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)
Sunerland · MA, USA
White comet-fireball-looking light/phenomenon vertically dropping in a slight arc.
Wilbraham · MA, USA
Are there LED powered spotlights?
Bridgewater · MA, USA
See the pics and decide for yourself.
Wrentham · MA, USA
White Glowing teardrop shaped object Way way up , flashes off and on- changed shape. Higher than commercial jet.
Scituate · MA, USA
Wife and I saw bouncing red white and blue light in the sky. What's making swaying motions and bouncing. Same crap that we had witnesse
Worcester · MA, USA
UFO floating still, then speeding off incredibly fast.
Gloucester · MA, USA
Glowing, fiery, hovering orb, lasting 30 minutes.
Lowell · MA, USA
Triangular cloud maker during daylight.
Natick · MA, USA
Silver orb hovering over town common.
Westford · MA, USA
I looked up at the sky and saw a large fireball zoom from North to South. It left a trail.
Newton · MA, USA
Triangle shaped craft 8:10 pm Eastern standard Time low flying green, red blinking lights.
East Bridgewater · MA, USA
Horn blast sounds for 3 minutes.
East Boston · MA, USA
Light trail.
Waltham · MA, USA
I am a high school math teacher at a public school in Mass. I have thought that I have seen UFO's before but never as clearly.
Somerset · MA, USA
75+ lights swarmed the sky in Massachusetts.
Natick · MA, USA
Huge triangle shaped craft with bright dome on top gliding, no noise - scary!
Springfield · MA, USA
Three cone shaped lights rotating steadily every three seconds they meet in the center where another dimmer light is located.
Brewster · MA, USA
Two possible crafts sighted from Greenland Pond, Brewster Ma
Greenfield · MA, USA
Ufo dogfight over pioneer valley
Somerset · MA, USA
Unusual orange lights.
Peru · MA, USA
Bright orange light traveling across the sky seen by 2 people
Fairhaven · MA, USA
Large circular orb appeared in the sky moving quickly in a south, southeast direction and disappeared after about four seconds.
Chelmsford · MA, USA
Four light formation
New Bedford · MA, USA
Balls of light
Boston · MA, USA
2 small consecutive black dots over Charles River