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)
Oxford · MA, USA
4 Balls of Light, changed color followed by search light scanning woods and back yard.
Massachussetts Highway rest stop · MA, USA
I was eating a sandwich and I looked up and saw a white circular object floating down towards some trees. I go to grab my camera and I
Methuen · MA, USA
Saw a yellow football shaped object in the sky. Moved hoorizontally across the sky for about ten seconds just gliding horinzontally mak
Cohasset · MA, USA
Red/ orange balls taking triangular formation then turning into a silent metallic ,triangular craft
Arlington · MA, USA
3 stars circle, join and fly away
Methuen · MA, USA
A large yellow football shaped figure moving rapidly in sky in a horizontal movement. Very large. I saw it for about a minute. There wa
Provincetown · MA, USA
Three white lights at high altitude in a triangle formation moving at "jet liner" speed
Sharon · MA, USA
Man witnessed "tablet shaped obj., like stubby aspirin," with dull, metallic surface, descend, follow military jets. Good rept.
Fall River · MA, USA
Two men driving on Rte. 195 witness bizarre obj. hover overhead. Brightly lighted, "size of DC-9 w/ 60 deg. sweep to wings."
Chelsea · MA, USA
Possible abduction, I'm not sure what happened that 8 years ago.
Brockton · MA, USA
came out of nowhere, disappeared into the sky
Framingham · MA, USA
Woman repts. triangular ship flies overhead, stops, hovers. Simply "winked out." Object very bright. First sighting for her.
Woburn · MA, USA
Man driving on N on I-93 w/ wife & friend witness bizarre obj. w/ 2 red/2white lights. Hovers, then flies over car.
Holyoke · MA, USA
Strange moving light over Holyoke Ma in 1995
Boston · MA, USA
Man repts. strange green glow, which lit up sky and moved dramatically across sky. Witnessed 3, then 4 objs. Strobed effect.
Medford · MA, USA
Man witnessed 2 rectangular "lights" that looked like "strips of green light." He watched 2 sets of them pass across sky.
Andover · MA, USA
Blue ovallish object stationary in the sky and then bolts across the horizon.
Tewksbury · MA, USA
Woman heard noise, went outside, and witnessed tremendously bright light. Burst into multiple objects.
Taunton · MA, USA
A humming object,that put me in a trance like experience flying over Taunton,MA
Chicopee · MA, USA
Chicopee State Park, Craft seemed to be shooting balls of light or breaking up
Taunton · MA, USA
I observed the Craft at a close enough distance to know it was not anything man made based upon my training and experience. 500 Lig
Andover · MA, USA
enormous transparent cylinder/cigar shaped object w/stars(?) attached
Taunton · MA, USA
UFO with yellow lights in the sky seen defying the laws of gravity.
Easthampton · MA, USA
Close encounter with hovering black triange, fighter jets chased it away!
South Yarmouth · MA, USA
Very cloudy night, seeing bright light behind clouds and seeing many transparent green spheres shooting out from the clouds.