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)
Kiawah Island · SC, USA
I am an Internal Mecicine physician and my girlfriend ownes a linen business. For some reason we awoke around 2:30 am we awoke and sat
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We saw the Saucer, when the sun bounced on it, and sit in the sky for around 5 min.The other Round lights would swirl, and split apart
Conway · SC, USA
conway sc observed triangeler object for appox 15 it moved erracit and left at a very high rate of speed
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Balls of light appearing in various sections of the sky over the ocean
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
saw an orange object in the sky moving from right to left
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Two bright, stationary lights that would appear side by side for several minutes and then disappear, and reappear a short distance away
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
More orange lights over Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange lights appearing and disappearing over the ocean
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
orangish yellowish sphere over the ocean at myrtle beach s. c.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
yellowish orangish looked like a star but larger moving erraticly disappearing and reappearing in different places
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
For about 45 minutes with 5 minute lapses between sightings we saw extremely bright red lights in different places with no trails
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
2 orange-red circular objects that would flick on, first one, then from that one another, stay on for a few seconds, then flick out and
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Between the hours of 20:00 adn 21:00 on 9/15/2003, looking out over the ocean. We saw one round light splint into two then disappear. T
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Lights that disappeared and re-appeared in another location.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
LARGE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT DISAPEARS AFTER SPLITTING 2 RED LIGHTS TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT IN THE SKY!
Charleston (North Charleston) · SC, USA
LOUD ROLLING BOOM!!!
Folly Beach · SC, USA
Four or five yellow glowing balls of light
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright stationary orange light of short duration near Mars
North Myrtle Beach/Cherry Groove · SC, USA
We saw three large horizonal lights in a row out over the ocean. They were perfectly straight. They last about five seconds, then a l
McClellanville · SC, USA
Slow moving craft
Timmonsville · SC, USA
UFO at treetop level on woods
Ridgeway · SC, USA
No beams or if it was a car or truck now that I go back and look at this drive we should have not seem both lights of the car or truck
Low Country Region · SC, USA
Sliver sphere - quick rolling movements - light sequence
Summerville · SC, USA
Red light slipping effortlessly through sky.
Charleston · SC, USA
Round object above US 17 Charleston, SC.