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)
Worcester · MA, USA
MADAR Node 01
Bellingham · MA, USA
3 orbs moving about the sky above my home
Northbridge · MA, USA
There were 8 circle flying objects hovering in sky black color in a w formation with no sound and no lights no symbols the size of the
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 9
Halifax · MA, USA
Three reflective silver fixed wing bird shaped objects, traveling in a circular pattern. ((anonymous report))
Gloucester · MA, USA
a series of bright spheres moved slowly, one-by-one, in a southerly direction,away from a stationary sphere. ((anonymous report))
Westford · MA, USA
Craft seemed to hover in southern sky. Reflected bright light. Looked like mirror array through binoculars. ((NUFORC Note:: Mars? PD))
Holden · MA, USA
MADAR Node 02
Swansea · MA, USA
Small purple light arching across sky at dusk in Swansea.
Agawam · MA, USA
This object was observed for 15 minutes by myself, my wife and a family friend. The object was very high in altitude when compared to a
Buzzards Bay/Bourne · MA, USA
Orange fireball at Buzzard's Bay, MA.
Hadley · MA, USA
3 separate bright white lights suddenly appeared in a triangle in upper atmosphere, and then simultaneously shut off 45 seconds.
Marion · MA, USA
Two bright white lights moving slowly southwest.. ((MUFON report))
Plymouth · MA, USA
Huge, blimp like object, gray with no colors, just hovering in the distance over the land. It appeared to be gigantic
Wakefield · MA, USA
Tried to video, was on phone.
Yarmouth · MA, USA
Three wiggling bright lights above the Mid-Cape..
Chatham · MA, USA
After power outage/black out we saw multiple UFOs, 12-20 blinking on and off as well as a red one That seem to absorb the white ones .
Quincy · MA, USA
I was walking home from the subway when I noticed a red/orange light in the sky. At first I thought it may have been a planet as Venus
Monson · MA, USA
Circular object shooting south to north around 9:45 on June 28, 2018.
Clinton · MA, USA
Object was jet black in color and had strange angles to it; seemed to hover at times; continued in a straight NE dir. ((MUFON rept.))
Clinton · MA, USA
Object was jet black in color and had strange angles to it. Seemed to hover at times. ((anonymous report))
Gloucester · MA, USA
Bright sphere appeared over Annisquam River and pulsed many colors in rapid succession.
Ware · MA, USA
Black sphere turned mirror like color with some kinda a shield or bubble around it disappeared an came back continually from black to m
Orange · MA, USA
Chevron shaped object with 5 green lights appeared and disappeared at request of observer.
Danvers · MA, USA
Bright glowing object loses color and flies off