OH, USA
3 lights in a triangle shape over a few houses
Newark · OH, USA
Bright Red Circular Light
Bellbrook · OH, USA
2 orange circles flying with some distance in between straight from East to West. No sound. Saw the lights for a few minutes and then
Painesville · OH, USA
4 steady, bright red/orange lights moved through the night sky, following same course before disappearing.
Reynoldsburg · OH, USA
It sounds like trumpets also weird vibration i was lil scared till i looked it up on youtube i wasnt the only to have witness this its
Steubenville · OH, USA
Was in my car pairing my phone device.. And my 11 year old daughter said.."what are those in the sky?" And I looked up and g
West Chester · OH, USA
2 fireball looking objects fell from the sky. They were red with a white glow behind it. Next to those on the left was an airplane.
Richfield · OH, USA
We saw three red/orange spheres in the southern sky heading Southwest in a triangular pattern. The size of the spheres were much larger
North Ridgeville · OH, USA
Bright Blue Fireball falling and then vanished
Mt. Orab · OH, USA
The object looked like a star and hovered, moving only a small amount in an hour's time. ((NUFORC Note: Planet? PD))
Dayton · OH, USA
Fireball/yellow/orange "dancing figure" hovering, ascending, descending, (slightly); NEAR WPAFB.
Fremont · OH, USA
Ameoba-like UFO.
Fairborn · OH, USA
I've seen this light many times, but tonight it moved while i was watching it. Close to WPAFB. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? PD))
Marion · OH, USA
3 drones.
Carrollton · OH, USA
Seen a weird light in the sky moving at unnatural speeds left and right, up and down. Captured it on film.
Massillon · OH, USA
Massillon, Ohio.
Toledo · OH, USA
Green lights over the sky of Toledo, Ohio.
Chillicothe · OH, USA
In the sky above Chillicothe, OH we saw four lights. It was after 11 pm so it was pretty dark. The sky was clear and my friend who is a
Lima · OH, USA
Two horizontal rows of six lights each hovering about seventy-five feet in the air; seen for about ten minutes.
Kettering · OH, USA
8x discs, in perfect formation, flying west to east without a sound, and a course change, heading to Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
North Ridgeville · OH, USA
It floated at low altitude behind the tops of some trees. It the started to move from left to right. After about 30 sec it made a swoop
Blacklick · OH, USA
I turned to the left and looked up and saw a bright soft orange sphere in the sky.
Parma · OH, USA
Out of Orion's Belt, v-shape moving fast broke into about 30 lights no sound moved towards the International Space Station at the sa