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)
Topeka · KS, USA
One or several bright lights seen over Topeka, KS flashing, streaking and disappearing in the sky.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Rectangular connected series of "glass" globes with exhaust...
Douglass · KS, USA
Red light over horizon, Southwest, viewed outside of Douglass, Kansas, early morning, before sunrise
Stilwell · KS, USA
Silent, unidentifed object moves in a southwestern direction from the North and changes shape/ lighting
Penokee · KS, USA
Bright light with rotaton lights on outside of round body craft
Hutchinson · KS, USA
3 red lights in northern sky
Manhattan · KS, USA
Manhattan Kansas, Boomerang like light and massive hang glider very high up without lights
Beloit · KS, USA
light with no aircraft beacons
I-70 (MM-24 · eastbound), KS, USA
2 separate series of 3 Flashes of light followed our vehicle in Kansas on 25 June 2009
I-70 (MM-24 · eastbound), KS, USA
We saw2 separate series of flashes of light that followed our car then reapperared in front of it while driving on the interstate.
Willamsburg/Ottawa (between) · KS, USA
egg/oval object moving rapidly throught the sky with a very bright light blinking
Pittsburg · KS, USA
Seen large translucent triangle craft white lights on corners orange light in middle. Silent moving west. Pittsburg ks.
Topeka · KS, USA
strange object in the sky
Wichita · KS, USA
triangle with green lights and black outer shell over wichita.
Oakley · KS, USA
Large triangular craft over Oakley, Kansas - multiple sightings
Overland Park · KS, USA
Black dot in sky breaks into 4 pieces--then collapses back into a single dot. Then disappears.
Overland Park · KS, USA
I witnessed three lights for 2 seconds in triangle formation shooting towards the earth off in the distance.
Jetmore · KS, USA
Bright multi-colored object that slowly hovers to the ground in the W sky in small KS town. ((NUFORC Note: Venus or Sirius? PD))
Olathe / Lenexa / Lawrence · KS, USA
Bright changing colored light followed by car from Olathe to Lawrence, Ks. Object then began chasing the car back to Olathe / Lenexa.
Spring Hill · KS, USA
Light, silent, made three stops and emitted red sparkling material from light to ground over a four minute span.
Marysville · KS, USA
Made me a believer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Topeka · KS, USA
It was shaoped like an oval.
Salina · KS, USA
Sighted a round metallic object hovering above I-70.
Olathe · KS, USA
When I opened the sunroof my eyes were facing forward and then it was suggested to me to look straight up and I saw the UFO.
Salina · KS, USA
Fast, Silent, Low Flying, traveling over the center of town!!