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)
Northampton · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Eight bright yellow lights flying north to south several hundred feet above the Connecticut river.
Quincy · MA, USA
Eight red lights formed two lines of four then form a vee formation and flew straight up.
Wareham · MA, USA
near miss terrestrial objects. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax; date is flawed. PD))
Wareham · MA, USA
Bright flashes celestial. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax; date is flawed. PD))
Hatfield · MA, USA
April 6 2011 Formation Sighting Over Hatfield MA
Easton · MA, USA
bright , very fast moving/stopping white lights in upper night sky
Fairhaven · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Appeared to have control over it's movements.
North Dartmouth · MA, USA
2 light emitting objects splitting from each other and having sporadic movements in north dartmouth
Stow area (Over Rte. 495) · MA, USA
3/12/11 @ 6:45pm; Over Rte. 495 around Stow, MA - hovering object with a large, flashing white light, smaller red/green lights
Burlington · MA, USA
A flying wing or triangle in Burlngton, MA, just after midnight. ((NUFORC Note: Reliable witness, who is a public employee. PD))
Fitchburg · MA, USA
((HOAX??)) Scary.
Brockton · MA, USA
Three glowing ambers lights flying in a formation over Brockton, MA
Lenox (general area) · MA, USA
saw a triangular flying object in the berkshires tonight.
Southbridge · MA, USA
Went outside before dawn, was watching the sky and noticed an object the exact shape of a star traveling across the sky into the dark.
North Eastham · MA, USA
bright green and red fast moving light
Sutton (South Worcester Co.) · MA, USA
Triangular craft over Rte 146
Brewster · MA, USA
Strange craft emitting large beams spotted in Brewster MA.
Shelburne Falls · MA, USA
WHITE DESCENDING BALL OVER WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Ashburnham · MA, USA
bright white ball of light flying at rapid speed over house at about 100 ft above ground level.
E. Bridgewater · MA, USA
yellow light (fire ball) flying across sky real fast just above tree line
Arlington · MA, USA
red white light descending initially like a plane. As it is descending completely changed direction of descent and zipped across space
North Falmouth · MA, USA
Large orange glow in the distance
Chelsea · MA, USA
on cristmas eve around 7 pm i went outside to smoke a cigarette i always look to the sky since an unexplained experience i had back in
Lynn · MA, USA
5 Amber Lights over Northshore MA
Lynn · MA, USA
5 bright orange lights disappeared in mid air