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)
Gardner · KS, USA
It was a huge ball of light it zoomed across the sky, but it was like right above the tree line above Walmart and stayed still then it
Topeka · KS, USA
Flew very fast and was crazy
Topeka · KS, USA
Three lights in formation
Kansas City · KS, USA
4-5 small very bright green lights moving around in different directions, then zooming off, leaving a streak of light and disappearing.
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Witnessed 2 bright orange lights rise and change direction and color. One objects lights went off revealing a dark triangle.
Salina · KS, USA
Our family was watching our town's firework display to the east and one family member felt the urge to look behind them (to the west) a
Goodland · KS, USA
I let my dog out to relieve himself. I look to northwestern sky. I always watch bird flying. I see a cigar shaped object flying from no
Wichita · KS, USA
The fasted object I’ve ever seen in the sky!
Wichita · KS, USA
Sitting on patio one us seen a light travel across the sky at a steady speed traveling south to north. All of us watched it continue no
Bel Aire · KS, USA
Me and a neighbor were sitting outside trying to find the Neowise Comet and I looked up to the East and I saw a light that was hovering
Lawrence · KS, USA
Mysterious yellow teardrop shaped UFO Lawrence, Kansas
Salina · KS, USA
Two strange balls of light in the sky move away from each other and stop
Marysville · KS, USA
A friend and myself were outside on the porch hanging out enjoying the weather and chatting, I was looking out into the distance when I
Melford · KS, USA
Round metallic object moving slowly across the skyline for approximately 7-10 seconds, stopped then vanished. No sound or lights.
Derby · KS, USA
Multiple lights over cemetary in Derby, KS approx 4:30 AM
Eudora · KS, USA
11 ufos making an arrow shape flying across the sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
DeSoto · KS, USA
Cigar-shaped metallic object hovering north of DeSoto, KS in broad daylight
Wichita · KS, USA
MADAR Node 123, corrected date from previous entry.
Independence · KS, USA
Color-changing fireball craft slowly popped in-and-out of existence.
Wichita · KS, USA
Was out relaxing on the deck and saw a vertical oval shaped cloud like formation descending in the West horizon. It had a distinct vapo
Olathe · KS, USA
Successive bright flashes up into he sky
Wichita · KS, USA
MADAR Node 123
Wichita · KS, USA
Line of lights equally spaced traveling from the north to south ((Starlink satellites?))
Topeka · KS, USA
Triangle shaped craft surrounded by small crafts in formation, moved one direction, then another, then disappeared.
Eudora · KS, USA
Small bright lights traveling straight before a few split off in different directions. ((Starlink satellites))