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)
Larose · LA, USA
Amendment to previous report filed yesterday as reported in The Times-Picayune 12/29/99
New Orleans · LA, USA
ufo streaked across the sky, like to know what we saw.
Ponchatoula · LA, USA
I was washing dishes and I looked out my kitchen window and seen 4 diamond shaped objects circling my field. They were about 11 feet fr
New Orleans · LA, USA
Black cylinders over French Quarter
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
I happen to look up at the stars and saw 3 craft heading south. Two were smaller with 3 lights each,1 larger craft with a circle of li
Harvey · LA, USA
I had taken the dog outside, and while I was waiting for him to do his business,I looked up to stargaze on this extremely clear night.
Arcadia · LA, USA
Where did it go, that is what i want to know.
Florien/Hornbeck (between · Hwy 191), LA, USA
Craft appeared polished aluminum color, nose down attitude, flat bottom, slightly domed on top, hovering, no noise heard, no movement s
New Orleans · LA, USA
Light streaked across sky ... power failure/brownout followed.
Slidell and Thibadoux (New Orleans) · LA, USA
Glowed orange, green and blue
Anacoco · LA, USA
My wife called me to the living room to see an ornange pulsating light. I watched it for a bit and it shot straight up, almost out of s
New Roads · LA, USA
Translucent watery appearance with waves like heat waves.
Jackson · LA, USA
Silent black helicopter.
Rocky Mount (Plain Dealing) · LA, USA
While swimming in pool I looked up and noticed what looked like a bird just hoovering, it suddenly moved backwards about 2 lengths and
River Ridge · LA, USA
Silver aircraft with 3 lights, beeping noise - hovered over my house and then in front of me while watching it from the street.
Barksdale AFB · LA, USA
Black Triangle Over Barksdale AFB Summer 1999
Monroe · LA, USA
I was in my driveway and I happened to look up and I saw a bright ball of light pass overhead , very low. It first made me think of a c
Keithville · LA, USA
2 bright red, hazy, motionless objects were observed.
Lettsworth · LA, USA
noise, vibration, light seen being chased by helicopters
New Orleans · LA, USA
((HOAX??))Really weird to see an object flow across the sky slowly but then take off from one end of the sky to the other in seconds.
Carmel (I-49) · LA, USA
i was driving on i49. when my tractortrailor started to vibrate vilently i stop the truck to see what was wrong. after i stoped i got o
Lake Charles · LA, USA
I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE WITH TWO OF MY FRIENDS AT 22:02 WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I NOTICED THIS TRIANGULAR CRAFT HOVERING ABOUT 50 FEET OF
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
It was a long light, blue with a purpleish tint. Resembled a shooting star, but appeared and disappeared but ended before the horizon.
Bossier City · LA, USA
I was looking into the bright blue sky wathing a trail from a high speed us aircaft. When I was looking I saw a bright circular item s
Hathaway · LA, USA
It was Christmas Eve "98. My girlfriend was leaving my house and I walked her outside to her car. All of a sudden, we both saw a cylind