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)
Weslaco/Mcallen · TX, USA
My friend was driving west on expressway 83; noticed a huge bright light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Venus? PD))
New Braunfels · TX, USA
Observed unusual bright, red/orange light hovering for at least 15 min., Texas Hill Country. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD))
Stephenville · TX, USA
3 amber light horizantal shap then turned to 6 lights all amber in color
Carta Valley · TX, USA
Atmospheric reentry of two vehicles above Carta Valley, Texas.
Melissa · TX, USA
Red orb, no noise, stationary for about 30 minutes, above farmland with horses & cattle, black choppers in the same area next day.
Austin · TX, USA
circular shaped object over austin mall
Abilene · TX, USA
It was a very large space ship /craft of some kind hidden behind the smokey clouds as other images passed slowly past it.
Johnson City (10 miles east of) · TX, USA
Small, brilliant white ball of light Feb 15, 2009 in central Texas - same day as the big sighting but farther away
Spring · TX, USA
UFO in Texas, Strange "star like" light in the sky .
Houston · TX, USA
I have never seen a light this kind ever in my life. it had to be a ufo. ((NUFORC Note: Probably Venus. PD))
Kountze · TX, USA
Super Bright Lights Over Field In Texas
Dallas · TX, USA
Large Bright Green and Purple OBJECT or LIGHT falling in DALLAS sky.
Tyler · TX, USA
((HOAX)) 7 ufos seen in tyler tx
College Station · TX, USA
i was driving down the highway and saw a blue orb that disappeared when i focused on it.
Nacogdoches · TX, USA
Point of light accelerates from a crawl, covers night sky in 2 seconds.
Baytown · TX, USA
They looked like comets. Like a fireball but they were not falling they were moving horizontally. My neighbor called me and said that h
Cotulla · TX, USA
Bright yellowish lights in a triangle to diamond shape in the west skies over Cotulla Texas!
Rhome · TX, USA
Two red circular orbs low in night sky.
Tyler · TX, USA
Four yellow-gold orbs flying from southeast to northwest viewed from Tyler, Texas just after midnight on 1/1/09.
Ballinger · TX, USA
Several UFO's sighted near the big dipper.
Amarillo · TX, USA
Two, maybe three, possible ufos of triangle shape- one of which was moving slowly.
Dallas · TX, USA
looking on google map looking for ufos in the sea
Hooks · TX, USA
3 UFO's sighted, two wittnesses, happened only a few hours ago
Matagorda · TX, USA
15 minutes of darting and dodging ,, flashing ,, on tape, Matagorda TX
Snyder · TX, USA
Bright light at high altitude, looked like a large panel of stadium lights.