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)
Lexington · KY, USA
Craft with multiple lights, 1 red blinking light, in a saucer type shape in flight and hovering near a main road.
Paducah · KY, USA
A thwarted abduction attempt.
Morehead · KY, USA
Three bright glowing orbs fly by dormatory building on Morehead State University, each is around 1 to 2 feet in width.
Paducah · KY, USA
At about 7pm I saw a light shaped like a sphere move across the soutghern sky briefly then disappear.
Williamsburg · KY, USA
well defined outline of object on my yard.I heard a loud oscillating noise.
Nicholasville · KY, USA
White balls of light moving across the sky.
Louisville · KY, USA
Fast moving object with flashing red light near Louisville, Kentucky.
Mount Washington · KY, USA
Taking pictures of the moon in the morning, noticed something else in the sky.
Richmond · KY, USA
two very bright bluish lights moving very slowly and oddly. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? Or hoax. PD))
Morehead · KY, USA
Student sees UFO fly by 11th floor window in dorm.
Monticello · KY, USA
orange orb ball of light in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Flemingsburg · KY, USA
triangular, flat, with orb shaped compartment in the back of the craft
Lynnville · KY, USA
rectangular object with rows of lights moving slowly and heading in opposite directions in a matter of seconds.
Wingo · KY, USA
4 single Red, Green, White rotating flashing lights over Wingo Kentucky after dark. ((NUFORC Note: Proabably a star?? PD))
Lebanon · KY, USA
white craft with red stripe streaking extremely fast in sky, with engine break grinding/whinning sound following within 2seconds
Pewee Valley · KY, USA
3 fireballs one following a VERY low jet airliner less than a minute after i saw the first 2.
Independence · KY, USA
bright round object on dark fairly clear night spotted by nonbeliever that faded into the dark
Murray · KY, USA
oval object shoots across the sky and explodes in bright flash.
Louisville · KY, USA
Multiple witnesses observe moving light. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of ISS. PD))
Dawson Springs · KY, USA
Two small orbs seen hovering over Dawson Springs, KY at a great distance.
Mount Sterling · KY, USA
Triangle shaped craft, flying low
KY · USA
A large craft rose from a landing position in a field and took off without making a sound.
Elkhorn City · KY, USA
Bright lights blinking , on hillside at Kettle Camp Elkhorn City Ky.Saw 4 different ones, lasted about 45 min.
Villa Hills · KY, USA
Fireball stops and turns into horizontal line of five lights.
Lexington · KY, USA
Transparent cross shaped object at high altitude caught glare from sun and vanished seconds later