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)
Richmond · KY, USA
I have a picture.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Oval light changes to 5 lights forming a triangle between Hwy 68-80 and Hwy 31-W.
Cadiz-Wallonia area · KY, USA
While I was working outside on my fence rows, I was burning tree branches in my garden. The wind shifted and I looked up to make sure n
Vanceburg · KY, USA
flashing light making sharp irregular turns
Louisville · KY, USA
Ball of light traveling perfectly horizonial
Louisville (KY)/Henryville (IN) · KY, USA
ufos watching over america??
Florence · KY, USA
2 objects flashing changing colors,red,blue,&yellow or white
Louisville · KY, USA
Lightening storm with possible UFO at top left of screen.
Lexington · KY, USA
It was a video shown on WTVQ Channel 36 in Lexington, KY.
Lexington · KY, USA
It was on the news WTVQ 36 ABC!!!
Kentucky · KY, USA
bright light, slowed then took off really fast. Some sort of a shield and it hurt my eyes to look at.
Kentucky (rural) · KY, USA
Crash/Launch site I witnessed needs to be researched!!!
Lexington · KY, USA
Blue green rectangular observed stationary for 20 minutes then sped off strobing/pulsating as it did.
Glendale · KY, USA
2 pair of burnt orange colored stationary lights, low level one turning horizontal and then both pairs of lights turning off.
Paris · KY, USA
Lights off in the distance flew close to us for a few seconds and in ablink of the eye they were gone.
Hopkinsville ((west of · on I-24), KY, USA
orangeish light pulsing west of hopkinsville, ky on I-24, then 10 miles down the road again
Bowling Green · KY, USA
LIGHT BALL
Louisville · KY, USA
Southend. I noticed an object in the sky toward South Third Street. It was a rotating Oval like a blimp.
Louisville · KY, USA
It was big huge and close!!! It was shaped like saucer.
Louisville · KY, USA
very unusal enough to make you really think enough to make me report this anyway
Ashland · KY, USA
Seen Glowing Orb Change Shape And Then Return To Previous Shape And Follow Our Car
Glasgow · KY, USA
Triangle shaped craft with 5 white lights at the Cumberland Parkway tollbooth in Barren County, Ky. on 04-21-01 @ 08:00 p.m.
Elizabethtown · KY, USA
Woman witnesses triangular, arrowhead-shaped object over home.
Russell Springs · KY, USA
triangeler hoops of fire
Bowling Green · KY, USA
I am responding to your recent new web posting of a "bizarre object" sighting by the Aerospace Engineer on Wednesday afternoon of July