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)
Patterson · LA, USA
A single craft of unique shape moving very fast, no sound or vapor trail, very high, towards open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Thibodaux · LA, USA
Bright orange light slowly fades then turns into 3 red lights forming corners of a triangle flying fast overhead from south to north.
Abbeville · LA, USA
Coming home late last night into my apartment complex and my cousin and i saw a cigar shaped light flying fown wards and there was brig
Slidell · LA, USA
Greyish silver object over Slidell,LA
Houma · LA, USA
My mom, brother and I walked outside to sit on the porch. looking up in the sky we saw a light shaped like a circle. As i pulled my pho
Mandeville · LA, USA
Strange moving light over Mandeville.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Very clear night. On back porch looking at stars which is rare for New Orleans.
Lafayette · LA, USA
Multiple Sightings,Multiple Witnesses, Same Night. #1- December 31 2013 10-11pm/ #2- January 1st 2014 12-12:30 AM.
River Ridge · LA, USA
Three sphere shaped red, yellow, and orange objects flew equidistant along the Miss. River without making a sound
Marrero · LA, USA
Two Blue Lights/ Unidentified Flying Objects seen in the sky over Marrero, LA.
Metairie · LA, USA
High flying jet that has no contrails.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Notice a straight line in sky like a jet would make. But we could not find a jet in the sky. Then seconds later we notice a object wth
Spearsville · LA, USA
12-15 lights, rounded corner triangle shape, hovered & tilted fluidly, disappeared after 45 min, complete silence.
Sweet Lake · LA, USA
Bright "Star-Shaped" object, possibly out of the Atmosphere, that could move up, down and sideways, and Fade in and Out on B
Jackson · LA, USA
18 orange lights following same path making no noise and fading out after passing overhead.
Harvey · LA, USA
Red fireball observed above Harvey, La. moving from North to South direction.
Denham Springs · LA, USA
Glowing green light appeared for a few seconds over interstate 12 glided downward and disappeared.
Abbeville · LA, USA
BRIGHT LIGHTS IN SKY.
Metairie · LA, USA
I saw 2 Bright Orange Lights which seemed to stay in one place.
Marksville · LA, USA
I saw this disk and I know it was a ufo.
New Orleans · LA, USA
Three dull orange spheres flying silently in succession.
Covington · LA, USA
Low flying bright orange circular appearing objects in the sky.
Slidell · LA, USA
Confirmed 9 orange separate lights.
New Orleans · LA, USA
16-18 reddish/bronze lights cross southern sky over ten minutes.
Bossier City · LA, USA
Bright white light traveling fast.