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)
Ivins · UT, USA
Outside in the desert where there was no light pollution, two people witnessed a craft flying high in the sky in an erratic pattern, ve
West Bountiful · UT, USA
Triangle shaped object with 3 flashing lights. ((anonymous report))
Payson · UT, USA
On the night of August 17 2019, my brother and I were looking at the night sky because on a nightly basis we witness this phenomenon. E
Salt Lake City Valley · UT, USA
What in the world would cause atmospheric light flashes and audible explosions for 80 square mi. ((anonymous report))
Provo · UT, USA
Sighting over Provo Canyon.
American Fork · UT, USA
Light Clusters Passing Overhead.
Vernal · UT, USA
Bright object observed over Dry Fork Canyon, UT. ((NUFORC Note: Object appears to us to be consistent with a "twinkling" star. PD))
Holladay · UT, USA
cigar shaped craft.
Fruitland · UT, USA
Two orange spheres zipping around the skies, suddenly the zipped straight up and disappeared.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
HUGE SHIPS AT LEAST 20 MILES IN DIAMETER SEEN IN THE SLC AREA FROM 1-330 AM AT LEAST FOR THE PAST 16 WEEKS NOW ABOUT 2-3 TIMES PER WE
Sandy · UT, USA
We saw two stranger flying objects that we’re too big and high to be a drone, one had flashing lights that were rainbow colored.
La Verkin · UT, USA
Constant bright white light appeared to be falling from the sky, went out before reaching horizon but 3 orange lights kept falling.
Lindon · UT, USA
I saw it very low like about 20 ft above the light pool, with a lot of lights on the bottom. ((anonymous report))
West Jordan · UT, USA
Two of four UFOs did a flyby after hovering high in the sky.
Salina (near) · UT, USA
Two objects each of them had 2 colors red and green or red and blue. As soon as closest object seen me it changed the color into white
Ogden · UT, USA
My son and I were on the freeway headed north near Ogden. I randomly looked to the north west and saw two white dots that were more lon
Taylorsville · UT, USA
Came outside, in the central/eastern sky, were 3 bright flashing lights in a triangle shape, They hovered. ((anonymous report))
Delta · UT, USA
((HOAX??))We saw something standing out in the tall grass, it was getting dark and it started to walk towards us. ((anonymous report))
Midvale · UT, USA
I did not see it, I was taking a selfie at the Midvale Graveyard and noticed a black metallic triangle shaped craft in the picture when
St. George · UT, USA
Incredibly stable and fast craft.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
I work next to the airport and noticed a floating orb bouncing slowly around the airport. ((NUFORC Note: High-altitude balloon? PD))
Kaysville · UT, USA
Balloon.
Dammeron Valley · UT, USA
Multiple lights spotted North East of Dammeron Valley.
Kanab · UT, USA
Triangle white object
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
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