UFO Sightings in Virginia
2,512 UFO sightings reported in Virginia since 1945, peaking in 2013 (205 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,512
- Span
- 1945–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (205 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1945–2022 · peak 2013 (205 reports)
Top cities in Virginia
Virginia Beach
1963–2020 · peak 2013 (18 reports)
Richmond
1975–2022 · peak 2013 (15 reports)
Alexandria
1963–2021 · peak 2019 (42 reports)
Chesapeake
1974–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Roanoke
1972–2022 · peak 2017 (10 reports)
Fredericksburg
1979–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Norfolk
1956–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Fairfax
1969–2020 · peak 2019 (16 reports)
Arlington
1952–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Woodbridge
1975–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Manassas
1980–2020 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Portsmouth
1945–2020 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Hampton
1973–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Charlottesville
1983–2021 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Newport News
1980–2021 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Stafford
1997–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Lynchburg
2000–2021 · peak 2005 (4 reports)
Williamsburg
1977–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Winchester
1984–2022 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Danville
1986–2018 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Broadlands · VA, USA
Red/Orange Ball with a spike.
Richmond · VA, USA
Orange/red lights moving east to west over Richmond's near west end.
Norfolk · VA, USA
Two or three lights shoot across sky over naval base!
Star Tannery · VA, USA
Object seen in photo after it was taken and photo turned 180% to look closer. ((NUFORC Note: Twig or leaf on water? PD))
Vienna · VA, USA
Saw a five gold lit cicular craft moving fastly from rght to left.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Cigar shaped green purple lights huge object if anyone knows plz research! -VA
Richmond · VA, USA
Saucer: red light flashing every 3 seconds
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Bright light seen in Fredericksburg, Virginia!
Suffolk · VA, USA
We witnessed an object hovering approx 500-600 ft high from a distance of approx 1/4 mile away with orange/red illuminating lights.
Round Hill · VA, USA
Neon green ball of light flashed through sky on perfectly clear, full moon night. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))
Manassas · VA, USA
Spherical white blinking object floats acrossed the street the darts off as a car was about to hit it.
South Chesterfield · VA, USA
a triangle that turns into a straight line.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Metalic object bigger than empire state building appeared to rise up in blue aura of light.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Unknown line of white lights moving slowly to the North North East
Richmond · VA, USA
Multiple Triangular Craft over Richmond, Virginia.
Portsmouth · VA, USA
White light, moved very very fast.
Leesburg · VA, USA
Triangle light formation.
Arlington · VA, USA
Orange and red sphere over Northern Virginia
Centreville · VA, USA
About 10:00 pm ESP , 9/26/2013 Centreville, Virginia. I was at a stop light and saw a blue laser light reflecting on the the clouds a
Chesterfield · VA, USA
Four orange objects flying in a semi formation with four witness
Danville · VA, USA
Located two vertical line shaped UFOs outside of Danville.
Dumfries · VA, USA
Sphere/fireball falls toward Earth, then, disappears before contact
Roanoke · VA, USA
Short 3 foot alien seen near creek in Roanoke, VA.
Newport News · VA, USA
Saw several red lights (appeared to be airplane lights), one white, moving silently and slowly in the dark night sky all grouped togeth
Newport News · VA, USA
10 lights flying in formation behind an airplane