UFO Sightings in Texas
5,691 UFO sightings reported in Texas since 1945, peaking in 2008 (367 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,691
- Span
- 1945–2022
- Peak year
- 2008 (367 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1945–2022 · peak 2008 (367 reports)
Top cities in Texas
Houston
1954–2022 · peak 2008 (26 reports)
Austin
1960–2022 · peak 2013 (26 reports)
San Antonio
1970–2022 · peak 2008 (17 reports)
Dallas
1945–2022 · peak 2008 (20 reports)
El Paso
1957–2022 · peak 2008 (9 reports)
Fort Worth
1950–2021 · peak 2010 (8 reports)
Corpus Christi
1947–2022 · peak 2011 (6 reports)
Arlington
1952–2022 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Katy
1978–2021 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Plano
1977–2022 · peak 2005 (7 reports)
Round Rock
1993–2021 · peak 2011 (8 reports)
Lubbock
1955–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Amarillo
1960–2022 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Abilene
1991–2021 · peak 2008 (7 reports)
Garland
1962–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Denton
1972–2019 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Spring
1999–2021 · peak 2014 (8 reports)
Galveston
1950–2020 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
San Angelo
1967–2020 · peak 2010 (9 reports)
McKinney
1991–2021 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Rowlett · TX, USA
I live in Rowlett, TX and on October 16, 2009 I saw a circular bright object that pulsated with multiple colors within it.
Sugar Land · TX, USA
Shifting triangular shape object, very high rate of speed, high altitude, traveling due north to south.
Haltom · TX, USA
There were strange revolving lights in Haltom, TX on the night of October 16. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Amarillo · TX, USA
An unknown light in the southwestern sky. Slowly got smaller before disappearing completely.
Lubbock · TX, USA
Large circular steady intense light and smaller less intense mobile companion light.
Lubbock · TX, USA
I was comming out of the hospital after an emergency visit for my son. Upon leaving the hospital I noticed a ball of light in the sky.
Sidney · TX, USA
Phoenix-like event, 40 miles from Stephenville, TX--brief lights, 6-9: 6 hovering formation, 3 individual seperate, military jets.
Odessa · TX, USA
Saw two stationary lights to the south about the 11 o’clock position spreed to be the same brightness of the brighter stars out. They
Houston · TX, USA
3 witnesses--object looked like the moon but no moon tonight. I can see it glowing through the trees in neighbors backyard. To high in
In flight (Dallas to Tampa) · TX, USA
Search light pacing commercial airliner for 35 minutes
The Woodlands · TX, USA
Pulsating light emitting no sound moving slowly above my neighborhood
Denton · TX, USA
Green light hovering of I35W denton texas hovered moved right to left very fast then went south suddenly
McAllen · TX, USA
They looked like planes without wings, emitting a high concentration of light and moving extremely slowly.
Dayton · TX, USA
Driving down Highway 146 Friday night around 9:30PM my husband and I noticed a very bright object in the sky. My husband asked if that
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
Three circular outlines made of red lights; two drifted away in different directions, one lingered and then left.
Mineral Wells · TX, USA
About 25mph and silent tablet shaped bottom covered in small dimley lit light blue lights. About 50 ft long and 150 ft off the ground
Princeton · TX, USA
Two objects with red and green flickering lights seen in night sky with little are no movement. ((NUFORC Note: Stars? PD))
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
1 Star shaped, dark color, moving slow, making no noise, cloudy morning, moving eratic
Graford · TX, USA
Orange sphere-like form moves at constant altitude and speed without any sound over Possum Kingdom Lake
McAllen · TX, USA
saw a blinking object in the sky
Coppell · TX, USA
2 white bright lights northbound. 2nd brighter than light ahead. NO beacons, no nav lights. NO sound. 170 mph aprox
McKinney · TX, USA
Tandem lights over DFW
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Black round silent object moving slowly to northwest from southwest., no lights, no jet trail, no sound.
Houston · TX, USA
Oval shaped object, huge and very, very bright approx. 100 yards in front of my car.
Conroe · TX, USA
Chevron object, no noise, no lights.