UFO Sightings in Kentucky
1,586 UFO sightings reported in Kentucky since 1943, peaking in 2013 (98 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,586
- Span
- 1943–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (98 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1943–2022 · peak 2013 (98 reports)
Top cities in Kentucky
Louisville
1950–2021 · peak 2020 (17 reports)
Lexington
1966–2021 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Bowling Green
1982–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Richmond
1995–2022 · peak 2011 (6 reports)
Owensboro
1943–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Florence
1999–2018 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Paducah
1993–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Morehead
1968–2020 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Elizabethtown
1995–2018 · peak 1995 (3 reports)
Ashland
1958–2020 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Frankfort
2007–2021 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Winchester
1967–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Hopkinsville
1956–2022 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Franklin
1974–2022 · peak 2021 (8 reports)
Bardstown
1974–2021 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Nicholasville
1999–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Murray
2003–2016 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Hazard
1970–2011 · peak 1986 (2 reports)
Pikeville
1950–2019 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Scottsville
1965–2013 · peak 1965 (2 reports)
Williamsto · KY, USA
My friend lives in the country part of Williamstown and one morning she was walking her dog around 5:00 a.m. and she saw this light in
Grayson · KY, USA
Oval object in sky on double aa hugest before you get to Grayson
Goshen · KY, USA
MADAR Node 182
erlanger · KY, USA
saw a triangle after coming home from my friends
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 33
Berry · KY, USA
Hovering and moving up and down in the same location.
Winchester · KY, USA
Stationary craft in the sky, red, green, clear light.
Jamestown · KY, USA
Flat shaped object.
Glasgow · KY, USA
I was heading towards I-65 away from Glasgow Kentucky a remarkably bright sphere lit up the whole area.
Hopkinsville · KY, USA
it was triangular shaped with 3 bright circular lights aligned with one another, and a smaller red blinking light. I stopped alongside
Lagrange · KY, USA
Daytime, close up sighting of UFO
Somerset · KY, USA
I see a bright orange light move across the sky from north to south. Then followed by a low helicopter and plane leaving the area.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Two white tic tac or cigar shaped objects floating motionless in the sky for almost an hour.
Richmond · KY, USA
Dark disk like object in the sky.
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 33
Near Muhlenburg Airport · KY, USA
A P212 aircraft reported seeing orange and yellow lights at 5,000 FT MSL at roughly the HOP050035.
Dry Ridge · KY, USA
I saw a very large low hovering gold lighted sphere that turned towards me, where I then saw red and green lights horizontally.
Smilax · KY, USA
Strange Sphere over Smilax
Albany · KY, USA
Straight line of multiple light moving very slowly northeast until vanished completely in two seconds.
Richmond · KY, USA
String of lights
Harrodsburg · KY, USA
We were star gazing and I looked up at the perfect moment. It was a huge line of white lights flashing.
Frankfort · KY, USA
Long Shaped object that had lights underneath no sound looked almost like a train in the sky except only one section of train.
Combs · KY, USA
Two craft moving towards the North, the first craft vanished then approximately one second later the second craft vanished.
Franklin · KY, USA
MADAR Node 54
Fulton · KY, USA
We saw 2 lights that faded in and out of the sky. They stopped and changed direction. I used a spot light and pointed it at them and 2