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)
Boise · ID, USA
Circle of intensely bright red lights that initially spewed out falling lights and hovered for a long time before receding slowing up.
Boise · ID, USA
Bright red light in sky moving very slow and at a random pace.
Boise · ID, USA
Red, slowly pulsating light, that hovered in the north for twenty minutes.
Meridian · ID, USA
Over 2 hours long UFO hoovers nears Boise, Idaho skys.
Plummer · ID, USA
Bright orange object over Northern Idaho.
Boise · ID, USA
Very bright object aprox 1000ft agl, steady west to east course, suddenly dims to complete dark. Similar to shooting star fadeout, yet
Greenleaf · ID, USA
saw light in the southwestern sky of Idaho around the area of greenleaf light appeared in the eastern sky then disappeared
Hayden · ID, USA
20 Glowing Boomerang shaped objects during 5 sightings over 4 hours
Hayden · ID, USA
3 CONCURRENT SIGHTINGS WITHIN 25 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER: At 23:25 on 6/03/09 my girlfriend and I were stargazing when I noticed what I
Hayden · ID, USA
TRIANGULAR OBJECT WITH WHITE AND RED FLASHING LIGHTS
Hayden · ID, USA
TRIANGULAR FLY BY AGAIN... 3 WHITE FLASHING LIGHTS ONE PULSING RED LIGHT
Workey · ID, USA
A bright glowing hour glass shaped object which was stationary in the night sky
Midvale · ID, USA
Large orange fireball, turning to orange light heading North to South in central Idaho sky, hovering at times then disappearing.
Montpelier · ID, USA
4 lobed craft hovering over Montpelier, ID in broad daylight.
Boise · ID, USA
White Spherical objects seen
Weiser · ID, USA
BRIGHT WHITE OBJECT CHANGEING IN COLOR MOVEING OVER INDIAN HEAD MOUNTAIN
Post Falls · ID, USA
Anamoly in long exposure photo
Nampa · ID, USA
Interesting light in sky, definitely space-object, behaved like satellite, but was momentarily very, very bright
Wendell · ID, USA
Bright red/orange lights move into diagonal formation
Buhl · ID, USA
while fishing on the snake river my wife and I saw two star like objects move a great distance across the horizon before dusk.
Idaho Falls · ID, USA
Stationary lights in the path of the ISS
Riggins · ID, USA
Was out hunting and looked up and saw what seemed like a star blinking. Then we put a spotting scope to it and the object remained stat
Rathdrum · ID, USA
Dear Mr. Davenport, Here is a brief description of my brothers experience.I'm listing my contact information because we do not want it
Rathdrum · ID, USA
At approximately 2:30 on September 21, 2008 I heard a buzzing sound that appeared to be coming from my roof. I stepped onto the porch a
City of Rocks National Reserve · ID, USA
Color changing light moving erratically just off the horizon in the distance.