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)
Middleboro · MA, USA
Very bright lights in the sky that hovered in place for over an hour
Middleboro · MA, USA
Very Bright Lights in the Sky Near Middleboro, MA
Sudbury · MA, USA
Black and green sphere flying just below the clouds
Middleboro · MA, USA
Formation of 5+ white lights.
West Springfield · MA, USA
I saw what can best be described as a large metallic "donut." ((anonymous report))
Indian Orchard · MA, USA
Looking almost to zenith, slightly NE. Saw small metallic sphere above clouds. Moving slowly from roughly N to S. Wind direction was in
Spencer · MA, USA
Light traveling in the stars until it made a zig zag in the sky then flew off at rapid speed into the stars!
New Bedford · MA, USA
I observed a single, fairly large, blueish oval/pill shaped object with a lighter blueish tint/halo surrounding it.((anonymous report))
Ware · MA, USA
Craft traveling due north at high altitude/low earth orbit, red/white colors then as passing under dipper changed color to bright white
Ashby · MA, USA
Looked like heat lightning. Stayed in sky like a light house. But didn't repeat as a light house. And no noise sky is clear.
Middleboro · MA, USA
3 cirle orbes seen going south east and north east blinking & traveling at speeds and manuvers that are impossible for humans
Burlington/Billerica · MA, USA
Very bright circular floating ball - collapsed like a two dimensional object and disappeared without trace
Burlington · MA, USA
White orbs of light bobbing and bouncing in the sky, then rapidly moving and disappearing from sight. ((anonymous report))
Thornton · MA, USA
30-50 white star, non-pulsating, looking lights lined straight in a row, moving W. ((NUFORC Note: Space Link satellites. PD))
Raynham · MA, USA
Long, bright, slowly moving line of bright white dots that were closely aligned, PERFECTLY straight line.((Space Link satellites. PD))
Quincy · MA, USA
Dark Metallic Sphere slowly passed by over head in back yard.
East Weymouth · MA, USA
Six white spotlights that slowly dispersed up unto the sky at different angles
Chicopee · MA, USA
A white silver object was seen flying and then disappeared
Southbridge · MA, USA
My friend and I were driving down Charlton street heading towards southbridge. We were already talking about sky phenomenon and were a
Southborough · MA, USA
Traveling from south to north from far away i thought was a large bird as it got closer i realized i didnt know what it was. It was tri
Rehoboth · MA, USA
Looked exactly like a star but much brighter. Wasn’t an a/c. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Jupiter or Saturn?? PD))
Wareham · MA, USA
White Oval Sphere: with three military jets in per suite
Hatfield · MA, USA
Object in the sky with diamond array of lights floating above river
Boylston · MA, USA
Myself and my girfriend had just arrived home from working (both lawyers) and were pulling in the garage when I notice a top or diamond
Gardner · MA, USA
It was about 9:30 at night and I saw like a wrecked like a rectangular with yellow and white lights with two antennas in the side the r