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)
Blacklick · OH, USA
White/orange lights traveling the same direction and faded at the same spot.
North Canton/Jackson Township · OH, USA
8 glowing spheres floating in a line formation.
Worthington · OH, USA
One fast moving orange red ball very small switched directions 3 times then convergerd with another.craft? And split in oposit directio
Columbus · OH, USA
Two consecutive pairs of lights drop quickly from high altitude then disappear on a horizontal path.
Sheffield Lake · OH, USA
We saw objects that moved in impossible directions with no sound that appeared to be on fire and sent out red beams of light ..
Pickerington · OH, USA
Stationary formation of 10 red, green, and white orbs in night sky.
Medina · OH, USA
Bright red orange triangular shaped object with erratic movement came to stop then became lighter and smaller and disappeared.
Parma · OH, USA
Bright flashes in the sky with red lights.
Perry · OH, USA
White flaming object.
Cherry grove · OH, USA
Saw a orange firey object in the sky.
Custar · OH, USA
Bright white light seen going south to north.
Mount Vernon · OH, USA
This was seen by a neighbor, retired school teacher. I am a retired business woman.
Uniontown · OH, USA
Saw several orange lights coming from the northeast going west south west They disappeared one by one at about the same area. About tw
Columbus · OH, USA
Extremely colorful Ohio UFO sighting. ((NUFORC Note: Possible model airplane or quad-copter?? PD))
Clinton · OH, USA
Multiple round red lights some in formation, all moving at the same speed.
McDonald · OH, USA
Three orange lights flying in formation. Two lesser lights flying along with three orange lights. Two more orange lights in formation
Lakewood · OH, USA
My family was watching my soccer game and on of my cousins asked why the airplanes seem so close and it's because the airport is near.
Sandusky · OH, USA
While I was driving on rt.2 I was listening to music going to a friends house I was looking ahead and I noticed a air plane or what I t
Cleveland · OH, USA
UFO Sighting in Cleveland August 20th, 2014, 10:00pm EST.
Greenville · OH, USA
Diamond shape to triangle.
Columbus · OH, USA
Two slow Moving Light Ball in Columbus Sky.
Tallmadge · OH, USA
6 orange white strobing lights in Tallmadge night sky.
Massillon · OH, USA
Orb and shooting star in Massillon, Ohio, with video link.
Tarlton · OH, USA
Triangle-shaped lights, slight flickering and erratic movement. Faded and disappeared very quickly.
Columbus · OH, USA
I was standing outside and noticed a formation of blue and grey lights, pulsating and moving west.