UFO Sightings in Idaho
1,273 UFO sightings reported in Idaho since 1932, peaking in 2020 (128 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,273
- Span
- 1932–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (128 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1932–2022 · peak 2020 (128 reports)
Top cities in Idaho
Boise
1932–2022 · peak 2019 (42 reports)
Nampa
1992–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Meridian
1977–2021 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Twin Falls
1981–2021 · peak 2019 (7 reports)
Coeur d'Alene
1950–2020 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Idaho Falls
1989–2022 · peak 2006 (6 reports)
Sandpoint
1976–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Pocatello
1998–2021 · peak 2021 (4 reports)
Post Falls
1999–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Caldwell
1994–2021 · peak 2015 (4 reports)
Mountain Home
1983–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Kuna
1989–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Lewiston
1961–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Hayden
2000–2022 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Moscow
1993–2021 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Emmett
2005–2019 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Rexburg
1974–2020 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Rathdrum
1989–2021 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Jerome
2001–2020 · peak 2020 (6 reports)
Eagle
2001–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Victor · ID, USA
Flaming ball of fire - spinning- Linear movements.
Boise · ID, USA
Saw this orb with a blue and red light. When it was still it was visible when it moved the sky turned blue around the triangle shaped c
Eden · ID, USA
Constant hover..blue and yellow orange beams that rotate from top to bottom white light is blinding bright ((anonymous report))
Boise · ID, USA
((HOAX??)) Eight egg-looking saucers in the air temp dropped. ((anonymous report))
Boise · ID, USA
Big green orb falling straight down out of sky.
Signal Peak (near) · ID, USA
Falling star -wasn’t a falling star !
Boise · ID, USA
As I was walking down the sidewalk with my 6 year old son, I stopped to put sunglasses on my son. Just after my son put the sunglasses
Athol · ID, USA
Orange globes seen from Athol that appeared to be near Sandpoint.
Mountain Home AFB · ID, USA
Bright orange lights near Mountain Home AFB
White Bird · ID, USA
A bright object perhaps one sixth the size of the moon, traveling from east to west appeared and traveled quickly looking like a balloo
Lake Pend Oreille (north end) · ID, USA
UFO passes directly overhead at high speed in response to our flashlights (we think).
Pocatello · ID, USA
Just getting to Pocatello on the freeway look towards the west big bright light above of the street lights I was a passenger watching i
Victor · ID, USA
12:00am-Looking out bedroom window into backyard which was pitch black had heard what sounded like heavy blowing wind. Saw a spotlight
Twin Falls · ID, USA
The undidentified object materialized to the northeast of our position at approximately 22:14 PM Mountain Time. I began recording t
Twin Falls · ID, USA
Unidentified Orb first witnessed slowly hovering from the South continuing until disapoearing to the North East. No blinking lights
Burke · ID, USA
Saw three triangular craft that appeared to be followed by 10-20 smaller lights. ((Starlink satellites?))
Lewiston · ID, USA
The craft was observed traveling northeast. It maintained continuous light, brighter than any star or other heavenly body.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
Solid light (star-like) ((anonymous report))
Caldwell · ID, USA
UFO CLOUD 2400MPH ((anonymous report))
Nampa · ID, USA
Looked like a glowing fireball in the sky during fireworks.
Payette · ID, USA
Was driving along and and saw this small shiny meatal object flying around medium speed and disappeared in front of our eyes
Marsing · ID, USA
Bright and erratic moving object, almost space shuttle shaped. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Jupiter?? PD))
Post Falls · ID, USA
Seen first one over Post Falls, and over CDA, then nothing, no noise. Had 3 glowing lights at ends of triangle. ((anonymous report))
Boise · ID, USA
Cigar-shaped ship, covered In glittery bright white lights.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
Large bright white light formed a circle, then disappeared, reappeared, and formed another circle, then disappeared again.