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)
Williamstown · KY, USA
Bright orange ball appeared and shot off like a comet suddenly silently and close to me in the sky.
Owensboro · KY, USA
3 large orange balls in the formation of a triangle. ((anonymous report))
Pikeville · KY, USA
Me and my kids were waiting on the school bus to from 0640-0645. The sky was clear. No clouds. We were looking at the stars and then we
Louisville · KY, USA
oblong shiny silver aircraft with no wings flying slowly and relativity low.
La Grange · KY, USA
Triangular shaped craft with pulsating lights slowing cruising at low altitudes making no sounds.
Bardstown · KY, USA
2 Triangular shaped craft moving overhead separated and moving at a slow rate of speed with no audible noise. They moved together pret
Corbin · KY, USA
I have pics large formation I daylight
Paducah · KY, USA
12 lights in the NE about moving in formation. 3 lights broke away from a big circle and made a triangle. The the lights that made a tr
Crestwood · KY, USA
Long, skinny rectangular shaped with 3 lights 2 located on ends and 1 in the middle that were constantly flashing. The object was stati
Winchester · KY, USA
Craft hovering over college Park then zig zag and flew off disappear in sky fast.
Lebanon Junction · KY, USA
Green sphere with a glowing green streak behind it.
Greenville · KY, USA
1/2 disc formation of 4 crafts.
Salyersville · KY, USA
Looking up and a bright, white, circular ball of light appeared from my left. The object went past me.
Bardstown · KY, USA
7 glowing red crafts. ((anonymous report))
Harlan · KY, USA
A white/red light aircraft moving at a very fast speed.
Loyisvillet · KY, USA
Object was BRIGHT ORANGE AND ROUND IN PERFECTION traveled silently in the sky Southeast above home to North East.., Then disappear aft
White Plains · KY, USA
I saw numerous UFOs flying past.
Manchester · KY, USA
UFO over Manchester, KY 40962 on july 4th 2019.
Bowling Green · KY, USA
Me and my girlfriend watched as we first seen a bright white line of lights move across the sky when we seen it again it had changed fi
Keavy · KY, USA
I looked out my window and seen a bright light in the sky.
Louisville · KY, USA
Me my brother my sister and my neighbors were outside we saw a egg shaped tin looking object that had a bright light that looked like s
Cecilia · KY, USA
While sitting in my hottub I was looking up at the stars and watching satellites pass over when I saw an object slowly crossing the sky
Burlington · KY, USA
Comes in from the N moves E then stops and hovers, really close to the Greater Cincinnati Airport. ((anonymous source))
Rosine · KY, USA
Spotted shiny oblong metallic object while driving on hwy 62 in rosine
Wolfe · KY, USA
Photos where being taken at Red River Gorge at a cliff overlook in succession of various people standing at the overlook. The objects w