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)
Park City · UT, USA
Flare birds.
West Valley City · UT, USA
Triangular UFO.
St. George · UT, USA
WOW! Flaming ball of Fire? Or something else ?
West Valley City · UT, USA
Fireball sighting
Springville · UT, USA
My family and neighbors were watching an orange light fly across the sky every time a firework would explode.
West Valley City · UT, USA
UFO that is bright red round zigzagging light.
West Valley City · UT, USA
A white sphere flew north to south over West Valley City, Utah in about 10 seconds time
Ferron · UT, USA
Shiny Metal Object Defies Laws of Physics Then Shoots Off Into the Sky. 4 witnesses.
Orem · UT, USA
A disk with a changing green or blue glow was circling around, wandering around the sky appearing to check things out. Moved very quick
Ogden · UT, USA
A strange, color-changing light, zigzag movements, ejecting three small lights, mimicking airplanes… ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Cedar Hills · UT, USA
Yellow/white outer circle with red center. They moved across the sky and stopped. One by one they flew further away and disappeared.
Sandy · UT, USA
15-20 redish lights moving in lower case lambda formation heading North to South over the Wasatch Front
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Bright orange fireballs east of Salt Lake City, UT
Provo · UT, USA
Solid Orange light flying thru sky
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Approx. 2,000 agl above downtown salt lake city. Headed straight flight, no sound north west. 7 to 9 bright white lights triangula
Goodyear · UT, USA
Bright blue and white object viewed over the skies of Goodyear AZ,
South Ogden · UT, USA
Large v shaped craft offset connected to two spheres
Sandy · UT, USA
Orange lights sighted over Salt Lake Valley.
Orem · UT, USA
15 white lights flying in V formation over utah county
West Point · UT, USA
Light just as bright by Venus
Riverton · UT, USA
In distance, looked like a plane that decided to stay in one spot flashing its lights.
Murray · UT, USA
3 alligned blinking white lights moving in same direction
Cedar City · UT, USA
Several orange orbs in sky and then disappearing.
South Jordan · UT, USA
Saw 18 large orange lights in night sky move forward and up until just a pinpoint white light. ((NUFORC Note: Comm. pilot rept. PD))
Holladay · UT, USA
6x saucers, bright amber colored, flying in formation, no sound at all.