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)
League City · TX, USA
Two stationary, silent, super bright white spheres about 100-200 feet in the air.
Austin · TX, USA
Fleet of Flying Objects/Crafts - Austin, Texas - 01/13/2012
Houston · TX, USA
Orange sphere seen for about 4 minutes
Dallas · TX, USA
11 orange lights. Moving S to N slowly. Covered a good portion of the horizon east of Dallas. I got two videos on my smartphone.
San Angelo · TX, USA
When I awoke I looked out the back and the front. I saw a flashing light in the distance. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Tomaball · TX, USA
I saw an oval shaped object early in t he morning while i was waiting for my bus to go to school.
Laredo · TX, USA
Light traveling West to East across the sky.
Sachse · TX, USA
Object rapidly and forcibly is headed toward the ground but immediately makes a U turn then disappears.
Lubbock · TX, USA
Circle shape turned triangle (T) shape produced bright color in night sky then disappeared.
Dallas · TX, USA
Orange Fireball in the sky
Helotes · TX, USA
Saw a large shape triangle low and quiet. About 3 minutes later heard jets.
Beaumont · TX, USA
3 white lights flashing in sequence over Beaumont, Texas
Conroe · TX, USA
Large red circular object with a black center appeared went in a downward right angle then disappeared.
Lufkin · TX, USA
Object hovering over defunct industrial factory
Gunter · TX, USA
Large weird Smoke Ring near Gunter, Texas.
Quinlan · TX, USA
"Y" Shaped Golden light formation stationary in the sky.
Fort Stockton · TX, USA
Looks to be three lights in a diamond shape with a strobing light going from l to r. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
Cuero · TX, USA
I was driving home from work at approx. 1:00 am Monday morning. It was raining and i noticed a blue object to my left a short distance
Alice · TX, USA
Strange beam of smoke miles long in the moonlight of south texas..........…
San Antonio · TX, USA
White lights around a large circular object moving down from the dark sky behind some trees
Bayview · TX, USA
Glassy, cigar-shaped, object, flying at a high rate of speed…
Stagecoach · TX, USA
Four cigars flashing and spinning in mid air.
Palestine/Elkhart · TX, USA
It both amazes and agravates me that no one in my area has reported or talked about the strange red and white lights in the sky at nigh
Conroe · TX, USA
Rectangle shape the size of a football field, width of about 30 feet, entire ship outline in white neon like a vehicle from tron.
Houston · TX, USA
Stationary white light hovering in southwest region of Houston, Texas.