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)
Needham · MA, USA
Triangle/chevron shaped stationary craft still in the sky and than shot up out of the sky and disappeared
braintree · MA, USA
object dropped from the sky and the creatures picked it back up
Somerset · MA, USA
Single orange-red orb traversing the sky in 30-seconds, above cloud cover, SE to NW
Barnstable · MA, USA
At about 3:19 in the afternoon, 2 friends and myself were watching a sunset with heavy cloud cover when we all witnessed an object reve
Salem · MA, USA
Three orbs spotted over Salem Ma
Ludlow · MA, USA
I saw a white, reflective, silent, and tic tac shaped object fly over my house twice of a span of 5 mins and recorded it.
Ludlow · MA, USA
I saw a white, reflective, and tic tac shaped object with no lights that flew over my house twice in a span of 5 mins
North Billerica · MA, USA
Three silver UFO's circling/erratically moving over Route 3 in North Billerica, MA. on crystal clear day
Bridgewater · MA, USA
While standing in my driveway I glanced upward and saw a slow moving object high in the sky with 3 lights positioned in a line moving s
Belchertown · MA, USA
Bright opal/diamond color shifting lights near Quabbin reservoir
New Bedford · MA, USA
Four lights flying in formation over the city
West Springfield · MA, USA
Large light projection flew over my home and out in front of me 40-50feet, then disappeared silently
Charlemont · MA, USA
one red light fading in and out, then 3/4 other red lights started twinkling around the central bright light.
Sunderland · MA, USA
White cigar shaped object with no lights and no noise flew at a high speed and a high altitude from north to south.
Whately · MA, USA
MADAR Node 67
Boston · MA, USA
Two bright stars close to one another and immobile. After ~20 seconds, one faded to black, then the other
Avon · MA, USA
Slow moving light over Avon Massachusetts
North Brookfield · MA, USA
Long shaped craft. multiple lights horizontaly
Oxford · MA, USA
Extremely bright white lights in a disk looking shape
Sheffield · MA, USA
Saw a row of bright LED like lights level acros the sky maybe 10 to 12 lights. ((Starlink satellites?))
Watertown · MA, USA
I saw a ufo (unidentifiable light definitely not a plane/helicopter) in Watertown ma, (02472) shine across the sky too slow to be a fal
Whitman · MA, USA
Two extremely bright red lights moving rapidly and abruptly through a clear night sky.
Hull · MA, USA
solid object with the bank of strobing lights on the bottom. The lights were blue yellow red white and blue.
Whately · MA, USA
MADAR Node 67
Mattapan · MA, USA
Fireball and spheres