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)
Wakeeney (near; Trego County) (E on Interstate 70) · KS, USA
Observed barbell shaped with spheres on each end and a connecting device of some type between the two spheres.
De Soto · KS, USA
Iridescent/transparant /triangle shaped UFO witnesses by 8 people on Thursday, 10/13/06 at 22:00 hours.
Winfield · KS, USA
Four lights hovering over Winfield and Arkansas City seen by a number of police officers
Hutchinson · KS, USA
Big, silent V-shaped craft with about 8 circle shaped very dark dimmed lights or windows fly over home.
Hutchinson · KS, USA
V-Shaped craft moving south over Home in Hutchinson Kansas.
Overland Park · KS, USA
Triangle shaped craft traveling in 'stealth' mode.
Overland Park · KS, USA
Man sees cloaked triangle shaped object slicing through clouds above his head.
Holton · KS, USA
Looking towards the west northwest just above the horizon it lookes like a bright star but what caught my eye it was green and red I w
Topeka · KS, USA
The object dived into the ground. ((NUFORC Note: We wonder whether this is a serious report. PD))
Wichita · KS, USA
After my evening run I was standing in my back yard and stretching. As I was stretching I noticed movement in the sky. At first I thoug
Anthony · KS, USA
Bright white light. No FAA lights observed. Moved about 20% faster than the jets I usually see. ((NUFORC Note: ISS sighting? PD))
Anthony · KS, USA
Bright white light, moving North. Faded from view on a clear night. ((NUFORC Note: Not ISS; was not visible on this date. PD))
Topeka · KS, USA
It appeared to be a quickly moving star...
Wichita · KS, USA
UFO over Wichita Kansas, at around 18:00 hr on Saturday July 29th 2006
Pratt · KS, USA
Star-like objects moving extraordinarily fast
Olathe · KS, USA
Bright white/greenish light rapidly tracking across northern sky West to East, stops, darting maneuvers 1-1.5min total time.
Wichita · KS, USA
3 pulsing , flashing lights in Ks
Stockton · KS, USA
commercial plane veeres off course to avoid possible collision with ufo
Shawnee · KS, USA
a little after midnight i went outside and noticed big trails in the sky they were all over never seen anything like it before i though
Kansas City · KS, USA
Bright white triangular shaped object with multiple colors trailing behind it viewed while driving on I435 Kansas City, KS
Hutchinson · KS, USA
We were going west on 11th st towards the Hutchinson Cosmosphere. It was dusk and an object appeared that caught every one's eye in th
Newton · KS, USA
Four or five lights, on a seeming spinning object.
Kingman · KS, USA
I saw an aircraft i cannot explain.
Leon · KS, USA
Lights, starting from one , going to three, whole event 5-6 minutes. Clear nite E. of Wichita Kansas
Lenexa · KS, USA
A blue light that fell out of the sky.