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)
Plymouth · MA, USA
There was a silent white light floating just above the trees. Then it was gone. Words cant discribe what we saw.
Northboro · MA, USA
July 4th, 2011 over Northboro, Massachusetts, eight adults see a large, orange fireball hovering.
Braintree · MA, USA
House shape object with lights and a encounter
Lunenburg · MA, USA
One orange glow looked like a ball of fire flew toward us above the cloud line in a straight line and disappeared just like that.
Onset · MA, USA
15-20 oranges lights in formation move across sky in Onset, MA
Bridgewater · MA, USA
i saw what looked to be a star moving from the left to right going too slow to be a shooting star and too fast and high to be a plane.
Wilbraham · MA, USA
Round object seen rising above tree line with green lights moving in circular motion with search light.
York · MA, USA
Small orange-red 'fireball' orb moving slowly along beach
Lowell · MA, USA
UFO on Pawtucket Blvd. in Lowell Massachusetts on July 30th. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))
Buzzards Bay · MA, USA
sitting in my back yard. around 345pm,. light haze to the sky, with mostly sunny skies.i heard a faint jet engine .living near cape
Yarmouthport · MA, USA
As suggested - I wrote to the local newspaper to inquire about a UFO siting by my husband and myself. This is as it appeared in the pap
Norfolk · MA, USA
July 31 @ approximately 10 and 10:30 pm watching the night sky and saw two separate balls of light very large streak across the sky. I
Norfolk · MA, USA
More that one siting over the last five years.
Mattapoisett · MA, USA
Witnessed 3 bright orange lights moving slowly through the sky.
Dennisport · MA, USA
Orange light silently moving in night sky over Old Wharf Road towards ocean.
Yarmouthport · MA, USA
Orange flaming diamond shaped object moving slowly & silently over nighttime sky in Yarmouthport, MA
Boston · MA, USA
Sat outside and saw lights appear and disappear in the sky.
Plymouth · MA, USA
Fighter Jets trailing object in vicinity of reactor.
Saugus · MA, USA
Two groups of orange lights in Saugus, Massachusetts.
Fall River · MA, USA
Orange lights over Massachusetts.
Springfield · MA, USA
It was crazy
Lexington · MA, USA
Triangular tumbling object with red grey shimmering light flying over highway 95 Lexington Mass morning May 6th 2011
New Bedford · MA, USA
12 silent amber moving lights were observed under a cloud cover lower than airplanes fly
Gloucester · MA, USA
Driving on main road, saucer-type craft floating about 500 feet from the ground. Very fast movement upon departure from area seen.
Lakeville · MA, USA
Sow moving white-sliver point of light- daytime