Light UFO Sightings in West Virginia
184 light-shaped UFO sightings reported in West Virginia since 1959, peaking in 2020 (16 reports).
- Total sightings
- 184
- Span
- 1959–2021
- Peak year
- 2020 (16 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1959–2021 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Elkins · WV, USA
I just got home last night. When I was getting out of the car. I looked on the sky and there was these 4 bright orange light flying in
Edray · WV, USA
Intensely bright red light in the sky which hovered shortly direclty overhead and was seen again in woods minutes later
Barboursville · WV, USA
There was a weird sound and blue flashing light.
Keyser · WV, USA
I was in the back yard running my dogs and talking to my father on the phone when I sighted a light moving east to west approx. 5000 ft
Cross Lanes · WV, USA
Orangish Objects Zig Zag across the sky as fast as a shooting star.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Circular light rotating ccw in the sky above the clouds from 9:00 until 12:00. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising light? PD))
Brandywine · WV, USA
Between 0515-0520 a bright light much brighter than the stars was spotted five miles outside NIOC Sugar Grove, a Naval communicati
Hedgesville · WV, USA
Bright star-like craft flying over the valley just about every night and posted web info on it just seems to disappear.
Berkeley Springs · WV, USA
bright star-like moving object turning into bright light, then vanishes to the stars again
Elkins · WV, USA
3 white lights in triangular formation + rapid independent movement seen over Elkins, WV
Grafton · WV, USA
Orange light hovering from east to west over town
Davis · WV, USA
Large Flickering Light
Romney · WV, USA
This took place before sunset and appeared in the Eastern sky. It was in the shape of a flashlight (lighted part) and appeared for 10 s
Hartford · WV, USA
My friends and i saw a bright light crossing the nights sky that i know was not a plane!
Chester · WV, USA
Observed steady, stationary red light in the sky for several minutes; pulsed & disappeared in 3-4 seconds
Chester · WV, USA
Large, steady red light. Observed 6 minutes minimal motion, accelerated and disappeared in 10 seconds.
Charleston (West of I-77) · WV, USA
Large craft spotted west of I-77
Middlebourne · WV, USA
Two strange lights in the sky over WV. ((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS. PD))
Bridgeport · WV, USA
TWO STRANGE LIGHTS SEEN WHILE WATCHING SPACE STATION - ONE IN N.W., ONE TAILING STATION
Masontown · WV, USA
A golden nickel light hovered the West Virginia Mountains over Cheat River.
New Cumberland · WV, USA
High Altitude Bright Light during mid-day
Grafton · WV, USA
Many strange blinking multi-colored lights video taped in the sky over Grafton, West Virginia.
Salem · WV, USA
star like light that changes colors
Oak Hill · WV, USA
UFO or some sort of object flying over OakHill wva
Hillsboro · WV, USA
Brilliant light hovers over mountain. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a star or planet, we suspect. PD))