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)
Rose Hill / Wichita · KS, USA
I saw 3 bright, parallel red lightst 30 degrees above the horizon, lighting up one at a time from right to left. They covered a large p
Wichita · KS, USA
Another report of the 3 flashing lights in the sky Halloween '96
Osborne · KS, USA
They came at night and stabbed my leg and left.
Salina · KS, USA
My grandma and I had left her friend's house in Salina. We drove from Choctaw Ave to Walnut Street, pulled into her driveway and when
Neodesha · KS, USA
We thought it was an airplane, then it zoomed away.
Olathe · KS, USA
Man repts. "cluster of lights in W sky, very bright, stationary, 1/3 dia. of moon." (Calls next day--object is Venus.)
Holton · KS, USA
Youth w/ friend pursue on Hwy. 16 "triangular thing in sky, w/ yellow, blue, and green" lights. Obj. turned abruptly, flew north.
Olathe · KS, USA
Family repts. a stationary obj. in night sky that is flashing red, blue, silver. Appears to rotate. (Not inconsistent w/ star.)
Abilene · KS, USA
Man sees very large "three fingers wide" obj move slowly across sky from N to SW. Had 4 lights in triangular pattern. Faint hum.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Man reports seeing multiple, "see through" objects racing around sky. Claimed many calls made to local TV. (Adv. lights!)
Concordia · KS, USA
Cloud Co., KS, Sheriff's office reports "2 circular spheres, w/ revolving center," had been obtained from citizen. Many other callers.
Olathe · KS, USA
3 carloads of young people witness red light hovering over corn field. Then see a large, gray, domed obj. hovering nearby.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Man calls to report AP news wire report regarding object over W Pennsylvania. Report appears to contain multiple tech. errors.
Wichita · KS, USA
Man calls on behalf of person, who has had possible involvement w/ strange creatures. Directed to investigators.
Belle Plaine · KS, USA
A triangular craft with a light at each end and a slightly larger central light
Olathe · KS, USA
A moon-sized circle of bright white light, like a mirror reflecting the sun by tilting, appeared in the distance
Leavenworth · KS, USA
Mil. empl. blinded by flash, then sees four diamond-shaped ships. Three hours of missing time.
Liberal · KS, USA
Man reports witnessing "neon light" hovering in southern sky. Obj. shoots off & disappears.
Kansas (Eastern) · KS, USA
A beam of rotating light in eastern Kansas
Emporia/Topeka (between · on I-35), KS, USA
My wife and I saw four lights (not including a red flashing beacon) that appeared to be "attached" to a solid object. It was moving at
Wichita · KS, USA
Circle lights in diamond formation, heading east then dispersing North, East and South. Late evening. ((anonymous report))
Liberal · KS, USA
2 matalic spears connected to each other hovered in the southern sky for about 15-20 min.
Lindsborg · KS, USA
Black Triangle with Slightly Askew Leading Edge
Topeka · KS, USA
I saw a triangular UFO with three lights on it one evening in 1993.
Liberal · KS, USA
jetliner object scanning property with broken beam - enormous and very low