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)
Mount Pleasant · UT, USA
Seen a circular shape in the sky out my moms bedroom window rotating going east. Me and my husband stepped outside watched it for a few
Kearns · UT, USA
Lots of star like lights coming from different directions for about 15 minutes. ((Starlink satellites?))
Lehi · UT, USA
Bright moving Lights ( looks like a distant plane until it doesn’t flicker or have flashing lights. It was going so so fast. And they w
Herriman · UT, USA
Took dog outside for potty break and noticed two bright lights meeting up and then moving opposite of each other, one seemed to hover a
Tremonton · UT, USA
Bright white light twilight sky no stars out yet 6 objects moving geometrically but assemetrically around each other sometimes not movi
Provo · UT, USA
Circle object over Provo Canyon
Eagle Mountain · UT, USA
Triangles over Eagle Mountain Utah
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Object unusual altitude one light observed. Traveling in a pattern not conducive to commercial or private chat Noir helicopter.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Moving and silent V-shaped formation of lights in binocular field of view while stargazing
Uintah Wilderness · UT, USA
2[?] Crafts spotted in the Uintah Wilderness
Midvale · UT, USA
Such a strange UFO it was almost like it disappeared and appeared in a different place without having to go across the sky.
Orem · UT, USA
Low in the Eastern sky near Orem Utah on July 14, 2020 at 11:08-11:11. Large white light seen for about a minute. Smaller white light f
Mirror Lake area · UT, USA
We were camping close to Moosehorn lake in the Uintas mountains of Utah. We were camping Offroad in a remote area. Towards the direct
Sandy · UT, USA
I saw what I thought were 3 stars in a straight line with Jupiter then they suddenly moved into a triangle position and faded.
Thompson springs · UT, USA
We were driving east on I 70, passing the exit yellow cat. Looking southeast above the mountain range. We saw a bright light traveling
Farmington · UT, USA
Came from the North flying South just above the clouds in flight pattern never seen before and fast that anything on earth ascended up
Kearns · UT, USA
flyover that flared enormously. ((NUFORC Note: Iridium satellite?? PD))
Dammeron Valley · UT, USA
City-block sized, boomerang shaped craft with 7 greenish-white lights hovered only a hundred feet over and moved slowly.
Torrey · UT, USA
The object was a disc-like shape. There were faded lines that split the disc as well. Another characteristic that stuck out was the thr
Draper · UT, USA
Parade of lights high altitude, evenly spaced, no variation from the first to the last that I saw. ((Starlink satellites?))
Hurricane · UT, USA
18 UFOs in line w/quite a bit of space between them going N/E. ((Starlink satellites?))
Provo · UT, USA
Numerous (23) Lights in the night sky spotted traveling along same patch at high altitude and speed. ((Starlink satellites?))
West Jordan · UT, USA
Strange fireball like objects in sky, 5 witnesses.
San Rafael Swell · UT, USA
A remarkably bright white ball of light flew across the sky, no higher than a thousand feet above us. The craft traveled low, and slowl
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Backyard UFO on Nest camera