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)
Louisville · KY, USA
A silver sphere spotted in Louisville Kentucky.
Shepherdsville · KY, USA
Shepherdsville, Ky 13 triangle crafts hovering right above the tree tops along the highway with no sound
Park City · KY, USA
Lights orbiting the moon
Paducah · KY, USA
I went outside for nightly smoke break and to gaze at the night sky. I noticed something that seemed like an out of place star only to
Leatherwood · KY, USA
3 SQUARE-SHAPED OBJECTS WITH RED LIGHTS IN A TRIANGULAR FORM - KENTUCKY
Lexington · KY, USA
HAVE PICTURES
Alexandria · KY, USA
huge triangle shaped aircraft flying low that flew fast but made NO NOISE at all.
Murray · KY, USA
Rectangular shaped object with two rows of light formations traveling erratically, using 90 degree turns and hovering in the sky.
Ryland Heights · KY, USA
Strange Things In The Sky
Erlanger · KY, USA
Four lights in the sky; helicopter seen in close proximity
Ft. Mitchell · KY, USA
Two African-American men see flying objects in Ft. Mitchell, KY. Never seen anything like this before.
Cold Spring · KY, USA
Large, white orb breaks apart into 4 equally sized orbs that slowly spiral downwards, disappearing over the horizon.
Taylor Mill · KY, USA
Four streaking fireballs that turned into four solid lights over Cincinnati, OH.
Old Eddyville · KY, USA
I thought it was a start, to begin with, and possibly the fog or mist was rising over lake to make it "flicker", but it is clear.
Ft. Campbell · KY, USA
several lights, one yellow, the others red, traveling at extreme speeds over Kentucky military base
Louisville · KY, USA
strange object photographed over Louisville, Kentucky October 11, 2009
Radcliff · KY, USA
4 unidentified flying objects seen by a couple.
Berea · KY, USA
Bright, white vanishing light spotted in rural Berea, Kentucky.
Lexington · KY, USA
Metor zooming toward the ground then stops above the city and turns off all lights and moves in a straight line.
Louisville · KY, USA
Black Triangle over Louisville Ford plant.
Louisville · KY, USA
2 sighting of UFO over Ford Plant in a week, Being trailed by another aircraft.
Greenville · KY, USA
Flashes of lights from what looks like stars. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" stars?? PD))
London · KY, USA
At 9:30pm July 7th, 2009 I saw a silent black craft with a red light on the bottom.
Fallsburg · KY, USA
A triangle shaped aircraft with 7 lights on the bottom.
Cave City · KY, USA
Strange Lights over Glasgow Ky, 7-8-09