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)
Dover · DE, USA
Two large oval shaped saucers were flowing low and close together in the tree lines.
Pike Creek · DE, USA
Objects at very high altitudes, traveling east.
Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Round glowing orange object, seen by myself, my daughter and 2 other people who were watching the meteorite showers
Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Orange circle in sky.
Stanton · DE, USA
Quick flash of light with vary distinguished shape!
Smyrna · DE, USA
Very bright Triangle/U shaped light.
Newcastle · DE, USA
((HOAX??)) Newcastle, DE, Fri., Aug. 28 2015 approx. 7:45 am est. visiting cemetary. At that time I looked in sky cigar shape.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Triangular lights seen over Wilmington, DE, heading towards New Castle along 13
Tallahassee · DE, USA
Hovering object.
Pike Creek · DE, USA
Bright Round White Light with Flashing Red or Orange light.
Newark · DE, USA
Trianular shaped, silent aircraft with pulsing white lights silently and quickly passed over top in Newark, DE.
Hartly · DE, USA
Three triangular shaped objects directly above my driveway in forest grove park. I was pulling in the driveway with my dad and I was in
Dover · DE, USA
Controlled or extraterrestrial object. ((anonymous report))
Elsmere · DE, USA
I saw a bright pulsating orb that lit up the South East sky.
Townsend · DE, USA
4 people witnessed this amazing event, 3 sep. objects.HUGE, MAJESTIC, LIGHTS BRILLIANT QUIET, LOW
Millsboro · DE, USA
White bright orb pulsing.
Millsboro · DE, USA
White red glowing orb flying west to east at medium rate of speed but faster then any plane I've seen.
Hockessin · DE, USA
Bright lights hovering in air dimmed and flew eastward.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Cluster of orange/red pulsating lights vicinity of Philadelphia Airport
Wilmington · DE, USA
Lots of pulsing red lights flying in formation, against the wind, south of the Philadelphia metro area
Wilmington · DE, USA
8 fireballs following same path traveled northeast.
Milford · DE, USA
Bright orange orb traveled from south to north just above tree tops over McColley st/Marshal St. area,then traveled east.
Bethany Beach · DE, USA
Looking at the moon from a beach house, observed several orange triangle objects in the south east sky. All in a row. Went from maybe 6
Harrington · DE, USA
2 Fireball looking quiet slow flying object.
Wilmington · DE, USA
Saw 2 slow moving fireball type orbs heading South over Kirkwood hwy. while at gas station.