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)
Shrewsbury · MA, USA
Driving east on Route 20, saw silver metallic object suspended in clear sky, approximately one-half to one mile up.
Cape Cod · MA, USA
While driving on Rt. 6 off of Cape Cod I spotted two strange lights crossing the road in front of my vehicle. They were pale orange po
Boston · MA, USA
star like object getting brighter and brighter and then moving slowly out of sight
Woburn · MA, USA
circles of lights in the western sky of Woburn MA.
E. Falmouth · MA, USA
Two stange lights were outside my window. Inoticed them moving towards my home. It had a triangular shape,with 2 very bright lights on
Berkley · MA, USA
pale orange color fireball type object with long tail seen heading due east looking at northern part of sky, disappeared behind thin cl
Fitchburg · MA, USA
AS we drove headed back towards fitchburg state college on john Fitch Highway, we noticed a light that drifted through the clouds north
Agawam · MA, USA
I was outdoors and it was dark for about a hour when i noticed strang lights above the connecticut river. I hastely ran and got witness
Marstons Mills · MA, USA
While walking our dogs my son and I noticed a strange craft or light that seemed to travel in short spurts( not particularly fast). The
Franklin · MA, USA
Small oval object moving at incredible speed. Faster than the eye could follow.
Worcester · MA, USA
I witnesses a strange flying crafte as I was heading towar the off ramp of I-190. It was saucer-like except that instead of being round
Auburn · MA, USA
A Ball of light, thinking it was a plane,aircraft.no sound,no body,floating on air across the sky...VERY low to the ground,or very high
Plymouth · MA, USA
My wife and I have been seeing three kinds of unexplained objects in the Pltmouth, Ma ski's for the past few years. I am writing this
Plymouth · MA, USA
i am 14 and was coming back from my football banquet in a car with my father going north when i noticed a very bright diamond shaped ob
Fall River · MA, USA
i seen a flash and looked in the sky,then i seen a green streak going from right to left for about five seconds.
Massachusetts (Loc. Unknown) · MA, USA
A light was moving at extreme speeds in a sharp circle it was changing from blue to white on route 2 east bound.
Littleton · MA, USA
Faint disk travelling parallel to I495 southbound in Littleton MA.
Peabody · MA, USA
flash of light in sky. fireball coming down to earth at a 90 degree angle.
Lowell · MA, USA
Round 3 feet in diameter floating glowing white light teen saw it
Westborough · MA, USA
Round Ball, Diameter the Sun would appear near sunset, perhaps a tad smaller. Silvery to almost translucent, pulsating between visible
Agawam · MA, USA
I WAS AT MY AUNTS AND LOOKED UP IN THE SKY AND SAW THIS CRAFT HOVER THERE BOUT 2-300FEET UP IN AIR,LIKE TWO PLATES ONE REVERSED WITH DI
Provincetown (Cape Cod) · MA, USA
Looking west I saw a "green shooting star", that, while falling, produced four jet engines, changed color to orange and shot straight u
Salem · MA, USA
Bright light hovered over Marblhead Bay for several hours. Oval to disk shape but seemed to also change shape as well as color. Bright
Birkshire County · MA, USA
Bright object 10000-20000 + feet in eastearn sky at first statoinary then appearing in different location in general area of sky withou
Westfield · MA, USA
In the summer of 98, my nephew had come into my third floor apt and said Uncle Ed you have got to see this .We went outside and we