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)
Girard · OH, USA
Once in a lifetime
Euclid · OH, USA
I've never seen anything like that before. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Toledo · OH, USA
Once again seeing star like objects traveling through the sky, some going south to N,others going north to S in the same path.
Wapakoneta · OH, USA
Orange flying object in the sky
Springboro · OH, USA
4 Glowing lights traveling in formation in the western sky in Springboro, Ohio
Brookville · OH, USA
Four white lights moving into random formations seen above trees
Zanesfield · OH, USA
5 red balls of light flying in an arc formation in Logan County Ohio
Columbus · OH, USA
Flying object in Columbus Ohio July 15th 3am.
Columbus · OH, USA
Purple ball of light in night sky. Sunday, July 15, 2012. Columbus, OH.
Gallipolis · OH, USA
While returning from an evening walk ,a bright orange light caught my attention in the night sky . I realized it made no noise and had
North Dayton · OH, USA
Brilliant multicolored UFO.
Hollansburg · OH, USA
Fireball seen leaving bright strobing star.
Toledo (southeast) · OH, USA
Bright red and green lights se of toledo ohio
Senecaville · OH, USA
Fireball in East Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls · OH, USA
Craft with orange lights Triangle shapef 4 lights one in center like a flame and one each corner. Cuyahoga Falls Ohio 7/24/2012 21:45
Lancaster · OH, USA
We watched these ufos fly over us and stop in a formation of a triangle and each slowly fading away the brightest was the tip of the tr
East Palestine · OH, USA
Strange UFO sighting in East Palestine, Ohio on the night of July 24, 2012
Columbus · OH, USA
I saw a huge triangular object with lights on the bottom flash across the sky and in like 2 seconds it was gone.
Hilliard · OH, USA
Six red/orange color lights.
Dayton · OH, USA
Yellowish/orange spheres seen by 4 people in Dayton, Ohio.
Trotwood/Dayton · OH, USA
Bright object SHOT from sky onto earth while another hovered in the distance.
West Chester · OH, USA
9 Lights Seen
Mentor · OH, USA
Weird star behavior.
Zanesville · OH, USA
Glowing white orb in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of the ISS?? PD))
Akron · OH, USA
Some something that was not explainable.