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)
San Antonio · TX, USA
Driving home my wife and I were driving west of FM471 in San Antonio Texas toward Medina Lake. We saw a craft that was very large with
McKinney · TX, USA
it kept moving in a circular path, like it was searching for something
Dallas · TX, USA
A triangular craft with three bright white lights on the front and two red bright lights on the back in the night sky.
San Antonio · TX, USA
Two intense bright diamond shaped craft seen.
Fort Worth · TX, USA
I saw a dark object that at times had a triangular appearance. No noise was detected and there were no lights at all.
Houston · TX, USA
Falling Bluish-White sphere, with yellowish-orange sparks emitting from the back. Then white flash explosion
Garland · TX, USA
Hazy light circling eradically overhead at 3:00 a.m. in an ever-changing mostly eliptical course, above the clouds.
Coppell · TX, USA
It looked on fire and left a wide long plume of smoke that ended in my sight. ((NUFORC Note: Student report. PD))
Trinity · TX, USA
Was a circle of bright light, it was yellow and it didnt move. All of the sudden it just vanished. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax. PD))
Ennis · TX, USA
The obj. never moved, the lights never stopped rotating, and was still there in the morning. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD)
Hemsted · TX, USA
Strange flying lights over Hemstead/Houston night sky
Northeastern · TX, USA
Very faint, fast-moving lights viewed through night-vision-goggles
Crosby · TX, USA
Skinny dark grey or black "being"
Austin · TX, USA
Unknown Light over Austin, TX
Carrollton · TX, USA
Large group high flying lights
Galveston · TX, USA
Very fast white cigar shape with halo, low altitude, seen 2 times, with second observer.
Wichita Falls · TX, USA
small red rectangle in texas
Boerne · TX, USA
It had Lights on the bottom and was huge and was making a erie noise.
Tomball · TX, USA
Formation of about 20 lights in the sky above NW Houston 12:30 am November 5th, 2006. ((NUFORC Note: Witness highly qualified. PD))
Laredo · TX, USA
Laredo Texas sighting November 2006
Texas City · TX, USA
Glowing ojbect drops below and returns to cloud cover
Tuscola · TX, USA
Was out back with my mothe just talking, we saw a plane in the sky that was leaving a trail behind it like most planes do in the sky. S
Odessa · TX, USA
Additional info on round glowing white gliding object reported 11/06/2006
Odessa · TX, USA
Silent Glowing white disc shaped object 100 foot off the ground
New Braunfels · TX, USA
2 green fireballs following one another traveling northeast to southwest at high rate of speed with no contrail or sound