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)
Preston · KS, USA
Explosion with a fire ball
Wichita · KS, USA
Light near Witchita, KS
Pierceville · KS, USA
I SAW A LARGE FALLING STAR TYPE OBJECT WITH A RAINBOW COLORED TAIL SOUTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY KANSAS.
Wichita · KS, USA
Cone-shaped light that changes colors
LeRoy · KS, USA
The lumbering giant
Salina · KS, USA
2 lights that split into 2 sets of 4 bright lights flashing and moving across the sky, then disappearing.
Lawrence · KS, USA
I went out back to have a cigarette and saw a group of lights flying in a V formation. There were eight or nine on each side. At first
Goodland · KS, USA
SEVERAL LIGHTS HANGING IN THE SKY OVER TOWN
Stover · KS, USA
2 bright white objects with red , blue and orange light moving rapidly around them ( 3 adult viewers )
Topeka · KS, USA
Stationary light, quickly moving away
Olathe · KS, USA
MISSOURI INVESTIGATORS GROUP Report: I looked back and thought it could be just the sun shining through but there were 3 circles…
Russell · KS, USA
WHEN I WAS COMING THROUGH TOWN I SAW A HUGE CONE UFO RED PECULIAR LIGHTS OVER RUSSELL KANSAS.
Olathe · KS, USA
A rectangular object appeared coming up over a line of trees and rose into the sky and began to make circles, another joined it and mao
Hartford · KS, USA
Two siblings witness a large hovering object at night with blinking lights.
Kingman (outside of) · KS, USA
Landed object with a bright blinking blue light.
Ottawa · KS, USA
The light was moving west to east in an eratic manner,with no sound.
Parsons · KS, USA
Nine red - lighted UFO.
Wichita · KS, USA
Sphere shaped and bright light, bopping up and down moving at the same speed as the airplane I was in.
Kansas City · KS, USA
saw a growing burst of brilliant white light that slowly dimmed out of existance ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite. PD))
Topeka · KS, USA
It just all of a sudden came across the sky. It was bright blue with a yellow to orange color tail. It shot across the sky then just di
New Strawn · KS, USA
Bright streak low on the western horizon going from the south to the north high rate of speed.
Olathe · KS, USA
Two lights in the night sky flying in apparent formation.
Claflin · KS, USA
Cluster of yellow lights over Holyrood Kansas
Larned · KS, USA
Cylinder shaped object was over my house then started moving off.
Bison · KS, USA
Bright round White object sited in Rush County, Kansas.