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)
Harrison · ID, USA
Fireball in the sky & it went down into the horizon.
Boise · ID, USA
7 objects glowing red in V formation Very far away or small crafts Hoved above in a stationary position Slowly all went straight up and
Spirit Lake · ID, USA
Bluish semi-transparent round object moving east. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares in two photos of the setting Sun. PD))
Twin Falls · ID, USA
There were 7 lights that were solid white all paced out through the span of roughly 40 min. Some seemed be flying straight but after fo
Nampa · ID, USA
2 small circular crafts seen within a period of 30min minutes from each other while another triangular shaped craft was found 1hr later
Nampa · ID, USA
"What's that?", my wife cried. I stood and beheld a loping orange fireball. Attempting to focus on its shape.
Meridian · ID, USA
Multiple triangle shaped objects floating in formation. ((anonymous report))
Melba · ID, USA
Bright orange orbs.
Victor · ID, USA
One main object moving all over the place eventually seemed to release two smaller objects.
Boise · ID, USA
Sighting of multiple illuminated craft hovering and assending over Boise, idaho
Boise · ID, USA
Two multicolored illuminated objects hovered above Boise and ascended vertically and vanishished out of site. ((anonymous report))
Emmett · ID, USA
three white orbs in a triangle formation slowly got closer then zoom off into the sky
Rigby · ID, USA
Two lights flying, one in front of the other, thought they were satellites until the bigger of the two slowed.
Garden City · ID, USA
Saw a bright orange fireball moving from west to east in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Lava Hot Springs · ID, USA
Saw a set of 3 bright lights float, and then explode; in the N sky, looking from Lava Hot Springs, ID.
Hope · ID, USA
Object that gave off a changing red/orange/green light. Very large. ((NUFORC Note: Venus or Sirius? Anonymous report. PD))
Melba · ID, USA
Oval shape with yellow, red, blue, and green pulsating lights observed for 18 minutes in a dark sky.
Nampa · ID, USA
Triangle shaped. Orange to red glow. Would be dim, bright, and disappear. Then reappear in different location. Silent.
Lava Hot Springs · ID, USA
Bright lights in southeast Idaho sky.
Nampa · ID, USA
Disk/saucer in Nampa, Idaho. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Venus, we suspect. PD))
Nampa · ID, USA
I saw 2 orange lights. At first I thought it was a plane till one light went in front of the other. ((anonymous report))
Boise · ID, USA
Orange orb in north sky around 12:10 am in Boise 2017. ((anonymous report))
Boise · ID, USA
4-5 Floating, glowing orange globes
Eden · ID, USA
Large short duration flash of lightly green tinted light that brightened the entire horizon 10 miles away.
Boise · ID, USA
4 orange orbs flying in formation. One orb disappeared, the flying became erratic, all disappeared. ((anonymous report))