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)
Lafayette · IN, USA
Tonight we witnessed two, very bright, orange colored, lights appeareing in the north east sky, side by side. One appeared on the left,
Indianapolis · IN, USA
A series of 4 lights appearing and disappearing in night sky, one at a time, in a straight line formation.
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Red lights
Bass Lake/Culver · IN, USA
diamond shaped craft with no lights or sound travelling east in northern indiana with two red/yellow spheres close by.
Monticello · IN, USA
Three fireballs repeated approx. every 30 sec. apart just south of Monticello
Terre Haute · IN, USA
silently, it came over my head from behind; as I was laying on my back. About the size of a thumbnail at arms length, was a lite white
Indianapolis · IN, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a contrail?? PD))
Fort Wayne · IN, USA
Bright white flashes by the Radio and TV towers in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Converse (near) · IN, USA
TWO SIGHTINGS OF UNEXPLAINABLE LIGHTS OF DIFFERENT ORGIN
Wheatfield · IN, USA
Gradual bright white light at night illuminating the eastern sky and ground. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))
Bedford · IN, USA
Interesting moon view with telescope, unknown objects.
Lafayette · IN, USA
Multiple orange lights in line then flying erratically.
Lafayette · IN, USA
4-6 fire-orange objects in formation turning into many more objects flying erratically
Indianapolis · IN, USA
Odd lights/large slow craft north of indy?
Monticello · IN, USA
Any Update?
Monticello · IN, USA
Three dots of light in Earth's orbit moving east and then disappeared.
Chesterton · IN, USA
FIVE BIG WHITE LIGHTES SEPERATED IN TRANGLE FORM TURNED END ZOOMED AWAY
Indianapolis · IN, USA
I saw two yellow/pink flashes of light just left of the moon approx. 5 mins apart, not weather related.
Lizton · IN, USA
Very bright light changing from white to blue hovering in the same spot for approx. 20 minutes then disappeared.
Kokomo · IN, USA
a very bright white and yellow pulsating light emitted a smaller light of same consistancy
Noblesville · IN, USA
Yellow-White Flat Round Light travels west to east then another travels east to west all in 15 seconds
Evansville · IN, USA
2 objects, one following the other, leaving the atmosphere.
Angola · IN, USA
it was very bright silver, had a small round top on it
South Bend · IN, USA
The object made a sharp right turn, spun around and shot off like a bullet.
Gary/Hammond · IN, USA
Three triangular glowing lights flying very slowly toward the horizon (I-90 West outside Gary, Indiana)