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)
Bear · DE, USA
Two bright white lights flying silently over Bear Delaware
Newark · DE, USA
Triangular UFO sighting.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Two fireballs heading in the same direction. Silent, flickering, moving quickly for how low they were. They were heading north east tow
New Castle · DE, USA
Flashing light over New Castle, DE.
Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Orange glowing ball hovering over the Atlantic Ocean for about ten minutes . Seemed to be changing size and slowly moving . Eventually
Newcastle · DE, USA
Object was clear oval with fire inside.
Newark · DE, USA
we seen a very bright circular object it was in an angle sitting still with two rings the lights
Millsboro · DE, USA
I saw three different crafts not at the same time or day first 200 am screen in porch 3 floor condo end unite. craft moving out from th
Dover · DE, USA
It was around 12 PM me and my friends saw a orange cylinder spacecraft goes extremely fast in the sky
Dover · DE, USA
My boyfriend and I we’re headed is south on Route , somewhere around 10 p.m., just a few miles past Dover Air Force Base when my boyfri
Greenwood · DE, USA
Hovering aircraft with orange lights
Newark · DE, USA
Early AM with some fog but light in a circle shined though slightly then was gone within seconds. ((anonymous report))
Magnolia · DE, USA
Peanut shaped a/c, completely silent, hovering over a corn field in my town, 50-60 yds. ((NUFORC Note: College student report. Pd))
Millsboro · DE, USA
((HOAX??)) As I was driven home from work, I noticed 2 flashing lights in the sky in between the hwy. approx. 50-60 feet in the air.
Greenwood · DE, USA
Pulsing orb of light flying just over cornfield.
Dewey Beach · DE, USA
07/04/18 at approx. 9:30 when the first annual Dewey Beach fireworks show started. Most people watching the fireworks on the Dewey/Reh
Brandywine · DE, USA
I could see a black triangle just showing through the lower bottom end of cloud. ((anonymous report))
Camden · DE, USA
Something called me to look up at the sky. At first I thought I saw the big dipper, then I noticed a large low flying object. It consis
Anderson's Corner · DE, USA
Arc of fire streaking across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
Talleyville · DE, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no detailed information. PD))
Newark · DE, USA
Very large diamond shaped craft with lights on all 4 points, moving very slowly, then disappeared.
Selbyville · DE, USA
Shooting star descending, heading towards the horizon; split into 3 spheres. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite re-entry. PD))
Claymont · DE, USA
Three sets of lights orbiting around three centers. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect advertising lights. PD))
Rehoboth Beach · DE, USA
Vibrating double chevron travelling at impossible speed southern delaware heading toward washington DC.
Hockessin · DE, USA
Large light blue beam of light flying over very quickly