UFO Sightings in Utah
1,420 UFO sightings reported in Utah since 1944, peaking in 2012 (112 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,420
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (112 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2012 (112 reports)
Top cities in Utah
Salt Lake City
1952–2022 · peak 2016 (18 reports)
St. George
1984–2022 · peak 2016 (8 reports)
Ogden
1965–2020 · peak 2000 (5 reports)
Sandy
1980–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Orem
1982–2020 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Provo
1951–2021 · peak 2010 (3 reports)
West Jordan
2003–2021 · peak 2020 (5 reports)
West Valley City
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Layton
2000–2021 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Tooele
1995–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Lehi
1983–2021 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Park City
1997–2021 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Vernal
1998–2022 · peak 2003 (3 reports)
Magna
1985–2021 · peak 2000 (3 reports)
Cedar City
1999–2019 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Moab
1991–2022 · peak 2000 (2 reports)
Kearns
2005–2020 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Murray
1981–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Logan
1984–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Midvale
1976–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Farr West · UT, USA
Strange glowing orange lights moving in straight line Farr West UT
Syracuse · UT, USA
Broad dim light est. 10 miles wide shown from East to West 3 seconds
Riverton · UT, USA
I was on my way to work when I noticed this really bright light in sky almost like a star, but light sky’s. ((anonymous report))
Riverton · UT, USA
I noticed this really bright light in sky almost like a star, but light sky’s. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD)) ((anonymous report))
Herriman · UT, USA
This one is one for the books
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Orange orb, bright like flickering fire and hovering.
Springville · UT, USA
Two reddish orange circles flying out of Spanish Fork Canyon. They were silent. They moved toward Springville. ((anonymous report))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
3 orange glowing cylindrical objects below the clouds
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
MADAR Node 112
Hurricane · UT, USA
Long line of twinkling lights. 20+ objects. ((NUFORC Note: Possible military exercise? PD))
Price · UT, USA
Formation of 8 flashing orange lights moving slowly across the southwestern sky, Carbon County, Price, Utah.
Santaquin · UT, USA
Stadium looking lights in sky.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Black V-shaped object with faint white light underneath.
Lehi · UT, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information. PD))
Millcreek · UT, USA
It was a huge light like a comet and inside an object and down bellow a blinking silver light that desapeared and the Marín light was
Clinton · UT, USA
Two blue and green objects seen in the background of a photo taken of our house on 18 Nov at 6 pm
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
There were 6 lights stagnant in the sky. Until 1 sped away really fast.
Arches National Park · UT, USA
A white dot on my photos. ((NUFORC Note: Three photos indicate a tiny, white dot, of unknown origin. PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Kanab · UT, USA
Great balls of fire Kanab. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
River Heights · UT, USA
While conducting a CE-5 contact attempt, spotted a round white light that did a "flare-up" as I watched, then went dark.
Garland · UT, USA
Two V-shaped patterns of discs in broad daylight.
Salt lake city · UT, USA
Rectangular Glowing ufo above Salt Lake City enters lightspeed
Millcreek · UT, USA
Looked exactly like a star, but stopped and went in differant directions. Not a satellite; I know what they look like.
Layton · UT, USA
One orb that changed colors, moving in all directions inconsistently. After about a half hour two more orb like crafts began to draw cl