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)
Boston · MA, USA
Two amber lights just above the city skyline altered between visible and invisible shortly after NYE. One was higher than the other and
Holyoke · MA, USA
2 oval objects that can travel at extreamly high speeds
Beverly · MA, USA
at lynch beach park. saw 30 or more white disks fly accross the sky and land somewhere in the forest near lynch beach park. i am real
Templeton · MA, USA
pulsating light
Burlington · MA, USA
green descending fireball with a tail
Woburn · MA, USA
At approximately, 23:30 hrs several fighter jets where heard in the area, apparently they were tracking an object out of the south west
Worcester · MA, USA
Chevron shape on side and very shiny but not blinding.
Brewster · MA, USA
mezmorizeing
Marblehead · MA, USA
fireballs flew in randon directions and vanished after a large flash of light
West Bridgewater · MA, USA
Large gray object viewed for approx 30-45 sec
Fitchburg · MA, USA
Bright Rod shaped craft seen shortly after sunset,; North Central Massachusetts; 10 to 1 length to width.
Beverly · MA, USA
I was on a break at work when me and a bunch of my co-workers saw the 3 shapes in the sky. They were still for a minute, then took off
Brookline · MA, USA
fading object
Duxbury · MA, USA
Pale glowing orange, low flying, spherical object
Peabody · MA, USA
Bright object disappears.
Attleboro · MA, USA
a very lowflying massive craft spotted during lunar eclipse
Grafton · MA, USA
Looked like ducks flying south with lights.
Brookline · MA, USA
hook shape of multiple small lights gliding silently at night during lunar eclipse
Springfield · MA, USA
November 8 Lights over Massachusetts
Williamstownm · MA, USA
Long Triangular Object seen around eclipse
Seekonk · MA, USA
The object appeared to be a small rapidly flashing light. The object was traveling Southwest at about 40 mph, at 1000-2000 ft, I notice
Woburn · MA, USA
Blue/green teardrop over woburn
Stoughton · MA, USA
UFO dropped from the sky at high rate of speed.
Granville · MA, USA
Clear light zig zags through night sky on clear evening
New Bedford · MA, USA
Five lights fly over New Bedford Harbor in strange formation