UFO Sightings in Louisiana
1,047 UFO sightings reported in Louisiana since 1943, peaking in 2014 (111 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,047
- Span
- 1943–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (111 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1943–2022 · peak 2014 (111 reports)
Top cities in Louisiana
New Orleans
1953–2022 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Baton Rouge
1975–2021 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Shreveport
1996–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Lake Charles
1977–2019 · peak 2016 (6 reports)
Lafayette
1986–2022 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Slidell
1967–2021 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Metairie
1965–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Kenner
1981–2020 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Mandeville
2003–2021 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Alexandria
1976–2016 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Denham Springs
1980–2019 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Monroe
1967–2019 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Thibodaux
1958–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Bossier City
1998–2014 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Houma
1988–2017 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Covington
2004–2020 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Natchitoches
1974–2021 · peak 2021 (3 reports)
Gonzales
1990–2017 · peak 1990 (1 reports)
Westlake
2000–2014 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
West Monroe
1945–2020 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Franklin · LA, USA
Lights of large object over Franklin, Louisiana.
Westlake · LA, USA
Circular looking craft with bright blue light that changed to white as it looked like it was landing behind the trees.
franklinton · LA, USA
It was a brite red orib it move quickly south
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
A stationary, upright cigar shaped object with multiple lights flashing in quick succession.
Buras · LA, USA
Creepy lights.
Leesville · LA, USA
Flash bright white light at low flying distance pass in middle of a solitary road.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Trail of fire in the sky extinguishes itself to reveal tear shaped craft hovering before rapid acceleration
Prairieville · LA, USA
Hovering triangular UFO, appeared glowing white with two beams of light
Houma · LA, USA
Numerous red lights in sky over Houma.
St. Francisville · LA, USA
4 aircraft machines with 5 large, round, blue lights flying just above the trees.
Marksville · LA, USA
Fleet of 30+ ufo's!!!!!!
Plain Dealing · LA, USA
Nothing that I have ever seen the like of or can explain. I have given the best description I could.
Pearl River · LA, USA
Strange bright blue object moving erratically through night sky!!
Florien · LA, USA
Metallic teardrop shaped.
Houma · LA, USA
Orange sphere looking object over Houma.
Lafayette · LA, USA
Two pale red lights one sitting right next to the other, appeared, hovered and moved across the sky.
Slidell · LA, USA
Vivid white triangle cluster of lights in sky.
Slidell · LA, USA
On 8-2-2014, I was bringing my girlfriend home as I usually do at around 22:30 or 23:00. As we made out way down her street, we witness
Galliano · LA, USA
At 9:15pm on August 3rd,2014 my fiancé' and I witnessed 3 large red circular lights in approx. 5 minute intervals pass over Galliano.
Shreveport (Arcadia) · LA, USA
I observed an aircraft looking object moving from W to E. It has bright lights that move in a zig zag, up and down, and around.
Metairie · LA, USA
My childhood friend and I witnessed a strange aircraft flying low above Metairie not in accordance with airspace regulation.
Breaux Bridge · LA, USA
Two red and white blinking lights that stayed still in the night sky.
Patterson · LA, USA
Fireball seen flying towards earth.
Covington · LA, USA
Black triangle with white lite at each point with a red light in the center. Slow moving just above tree line then morphing.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Three orange lights seen over Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, La.