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)
Auburn · MA, USA
White orb changing to blue, red, and orange. What started with one bright white orb would shift into different formations of multiple l
Beverly · MA, USA
Red/Orange Sphere/Vessel (Radiating/Eminating Shape)
Leominster · MA, USA
A few hundred feet above the trees was a very large circular object with a red/orange color. The lights were pulsating. I looked three
Falmouth · MA, USA
I walked out from the cottage to the porch, noticed a crazy brightness in the sky. Saw what seemed to be 2 bright stars, one much bigge
Weymouth · MA, USA
trail of bright light flashes and disappears
Northampton · MA, USA
Light object with reported change of internal state
Salem · MA, USA
Salem, MA UFO sighting; by the power plant, in the same location as one before, 69 YEARS AGO!
Granville · MA, USA
LED LIGHTS IN CORN FIELD AND WOODS.. ((NUFORC Note: Source of report elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Littleton · MA, USA
Triangular shaped, low flying object outline by bright multi-colored lights
Arlington · MA, USA
Object that looked like an upside down key flying across sky
Pepperell · MA, USA
This is the second time I have reported a sighting. I called your within a week number. Left a message and got nothing back. I have cal
Duxbury · MA, USA
Me and sister saw, didn’t know what it was and it shot back into clouds.
Duxbury · MA, USA
It was a bit low and a bit behind the clouds but it was moving very slow and I knew that no plane can go that slow, it flew off after.
Cohasset · MA, USA
UFO report Hello, I have seen several UFOs over the past few days. I typically use my energy to call them in. They come and I just tak
Brewster · MA, USA
White dots moving across the sky.
Norton · MA, USA
Bright Light Southeastern MA
Greenfield · MA, USA
It looked like a long sliver cigar shaped cylinder flying through the air slow with the sun shining off of it, I'm still confused..
Leominster · MA, USA
Large orange reddish circle floating still above homes.
Worcester · MA, USA
3 rectangular objects forming a triangle
Chilmark · MA, USA
Erratic light zips around Martha’s Vineyard.
Marshfield · MA, USA
Silvery object traveling westerly.
Methuen · MA, USA
I saw 1 orange light heading diagonal across my view and was slowly fading. I heard a small noise but once it disappeared I didn’t see
Plymouth · MA, USA
Large dull white cigar or disc hovered, gradually glided east where it vanished as if the night sky absorbed it, it made no sound
Fall River · MA, USA
Early Monday morning, I was sitting on my deck looking north east that's when I noticed a large red and orange ball of light just unde
Fallriver · MA, USA
I seen an oval shape that was as bright as can be it had flashing bright lights located all around the bottom of ot and it hovered in o