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)
Lewes · DE, USA
((ADVERTISING LIGHTS??)) 4 White lights continually circling over area in sky and joining in center at a point.
Lewes · DE, USA
White globe type lights circulating and converging. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights, we wonder? PD))
Newark · DE, USA
Very brilliant white light over northern Delaware, hovering for an hour and then shot upward into space. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Claymont · DE, USA
2 spheres side by side traveling west to east over claymont de.
Middletown / Townsend or Cecilton / Warwick · Maryland, DE, USA
Bright lights are seen for seconds then vanish after a house blocks view
Smyna · DE, USA
Huge space circular air craft. About 3 football field lengths from what I can remember. It was a black in color or more like a dark alm
Newark · DE, USA
Object traveling at an extreme speed and maneuvers not capable by any known aircarft
Greenwood · DE, USA
Unidentified orbs seen in vicinity of Dover Air Force Base
Dover · DE, USA
((HOAX??)) Shpere like air craft sighted in DE, on new years.
Dover · DE, USA
Silent, triangular craft hovering over a field within one mile of airforce base
Seaford · DE, USA
two cicular objects observes for about 15 seconds on a clear night, dimmed slightly once, then again and dissapered
Wilmington · DE, USA
3 objects interacting over DE City
Newark · DE, USA
While sitting outside, witnessed an unusual aircraft, which changed speeds amazingly.
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
bright green oblonged object flying vertical in sky
Wilmington · DE, USA
triangular shape with lights
Wilmington · DE, USA
Weird Lights
Dover · DE, USA
Floating Airliner?
Fenwick Island · DE, USA
bright light stopping/starting and changing directions; east to west migration x 45 minutes before stopping
Wilmington (suburbs) · DE, USA
Brilliant sphere floats above the Wilmington Suburbs.
Dover · DE, USA
Low flying extremely fast dull yellow/white diamond shaped object heading South. Dover De.
Hockessin · DE, USA
Observed stationary sphere while photographing chemtrails. ((NUFORC Note: Contrails. PD))
Newark · DE, USA
Red-Orange light seen from the University of Delaware campus
Lewes · DE, USA
Radio changing and light circling car
Newark · DE, USA
Very fast, brillant bluish/white light travelling horizontally without dimming or falling
Newark · DE, USA
3bright lights trianglular shape like an airplane, but hovering