UFO Sightings in Wisconsin
2,297 UFO sightings reported in Wisconsin since 1947, peaking in 2013 (179 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,297
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (179 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (179 reports)
Top cities in Wisconsin
Milwaukee
1958–2021 · peak 2015 (12 reports)
Madison
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (11 reports)
Green Bay
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Kenosha
1973–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Racine
1977–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Appleton
1973–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Janesville
1974–2021 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Oshkosh
1983–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Waukesha
1972–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
La Crosse
1982–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Eau Claire
1985–2021 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Fond du Lac
2007–2021 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
Stevens Point
1968–2021 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
West Bend
1967–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Mukwonago
2003–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Beloit
1975–2021 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Sheboygan
2000–2020 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Manitowoc
1987–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Brookfield
1993–2018 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
Superior
1998–2021 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Milwaukee · WI, USA
traveling light that grows in intensity
Milwaukee · WI, USA
Can shaped ufo makes low-pich noise
Kiel · WI, USA
Pairs of orange flashing lights in the western Wisconsin sky.
Luxemburg · WI, USA
3 solid dots following each other.
Racine · WI, USA
this was so cool
Milwaukee · WI, USA
Object entered atmosphere as a streak, emitted a momentary high frequency, zig-zaging effortlessly from east to west
De Pere · WI, USA
Disk approach from S to N over us, then made hair pin turn above us heading S again. Disk passed less than 300 feet above us.
Rothschild · WI, USA
We were driving home friday night and when we got near the house we looked up and saw four bright lights that resembled stadium lights
Rothschild · WI, USA
An object with four lights was seen hovering and when approached it sped away at an extreme speed.
Eau Claire · WI, USA
Oval craft moving slowly across the sky, silver gray, one bright lite, and silent.
Watertown · WI, USA
squadrons of orange balls pass over Watertown, WI
Madison · WI, USA
I am a member of an organization that helps people stay sober. (Just so you realize the context of this story, and the fact that NONE o
Belleville · WI, USA
I was looking West to Northwest when I saw a very bright object in the shape of a star with red and blue lights which seemed to be floa
Belleville · WI, USA
I reported an object for the previous date and for todays date, the object was quite different in appearance. The direction was again
Belleville · WI, USA
White to yellow to orange light moving N or NW in the S. Wisconsin sky
Belleville · WI, USA
I have reported sightings on the two previous days and today again it looked different. It almost looked like one giant sparkler. The
Belleville · WI, USA
White to yellow to orange single bright light in Southern Wisconsin sky.
Belleville · WI, USA
white to yellow to orange light in the Southern Wisconsin sky
Belleville · WI, USA
I have reported 3 other sightings (3/4/01, 3/5/01 and 3/6/01) and during 3/7/01 and 3/8/01 there were clouds in the sky and we didn't s
Milwaukee · WI, USA
Very loud noise and bright light
Saukville · WI, USA
I have never seen anything like this object and its movements and lights before.
Wisconsin Dells · WI, USA
Three sightings of three to four orange round lights in a line that moved in the night sky and then disappeared.
Princeton · WI, USA
Four bright redish white flashes of light then they vanished.
Beloit · WI, USA
A yellow fireball diving straight down stops for a few seconds, changes color, then goes straight down again.
Madison · WI, USA
Hovering lights above Madison, Wisconsin seen by many