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)
Toledo · OH, USA
It looked like a large formation of white lights, probably a couple of thousand feet long, hundred feet wide. ((Starlink satellites?))
Canton · OH, USA
Cigar shaped craft near canton ohio
Garrettsville · OH, USA
MADAR Node 64
Georgetown · OH, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witnes provides no information. PD))
Vandalia · OH, USA
Spotted red and green switching lights from my deck 10-31-20 at approximately 2200hrs took 4 different short videos. Video show changin
Maumee · OH, USA
It was a little bit scary and definitely not like anything I’ve ever seen before.
Bainbridge · OH, USA
Bright object that changed shape with protruding poles was observed over Bainbridge, Ohio for 5 minutes by several individuals.
Hebron · OH, USA
So my father and myself were leving hebron kroger near buckeye lake when an incredibly white bright star shaped craft hovered in place
New Albany · OH, USA
Driving down 88 coming up to 22 and seen 2 cone shaped objects in the northern sky. Resembled a praying mantis but with 3 lights
Wayne Lakes · OH, USA
Red Silent Light Orb slowly went across the night sky.
Delaware · OH, USA
Traveling east on Rt 36 I saw 3 silver teardrop shaped objects in the sky. Pulled into a parking lot to watch them. There were several
Garrettsville · OH, USA
MADAR Node 64
Port Clinton · OH, USA
It was a haze of red orange shaped like the letter C.
Pickerington · OH, USA
UFO in sky observed from Pickerington, Ohio. Seems to be due East of Pickerington. Possibly over Baltimore or Buckeye Lake area.
Middlefield · OH, USA
We were coming back outside to stoke the fire and have a seat. I looked above us to the night sky to see a solitary bluish light about
Columbus · OH, USA
UFO oval seen Ohio blinking lights
Medina · OH, USA
Small object near crescent moon moving rapidly across the sky.
Garrettsville · OH, USA
MADAR Node 64
Kingsville · OH, USA
There was a motherboard.
Columbus · OH, USA
I was standing outside at 7:20am and noticed a bright gleaming object high up into the sky, it was extremely bright and it was moving a
Colombus · OH, USA
rectangular object green trail from entry in atmostphere.
Windham · OH, USA
MADAR Node 55
Green Springs · OH, USA
Started seeing this one flashing white light. All of a sudden it turned sideways and became 2 lights. About a half hour later, I was wa
Westerville · OH, USA
pulsing object seen extremely high in the noon sky...
Greenville · OH, USA
At 21:33pm August the 8th 2020 our backyard security camera recorded a very bright pulsating flash that lasted approximately 12 seconds