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)
Easley · SC, USA
Bright orange light (maybe shape of prism) moving very fast.
Andrews · SC, USA
Large gray sphere sphere slowly landing
Hilton Head · SC, USA
Extremely bright ball of light traveling at a high rate of speed.
Hilton Head · SC, USA
6"-8" diameter white ball of light seen by two people in car in Hilton Head, SC. Was ~3 feet from windshield.
Hilton Head · SC, USA
I went to Savannah airport to pick up my friend for the weekend On our way home we were traveling toward hilton head island on route
Charleston · SC, USA
Stranger Object Photographed.
Columbia · SC, USA
Unusual Aircraft flies low over Columbia SC
Garden City · SC, USA
Sighting of a 'V' shaped craft approximately 200 feet across, traveling very fast at about 2,000, with no lights and no sound.
Goose Creek · SC, USA
Bright White Light appeared in night sky, then got brighter, with a blue hue and appeared as if passing thru a light cloud layer.
Lexington · SC, USA
2 lights combined to become one and dissapeared. ((anonymous report))
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Red flare-like object appeared 15-30 degrees above horizon. The object proceeded towards the horizon line at an extremely high speed. A
Conway · SC, USA
((HOAX??)) Odd blinking lights, 3 in a shape of a triangle, and one dull but bright orange sphere shaped light.
Chester · SC, USA
They are bright almost like a star and you can see changing lights around them.
Sumter · SC, USA
As I was laying in my bed around eleven O clock pm I strangely got The urge to go outside.I ignored the felling and layed back down I s
Charleston · SC, USA
Star-like object disappears into clouds.
Seabrook · SC, USA
Multi-colored light seen to the west of Seabrook/Lobecco, SC.
Ladson · SC, USA
Saucer seen on I-26 and Ladson Rd.
Greenville · SC, USA
I saw 2 round flying objects that looked like stars with shiny halo like outer rings. They were flying in no certain pattern high in th
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
My wife and I plus two other people were walking on the beach when we seen a group of orange to green lights. They appeared to circle o
Mytle Beach · SC, USA
My family saw a total of five orange lights that appeared. ((anonymous report))
Aiken · SC, USA
Small, rapid blinking, fast moving lights.
Columbia · SC, USA
Flash appeared like a starburst. It was like a gateway opening and closing within seconds.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Burning object with comet like tail failing from sky it then disappeared, then Reappeared looked as if if remained stationary for about
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Looked like an orange ball of light (thought it was a meteor) dropping down from the sky. ((anonymous report))
North Hardeeville · SC, USA
Me and my daughters witnessed a sudden a circle bright orange object came through the trees shining.