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)
Kenner · LA, USA
Believe I saw the same object again as reported on July 4th. This time it was travelling East to West directly over Lake Pontchartrain
Port Barre · LA, USA
Two bright reddish orange objects hovering over tree line.
Seminary · LA, USA
Very bright oval light yellowish in color on a very windy, very cloudy night. ((anonymous report))
Houma · LA, USA
Orange steady light.
New Iberia · LA, USA
Large glowing orb like craft over New Iberia. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of Venus. PD))
Hammond · LA, USA
Looked to be a thin light colored object with a dome shape on top. It appeared to be stationary. ((anonymous report))
New Orleans · LA, USA
It was flahing moving fast. At first I thought it was a airplane. But then it was moving fast n then it would slow down. It had to many
Slidell · LA, USA
Bright twinkling lights in the sky over Slidell, LA.
Thibodaux · LA, USA
Flashing lights of different colors. Appeared to hover, moving up and down. Hard to get pic or film w/ cellphone. ((anonymous report))
Iota · LA, USA
It was a very bright object, about 30 degrees above the horizon, flashing red, white, green, and I'm not sure, but I thought blue.
Walker · LA, USA
My daughter and I were coming home from my son's baseball game and as we crossed the overpass heading into town we noticed 3 lights in
Grand Isle · LA, USA
Red circular lights in the sky over the Gulf of Mexico.
Mandeville · LA, USA
Two orange orb/spheres witnessed separately, an hour apart, by two family members.
Washington · LA, USA
((HOAX??))Headed due N then returned headed E about 2 mi and headed N then disappeared. No audible engine noise. ((anonymous report))
Metairie · LA, USA
Apparent star changes color and moves then winks out.
New Orleans (80 mi. SE of; Gulf of Mexico) · LA, USA
UFO Gulf Of Mexico 80 miles southeast of New Orleans. ((NUFORC Note: Report from ship's officer. PD))
Walker · LA, USA
Red and green light craft over Walker, Louisiana for several days now. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Amite · LA, USA
Twenty one orange red objects observed over a period of 20 minutes traveling due north.
Lake Charles · LA, USA
3 orange lights in the Lake Charles, LA, sky.
Franklinton · LA, USA
2 red lights with lights projected upward to make a triangular shape. Was positioned in the sky at top of trees. ((anonymous report))
Kenner · LA, USA
Bright light in the sky with green and red lights next to it. rotating clockwise in one spot. ((anonymous report))
Ragley · LA, USA
Cross Shaped object. ((anonymous report))
Nairn · LA, USA
Orange orbs.
Independence · LA, USA
Light over sky in Louisiana and blinked red 3 times on top when a plane flew near
Harrisonburg · LA, USA
My friend was sitting outside and yelled to everyone to come outside and hurry all five of us got up to see what was going on when we l