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)
Mountain Home · ID, USA
Saucer like object made up of 18 red lights in eastern sky from Mountain Home, Idaho.
Nampa · ID, USA
During the spring of 2015 I rose out of bed and went out on my rear patio to smoke a cigarette. I am a stargazer and loved watching th
Meridian · ID, USA
It was exactly like the Phoenix lights, and someone has a photo of the formation.
Meridian · ID, USA
Around 9:30 at nite I saw a bright light travelog from north to south just west of eagle road. it flew almost directly over me so i ha
Boise · ID, USA
Streaking fiery mass.
Saint Maries · ID, USA
Satellite-like object seen moving from S to SW and away from Earth. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite?? PD))
Moscow · ID, USA
Moving star-like lights
Priest Lake · ID, USA
At first,three orange hue lights,just below the heavy cloud cover, moved out of the southeast in unison and then faded away and then fo
Coeur D'Alene · ID, USA
Two Large Orange Sphere's on Canfield Mtn
Payette/Weiser · ID, USA
2 ufos scanning the area, moving fast and more nimble than anything we have on earth
Montpelier · ID, USA
Late afternoon an object was sighted overhead that barely moved for the half hour we were paying attention to it. Without binoculars we
Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls · ID, USA
Craft with 4 Red Straight Lined Flashing Lights
Coeur d'Alene · ID, USA
Adult male witness reports seeing two white lights streak from west to east; 80 degrees in two seconds.
Homedale · ID, USA
Streak of exceedingly bright light flashed northeast across the sky.
Meridian · ID, USA
Bright/star-like light in high in eastern sky, seemed to sort of hover, then vanished
Moscow · ID, USA
Bright 'light-on-a-rheostat' in eastern sky.
Mountain Home · ID, USA
Bright orange lights, one appears then disappears, them repeats going across sky about 10-20 meters.
Mountain Home · ID, USA
Small light darting across sky NW of the moon.
Middleton · ID, USA
Three bright lights clustered together, hovering in the same place, going dim to bright without a pattern. After 15 minutes, helicopter
Mountain Home · ID, USA
5 Red/Orange Orbs/spheres flying over Mountain Home Idaho.
Meridian · ID, USA
Grey color wing shape craft with no lights or sound.
Salmon · ID, USA
Strange and bright strobe like lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Meridian · ID, USA
UFO with red lights over Boise, ID.
Fairview · ID, USA
A larger UFO that was around 5 cylinders together and around 200 feet wide and long, and smaller UFO that was just one cylinder.
Twin Falls · ID, USA
3 orangish-red oval fireballs above Castleford