UFO Sightings in Alaska
615 UFO sightings reported in Alaska since 1936, peaking in 2013 (53 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 615
- Span
- 1936–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (53 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1936–2022 · peak 2013 (53 reports)
Top cities in Alaska
Anchorage
1949–2022 · peak 2012 (18 reports)
Fairbanks
1949–2022 · peak 2013 (12 reports)
Wasilla
1988–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
North Pole
1988–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Palmer
1999–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Juneau
1968–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Eagle River
1998–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
1970–2020 · peak 1970 (2 reports)
Kenai
1969–2020 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Ketchikan
1978–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Bethel
1996–2020 · peak 2009 (2 reports)
Homer
2000–2019 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Soldotna
1976–2021 · peak 2018 (3 reports)
Seward
1985–2020 · peak 1999 (3 reports)
Chugiak
1973–2021 · peak 1973 (1 reports)
Kodiak
1998–2019 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Willow
2007–2022 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Nikiski
1999–2017 · peak 1999 (1 reports)
Nenana
1962–2018 · peak 1962 (1 reports)
Delta Junction
1966–2016 · peak 1966 (1 reports)
Anchorage · AK, USA
Bright orange lights, moving slowly up from the ground, hovering and moving away to the SW.
Ketchikan · AK, USA
Light stayed over airport and slowly went left to right. Then it got really bright and dimmed and was gone.
North Pole · AK, USA
Bright orange flashes lasting only a few seconds in North Pole, Alaska.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
Brights orange lights flashing, and disappeared out of sky instantly
Anchorage · AK, USA
Red light with yellow edges pulsating and stationary to the south of Anchorage just below overcast cloud cover which provided me with a
Anchorage · AK, USA
Anchorage meteor ufo Spenard area.
North Pole · AK, USA
Dim flash of orange lasting a few seconds that came from above and illuminated 30 ft. trees.
Anchorage · AK, USA
Strange flash in the sky.
Anchorage · AK, USA
Two large, bright red, circular objects falling out of the sky over Elmendorf AFB.
Soldotna · AK, USA
Orange flashes of light in different areas.
Anchorage · AK, USA
Very large fireball with a fire trail falling over southside of Anch. inlet, 2 jets observed flying towards object.
Wasilla · AK, USA
Orange fireball looking object moving fluidly across sky over Wasilla moving fast enough to appear propelled. Stopped and then disappea
Anchorage · AK, USA
stationary amber/orange colored lights over Anchorage.
Anchorage · AK, USA
At least 40 round red orbs hovering in formation above the hillside, disappeared quickly.
Anchorage · AK, USA
Orange light in sky approaching from southeast. Steady trajectory.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
Six orange lights three differnt times from New Years Eve 11 pm to New Years Day 12:30 am.
Eagle River · AK, USA
Orange lights hovering in v formation, change formation and fade away over the Glenn Hwy.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
Orange light floating in night sky.
Wasilla · AK, USA
A UFO was photographed, but Men in Black came and confiscated the evidence.
Wasilla · AK, USA
One object flying east to west over Wasilla area...Well lit displaying bright white, green and red colors. Flying very erratically.
Fairbanks · AK, USA
Saw bright orange and blue lights above on civilian side of birch hill while at viewing spot with friends.
Kuparuk Oilfield · AK, USA
Bright light above the clouds shines a beam down which does not reach the ground.
Kuparuk Oilfield · AK, USA
Light in sky very strange, but believed to be noctilucent clouds seen through dark, lower clouds.
Palmer · AK, USA
It's snowing hard our first real snow of the season... I went in the kitchen and happened to glance out the window and I saw these fire
Palmer · AK, USA
Large orange cylindrical object flying over and near Pioneer Peak Alaska (6,000 ft in elevation)