UFO Sightings in Delaware
383 UFO sightings reported in Delaware since 1949, peaking in 2014 (37 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 383
- Span
- 1949–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (37 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1949–2022 · peak 2014 (37 reports)
Top cities in Delaware
Wilmington
1949–2020 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Newark
1974–2022 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Dover
1966–2022 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Bear
2003–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Lewes
2005–2022 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Bethany Beach
2011–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Rehoboth Beach
1994–2021 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Millsboro
1997–2022 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Milford
1999–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Elsmere
1970–2016 · peak 2004 (2 reports)
Middletown
1999–2016 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Hockessin
1989–2017 · peak 1989 (1 reports)
Smyrna
2001–2020 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Claymont
1954–2022 · peak 1954 (1 reports)
New Castle
1984–2019 · peak 1984 (1 reports)
Selbyville
2015–2020 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Newcastle
1966–2019 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Georgetown
1980–2022 · peak 1980 (1 reports)
Laurel
2013–2021 · peak 2021 (2 reports)
Seaford
1984–2011 · peak 1984 (1 reports)
Claymont · DE, USA
45 minutes long and watched us
Newark · DE, USA
Strange cloud changed shapes and became a saucer.
Harrington · DE, USA
Multiple UFO sighting with possible contact
Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Numerous red orbs moving north over the ocean
Broadkill · DE, USA
Large Fireball erupts in the sky then disappears after green lights fall.
Millsboro · DE, USA
Orange lights in sky.
Middletown · DE, USA
I was in my bedroom on the second floor talking on the phone, and out of nowhere I heard a noise outside. So I looked outside, and I sa
Middletown · DE, USA
It was a meteor like object that moved at angles and no curves at a high rate of speed.
Smyrna · DE, USA
Black craft with two white lights above housing development
Felton · DE, USA
Three triangular objects with rotating, colored lights appear in the western night sky over a mid-Atlantic town.
Dover · DE, USA
Unknown craft seen overhead at Dover AFB at midnight on 12/21/2010 on Route 13 south.
Wilmington · DE, USA
it apears to land then take off
Wilmington · DE, USA
Circular solid, semi-transparent glowing off-white circular shape zipped through the sky, stopped suddenly without slowing, went up
Hockessin · DE, USA
Large number of unidentified aircraft flying together.
Bear · DE, USA
group of reddish lights flying over a residential neighborhood.
Bear · DE, USA
a round metallic object flying over bear del. disappeared and reappeared changed direction and flew away at incredible speed
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
Repeated Observation of Red/Orange Flickering Lights off Delaware Coast
Dewey · DE, USA
lights along and over the water
Felton · DE, USA
Coming from upstate new york we left here at 5:30pm. Tryed to get into the first entrance of the camping ground around 11:20pm. It was
Newark · DE, USA
Multiple witnesses of 2 flying disks in Newark, DE on 08/29/10
South Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Glowing red/orange lights in sky.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Brightly lit object floating silently near tall trees. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Jupiter in the southern sky. PD))
Delaware (Highway DE-1 N) · DE, USA
My boyfriend and I were driving on DE-1 N crossing a bridge going toward 13 N when we saw a round object with big white and red lights
Wilmington · DE, USA
A quick moving green glowing ball seen while driving.
Lewes · DE, USA
Small fireball over Delaware coast