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)
Gaffney · SC, USA
I was down at the creek at my house and their i heard a weird noise.i look up and see a weird object and their was a beam of light come
Fork · SC, USA
Bright Disc seen in Ne South Carolina
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
A ball of white light hovered in the afternoon sky, vanishing and reappearing 3 times, before finally vanishing for good.
Little River · SC, USA
I can't really explain it good enough, but what I saw was just odd. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
North Charleston · SC, USA
Object stood still in Charleston sky
Socastee · SC, USA
We were on a golfing weekend (7 of us) in the Myrtle Beach area. On Sunday, August 13, 2006, we were playing our last round at the Witc
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I saw glowing lights over the Atlantic for one hour from the 19th floor .
Leesville · SC, USA
radial light seen as two object separate in night sky
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Cherry Grove SC Amber Balls of Light 7/5/06
Litchfield · SC, USA
Bright orange blinking lights over the Atlantic ocean off of the coast of South Carolina.
Pawleys Island (near Litchfield) · SC, USA
Sporadic, orange lights, unlike any common aircraft appear over the ocean
Beaufort · SC, USA
Circle Lights Over the Ocean from Beaufort, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach-Cherry Grove · SC, USA
7 strange lights above the ocean
Hilton Head · SC, USA
strange lights off south carolina coast
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Fading lights over Myrtle Beach, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Amber lights over Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Red Flashing Lights Over the Atlantic
Lexington · SC, USA
Spooky Near-Earth "Space Station"
Lexington · SC, USA
Rectangle with two large portals and a figure at the controls up VERY close.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
I was sitting outside on my front porch with a friend (we are in our late 20's), watching the sky. Suddenly we both see a white/yellowi
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I saw a bright oval object in the skies over Myrtle Beach SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
1-2-3-4-Red/Orange orbs out at sea blink on for 30 seconds then gone. very strange
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
The object was octagon shaped and looked like something from late BC to early AD. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Spartanburg · SC, USA
UFO chased me on a walk home
Rock Hill · SC, USA
white flashing light over Rock Hill, SC.