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)
Attleboro · MA, USA
Reflective sphere flew overhead without noise and flew away at a high rate of speed.
Montague · MA, USA
Slow-moving orange ball of light observed by 2 adults
Weymouth · MA, USA
5 red circular orbs, traveling equidistant from each other.
Saugus · MA, USA
Through binoculars viewing the ISS flyover which was traveling ENE a dark shadowy shield possible triangular grey object crossed it's
Concord · MA, USA
MADAR Node 10
Beverly · MA, USA
We are looking out the picture window and 2 good sized orbs red and glowing with haze around them came from the sky and went down into
Beverly · MA, USA
We are looking out the picture window and 2 good sized orbs red and glowing with haze around them came from the sky and went down into
Northampton · MA, USA
1 very fast moving glowing yellow object with visible white/grey plume broke into 2 objects
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
North Adams · MA, USA
Circular object moving back and forth across sky at times hovering. Flying low in high winds. Lights all around change colors from red,
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
Fitchburg · MA, USA
Bright red lights forming huge oval object.
Winthrop · MA, USA
Green laser lights shining down or multi colored rings in sky over Boston outer harbor.
Winthrop · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) disco flashing lights on low flying aircraft. ((anonymous report))
Somerset · MA, USA
Flying craft cloaking ind uncloaking.
Charles Town · MA, USA
I observed a orange glowing orb 75feet in diameter pass over the schrafits building heading towards bunker hill monument about an alti
Florence · MA, USA
Low flying steady dim object in sky suddenly gone from view, craft roughly 50. ((anonymous report))
Bellingham · MA, USA
On the night of 9/7/18 my mother (58 yrs old retired postal worker), step father (66 yrs old naval architect), and myself (40 yr old st
Topsfield/Georgetown (between) · MA, USA
Saw a very large object in sky over rte 95N coming from Peabody. North of 133. I was looking at it entire time, and it was not moving.
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
New Bedford · MA, USA
BANNER OF WHITE SPHERES IN CONSTELLATION FORMATION FLYING UNDER HALF MOON , NEW BEDFORD, MA.
Middleborough · MA, USA
Small, high altitude amber light eventually faded to white and then faded out completely.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Object was an orb at tree level, size of basketball. This was in the woods, no one else there besides us 2. The orb glowed orange/white
Gardner · MA, USA
Orange/red orb. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Mars?? PD))
Walpole · MA, USA
About 9:00pm on Aug.11, 2018, driving south on a dark section of highway 1A in Walpole, I saw a bright yellow glow, like a ball of fire