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)
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
My wife and I both witnessed a HUGE Triangular craft with 3 lights then 30 orange/yellow orbs in the same vacinity
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
1 then 2 lights flying very close to each other slowly, not airplane lights
Conway · SC, USA
Fast red light with three bangs.
Lexington · SC, USA
Coming home I witnesses 7 glowing orange balls in the sky above lakemurray, lexington sc, they were huge and standing g still.
Donalds · SC, USA
Two or more military jets appeared to try an intercept a huge triangular craft.
Greer · SC, USA
Two white objects moving North
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
10-12 crafts, flashing blue-white.
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
Flashing lights, at least 12 crafts
Ladson · SC, USA
The Lights Were Very Bright, Yellowish, Almost Like Very Large Headlights Very Close Together. As I Watched The Bright Lights, Waiting
Ladson · SC, USA
Very bright light hovering in sky
Columbia · SC, USA
Moving single white light in sky that changed directions then halted until it faded from sight.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Lots of yellowish lights with red flashing lights at the end.
Fort Lawn · SC, USA
Four crafts with four or more red lights.
Lexington · SC, USA
I looked up into the sky and saw two what I thought were stars.
Anderson · SC, USA
There appeared three large red lights vertical to the ground..I kept waiting for them to move one way or the other which they didn't...
Greenville · SC, USA
6-7 orange/red lights traveling in linear pattern.
Florence · SC, USA
Around 5pm I noticed from my yard five bright circular lights. They were in a formation like an arrow
Florence · SC, USA
Two nearly invisible crafts spotted in Florence, South Carolina, before massive power outage.
Charleston · SC, USA
Orange lights in formation in SW sky near Charleston, SC.
Pickens · SC, USA
My wife and I were on the porch, admiring the fireworks miles away, when this fireball came across the sky. She noticed it first and po
Rock Hill · SC, USA
5 small balls of Orange light in a cluster.
Longs · SC, USA
Three bright red lights seen moving together.
Lexington · SC, USA
15 to 25 orange round lights above Lexington in a formation.
Loris · SC, USA
2 more pairs of light sightings over Myrtle Beach.
Loris · SC, USA
5 lights seen above tree line NW of Loris, SC.