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)
devens · MA, USA
this life changing experience was very fast and took place while a friend and I were driving down route 2 at dusk toward Boston. No oth
South Dennis · MA, USA
3 sets of multicolored flashing lights flew silently over Dennis-definately not airplanes!
Georgetown · MA, USA
Unknown Strobe Lights Changing Directions in Sky
Haverhill · MA, USA
The UFO appeared straight overhead and was a hexagon.
Bridgewater · MA, USA
Cluster of lights. One bigger, several smaller around it. Dimmed and brigtened. 495 s Massachusetts
Boston · MA, USA
The object was metallic and spherical, and a light silver in color. It glided through the air slowly and seemed to hang in the air for
Holyoke · MA, USA
5 second sighting of rectangular object
Roxbury · MA, USA
it what's not a plane or a bird . this object was moving fast and climbing fast.
Stockbridge · MA, USA
Stockbridge UFO-2009
Norfolk · MA, USA
lights in my home that seemed intelligent and not a ghost
Everett · MA, USA
Everett Mass 3 witnesses
Hampden · MA, USA
Photographs of orbs taken
Somerviller · MA, USA
Bright white object moving very fast.
Methuen · MA, USA
Oval (flattened), orange and amber lights, non flashing on sides and top, going WSW, followed by prop plane small (cesna), 80 yds behin
Cambridge · MA, USA
Silver boomerang, slight shine above Cambridge, MA at 5:50pm.
Plum Island State Park · MA, USA
Spherical object moving rapidly across the sky at Plum Island State Park MA
Falmouth · MA, USA
Three non blinking, slowly moving light sources converged into one single light source and appeared to within 200 feet of the ground.
Falmouth · MA, USA
A very large, silent, slow moving triangle shaped craft with three non blinking lights was seen changing course by pivoting.
Fitchburg · MA, USA
while taking my new puppy out to the bathroom i was looking to the southern sky and saw 3 lights. all alternating in brightness. i know
Wilbraham · MA, USA
Red light moving object turns into white light stationary star like object.
Dudley · MA, USA
I was watching a program on TV when I looked out my door and I saw this huge cicle over a light tower that is very visible through my d
South Easton · MA, USA
Hovering box-like UFO spotted in Eastern Mass.
Gloucester · MA, USA
This object stayed in one spot not moving around at all ' but had aluminating lights in it.
New Bedfor · MA, USA
Bright light flickering in the night sky in New Bedford MA
Billerica · MA, USA
Triangular object in sky with lights, accelerated out of view quickly.