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)
Bardstown · KY, USA
Two oval shaped UFOs in Bardstown KY
Ashland · KY, USA
Mid-afternoon sighting over Ohio River
Madisonville · KY, USA
Saw a orangish light that wandered in a NON aiplane-like fashion for at least 90 minutes
Louisville · KY, USA
it mopved slowly over my head and then rolled over several times and moved off in a different direction, it appeared to move pretty slo
Paducah · KY, USA
White cigar-shaped object flashes a brilliant white light twice, then disappears.
Hazel · KY, USA
morphing object emitting pulsating lights
Clay City · KY, USA
Bright light and round and it dispeared into the clouds. I looked and looked for it, for a long time and it isn't crazy okay but i thin
Lafayette · KY, USA
Fast moving Metallic Sphere - movements were impossible for balloon of aircraft to execute.
Hazel · KY, USA
burnt orange fireball separates and becomes three fireballs
Barbourville · KY, USA
a small object flashing red blue and green
Murray · KY, USA
2-3 glowing orange orbs above childhood home for about 2 weeks. Once they left, our home was struck by lighting and burned down
Burna · KY, USA
orange fireball seen as child now as adult with friends witnessing
Hanson · KY, USA
we watched for 15 minutes as a large glowing fireball moved in different directions thru the woods
Florence · KY, USA
at first i thought they were stars i was out side vidio taping my puppy because it was his first winter when i noticed that one star wa
Pendleton · KY, USA
It is now 21:00 and the event is still going on. I thought the object was a very bright star. I got my binoculars and it is a sphere sh
Louisville · KY, USA
we saw a white sphere that had two whisker like thin rays on each side of our view . it was just up in the sky . it didnot move or make
Hopkinsville · KY, USA
Object seen over the skies of Kentucky.
Louisville · KY, USA
Silver saucer shaped craft moving in rapid eratic movements and 90 degree turns.
Lebanon Jct. · KY, USA
Very bright white flash of light high in the sky moving south fadding out as it went over Kentucky.
Lexington · KY, USA
A light collides with something causing an explosion the light remains then disappears.
Scottsville · KY, USA
Several Lights Above Grandma's House
Piner · KY, USA
me my dad, step mom, sister, an brother were driving home from the grocery store when what we sall looked to be a saucer shaped air cra
Prestonsburg · KY, USA
I saw a silver object that just seemed to hover over the top of the mountain.
Louisville · KY, USA
dancing light(s)
Louisville · KY, USA
I''m located along the ohio river and the orange object was east of downtown.