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)
Norton · MA, USA
Green lights and beams completely illuminating stormy sky green arose over treeline/horizon visable from highway
East Boston/Boston · MA, USA
I am currently still watching as I count 6 or 7 very bright glowing orbs. There are at least 4 currently above/around the Tobin Bridge
Worcester · MA, USA
Chevron-shaped object with orange lights covering its underside.
Sheffield · MA, USA
Circle object, Sheffield, MA, shifted gradually, but in what looked like controlled and precise movements. Dog barked.
Watertown · MA, USA
Two orbs appeared side by side with a greenish hue. A third one joined in after a few seconds.
Southwick · MA, USA
Noticed 2 lit orbs moving across the sky from west to east
Malden · MA, USA
Orange light/Fireball seen around Boston Logan route area.
Somerville · MA, USA
Bright white light streaking across sky.
East Brookfield · MA, USA
chevron doing grid like pattern over central Massachusetts.
Revere · MA, USA
flashing blue and green lights on object over sea. ((anonymous report))
Fall River · MA, USA
A group of 10 orange orbs suddenly appeared and traveled in a group when we noticed they stopped for a while then went east and dissape
Leicester · MA, USA
Extremely large and completely silent triangular craft with 5 pulsating white lights scanning the treeline
Onset · MA, USA
Saw 6 or 7 light orange orbs hanging over the water in Onset, MA for about 5 minutes.
Essex · MA, USA
Chevron appears north of Boston.
Salem · MA, USA
Saw a a light start glowing bright blue then suddenly vanish.
Becket · MA, USA
20 blue green dim orbs, resembled bee swarm, changing configuration. ((NUFORC Note: Witness is law enforcement officer. PD))
Lanesboro · MA, USA
At 3:10 PM DST I was sitting in my backyard reading when I heard a very high pitched crackling sound (a zing-g-g-g ?) overhead. It was
Fitchburg · MA, USA
Light the size of a star would turn on and off periodically then vanished.
Revere · MA, USA
At first, my (5yo) son thought there was a shooting star. We looked up and we saw a formation of lights shooting across the sky.There w
Brimfield · MA, USA
Fast-moving green lights, turned and were out of sight in fraction of a second.
Plymouth · MA, USA
I saw 6 orange lights go by. At first there was one and I watched it go by until I could no longer see it because it grew dim.
East Longmeadow · MA, USA
Craft watching 3th of July fireworks from above.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Bright orange ball, flying south east to north northeast, brightens then fades while accelerating.
Canton · MA, USA
UFO sighting in Canton, MA. ((anonymous report))
Wakefield · MA, USA
My boyfriend and I were driving South on 95 near Wakefield when all of the sudden we noticed a peculiar bright and shiny craft in the s