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)
Grand Rivers · KY, USA
fireball, silent, moving straight over top of town, too fast for balloon, too slow for aircraft, no clue, never seen anything like that
Frankfort · KY, USA
Observed two objects with pulsating lights that changed positions, 4 additional objects released. ((NUFORC Note: Capella? PD))
Kite · KY, USA
Strange disc of light with trails of orange/pink on either side sighted above mountains.
Ekron · KY, USA
11-17-11 Ekron, KY, disc, 30 minutes, yellowish, posted 11-18-11
Louisville · KY, USA
Very large red orb, changing to green. Silent and hovering, then making unnatural maneuver.
Louisville · KY, USA
Louisville, Kentucky 5 minutes
Murray · KY, USA
A toy top shaped craft hovered and eventually disappeared over Murray, Kentucky.
Harrodsburg · KY, USA
Unknown lights.
Louisville · KY, USA
Redish Orange shift changing object in the sky that shot up to the stars and vanished
Radcliff · KY, USA
circular shaped object with lights around it
Florence · KY, USA
I came into contact with these aliens, and they took off as soon as they noticed me.
Louisville · KY, USA
We have been seeing the same shaped object over a certain area for a few weeks now. Numerous people have seen it. ((Star or planet??))
Greensburg · KY, USA
Strange elliptical lights over ky sky's
Georgetown · KY, USA
UFO sighting in Kentucky 10/28/11.
Richmond · KY, USA
black circle object going through the clouds very large
Hardshell · KY, USA
Orange lights.
Dale Hollow Lake (near Burkesville) · KY, USA
Brown Sphere travelling at fairly low altitude opposite to wind direction.
Florence · KY, USA
Blue aura, september 13th 2011. vanished in sky. possibly triangular. 6-11 p.m.
Ashland · KY, USA
Orb shaped, pulsating violet/white light going eastward, stopping then quickly out of site to the north.
Florence · KY, USA
Triangle shaped object, 3 white lights, 1 red light in the center, extremely loud and prolonged sound.
Russell Springs · KY, USA
Strange 5 to 6 second pulse of Light streaked across Kentuckys view towards the north-east.
Richmond · KY, USA
Triangular aircraft with huge round lights underneath traveled within 30 feet of my window as I watched it come across the river.
Crestwood · KY, USA
Orange/red balls of light near Louisville, Ky (no sound).
Catlettsburg · KY, USA
Reflective sphere travelling West....
Owensboro · KY, USA
Star like object moving over Owensboro, Kentucky.