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)
Fairhope · AL, USA
Witness observes tire-shaped object w/windows.
Guntersville · AL, USA
new glass like craft seen
Pell City · AL, USA
A fishing trip ends with a loud roar and a bright light waking me up in the night.
Demopolis · AL, USA
me and a coworker were outside. We say this large disk shaped craft. It hovered about 2 minutes.lights were lighting up from outside to
Phoenix City · AL, USA
CLOSE ENCOUNTER/CAUGHT ON VIDEO on march 29 1997 I lost over 3 hrs.while filming hale bop,(CAPTURED CRAFT,BEINGS ON VIDEO.)I THOUGHT I
Mobile · AL, USA
An oval, dark blue, light blue exaust.
Birmingham · AL, USA
Pastor repts. seeing a "bright ball of fire w/ speed of a falling star" streak W to E. Slows, stops, turns 180 deg., shoots to NW.
Tuscaloosa · AL, USA
Saucer skirts clouds, disappears
Woodville · AL, USA
Object had 4 white lights shining their beams behind it. They swept around to the front and it took off north.
Alabama (location unspecified) · AL, USA
hovering ball of fire
Muscle Shoals · AL, USA
Man, lying on back looking up, sees tiny bright white speck streak across blue sky from W to E. Obj. zigzagged twice, disappeared
Gunteersville · AL, USA
new type of ufos almost un seeable to the eye
Birmingham (Huffman/Centerpoint) · AL, USA
I was working security at a local hospital and was sitting in security truck, which had a monitor for the Birmingham Police Dept instal
Heflin (Talladega National Forest at Oak Level) · AL, USA
Parked at hunting spot appx 2 a.m. with vehicle facing west. saw bright light moving north to south at speeds not humanly possible the
Mobile · AL, USA
My father had came to pick me up n go hunting at a buddy of ours place . ((anonymous report))
Centreville/Selma (area on state road 219 between) · AL, USA
Fireball over rural Alabama
Daphne · AL, USA
Triangular shaped object with 3 lights, passes over house at low altitude and made no sound.
Birmingham · AL, USA
Man standing outside sees what looks like "shooting star." Obj. split into 3 lights, "like isosceles triangle," shot across sky to SE
Bessemer · AL, USA
Man, wife, 2 children, driving down long hill, see bizarre cluster of lights, "like Christmas tree in the sky." Multiple witnesses.
Morris · AL, USA
There was a roundish object with glowing, shifting lights lining the edges of the craft as it hovered silently above the trees.
Wedowee · AL, USA
MUFON/ISUR (GEORGIA) REPORT: Investigation-Glowing Orb Chases Church Van
Birmingham · AL, USA
Woman & son encounter 3 "double sets of headlights" hovering in sky. Moved to left of car; silhouette visible. Shot beam of light.
Florence · AL, USA
Man & son witness "round, green object, like circle inside circle" streak across sky, disappear. Very clear view. Good rept..
Southside · AL, USA
It traveled so quickly...like turning a light switch on to off.
Mobile · AL, USA
Woman w/ children & neighbor see dark obj. fly overhead, go through roof of townhouse, Flashing lights in house next day F-16's.