UFO Sightings in Indiana
2,549 UFO sightings reported in Indiana since 1940, peaking in 2020 (193 reports); most often described as unknown.
- Total sightings
- 2,549
- Span
- 1940–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (193 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Unknown
1940–2022 · peak 2020 (193 reports)
Top cities in Indiana
Indianapolis
1954–2022 · peak 2013 (27 reports)
Fort Wayne
1980–2022 · peak 2014 (17 reports)
Evansville
1970–2022 · peak 2019 (16 reports)
Mt. Vernon
1956–2022 · peak 2020 (28 reports)
Newburgh
1990–2021 · peak 2019 (28 reports)
South Bend
1997–2021 · peak 2003 (4 reports)
Terre Haute
1955–2021 · peak 2004 (7 reports)
Lafayette
1959–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Fishers
1996–2021 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
Kokomo
1996–2021 · peak 2008 (14 reports)
Bloomington
1973–2022 · peak 2006 (3 reports)
Noblesville
1992–2022 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Greenwood
1999–2020 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Santa Claus
2018–2022 · peak 2019 (13 reports)
Muncie
1958–2019 · peak 2011 (5 reports)
Crown Point
1987–2021 · peak 2017 (4 reports)
Vincennes
1970–2022 · peak 1970 (4 reports)
New Albany
1959–2022 · peak 1998 (2 reports)
Marion
1979–2021 · peak 2003 (2 reports)
Mishawaka
1974–2020 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Walton · IN, USA
I seen a big shadow of a hawk or vulture that seemed close. ((anonymous report))
Vincennes · IN, USA
For the last 3 weeks I have seen an object over the Vincennes area...it isn't there every night but most nights...usually white in colo
Fishers · IN, USA
Blueish stream flying in the air.
Monticello · IN, USA
Walking home from seeing a movie, I noticed an object moving around in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Jupiter?? PD))
Seymour · IN, USA
Two orange ring shaped objects flying overhead
South Bend · IN, USA
About 10 red lights rising in the sky, appeared to maneuver - second sighting in five years, same part of the sky.
Lynn · IN, USA
Very large dark gray object with possible windows flying low.
Goshen · IN, USA
Walked out of my house in the country, and seen a ball if light.It was lower than normal for anything which would make sense to see
Demotte · IN, USA
I was on HWY10 heading W towards Demotte. I red ball started slowing moving towards the earth in the sky ahead of me. As I watched t
Princeton · IN, USA
Several lights dancing erratically in the western sky. 3/7/17 ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the star, Sirius. PD))
Alexandria · IN, USA
Friday march 10th 2017. There was a White light in the sky. I used a camera and zoomed in. I was round like a planet. But it was to low
Indianapolis · IN, USA
I was on the highway on e 38th st & pendleton pike when I seen a object that resembled the sun it was a bright ball of light hovering o
Anderson · IN, USA
I’ve never seen anything ever reported that looked like what I saw!
Indianapolis · IN, USA
It was trying to make contact
Osceola · IN, USA
Something in the sky that caught my husband's attention to the E. It had red, green and white light. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Mt. Summit · IN, USA
Unknown object northeastern Indiana. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Fireballs over Indianapolis on New Years Eve.
Liberty · IN, USA
Triangular object seen by 2 men in Liberty, IN, with 2 red and 2 white lights and gun metal grey.
Boone Grove · IN, USA
Driving north from Wheatfield IN, into Bone Grove IN, just south of Valparaiso,IN. I witmessed white lights in the sky, dark saucer sha
Evansville · IN, USA
circle with lights not chopper light in the center for sure too close to be meteor. ((anonymous report))
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Multiple flying and lit-up diamond shaped objects were seen going from one specific place to another. ((anonymous report))
McCordsville · IN, USA
After returning near my neighborhood (Emerald Springs) my daughter and I noticed a very bright orange and yellow glow moving very slowl
Rolling Prairie · IN, USA
Several sets of red, white, blue/green lights under triangular object East Rolling Prairie left in sky West. ((anonymous report))
Portage · IN, USA
V shaped object appeared out of nowhere.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
23 amber lights travelling northwest to southeast making no sound.