UFO Sightings in Alabama
1,275 UFO sightings reported in Alabama since 1939, peaking in 2014 (130 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,275
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (130 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2014 (130 reports)
Top cities in Alabama
Huntsville
1961–2022 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Birmingham
1951–2022 · peak 2006 (9 reports)
Mobile
1979–2022 · peak 2019 (8 reports)
Melbourne (Australia)
1960–2021 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Madison
1973–2020 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Montgomery
1962–2020 · peak 1994 (4 reports)
Dothan
2003–2022 · peak 2022 (7 reports)
Gulf Shores
1997–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Tuscaloosa
1996–2021 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Florence
1964–2019 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Hoover
2001–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Australia
1987–2014 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Cullman
2000–2019 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Gadsden
1965–2019 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Anniston
1975–2020 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Auburn
1972–2017 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Orange Beach
2002–2019 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Phenix City
2009–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Fort Payne
1973–2022 · peak 2022 (4 reports)
Gardendale
1968–2022 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Shelby (Lay Lake) · AL, USA
White star looking object that grew very large, and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: "Flare" from Iridium satellite? PD))
Ranburne · AL, USA
Saw 3 bright orange lights in the night sky.
Mobile · AL, USA
A very, very bright round light appeared in the sky, way above the tree line, and it rapidly starting descending, rapidly, so fast, fas
Trussville · AL, USA
Lighted object over Trussville, AL, spotted by two adults driving southbound on Chalkville Rd.. It flipped, then we lost it.
Florence · AL, USA
Silent Bright pulsating light orb that sails slow & low across the sky just above tree tops
Mobile · AL, USA
Multiple craft with twinkling red lights. Appear to fly in a grid.
Semmes · AL, USA
Six red lights evenly spaced, moving slowly across the sky....
Florala · AL, USA
3 objects. first object was miles apart from the other two. it just flew from the south east to the north west until no longer visible.
Attalla · AL, USA
Lights in circular motion going in to one another. Stood in same spot for along time before moving about 60 ft. When they left. They l
Auburn · AL, USA
While driving, I looked out the window and there was an object, and it looked odd. Then I took a picture of the unusual object.
Hoover · AL, USA
4 white floating streaks of light, that moved in no particular order in Hoover area
Birmingham · AL, USA
UFOs moving fast like fireballs or individual rockets.
Mobile · AL, USA
many shooting stars before a strange object appeared.
Chelsea · AL, USA
8 stationary objects with red lights hovering in a semi-circle shape for approx 5 mins in Chelsea, AL
Robertsdale · AL, USA
I could not explain it, and wondering if anyone else saw it.
Phenix City · AL, USA
At around 18:00 or 18:30 hrs. on November 6, 2014, my friend and I witnessed a disc like oval craft traveling SE over Phenix City.
Greendale · AL, USA
Two objects flew across the sky from south to north close together they were jade in color my wife saw them while driving.
Madison · AL, USA
Friend says wow 2 shooting stars, i did not see but i know it wasnt stars
Columbia · AL, USA
I noticed 4-5 orb-like anomalies moving in formation across the evening sky.
Trussville · AL, USA
Very large low flying aircraft covered ten or more bright, non-blinking white lights.
Albertville · AL, USA
Came about 6:00 pm saw to my north a some clouds but something was going round and round and then it went a bit further out, it seemed.
Mobile · AL, USA
Large shape-changing fiery object.
Florence · AL, USA
My daughter and I were sitting at the traffic light at Cox Creek Pkwy and Florence Blvd. facing S.W.? A large white light streaked.
Rockford · AL, USA
Bright multi-colored image in the eastern part of sky moving erratically with flashing lights. Then after about an hour one image turn
Valley · AL, USA
Huge white light!!!!!!