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 Benito · TX, USA
UFO looks like plane, previous UFO light sphere see.
none · TX, USA
Two oval objects, 10-15ft long, seen above road during drive home at night.
Dallas · TX, USA
Brilliant glowing orange large fireballs, appeared to be 7, hovering over Dallas in a V shape formation, gets brighter than descends.
Allen · TX, USA
With my naked eye appeared to be a white bright (LED type). However, my camera showed a blue purple and red color to it while I filmed
Gatesville · TX, USA
We saw fly over our house a boomerang shapes craft that appered to float through the sky no lights where seen on the craft and it seeme
Flowermound · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) Although DFW airport is close to the area, there was more activity than usual. Planes lined up close together.
Flowermound · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) Like a huge shooting star but bigger and falling after a cluster of airplanes flew by.
Flowermound · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) I was driving down Morris road and saw a big fireball fall fast across the sky at 8:50pm. I know others on the road saw it.
Springtown · TX, USA
High altitude / velocity cigar shaped craft over North Texas without contrail
Perryville · TX, USA
I'm not one that has ever believed in E.T. butttttttt for the past year I have been seeing bright moving lights in the shape of a cone
Dayton · TX, USA
V-type boomerang-shaped ufo, with red lights.
Austin · TX, USA
Large light appears and disrupts vehicle power.
Pflugerville · TX, USA
Sitting at a stoplight at FM685 and TX45, I saw what looked like a bright star over Hendrickson H. S.. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Houston · TX, USA
Green light flashing then descending rapidly until out of sight.
Big Spring · TX, USA
UFO caught speeding past in slow motion! ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a bird or insect. Wingbeats are visible. PD))
Freeport (Treasure Island ) · TX, USA
Couple sees red, green, and amber flashing lights on sphere over Gulf of Mexico from beach house on San Luis Pass in Texas.
Friendswood · TX, USA
Orange lights in the sky.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
Taking pictures of the moon when I saw the object in two different pictures and witnessed the different shapes.
Texas City · TX, USA
While making a store delivery, I was exiting my truck and I saw a light yellow sphere appear then disappear and it was moving fast.
Burleson · TX, USA
It was about 3:30 at night me and my g.f. went to her car to smoke... we open the sun roof she looks up.
Hutto · TX, USA
Huge black rectangle over Hutto, Texas.
Wylie · TX, USA
Object in sky over Wylie. It moved all directions then disappeared.
San Antonio · TX, USA
greenish circle of light was moving at a steady pace straight downward.
San Antonio · TX, USA
Bright green circular object flies low across the night sky.
Mansfield · TX, USA
5 or 6 faded white lights flying same speed for 4 or 5 secs and disappear, no noise at all. Not sure if it was 1 object with 5 lights.