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)
La Porte · IN, USA
2 bright star like objects near Canis Major.
Lafayette · IN, USA
Maybe a drone, small dark object moving in random directions, also staying still.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Two objects, one stationary, one sweeping the other.
Ft. Wayne · IN, USA
((HOAX??)) Orange beams in the sky; a "V" shaped lighting bolt struck it; I-65 S, N of Ft. Wayne and north of Indianapolis.
Evansville · IN, USA
Loud low humming noise. Gradually getting louder then softer then louder again then softer and so on. Hum heard equally indoors.
Noblesville · IN, USA
Golden orange sphere not blinking, flying close to air traffic, and changing direction…
Butler · IN, USA
Two close lights, first dim and second twice as bright with occaisional flare up, non-blinking.
Evansville · IN, USA
Three orange lights make a triangle over east side of Evansville, IN.
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
It was triangular with 3 different colors of lights (red, orange and yellow) there was just 1 ufo. It just flew around.
Greenfield · IN, USA
Two distinct odd colored red lights suddenly vanish.
Evansville · IN, USA
Round pattern of white lights.
Louisville · IN, USA
White orb outside of plane on flight from Atlanta to Chicago.
Rushville · IN, USA
2 non-blinking lights (one red and one blue) on a stationary, triangular object
Rushville · IN, USA
2 non-blinking lights (one red and one blue) on a stationary, triangular object.
Noblesville · IN, USA
Large Dark Triangular shape with lights.
Beech Grove · IN, USA
Low flying slow moving, had red and white lights.
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Two white lights seen stationary, then "parted" and traveled out of sight.
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
3 lights in the shape of a triangle hover and then travel S, SW.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
My husband and I were driving home from a dinner out. I've never seen a UFO or any flying object like this.
Clinton · IN, USA
Round lights in similar patterns fly faster than the space shuttle which I have watched.
Elkart · IN, USA
A triangular craft passes over us on County Road 12 and then reappears as we head further down the road.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Hovering craft with strobe lights about the Indianapolis Airport.
La Porte · IN, USA
Bright star in western sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect that the object may be Venus. PD))
Columbia City · IN, USA
Was looling at a double rainbow that was out side of my house then saw a strange silver craft hovering by it i kept watching it till it
McCordsville · IN, USA
Several illuminated spheres moving with the air currents from west to east across the sky.