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)
Opelousas · LA, USA
Completely silent enormous V shaped craft
Venice · LA, USA
Two bright objects suddenly appear in the Pre-dawn sky and then rapidly accelerate out of sight.
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Red orb spotted over Shenendoah Subdivision - Baton Rouge
Tallulah · LA, USA
Night time sighting. Two reddish/brown discs passed directly overhead at amazingly low altitude.
Morgan City · LA, USA
Orange object in sky over Patterson or Morgan City area
Chalmette · LA, USA
ROUND BLACK DISC HOVERING OVER CHALMETTE, LA
Ruston · LA, USA
Possible solid object surrounded by teardrop-shaped streak seen in morning sky.
Algiers · LA, USA
Bronzed color , boomerang shape craft with an invisibility mode
Denham Springs · LA, USA
Unusual bright lights moving high in the night sky
Lake Charles · LA, USA
The following description was provided to me from a work associate. He describes that he was awakened one night, around 10:30 pm by hi
Breaux Bridge · LA, USA
i saw around lighted object in the sky only seen at night.
Livingston · LA, USA
triangle shaped UFO viewed over Livingston Loisiana heading due North
Denham Springs · LA, USA
Fireball becomes a saucer right in front of my eyes!!!
Abbeville · LA, USA
the flying apparatus had 30 to 40 lights n it and it was flying very slow heading north towards Lafayette Louisiana.
Grand Isle · LA, USA
The objects had a life of their own like they were in scihcronised
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY LIFE TIME I WOULD LIVE TO SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WAS SKEPTICAL BUT NOT ANYMORE...
Hammond (near; on hwy.) · LA, USA
Whitish/ blue fire ball in sky ver, very close to earth. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor? PD))
Gonzales · LA, USA
ORANGE FIERY ORB TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH BENEATH CLOUD COVER THEN SHOT STRAIT UP THROUGH CLOUD COVER AND DISAPPEARED.
Mandeville · LA, USA
3 lights, pale green in color, traveling from southwest sky +30 deg, heading north in straight line formation.
West Monroe · LA, USA
bright orbs of light in the sky
Shreveport · LA, USA
Mandolin shaped soundless craft, with colored lights on belly, and red sequence lights on side, two white light on front.
Eunice · LA, USA
Well my family went out shopping and when they came back they ran inside saying there is a ufo! I went outside to look it wasen't there
Metairie · LA, USA
7 to 9 objects glowing bright red yellow fading towards an an easterly direction away from Metairie la. we were looking south when we n
Pounchatola · LA, USA
a triangle with 3 lights on each tip
Youngsville · LA, USA
On February 2, 2010, at approximately 8:05pm, I was driving south on Louisiana State Highway 89 at Glaser Drive, just south of LA Hwy 1