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)
Lyman · UT, USA
Bright green flying light
Monument Valley · UT, USA
White blinking lights in the sky above Monument Valley, Utah.
Cedar City · UT, USA
Large String of perfectly spaced strobes flashing in a chaceing pattern along the entire string over Cedar City, UT
Cedar City · UT, USA
String of flashing lights widely spaced moving steadily through western sky from north to south
Layton · UT, USA
6 bright orange lights to the East over the Wasatch Mountain Range
Cedar City · UT, USA
Bright, white, star-like UFO over Cedar City at 1500 on sunny day.
St. George · UT, USA
I saw a hovering metallic grey saucer shaped disk hovering over the South Gate Golf course
Wendover (east of · on I-80), UT, USA
Black object in sky over lakeside military area in Utah.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Orange orb light over Sugarhouse park.
Salt Flats · UT, USA
Grey ovel with sticks coming out.
Cedar City · UT, USA
Bright light over Cedar City Utah nightly around 8pm. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star, we suspect. PD))
West Valley · UT, USA
Around 20 bright circular objects changing different directions and at variable velocities.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
3 very bright Orange crafts, Very low and moving in a triangle formation. One by one they shot upward and disappered
Heber City · UT, USA
11 lights on unexplained object hovering for several seconds silently close up.
Alpine · UT, USA
Red, circular object floating above Alpine, Utah...STRANGE!
Holladay · UT, USA
Two bright, white lights were seen in formation, and possibly exiting Earth's atmosphere, late Au. 2nd over the Salt Lake Valley.
Payson · UT, USA
Pulsing bright white lights, circle object in the night sky, moved in circles, up and down-left to right,went straight down disappeared
Kearns · UT, USA
Blue, purple and green craft hovering and flying up and down around Kearns, UT 8/8/2011
Provo · UT, USA
We saw a mysterious light in the night sky that we cannot explain.
Bonneville Salt Flats · UT, USA
Object over Bonneville Salt Flats
Sandy · UT, USA
Incredible moving lights in the sky
Idaho/Utah border · UT, USA
OBJECT SEEN BY PASSEGER ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OVER IDAHO/UTAH BORDER
Riverdale · UT, USA
soft white or opaque circular object
Sandy · UT, USA
I was at the only RSL game I've ever been to at Rio Tinto Stadium, & I was facing west looking towards Draper, I-15, & the USP at the P
Ogden · UT, USA
Orbs sighted in mountains east Ogden