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)
Wilmington · DE, USA
Flashing red, green and white light. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Wilmington · DE, USA
Light over General Motors plant
Clayton · DE, USA
Saw triangular shaped, black object with greenish lights, on 2/19/05, in De. USA at 9:30pm EST
Newark · DE, USA
Amber light seen above Newark, Delaware. Aprox 3:30am
Lewes · DE, USA
Heading south on Route 1 toward Lewes, Delware, I observed 4 solid red lights in a chevron formation. They did not move, remaining sta
Seaford/Millsboro (from/to)Millsboro · to Rehobot, DE, USA
Light followed car from start of journey to destination, stopping when vehicle stopped and so forth.
Wilmington · DE, USA
I observed a metallic sphere travelling west to east below cloud level.
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
UFO 40 miles off Rehoboth Beach Delaware coast
Elsmere · DE, USA
Flying Wing over Elsmere DE
Seaford/Old Bridge · DE, USA
Hoovering Craft in Seaford, Delaware 4/30/04
New Castle · DE, USA
Two white lights traveling at a very fast speed.
Milton · DE, USA
Boat/schooner shaped Hull curved rotating ,color Flat Black.
Elsmere · DE, USA
Lights outside Elsmere Pt. 2
Milford · DE, USA
Long dark gray metallic object spotted in front of cloud, moving slower than a plane.
Bear · DE, USA
Five strange lights moving in a slithering motion over my car like a sidewinder.
Elsmere · DE, USA
Light came over Town of Elsmere then shot off.
Middletown · DE, USA
Saw a craft with bright lights, watched it, saw it do an ABOUT FACE in midair and come straight back the same path it had been taking
Orlando · DE, USA
I was walking my dog after i'd put the children to bed when i saw it, was huge a great fireball
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
fACING TO THE sOUTHEAST A VERY BRIGHT OBJECT HIGH IN THE SKY HOVERING OVER PROBABLY THE OCEAN AND i WATCHED IT MOVE HIGHER IN THE SKY D
Seaford · DE, USA
Strange lights in the sky
Smyrna · DE, USA
Triangle craft with 3 bright lights
Dewey Beach · DE, USA
Very largeTriangle shaped silent craft moving off of the ocean over our heads with lights at each corner
Dover · DE, USA
triangle with white lights
Dover · DE, USA
Triangle shaped aircraft hovering low in a field off Route 1 South
Frankford · DE, USA
bright white flying object in our backyard.