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)
Nordman · ID, USA
Strange slow moving orange light traveling from west to east then turned abruptly and disappeared.
Cambridge · ID, USA
A bright light spinning and weaving over a small town in Idaho.
Moore · ID, USA
ALIEN LANDING OF UNKNOW ORIGIN TO GO ALONG WITH STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF WILD ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Boise · ID, USA
Large translucent orange/gold v-shaped object flying from wast to west in straight line
Cambridge · ID, USA
A second sighting in a small rural Idaho town.
Victor · ID, USA
Rod shaped appearance that in photos look more like double lights during daytime.
Mountain Home (observatory) · ID, USA
Telephoned Report: Three witnesses observe three distinctly yellow lights maneuvering around astronomical observatory.
Bruneau/Mountain Home (between) · ID, USA
3 Lights, 25 Ft. Off The Ground Forming A Triangle Flash In And Out Twice & Then From Afar Coyotes Howl At It For 4-5 Minutes
Burley · ID, USA
Disc shaped UFO sighted over Idaho
Pocatello · ID, USA
a light moving fairly fast.
Fruitland · ID, USA
Triangular shaped something hovering over a dairy farm.
Fort Hall · ID, USA
silver disk hovering above house
Boise · ID, USA
sporadically fast moving bright light too low to be a satellite and to high to be a plane fades into the stars after a minute
Ashton · ID, USA
Bright flash lit up entire horizon to the northward
Post Falls · ID, USA
It was looking at my house, in tryed to act fast for us to not see it back.
Meridian · ID, USA
looks like hundreds of lights in a circle and is moving slowly across the sky. It changes form and does not look like anything that is
Wendell · ID, USA
Amber lights moving in a diagnal angle seen south of wendell idaho
Wendell · ID, USA
Amber lights appearing in the skies over Wendell, ID 8:00PM 02/02/2010
Boise · ID, USA
Red Light Above Boise Descends at Tremendous Speed, Stops to Hover, Emits Radiation - All filmed by Observer 01/16/2010
Boise · ID, USA
33' Wide White Object seen over Boise, ID, emitting Screeching/Shrill Noise (01/22/10)
Boise · ID, USA
Bright white light moving downward south of Boise then leveling off.
Eagle · ID, USA
A bright fire ball light hovering in the lower sky over Boise Eagle area.
Emmett · ID, USA
Light looked like a star but bigger and brighter went across the sky semi fast got dimmer. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite?? PD))
Post Falls · ID, USA
Unkn object following aircraft
Boise · ID, USA
A red light North of Boise, erratic/still, movment!