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)
Arlington · VA, USA
My son and I were in the back yard of our house a little after 1:00 in the morning last night. (about 1:15 am this morning). We had go
Hampton · VA, USA
Silent, low, super fast object .
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Black triangular object silently hovered in sky at cloud level for aprox 10 mins before the darkness of night and storm obscured it.
Covington (on Highway 64) · VA, USA
Silver Aluminum UFO observed by a sceptical Baptist Pastor above the Mountains of Virginia
Chantilly · VA, USA
No summary available.
Norfolk · VA, USA
WAS NOT SEEN IN NEVEDA, BUT IN NORFOLK, VA!!!!
Carrollton · VA, USA
Sighting of Circular Craft in Isle of Wight.
Richmond · VA, USA
Very big slow moving object with lights
Richmond · VA, USA
Floating triangle seen over Richmond.
Williamsburg · VA, USA
A light flying really fast and really low
Berryville · VA, USA
Bright light glides over my house
Dublin/Radford (RT11 between) · VA, USA
Never seen before Con. trail
Sterling · VA, USA
A star that skowly but surely changed its position near the moon.
Richmond · VA, USA
Star-like object that zig zaged, moved in different directions (diagonally), and had no constant speed.
I-95 · VA, USA
sphere-shiny metallic hovering
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
2 sets of moving parallel lights, 1 nrth/south of each other which criss crossed, 1 ea/wst which moving fast
Marion · VA, USA
Looked like the bottom of a car
Chesapeake · VA, USA
From a Senior Correctional Officers eyes, what I've seen one night at work!
Front Royal · VA, USA
while headed north on route 522 i noticed a silver orb , at first I thought it was a high altidude ballon with a milar coteing . while
Weems · VA, USA
Greenish, soccer ball sized, object seen at 60* over eastern sky(Atlantic Ocean),traveling NW to SE 2 second duration
Fairfax · VA, USA
Son (12 years old) brought my attention to a V shaped object moving from just below the the belt of Orion (SE skies) to the Southwest.
Richmond · VA, USA
Green fireball visible thru thick, low clouds.
Arlington · VA, USA
Bright green light seen through cloudcover which lasted only a second or two, with no sound or sonic boom.
Richmond · VA, USA
My coworker saw the blueish light too!!!
Richmond · VA, USA
horizontal moving bluish green light