UFO Sightings in Kansas
1,110 UFO sightings reported in Kansas since 1931, peaking in 2020 (71 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,110
- Span
- 1931–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (71 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1931–2022 · peak 2020 (71 reports)
Top cities in Kansas
Wichita
1956–2022 · peak 2019 (13 reports)
Topeka
1977–2021 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Overland Park
1974–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Olathe
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Kansas City
1954–2021 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Lawrence
1985–2021 · peak 2001 (5 reports)
Salina
1973–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Leavenworth
1965–2020 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
Lenexa
1990–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Shawnee
1999–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Hutchinson
1965–2020 · peak 2006 (3 reports)
Pratt
2000–2020 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Pittsburg
1972–2015 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Dodge City
2000–2022 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
Manhattan
2004–2019 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
Colby
2005–2018 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
El Dorado
1998–2020 · peak 2007 (2 reports)
Newton
1998–2020 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Emporia
1963–2014 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Gardner
2000–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Salina · KS, USA
Orange/Red circular shaped orbs moving in sky, there were 3 balls in a triangular figure floating these were NOT any type of lantern.
Junction City · KS, USA
Bright lights flying through sky. Would appear and quickly disappear.
Wellington · KS, USA
Bright Orange Sphere.
Topeka · KS, USA
3 light object by Lake Shawnee sitting completely still, then vanished.
Wichita · KS, USA
A circular, well lit craft accelerated and disappeared.
Wichita · KS, USA
Stationary cylinder object lights up sky and rockets out of sight.
Overland Park · KS, USA
Blue light accelerating at an extremely high rate of speed, then disappearing.
Prairie Village · KS, USA
Unusual light.
Gardner · KS, USA
Blue and Green Lights, No definite shape, No Noise, Random Light pulsating, Slight Movement. ((NUFORC Note: Stars?? PD))
Windom · KS, USA
3 rectangular objects with blinking lights were hovering above us and just went away .
Olathe · KS, USA
Disc like object, 2 huge spot lights, blue rings underneath.
Altoona · KS, USA
Several orange spheres move horizontally, in perfectly straight line, across SE Kansas sky with absolutely no sound!
Hugoton · KS, USA
((HOAX??)) Way bright light that does not move at all. Not even a bit.
Yates Center · KS, USA
Lights moving in a distinct pattern.
Eureka · KS, USA
Three vertical yellowish-orange balls lit up the Eastern night sky.
Fredonia · KS, USA
Three people see orange lights in the western sky at night. One dims and re-lights in a horizontal row. 50 second video taken.
Wichita · KS, USA
Bright white lights moving around south west Wichita just above cloud cover.
Wichita · KS, USA
On the night of Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at 4:30 in the morning I woke up and had to use the restroom. I am 70 years old so at my age I canno
Lawrence · KS, USA
Bright light rises straight up quietly flys away.
Overland Park · KS, USA
Two flickering lights seen above the eastern horizon of Overland Park.
Manhattan · KS, USA
North bound fireball in Thursday evening twilight sky.
Overland Park · KS, USA
One Fiery Red Orb ~Hovering~ Over Overland Park... That's twice now within 5 months!
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Slow moving fireballs going across sky in Leavenworth.
Pratt · KS, USA
Quick flash of light. lit up the sky, i turned around and seen the fireball falling. about five minutes later i heard what sounded
Derby · KS, USA
Bright green meteor.