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)
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
5-7 orange/red orbs traveling in linear pattern with erratic movements in elevation that disappeared as they ascended in elevation.
Gray Court · SC, USA
Bright light over Gray Court, SC aound 630 am on 1/22/13.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three orange fireballs that appeared and then dissappered. Also son heard an unusual noise before seeing object.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
There were two of them in Myrtle beach. I was coming home from my basket ball game . Then I saw it then I screamed dad UFO its really a
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
It was either a ball of light or ball of fire or a flash.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
2 yellow-orange star-like objects.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
15-20 red lights spotted in the sky, which moved rapidly in a linear fashion and formed triangles.
Loris · SC, USA
3 bright lights - triangular formation.
Little River · SC, USA
Approximately 8:00 pm on 12/10/12 three large glowing lights were seen over the direction of the ocean NEE of Little River SC.
Graycourt · SC, USA
2 triangle shaped objects came over our head i could almost see inside.
Columbia · SC, USA
Greenish blue light
Ladson · SC, USA
A cluster of red lights in the sky in Ladson, SC.
Summerville · SC, USA
V shaped crafts, 3 of them in a Triangle formation VERY Close.
Ladson · SC, USA
Craft with red light above Ladson, SC, on New Years Eve.
Greenville · SC, USA
10-12 points of light flying in the sky in formation.
Columbia · SC, USA
Respecfully i dont have time to type a full report,but tonight my family and i saw a object moving in a straight line at a speed around
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange light descending towards ocean, two flashes and then it looked like it just dissipated
Mount Pleasant · SC, USA
SC coastal residents near Charleston witness single file orange lights at 8 PM moving slowly due North, eventually fading from sight
Greenville · SC, USA
There were 50 to 60 colored objects slowly moving across the sky.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange lights in a formation, some seperation movement, then vanish in SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Fleet Formation of 7 fireballs in a linear pattern.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
On 11/5/12 seven lights were seen that appeared in a sequence, making a perfect line in the sky, and then disappeared.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
On 11/06/2012 at 6:26 pm at Pawley's Island SC I observed 4 stationary red orange orbs of the same size in a straight horizontal patter
Mount Pleasant · SC, USA
Coastal residents near Mount Pleasant SC witness 5 bright orange round lights darting among each other at 9:00 PM on Wednesday, Nov-7th
Loris · SC, USA
We were driving southeast towards the direction of North Myrtle Beach and saw 4 separate bright orange lights high in the sky.