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)
Pembroke · VA, USA
An oval hover craft was above one of the buildings in Pembroke. It has lights going around in a circle. It went in a circle one more ti
Chantilly · VA, USA
3 friends and I all saw balls of white light in the sky.
Great Falls · VA, USA
Fireball, meteor or other source of infrared lights up yard for 12 minutes on Friday, March 2, 2012.
Gloucester · VA, USA
Triangle shaped craft seen.
Culpeper · VA, USA
Slow-moving, noise-less craft seemed to be surveying the area.
Henrico · VA, USA
Henrico
Bristol · VA, USA
diamond pattern of round lights passing silently overhead
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
shot upwards after emiting a strange beam
Chesapeake · VA, USA
4 lights in sky
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
orb shaped, hovering UFO during the day in virginia beach on march 29, 2011.
Richmond · VA, USA
Bright craft in sky over Richmond, VA
Richmond · VA, USA
At approx. 6:30am, I saw a white oval shape climb the sky going straight up, I did not see a trail of smoke like a regular USA aircraft
Woodbridge · VA, USA
A group of six watches and videotapes seven UFOs flying over Northern Virginia minutes after the start of the New Year.
Dayton · VA, USA
Spotted a large meteor heading west
Dayton · VA, USA
Large meteor passes earth
Smithfield · VA, USA
the red shpere shape objject hovered over an open field in front of my home for 40 seconds. my satelite dish went ou & my electircity f
Basye · VA, USA
1 craft shaped like a blackhawk plane, but the tails of the plane were much longer and were at 90 degree angle. had 3 lights long body
Haymarket · VA, USA
Four very fast red disks in formation over Virginia
Grey's Point in Topping · VA, USA
Driving home from work, fireball at about tree top level
Charlottesville · VA, USA
((HOAX??)) alien acrobat, or new government plane? you tell me.
Richmond · VA, USA
Flying craft climbing vertically until it passed the moon in the sky upon which it disappeared
Richmond · VA, USA
it was a bluish orb traveling west at a very fast rate of speed. It was about as large as a small SUV. Im almost positive it was a UFO
Roanoke · VA, USA
I was driving home from work and i took a shortcut on a country road and went about 5 miles down but it turned into a dead end. After t
Norfolk/ Portsmouth · VA, USA
UFOs spotted on I-264 into Norfolk VA
Gainesville · VA, USA
16 orange "fireballs" of light seen on Christmas Eve, 2010.