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)
Huntsville · TX, USA
Cigar shaped UFO's sighted and investigated as they traveled at a high rate of speed.
El Paso · TX, USA
Floating lights disappear into night sky
Terlingua · TX, USA
Flickering red and white light with floating and very rapid straight line movements then stationary spotted near Big Bend Nat'l Park
McKinney · TX, USA
2 bright lights in the sky, no other stars visible and planes deviated flight path around them. ((NUFORC Note: Venus & Jupiter. PD))
San Antonio · TX, USA
Video surveillance of unidetified flying object moving in zig zag pattern and disappearing in sky.
Dallas · TX, USA
Brightly illuminated orb near I35 and 635 in Dallas at 3 am 11/29/08 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Vernon · TX, USA
Bright lights over the southern and south eastern skies of Vernon, TX. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect stars or planets. PD))
Plano · TX, USA
oval-like shape with little lights spinning around its perimeter
Galveston · TX, USA
We were leaving a place when we saw a bright light in the sky, it looked as if it could be seen miles away. We sat and stared at it and
Dallas · TX, USA
UFO I THINK
Bonham · TX, USA
Silver egg shape over six houses. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Texas City · TX, USA
very strange, unexplainable sound
Arlington · TX, USA
Large, very well lit sphere shaped object flying very low over my neighborhood then disappeared
Arlington · TX, USA
About 7 pm Nov, 2, 2008 I was leaving a restraunt near the Parks Mall and I looked up and notice a very bright white light. It appeare
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Triangular craft with white glowing lights
Lubbock · TX, USA
Green spherical object with no trails of light behind it suggesting that it could have been a shooting star.
Lubbock · TX, USA
My wife and I were photographing area cotton gins for a local business calendar. It was 12;40 in the afternoon of October 8th. The g
Bryan · TX, USA
A dark brown/black colored craft passed over Bryan, Texas heading north and disappeared into the sky around 8:30 p.m.
Mesquite · TX, USA
3 mysterious lights in southern sky moving quickly westward
Terrell (close to) · TX, USA
White oval object moving with incredible speed to the west.
McKinney · TX, USA
Moving "star" sighted over McKinney Texas at 20:30 moving from the northwest to the southwest.
Plano · TX, USA
Cylindrical craft with 3 lights seen over Dallas, 10.09.08
Amarillo (Hwy. 140) · TX, USA
we saw flashing lights
Brownsville · TX, USA
I saw a ufo for 3 seconds by my house.
Centerville · TX, USA
MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS IN THE TEXAS SKY.