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)
Carencro · LA, USA
V shaped craft with several flashing lights hovered over my house heading west it was silent moving straight over the trees
Dubach · LA, USA
I saw a string of lights in the sky with a bright light pulsing down the line fly from 100ft away to over horizon in seconds.
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Line of light moving across the sky. ((Starlink satellites?))
Thibodaux · LA, USA
14 Objects in a row, one behind each other and watch one by one disappear. ((Starlink satellites?))
New Orleans · LA, USA
Orange Fire Like Orbs Flying Across Mississippi River.
New Iberia · LA, USA
Almost invisible, completely silent, and able to fly from one pole to the other at incredible speed.
Homer · LA, USA
I was driving to work and notice a light moving in an unusual manner; very fast, and moving in every direction. ((anonymous report))
Alexandria (near) · LA, USA
Covered Disk shaped Object on Flatbed with US Army Soldiers Following Closely ((NUFORC Note: Military craft?? PD))
Kinder · LA, USA
Shiny non moving object
West Monroe · LA, USA
Witness 10-12 lights in stairstep fashion hovering over west Monroe (good Hope area). After a few minutes the lights faded, but you cou
Bastrop · LA, USA
Me and my son first notice an odd light in the sky while coming home from the store. It literally followed us home about 3 miles then s
Ada Taylor · LA, USA
I see lights nightly begining about 6:30 pm. Lights move slow then stop for 10 mins then slowly move west. I loose sight of it around 7
Shreveport · LA, USA
On video chat with husband. There were many trucks in the lot, so it is possible it was more than just he and I who saw the lights.
Shreveport · LA, USA
7 flashing lights going from the East to the west flashing one after another in a nice formation i was standing on Yuri Drive
Crowley · LA, USA
A dozen bright strars appeared in a straight line over Crowley, La. this morning. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Large black “balloon” spotted over Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Natchitoches · LA, USA
Orange/white light in the sky.
Kaplan · LA, USA
I saw strange blinking lights in the sky and when I got underneath it was a triangle.
Doyline · LA, USA
I look across the street and about as high up a a cell tower I saw a group of lights stationary in the sky.it was there for about 10 mi
Rayville · LA, USA
50 to 60 white lights streaming from the Nortwestern to Southeastern sky in almost perfect formation. There was a few that was slightly
Hammond · LA, USA
2 spinning ufo's with flashing lights teleporting around and moving southbound
Mandeville · LA, USA
Bright light at 0140 a.m. bobbing in the sky, then darting extreme left, right, then back to neutral - constantly moving.
Marksville · LA, USA
Me and my fiance seen 2 grayish saucers high up in the sky flying parallel and in sync with each other. They didn't have any lights or
Kelly · LA, USA
I don’t have a fancy story to tell or lots of details. I set my ISS app to record while I did the dishes, like I normally do. I later w
Shreveport · LA, USA
3 bright lights circular..was watching something else when 3 citcular bright shapes caught my attention. Thought it was stars..then the