UFO Sightings in Massachusetts
2,492 UFO sightings reported in Massachusetts since 1939, peaking in 2014 (201 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,492
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (201 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2014 (201 reports)
Top cities in Massachusetts
Boston
1959–2022 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Worcester
1959–2021 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Springfield
1966–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Lowell
1978–2020 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Plymouth
1998–2021 · peak 2017 (5 reports)
New Bedford
1978–2020 · peak 2011 (8 reports)
Methuen
1954–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Bridgewater
1981–2022 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Gloucester
1956–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Framingham
1960–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Taunton
1976–2019 · peak 1994 (3 reports)
Fall River
1995–2022 · peak 1995 (2 reports)
Attleboro
1986–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Quincy
1997–2020 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Brockton
1971–2017 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Revere
1987–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Lynn
1963–2020 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
Pittsfield
1970–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Woburn
1988–2020 · peak 2002 (3 reports)
Haverhill
1953–2020 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Raynham · MA, USA
Was driving at night and seen a low bright fireball light it was mostly white with a little bit of red maybe 300 feet in the air it ca
Fall River · MA, USA
Anyone else see objects 11/23-11/29 2019 in fall river?
New Bedford · MA, USA
Four spherical objects emitting red aura flying in a trail formation
Plymouth · MA, USA
Bright light moving in the sky at ASTRONOMICAL speed then disappearing, re-appearing and plummeting to earth.
Marion · MA, USA
Driving down 195 west saw a bright light appear miles off in the distance and plummet quickly into treeline...either shooting star or I
Norwell · MA, USA
Moving West to East and then turning north a series of identical very bright objects with pencil thin lights would appear out of nowher
Marshfield/Brant Rock, · MA, USA
2 Glowing Lights in Marshfield, MA
Waltham · MA, USA
At 20:30 we (me and my wife) went for the smoke break (we're not smoking in house 'cause of kids). Right after lighting up
MALDEN · MA, USA
I filmed original and slow motion of glowing lights over the Atlantic Ocean 2019
North Billerica · MA, USA
Very bright light that moved like a shooting star but much, much larger. Light was bright white. Brighter in the center. Lit the ent
Randolph · MA, USA
A bright streak of light fell from the sky near the woods in Randolph. I am scared because it happened so quick, it was a really bright
Tewksbury · MA, USA
2 fire trailed metal objects seen in Middlesex County.
Orleans · MA, USA
Erratic Object in the Sky Cape Cod, Mass.
Quincy · MA, USA
Bright white light, sometimes suddenly dimming to an orange spark, then brightening again.
Pittsfield · MA, USA
Woke up to a loud train like noise at 4:30AM, I don't live that close to a train track. I looked out my window to a bright white light
Milton · MA, USA
Oval shape with flashing lights. Not moving at all.
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 71
Sturbridge · MA, USA
Orange colored ball in the sky traveling WSW. ((anonymous report))
Wellfleet · MA, USA
3 lights @ same time, 2 were together, all were running in circles. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
Boston · MA, USA
Fast green lights formed three crosses in sky.
Lowell · MA, USA
What I saw was orange lights, Or a white light, and it quietly Appears, and disappears after Seconds up to a minute, it is Not a city l
Bedford · MA, USA
Large saucer shaped craft hovered above the tree line with white lights surrounding the circumference.
Rockport · MA, USA
We were watching the antique airplanes flying over from the fly in at Beverly and caught a picture of of a aphere above one of the pla
Raynham · MA, USA
Daylight on route 44 Raynham, black low flying object. Flying in a sort of way a boomerang would. ((anonymous report))
Lakeville · MA, USA
My husband was sitting on the couch, we were watching tv when he noticed a bright light outside usually where the moon would be. It was