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)
Owensboro · KY, USA
Sighting of Unusual Flaming Object in Night Sky, East Daviess County, Kentucky, 7:52pm CDT, September 13, 2013
Frankfort · KY, USA
I was just sitting on my porch when I saw these ufos they where white circles forming a triangle that's all I seen
Murray · KY, USA
An orange ball, about the size of the moon appeared just above the tree line appear for a few sec.s then disappeared. The object did n
Bowling Green · KY, USA
8-9 Flame colored lights flying in a low formation over Bowling Green, KY.
Shelbyville · KY, USA
It was red and white then turned into a fireball going upwards then disappeared.
Shelbyville · KY, USA
Cigar shaped fireball ascending up diagonally then disappeared.
Sharpsburg · KY, USA
White and red spheres.
Louisville · KY, USA
Red/orange lights flyng thru sky the fading over General Electric Factory, no sound
Belfry · KY, USA
A large light that would continuously stop, hover, and change directions in flight.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
8 separate craft, super fast.
Millersburg · KY, USA
Low horizon extremely bright triangular rapid maneuverable white with intermittent long phase reddish-orange lights at points at base
Huddy · KY, USA
Yellowish/orangeish /redish sphere not an earth made thing seen by two people at night in mountains then went up to sky and was gone
Owensboro · KY, USA
Red fireball crossed Hwy 54 changed to green and blue and disappeared, just before sun up.
Eddyville · KY, USA
My friend and I were driving south when we saw a fireball in the sky. It was a little higher than any kite I have seen and absolutely s
Florence · KY, USA
A star that "blinked out."
Lexington · KY, USA
Orange-colored bright lights or dots high in SE sky; 8-10 pairs moving slowly, independently in Z formation
Erlanger · KY, USA
5 lights in formation
Auburn · KY, USA
Fast moving white sphere with greenish blue outer layer with a cone shaped trail.
Verona · KY, USA
Yellow-Orange glowing sphere and two smaller spheres chasing each other
Lexington to Cincinnati (between; highway I-74) · KY, USA
We were driving from Lexington ky to Cincinnati Ohio on I 74 .My 8 years old doughter said , mom look at the sky its a huge star,
Lexington · KY, USA
Almond shaped UFO flying back and forth from apartment for at least 5 minutes.
Sparta · KY, USA
Seen hovering over house in triangle shape with blinking lights until fading away.
Lexington · KY, USA
Big star shaped light that went across the sky and went up till it disappeared.
Murray · KY, USA
Two objects seen with rotating red/white green/blue lights.
Mayfield · KY, USA
Changing shape, crescrent to orb and orangish color.