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)
Weymouth · MA, USA
Nov. 2nd, '17, at 1:07 A.M., saw from the window a light as bright as a football stadium. I decided to take short video of it, when zo
Haverhill · MA, USA
Saw a triangle shaped dark colored craft just hovering making no sound. Lights on each point of the triangle. ((anonymous report))
Burlington · MA, USA
ufo sighting burlington ((anonymous report))
Rutland · MA, USA
Spotted a triangular shaped aircraft overhead comprised of three flashing lights evenly spaced apart and traveling the exact same speed
Natick · MA, USA
Sudden very bright fast-moving ball of white light disappeared and then a VERY low-flying aircraft/plane? showed up.
Haverhill · MA, USA
It appeared and then vanished as I was watching it in thin air.
Tyngsborough · MA, USA
White ball of light/fireball over Tyngsborough. ((anonymous report))
Worcester · MA, USA
Wobbling orange disc, vanished as if responding directly to me pointing at it, very strange. 2 witnesses, including myself.
Oxford · MA, USA
Floating silver/white 3D ball. It was there, and then shrunk and disappeared in seconds.
Warren · MA, USA
Slow moving craft with no propeller.
Brockton · MA, USA
Bright, white, pulsating light seen in sky above Brockton, Massachusetts
Abington · MA, USA
Very bright light.. at first could be mistaken for a star, then moves and gets brighter and duller. DEF not a plane.
Cherry Valley · MA, USA
Large almost silent cigar shaped craft appear from woods and fly only 20 feet above house before disappearing.
Sturbridge/Warren · MA, USA
Rhombus shape craft with odd colored lights, seen east bound on the Mass Pike near 84.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Silver oval object, about 1 cubic meter in volume, moving erratically traveling East to West over Rte 3 near exit 5. Object moving abou
Ludlow · MA, USA
It hovered closely above our car, was a dark disk that’s glowed.
Westfield · MA, USA
Saw sword blade shaped light craft for half a second no sound. ((anonymous report))
Lincoln · MA, USA
Three lights spinning in circles. kind of looked like the lights of a movie threatre.((NUFORC Note: Possibly advertising lights? PD))
Bridgewater · MA, USA
At 17:30 I saw 8 orange orb-shaped objects headed SE at a slow pace then individualy go out of formation. ((anonymous report))
Marlborough · MA, USA
Square craft, well lighted. Traveled 60 sec. in dark sky. Two people observed. Looked too large to be a drone. ((anonymous report))
North Adams · MA, USA
Light circle vanished strait up.
Millbury · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Entities flying in the sky.
Williamstown · MA, USA
Petersburg Pass. Williamstown, MA. Hovering. Top of object was orange donut shape with a triangular white spike below. Daytime.
Sturbridge · MA, USA
Very large bright light in the sky, similar to a helicopter light but bigger. Darted behind clouds, didnt see it again after that
Salem · MA, USA
3 UFO’s. Triangular, silent , 6 lights and fast. ((NUFORC Note: Report submitted by aviation mechanic. PD))