UFO Sightings in South Carolina
2,109 UFO sightings reported in South Carolina since 1939, peaking in 2014 (260 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,109
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (260 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2014 (260 reports)
Top cities in South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
1981–2022 · peak 2014 (45 reports)
North Myrtle Beach
2002–2021 · peak 2014 (30 reports)
Charleston
1962–2022 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Columbia
1968–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Greenville
1972–2021 · peak 2019 (7 reports)
Surfside Beach
2003–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Summerville
1969–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Pawleys Island
1995–2022 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Irmo
1971–2022 · peak 2020 (13 reports)
Conway
1997–2022 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Rock Hill
1959–2019 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Simpsonville
1998–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Garden City
1985–2020 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Anderson
1975–2021 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Florence
1975–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
North Charleston
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Lexington
1999–2019 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Murrells Inlet
2003–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Sumter
1991–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Easley
1991–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Looking out over the ocean about a third of the way above the ocean 4 bright white lights side by side.
Georgetown · SC, USA
My husband and I were on the porch at our home in Georgetown, S.C. He saw bright lights dashing across the sky. I went outside and capt
Georgetown · SC, USA
I live in Georgetown south Carolina. I went out on the porch to smoke around 8 p.m. I saw a cluster of lights in the sky, over to the w
Conway · SC, USA
Conway sc, bright star like light but not a star moving slowly through the sky!
Travelers Rest · SC, USA
At 9:50PM I was standing on my front porch facing west. The craft was moving fromy north to south at a high rate of speed. The lights w
Conway · SC, USA
3 orange lights followed by 5 blue/white flashing lights rotating across the sky
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Trail and horizontal lighted craft. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a contrail?? PD))
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Burning object in the sky with balls of molten material falling from it.
Dillon · SC, USA
There were ten UFO's seen in Dillon, SC on 12/27/2016. They have been spotted in Dillon within the last few months.
Aiken · SC, USA
Fast moving bright blue orb/ball of light
Dillon · SC, USA
The UFO's were flying all over Dillon,SC. I saw eight of them.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
240 degrees SW from Sandy Beach Resort near 2nd Avenue. Craft stationary just above ocean. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Columbia · SC, USA
Me and my brother was sitting on the roof talking and soul 2 white lights shoot across the sky shortly after that of light pointing str
Johns Island · SC, USA
Triangle shape object with lights outlining the trianle shape with no sound
Summerville · SC, USA
Saw a v-shaped object with 6 white lights and 1 red light in the center. ((anonymous report))
Summerville · SC, USA
Bright orange orb-light morphed across the evening sky.
Fripp Island · SC, USA
3 slow moving lights, very low altitude, no sound, watched them approach, watch them going away, no recall of them overhead.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Two lights zigging and zagging dropped into view for 15 seconds then flew up and disappeared.
Monetta · SC, USA
We were watching a movie at the drive in when I got bored and started star gazing. I noticed an object moving across the sky. It was li
Woodruff · SC, USA
Mysterious bright large, bright light the. Disappeared and smaller ones appeared and disappeared.
Columbia · SC, USA
Saw two bright white lights in the sky completely still
Aiken · SC, USA
Sphere UFO sighted on ISS live stream.
Lexington · SC, USA
Three pairs of white fireballs with short contrails. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect six contrails. PD))
Columbia · SC, USA
Orange orb-shaped light arcing across the sky towards horizon at high speed.
Easley · SC, USA
Brilliant perfectly round orange orb spotted in Easley. It was Halloween night, I stepped outside on the porch just before bed. I spott