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)
Port Clinton · OH, USA
3 large cylinder shaped crafts flying near Lake Erie
Chillicothe · OH, USA
Round orange lights that fade in, are stationary, then fade out. One returned multiple times about 10 minutes apart.
Columbus · OH, USA
Giant rectangular craft with cloaking technology witnessed
Oxford · OH, USA
Broken Line of 20-40 Yellow/Orange Lights Norht of Oxford, Ohio.
Nelsonville · OH, USA
Flashing sphere orb red white blue.
Nelsonville · OH, USA
Flashing sphere orb red white blue. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star?? PD))
Louisville · OH, USA
My girlfriend and I saw moving lights this morning that looked piloted by humans, but they areas far away as a star!
Avon · OH, USA
There were 3 lights that were changing shapes, they were orange lights then they turned a little red and then went back to orange,
Bexley · OH, USA
Approximately 7:35 A.M. one orange horizontal light that expands and shrinks between 1-3 foot.
Toledo · OH, USA
Seven Fireball-like objects spotted in Toledo, Ohio
Union Town · OH, USA
This is not of this world
Dublin · OH, USA
Three fireball looking obects in a triangle pattern then crossed each other followed by a single fireball.
Akron · OH, USA
Bright, slow moving, orange lighted orb traveling through sky then vanishes.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Small, yellow star with red beams in W and bright, white light in SW - both disappeared soon after sighting.
Mineral City · OH, USA
Moving star, too slow for a shooting star and to fast for a plane. No noice and then just disappeared.
Alliance · OH, USA
Glowing triangular cluster flies over house with 3-4 chasing from behind
Akron · OH, USA
Bright white fireball in the northwest sky over Akron. Steakhouse downward from left to right.
Columbus · OH, USA
3/9/ 13 0:00 Columbus, OH Sphere 7 minutes Orange Silent Slow - almost hovering.
Mansfield · OH, USA
Three lights in a trianglular shape hovering than quickly flying away.
Lancaster · OH, USA
Fast moving orange orbs 400 feet in the sky.
Bowling Green · OH, USA
Formation of twinkeling and moving amber lights seen at night.
New Washington · OH, USA
Flashing lights in New Washington, Ohio.
North Olmsted · OH, USA
This is getting too weird!
Xenia (west of) · OH, USA
Distinct shadow over ground, nothing in the air.
Mason · OH, USA
Three followed by one glowing silent red balls in a line.