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)
Colby · KS, USA
Bright orb/orbs. ((anonymous report))
Lawrence · KS, USA
Helicopter chasing orange light at low altitude.
Kansas City · KS, USA
I was walking back to campsite from casino by kansas city race track at about 420 am i saw a green light in sky and it shot off faster
Silver Lake · KS, USA
Saturday May 20th, 2017 11:30 p.m. Silver Lake, KS. New moon so no moon that night, perfectly clear and windless, about 55-60º with
Topeka · KS, USA
Taking cloud picture saw movement above clouds and took photo, not realizing I had captured an object on photo.
Wichita · KS, USA
I was driving and spotted 3 objects slowly moving across the sky. They were not drones. They were to big to be drones. They flew in a c
Wichita · KS, USA
There was a flashing light that was to fast and bright to be a star and it was moving around at different speeds.
Dodge City · KS, USA
Every night there is a bright circle light that seams as if it's following me. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Newton · KS, USA
Perfect triangular formation made by floating lights above tree line slowly glided until it disappeared.
Belpit · KS, USA
Strange lights that moved as if an hourglass on its side which rolled across the night sky.
Kansas City · KS, USA
Four Light Objects Moving Fast from East To West over Kansas City 3/17/2017 9:45 pm
Kansas City · KS, USA
Four Fast Moving High Flying Light Objects Moving From East To West Above Kansas City
Arkansas City · KS, USA
Bright flashing redients object moves across sky.
Lawrence · KS, USA
My experience started last summer and continues on to this day. Leading up to my current “issue” with these objects.
Lawrence · KS, USA
Slow, massive, low flying triangle
Wichita · KS, USA
Orange balls of light in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Shawnee · KS, USA
Group of v shaped lights doing complex movements.
Shawnee · KS, USA
Group of v-shaped lights doing complex movements.
Wichita · KS, USA
2 objects that look like stars moving erratically and stopping abruptly. ((anonymous report))
Wichita · KS, USA
A brown round shape falling straight down from the sky. Fell straight down with a white vapor trail behind it. I was driving and l
Atchison · KS, USA
Object appeared to be at extremely high altitude moving from north to south without sound and at 2500+ mph. I could see it moving south
Basehor · KS, USA
There was a bright light at least 10 times the brightness of a typical star hovering in one spot for over 2 hours. Then, it vanished.
Highland · KS, USA
A very large and very bright light, larger brighter than any planet or star. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus. PD))
Plains · KS, USA
A bright light in s/w sky brighter than any of the stars or planets. ((NUFORC Note
Hays (5 miles east of; on I-70) · KS, USA
Line of lights flashing south of I-70 ne'er hays.