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)
Woodbridge · VA, USA
Four red glowing lights in a formation (lined up).
Woodbridge · VA, USA
They were glowing and moving
Staunton · VA, USA
Me and a friend observed very bright light on horizon for 10 mins and it disappeared before our eyes!
Chantilly · VA, USA
Bat sign craft
King George · VA, USA
Bright shining light traveling over Virginia.
Strasburg · VA, USA
8 glowing orange fireball objects moving slowly and silently to the northwest
South Riding · VA, USA
Triangle object seen over South Riding, Va.
Ashland · VA, USA
Ball of Light
Blairs · VA, USA
2 circular red objects in the sky that took off fast in the sky
Hopewell · VA, USA
Triangle shaped craft with 4 white lighta in diamond pattern and blinking red light in center craft floating down courthouse rd for 5 m
Crozet · VA, USA
Flying "V" wing; extremely low and slow.
Yorktown · VA, USA
Yorktown Beach on 6-15-12 we saw 5 or 6 lights flying seperately in the sky
Waynesboro · VA, USA
Cigar shaped object over waynesboro 8 o'clock hour pm
Greenville · VA, USA
Triangle craft low slow silent
Portsmouth (City of) · VA, USA
Bright bluish white circular light ascending and then hovering, than making a quick u-turn or 180, in comet like motion and descending.
Front Royal · VA, USA
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Front Royal · VA, USA
Comet like object with attached long white light trailing behind it, streaking across sky
Hampton · VA, USA
Fast traveling bright circular light in Hampton skies 6-25-12
Patrick County · VA, USA
No big deal but definatly unusual and out of place bright light with no movement.
Mount Sidney · VA, USA
17 silent orange spheres flying through sky in sets if 3
Chesapeake · VA, USA
orange flashing lights in sky
Danville · VA, USA
Red green and blue spinning light seen in the sky in front of Orion. 05-06-12. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Vienna · VA, USA
Disk shaped object observed making 90 degree turn straight up into the air in virginia.
Stafford · VA, USA
Orange Glows flying east to west and then faded.
Portsmouth · VA, USA
Bluish light going around in circles in the sky.