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)
Turners Falls · MA, USA
Mysterious light very bright to nothing and back again,repeditly, Along with strange very loud short cannon like noises.Erie
North Dartmouth · MA, USA
Please see attached video. Is this a UFO?
South Weymouth · MA, USA
Blue-violet light in the sky.
Reading · MA, USA
2 moving lights becoming 1 then breaking off into compass point directions at high speed.
unknown · MA, USA
Large light releases 5 smaller lights that align in a row, spaced out evenly. ((anonymous report))
Pembroke · MA, USA
I noticed a very very bright round object pass us to the left traveling from the East heading West.
Springfield · MA, USA
I saw a quick streak of white light across my winshield looking west. It went from south to north. It was west of Springfield over the
Springfield · MA, USA
Flash of sparks on I-291 Spfd. MA. ((anonymous report))
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
Concord · MA, USA
MADAR Node 110
Lee · MA, USA
Saw 2 unidentified crafts in western ma skies tonight
North Attleboro · MA, USA
2 Spear craft Hovering over Emerald Square Mall, Blinking white and green.
Chicopee · MA, USA
VERY bright object with 3 circular lights in an oval pattern very low in the sky.
Cambridge · MA, USA
MADAR Node 137
Hadley · MA, USA
Saw rectangular shaped craft hovering over farm with 40 plus lights on it.
Easthampton · MA, USA
Bright white lights of a diamond shaped craft seen above Connecticut river on Easthampton/Northampton line (rt. 5).
South Deerfield · MA, USA
Triangular craft hovered about 500 feet off the ground.
Georgetown · MA, USA
Fast moving green light in sky over I-95 near Exit 53B.
Quincy · MA, USA
As we were driving in Quincy, MA, my wife and I both saw a green fireball traveling low at rocket speed. The fireball was bright green
Harwich · MA, USA
A distinct vortex cloud formation, created by an aircraft, or other object, was seen in photos of a cloudless sky.
Wakefield · MA, USA
Triangle craft with white lights flew over Wakefield, MA.
Lowell · MA, USA
There was one green oval shaped light that was moving in the sky. It seemed as though it followed us. ((anonymous report))
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
Belchertown · MA, USA
We had just parked our car on top of a hill. I pointed out what I thought was a bright white spotlight we hadn't seen on the way up.
Rowley · MA, USA
Just saw a very large triangular craft flying extremely low above my house, which is located in a wooded area. Craft had lights at each