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)
Monroe · LA, USA
I was at Saint Francis hospital in Monroe Louisiana, and was in the parking lot, right the overpass, which several feet away from the h
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Hovering, long object with bright green lights quickly shot off into another direction at a high speed. ((anonymous report))
Gilliam · LA, USA
Large object hovering for 15 min before disappearing in daylight have a cellphone video off it
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
White lights flying in a string very fast and very high due North. ((anonymous report))
Breaux Bridge · LA, USA
Bright flashes and something in the sky that quickly dissolved.
Lacombe · LA, USA
Amorphous flaming object flying across the sky
Kenner · LA, USA
I am a star gazer. And every time after dark I'm outside looking up, the stars are directly over my house..been here for 23 years...I k
Gulf of Mexico · LA, USA
Moved left, then right.. then finally up till the sun scued it. Next day (1/11/19) now there are 2 same spot.
Metairie · LA, USA
Loud aircraft heard incredibly close above home.
Belle Chasse · LA, USA
2 flame like streaks stationary in the sky. They look like 2 fire streaks in the sky. One is a little higher than the other.
Westwego · LA, USA
Was observing a weird rainbow color near the sun. Took a few pictures. In two pictures show a black shape in the sky. Others show the r
New Orleans · LA, USA
Strange Beams of Light over New Orleans
Metairie · LA, USA
2 Orange Rocket like plumes in sky silent & still for 15 minutes.
Thibodaux · LA, USA
I spotted two unidentifiable objects hovering stationary in the sky. I estimated them to be around 4-5' k. ((anonymous report))
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
Omg Star Trek.
Baton Rouge · LA, USA
((HOAX??)) From my left to my right moved a very fast, silent, actual spaceship. ((anonymous report))
Houma · LA, USA
Orange glow and beam. ((anonymous report))
Mandeville · LA, USA
Orb of light, looked like star but then shot NE like a large shooting star but looked like they hit "light speed" after a sho
Slidell · LA, USA
Bright flashing object, multicolored flames. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
gonzales · LA, USA
lights at each corner were striped following the triangle contour.
Metairie · LA, USA
White luminous oblong disk speeding across Old Metairie, LA, sky from West to East, midway horizon.
Maurice · LA, USA
Red light, moving very fast. ((anonymous reports))
Hackberry · LA, USA
We saw a streak of light across a small section in the sky but it didn't dissipate. At the end of the streak we noticed a blinking ligh
Kenner · LA, USA
It was just after sunset and I was looking at the moon in the SE Sky when I was startled to witness a dark black object with what appea
Labadieville · LA, USA
Oval flying object traveling north to south, seen around three times in the past two years.