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)
Attleboro · MA, USA
Orange circles in night summer sky
Stoneham · MA, USA
On 9/4/20 around 9PM my 35-year-old son was taking our dog for a walk when he barged into the house and told me to come out and see thi
Northampton · MA, USA
My fiance and i were sitting outside when I saw a round orb like light it went from what I believe to be north to south and took a quic
Marblehead · MA, USA
Bright white light with glare with very small red light at lower right.It was in night sky at approx 25000k ft or higher.Planes landi
Doublas · MA, USA
One soundless glowing (not flickering)orange sphere approximately 3 feet in diameter
Rockport · MA, USA
On September 8, 2020 at 0600 hrs I was standing outside on Granite Street in Rockport, MA 01966. I observed two objects approximately 2
South Hadley/Granby · MA, USA
Strange craft followed my car silently darting across sky
Gloucester · MA, USA
I first saw the object with a circular pattern of lights hovering at about 300 yards over my head near the Gloucester City Hall... It h
Needham · MA, USA
Two black objects flying high, steadily moving apart but in tandem, just below cloud line dipping in & out of clouds then disappearing
Whately · MA, USA
MADAR Node 67
Dartmouth · MA, USA
The amazing sky night phenomenal
Littleton · MA, USA
2 silent orbs of bright light high in the sky maintaining even spacing as they moved east to west and eventually disappearing.
Bridgewater · MA, USA
3 round crafts and a hidden 4th
Middleboro · MA, USA
dark circle hovers and takes off
Worcester · MA, USA
I saw a white light that I thought was a flare shoot up from the earth, hover, turn white to red, circle, then shoot off into the sky.
Beverly · MA, USA
Looking out my skylight window at sunrise directly from the East a bright saucer shaped object hovered for 40 minutes
Beverly · MA, USA
Triangular with three lights coming from the top
Weymouth · MA, USA
Black Objects Were Seen in the Sky Before the Storm
Watertown · MA, USA
Sphere of light went across sky at odd trajectory then quickly left atmosphere. Space station crossed sky about 1 minute later
Boston · MA, USA
Orange lights in loose formation spotted over eastern Boston
Norfolk · MA, USA
I was in my pool, looking up and heard an airplane above. I looked and saw a small personal plane flying over head, to the left of the
Eastham · MA, USA
Bright Lights Over beach, with big red light over ocean
Boston · MA, USA
Observed by my associate and I in the southeastern sky from Castle Island Boston, southeast of Logan Airport. It remained completely st
East Sandwich · MA, USA
Brief flying irregular white circular object
West Stockbridge · MA, USA
On a very clear night I saw a solid white circle moving slowly across the sky. I took a video. It gave 2 quick bright flashes and then