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)
Woods Hole · MA, USA
A wedge-shaped formation of lights silently passed overhead where lights in the formation switched position before fading from sight.
Mansfield · MA, USA
Huge green bright light circle.
Wareham · MA, USA
Looked as bright as Venus and was in between Venus and sister star. It paused directly between them then changed direction to the moon.
Framingham · MA, USA
Various bright lights in night sky..thought was helicopters but werent moving..objects just kept getting brighter & brighter & then the
Orleans · MA, USA
I saw a bright orange/red orb of fire pass very quickly a few feet in front of me. It was just outside of my house.
Amherst · MA, USA
Appeared 20' above the tree line with a black sky around look like it came from no direction just appeared
Abington · MA, USA
Around 5:30PM I was in front of my house when I noticed a bright light in the Northeastern Sky passing by the Beehive Cluster. It seeme
Somerville · MA, USA
Small bright object falling from the early evening sky after seemingly breaking apart in the lower atmosphere.
Franklin · MA, USA
Bright green sphere flying extremally & scary fast overhead
Shrewsbury · MA, USA
2 lights appeared right in front of airplane I was watching in the sky. They were close together, then moved apart and further from air
South Dennis · MA, USA
Was out on my deck at 10pm looking at stars in SE, coastal Massachusetts (Cape Cod).
Brockton · MA, USA
UFO or Planet? ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of Venus, we suspect. PD))
Wakefield · MA, USA
Singular bright star in northwest boston sky every night. ((NUFORC Note: Possible celestial body?? PD))
West Newbury · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) I picked up my friends to drive them to school. After picking them up, we saw a flying saucer. ((anonymous report))
Amherst · MA, USA
Flashing Blue light changing to red/white, changed direction quickly.
Dedham · MA, USA
Vertical shape, bright light, stayed stationary but increased and decreased light, then "blinked out."
Leominster · MA, USA
Currently observing this object. Is in distance; can clearly see Venus to the upper L of this object. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Tewksbury · MA, USA
A loud pulsating sound of low tone/pitch woke me up at approximately 3:00AM EST. The sound seemed to get closer and further away at ran
Duxbury · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Loud boom heard.
Osterville · MA, USA
Bright light traveling horizontally low across the sky south to north
Plymouth · MA, USA
Noticed large bright light traveling E towards the Atlantic. No flashing lights could be seen. Obj. slowed down dramatically .
Tewksbury · MA, USA
On 495 N, caught sight of two unusually bright lights as I was sitting in the front passenger seat on the ride home.
Erving · MA, USA
Bright lights in different colors, moving in S shape, bright lights that disappear.
Ware · MA, USA
Live on a street that is butted up against a softball field and the towns water pumping station. My wife saw what appeared at first to
Ludlow · MA, USA
Driving down the mass pike Christmas Eve. Noticed 4 orange lights in a v formation in the low sky. Almost looked like Chinese floating