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)
Forked Island · LA, USA
orange color circle moving slowly then faster until it just disapeared. I was outside to take some pictures of the clouds. I went look
River Ridge · LA, USA
Strange long light opens in the sky.
Bossier City · LA, USA
It was dark and round with lights, then changed into a rectangular form with lights.
Alexanria · LA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax. PD)) WHILE ME AND MY WIFE WERE WALKING OUT THE DOOR WE SAW UFOS IN THE SKY.
Lake CHarles · LA, USA
Bright Silvery White Traingular UFO
Vermillion Parish · LA, USA
Bright red light that faded then suddenly then a second later a white streak shot to the east from where the red light was.
New Orleans · LA, USA
cylinderical ufo streaks low over New Orleans on weather tv broadcast
Napoleonville · LA, USA
sphere,or orb of dim light passes over followed by a passing jet
New Orleans · LA, USA
This thing looked like a stare and then something elses cant say just what elese just something strange
Shreveport · LA, USA
two bright orange lights moving slowly
Metairie · LA, USA
Off-white ball zoomed across the southern sky
New Iberia · LA, USA
we saw a big, round ,colorful ufo just stopped in one spot a few feet in the air, and it took off, and it was no where's in sight.
Grand Isle · LA, USA
Triangular shaped craft seen on beach
DeQuency · LA, USA
Swarm of 13 ufo fluttering silently by brightly lit up with lights inside the dome.
Alexandria · LA, USA
While driving a friend ogf mine and I both saw random glowing lights appear in the sky then formed a strait line and dissapear
Alexandria · LA, USA
Date: Dec. 13, 2004 Sighting Time: 06: 28 p.m. c.s.t.Location: Alexandria, Louisiana My wife and I were traveling by SUV over the
Lafayette · LA, USA
CHRISTMAS NIGHT, OBJECT IN SKY GLOWING RED AND ORANGE.
Monroe · LA, USA
TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Shreveport · LA, USA
Something out of the ordinary..looked like a flying constellation to me..but not to him...
Franklinton · LA, USA
Flying ufo's that emitted white lights, and flew around my home in Louisiana!
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
while watching live football game, an allumminum sigar shaped object appeared above the clouds, I took picture.
Kenner · LA, USA
Strange light
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
circular, multi-colored, flat object ((Sirius??))
Monroe · LA, USA
2 BRIGHT LIGHTS WITH PLANE FLYING DIRECTLY TOWARDS ONE
Abita Springs · LA, USA
Triangle 'floating' in the sky and observed between tall pine trees