UFO Sightings in Michigan
3,415 UFO sightings reported in Michigan since 1936, peaking in 2012 (236 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 3,415
- Span
- 1936–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (236 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1936–2022 · peak 2012 (236 reports)
Top cities in Michigan
Grand Rapids
1955–2021 · peak 2014 (13 reports)
Detroit
1952–2021 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Lansing
1970–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Flint
1966–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Warren
1970–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Ann Arbor
1962–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Kalamazoo
1977–2021 · peak 1995 (4 reports)
Farmington Hills
2000–2021 · peak 2020 (19 reports)
Holland
1994–2022 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Canton
1994–2020 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Jackson
1965–2022 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Ypsilanti
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Muskegon
1987–2022 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Clinton Township
1980–2020 · peak 2010 (6 reports)
Sterling Heights
1999–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Traverse City
1984–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Monroe
1959–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Livonia
1978–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Waterford
1965–2021 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Dearborn
1966–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Grass Lake · MI, USA
8-01 objects with red and white lights on crafts zig zagging and hovering with no sound.
Hale · MI, USA
2 or 3 star like objects in night sky, but not stars or satellites. Kept moving back and forth/up and down. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius??))
Bath · MI, USA
sting of lights equal distance going west to east. ((Starlink satellites))
Chesaning · MI, USA
Purple plasma light and triangular craft
Morley · MI, USA
My son and I noticed 2 parallel satellites, then we noticed a third and fourth in a square shape. ((Starlink satellites))
Bangor · MI, USA
Single very bright pulsing light, like a very low star, hovering above tree lines appearing to be several miles S/SE. ((Venus??))
Whitmore lake · MI, USA
I thought was a Satellite moving at a really fast speed was followed in a straight line by 10 to 20 others. ((Starlink satellites))
Monroe · MI, USA
Two diamond shaped lights stayed stationary before the one to the left (facing north) suddenly flew away very quickly.
Comstock Park · MI, USA
Around 12 am is when i first noticed outside of my window, I’m on the second story of my house and my window looks out north towards Sp
Dexter · MI, USA
I was driving home from work just before two am today. I was driving on north territorial driving west bound just before Toma road. Th
St. Joseph · MI, USA
Bright white/blue light lit up beach miles away
Detroit · MI, USA
White light over Detroit & Windsor moving significantly faster & different direction than normal heavy early night airport traffic.
Plymouth Township · MI, USA
Large dark airborne object with 4 bright lights that formed triangle shape hovering with no sound Apx 40+ stories in air.
Battle creek · MI, USA
Triangle with a white light on the far corners, red on the front angle the craft was travelling. Noticed from a distance, was standing
Nashville · MI, USA
Line of 8-9 lights emulating from a specific location in the sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Wayne · MI, USA
Low flying object going much slower than an airplane with very boxy shaped and defined protrusions.
Ripley · MI, USA
My friend snowboarding Mont Ripley Ski Resort on 2/20/2020. Did not see anything in the skies while taking pictures and snowboarding.
Lake Orion · MI, USA
Glowing object that seemed to follow me.
Rothbury · MI, USA
Early morning skies were cear and stars bright and so was what i thought was Mars..can someone tell me what i saw.
Ann Arbor · MI, USA
This was a bright, vertical, elliptically shaped “contrail” that didn’t move or dissipate. There was no visible craft in front of it. A
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
MADAR Node 144
New Haven · MI, USA
Fiery porthole.
Livonia · MI, USA
Object was moving very fast and low in the night sky. One solid red light could be see against black silouette body. ((anonymous))
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
MADAR Node 144
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
MADAR Node 144