UFO Sightings in Colorado
3,016 UFO sightings reported in Colorado since 1931, peaking in 2020 (226 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 3,016
- Span
- 1931–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (226 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1931–2022 · peak 2020 (226 reports)
Top cities in Colorado
Denver
1954–2022 · peak 2014 (27 reports)
Colorado Springs
1956–2022 · peak 2014 (25 reports)
Fort Collins
1963–2021 · peak 2018 (14 reports)
Boulder
1969–2021 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Aurora
1962–2021 · peak 2016 (10 reports)
Grand Junction
1989–2022 · peak 2020 (29 reports)
Longmont
1978–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Littleton
1965–2022 · peak 2002 (7 reports)
Pueblo
1995–2021 · peak 2020 (12 reports)
Lakewood
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Loveland
1988–2022 · peak 2005 (6 reports)
Arvada
1959–2021 · peak 2016 (8 reports)
Westminster
1971–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Greeley
1998–2021 · peak 2016 (11 reports)
Thornton
1997–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Englewood
2001–2020 · peak 2004 (7 reports)
Estes Park
1954–2021 · peak 2019 (12 reports)
Highlands Ranch
1998–2022 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Golden
1975–2020 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Broomfield
1998–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Loveland · CO, USA
Loveland, CO, UFO red and yellow, egg-shaped object.
Denver · CO, USA
Moved slow but made quick turns staying and circling same area I have it on security camera's that record 24/7
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Solid black circular object making no noise. Only 1 light not flashing. Very fast object.
Peyton · CO, USA
I notice fairly fast movement. First thought was a meteor. ((anonymous report))
Longmont · CO, USA
Unusual very bright looking star with the distinctive shape of an upward pointing arrow. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Englewood · CO, USA
Seen a very brief bright light fast through the clouds. Lasted 3 to 5 seconds and was gone.
Denver · CO, USA
Bright object over downtown (East) Denver is observed twice, then the same thing appears in the West
Park County · CO, USA
Large Chevron Shaped Object Slowly Passing Overhead
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
2-6 floating, with upword movement, yellow-orange lights outside the USAFA in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
1-6 extremely bright yellow lights mid sky facing south. 2 horizontal rows maybe 3 on each side flashing e-regularly somethimes making
Peyton · CO, USA
Facing southwest on Meridian Road looking out over Peterson AFB. Saw three HUGE orange orbs floating in a triangle formation. Lights pr
Golden · CO, USA
Blue/purple orb seen from North Table in Golden, CO. ((anonymous report))
Arvada · CO, USA
We drive our car in the night when we see objects of orange and red lights in a formation in the sky . couple they move and the others
Longmont · CO, USA
12 red/orange large, identical, oval objects, flying exact same speed, slowly over Longmont, CO. ((NUFORC Note: Lanterns? PD))
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
Taking out the trash I saw an odd shaped object flying in a circular as well as zigzag pattern with no visible lights. I wouldn’t have
Parachute · CO, USA
A bright light that hovered in the sky and seemed to emit different colors. The shape seemed to change and the colors changed from gre
Nederland · CO, USA
Orange fireballs, Bright, Scoping the forest. ((anonymous report))
Eaton · CO, USA
UFO and pink orb.
Broomfield · CO, USA
Horizontal gray teardrop shaped craft arced across neighborhood just above houses
Longmont · CO, USA
12 orange red objects flying across Longmont in NE direction
Fountain · CO, USA
A very bright light (brighter than the stars) suspended at an altitude higher than Cheyenne Mountain below it.
Longmont · CO, USA
3 dancing, glowing, red balls of light in the NE. Moving in formation, forming triangle, then moving off, blinking out. ((anon. rept.))
Colorado Springs · CO, USA
White Sphere seen over mountains Colorado Springs
Denver · CO, USA
3 glowing orange lights.
Golden · CO, USA
Strange melodic hum, higher pitched, alternating between 2 tones and moving back and forth N and W of Golden, CO.