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)
Louisburg · KS, USA
13 lights over Kansas moving southeast and turning south.
Wichita · KS, USA
Moving across the sky .. Orange sphere .. running totally silent
Wichita · KS, USA
Orange pulsating sphere over Wichita, KS.
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Two objects light up then slowly disappear as they travel across sky.
Salina · KS, USA
Bright blue object moving erratically through the night sky.
Overland Park · KS, USA
~10 nonuniform red orbs over Overland Park- A cluster-spread within cluttered airspace w/ plane, 2 jets & stars.
McPherson · KS, USA
Blue, red, and purple lights shooting north.
Garden Plain · KS, USA
It was not a star.
Gardner · KS, USA
Cone/pie-slice shaped craft with 4 bright white lights flying low over the town.
Lincoln County · KS, USA
Massive, swirling cloud formation in circular pattern
Lyons · KS, USA
Flashing lights darting across the Kansas night sky
Cherryvale · KS, USA
Horrifying greenish blue, color changing figures by the lake in Mongomery KS.
Smith Center/Lebanon (between) · KS, USA
Small yellow disk/orb of light that flew very near & over my car while on the highway + burning building.
Elk County · KS, USA
Ball of very bright light hovering.
Grainfield · KS, USA
I seen 3 flashing red lights in shape of a triangle again, but over by Grainfield instead of Park headed south. This is the forth one
Viola · KS, USA
Gold, yellowish light, extremely loud, visually NOT an airplane.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Fast moving light.
Pittsburg · KS, USA
White fireball seen for about 10 seconds moving from west to east
Anthony · KS, USA
There was a explosion in the air on the southeast side of ANTHONY KANSAS. APPROX TIME 21:45 ON MARCH 23, 2013.
Parsons (east of) · KS, USA
SE Kansas object to slow to be a falling star. Moving southeastern pattern bluish circle stayed lite until it disappeared in the.
Lawrence · KS, USA
2 brightly lit craft with banks of lights seen after dark within ten minutes of each other in similar flightpath.
Hiawatha · KS, USA
I was leaving my house and saw a Bright Orange light while headed into town then 3 more appeared. They were evenly behind one another.
Leavenworth · KS, USA
It streaked low in the sky right above the horizon like a falling star moved just as fast.I saw it streaked downward at a slight angle
Salina · KS, USA
Fast moving object that stops instantly with flashing lights
Park · KS, USA
The UFO I seen had 3 flashing red light, grouped together but changing form, and whatever it was, it was huge.