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)
Pittsfielsd · MA, USA
Glowing orange rectangular object, slow moving and making no sound.
Holden · MA, USA
White/yellow glowing egg shaped object flying low south to north Holden, MA.
Milbury · MA, USA
Two round, red objects hovering above, and then moving slowly to different positions.
Millbury · MA, USA
There should be many more witness's to this because it was at a fireworks show there where hundreds of folks with their eyes on the sky
Wakefield · MA, USA
Orange lights meteor like object flies overhead
Tyngsboro · MA, USA
There were small flying objects going toward and away from a large saucer shaped ufo. ((anonymous report))
Pittsfield · MA, USA
I and my kids noticed 4 multi colored lights blinking and objects seem to not be moving.
Quincy · MA, USA
As I am waiting outside for my car to come out of the washing bay I look
Centerville · MA, USA
Observed across Lake Wequacket (Centerville MA) a bright vertical line dropping from the Western Sky, just after sunset. The line elo
Amesbury · MA, USA
8-12 steady whitish-yellow and red lights low in the sky (no osund heard).
Attleboro · MA, USA
Perfectly seen from Route 118 South, in open fields. Triangle formations of red/white strobes sitting perfectly still. Occaisionally on
Marlborough · MA, USA
Strange wobbly light in the sky moves around for two hours
Lawrence · MA, USA
T-shaped fork completely covered in fire. Kept flying at same level
Somerville · MA, USA
Unidentified object hovering in Somerville, MA.
Hyannis · MA, USA
Dark Red Sharks Tooth shaped UFO over Hyannis. Flew across night sky in 5 seconds
Athol · MA, USA
Bright steady light traveling across sky. ((NUFORC Note: Not the ISS at the time indicated. PD))
North Adams · MA, USA
Four glowing spheres. Two were orange, side by side, two were blue in a diagonal line, connected by a white glowing beam.
Medford · MA, USA
Large flickering light.
Longmeadow · MA, USA
Bright moving light with flashes around it.
Cambridge · MA, USA
Blue idle star moves erractically and is red while in motion.
Danvers · MA, USA
Traveling S on Mass. I-95 approaching exit 49 I observed a very shiny triangular shaped craft. ((anonymous report))
Bourne · MA, USA
Large white light coming down in a controlled manner
Watertown · MA, USA
Four diamond lights. ((anonymous report))
Southbridge · MA, USA
It was white. It looked like a Tylonol tablet with a grayish/blabk ring around the center. Moving to quick to be a blimp.
Webster · MA, USA
My wife and kids went into a 7-Eleven I was parked outside and the sun roof of my car was open and I happen to look up and there was ci