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)
North Falmouth · MA, USA
Very large silent strobing light object of indiscernible shape moving slowly over the horizon before dawn.
Fall River · MA, USA
It was about 5:30 am at the time i spotted this object in the early morning sky...
Norwood · MA, USA
bright blue-white light moving to fast and then gone?
Newton · MA, USA
I took my dog out and saw a lit up saucer shaped space craft for about 1 min in the sky and then it just turned off like a lightbulb
Boston · MA, USA
Large cylinder moving north at great speed without sound over logan airport. ((NUFORC Note: Possible contrail?? PD))
Ware · MA, USA
Strange lights seen over Ware, MA, skies. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Taunton · MA, USA
a mysterious cloud and 2 smokey streaks
Mashpee · MA, USA
triangular UFO spotted over cape cod and pursued by jet aircraft
Plymouth · MA, USA
11/1/07, 2:45am , Glowing orb out over water near nuclear power plant , Plymouth, MA. ((NUFORC Note: Celestial body? Venus? PD))
Topsfield · MA, USA
4 round flasing white lights in the night sky
Erving · MA, USA
Rt 2 in MA, 11/1/07
Hyannis · MA, USA
My sister saw something highly unusual from the windows of her second floor apartment in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She is 56 years old an
Lynnfield · MA, USA
Possible oval blinking UFO shown, with shooting star directly next to it.
Lakeville · MA, USA
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT OR EVER REPORTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Boston · MA, USA
large lights flashing rapidly
Attleboro · MA, USA
Rotating disk revealed after i had a feeling it would happen before my eyes. psychic
East Falmouth · MA, USA
Bright Underwater Lights in ocean
Attleboro · MA, USA
BOOMERANG OBJECT TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH OVER ATTLEBORO MASS.
Worcester · MA, USA
a stationery, very bright silver circular object about 500 feet in air, 60 to 70 feet across then vanished.
Southbridge · MA, USA
crazey dident expect it stil dont no wat to say seen it above a few trees nothing else around andd then it wasent there
Boston area · MA, USA
A round fast moving polished object
Hyannisport · MA, USA
Bright light - focused individual
North Dartmouth · MA, USA
mirror shaped object hovering
Lynn · MA, USA
2 balls of fire spheres not that big they seem to be observing earth is what i believe they moved fast like speed of light.
North Attleboro · MA, USA
View of sky occluded as an object passed overhead.