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)
New Orleans · LA, USA
Violet light seen zig-zagging quickly across night sky.
Lafayette · LA, USA
Falling red ufo over Lafayette, Louisiana.
Narian · LA, USA
Orange lights moving close and moving apart from each other.
Lake Charles · LA, USA
Driving over the 210 bridge, witnessed lights over Prien Lake in flying orderly from the park across the lake ...like hanging lights of
Shreveport · LA, USA
Objects with red blinking lights n no sound n dog goes crazy.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Large pulsating (5sec) white light in sky above New Orleans for 20+ min.
Shreveport · LA, USA
3 foreign objects hovering over downtown Shreveport.
Shreveport · LA, USA
Boomerang object spotted
Covington · LA, USA
Orange balls in the sky over Louisiana
Patterson · LA, USA
Two orange lights.
Holden · LA, USA
A round ball of green yellow light appeared about a football field in length above the tree line and shot stright down into the trees a
West Monroe/Cadeville · LA, USA
8 crafts in diamond form descending then shoot away in opposite direction.
Youngsville · LA, USA
Viewed 3 reds lights in perfect and even spaced triangular formation in northern sky; no noise!
Plain Dealing · LA, USA
Watching meteor shower; light cloud cover obstructed view; then behind me and above clouds three circular white lights in triangle.
Lafayette · LA, USA
Blue, green red pulsating light in the NE sky above lafayette airport for 2 hours, then disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Star? PD))
Marreo/Lafitte · LA, USA
Alot of activity has been happening around here.
Monroe · LA, USA
Two oranges spheres traveling in a single path.There was no noise. The spheres remained the exact distance apart while traveling on
Shreveport · LA, USA
My family witnessed three craft shaped like a saucer with a bright light on the top and bottom that glowed bright white.
Kenner · LA, USA
7 blinking lights spotted.
Slidell · LA, USA
Strange objects in night sky which appear to be distant stars.
Moss Bluff · LA, USA
Red blinking light then short beam scanning surroundings.
Raceland · LA, USA
Black triangular figure.
Golden Meadow · LA, USA
Traveling From Fourchon north on LA1 Bridge. Bright Silver/Chrome object flying through sky vanishes.
Houma · LA, USA
I saw an flickering orange-red sphere in the sky moving in different directions.
Shreveport · LA, USA
Some type of craft of light speed.