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)
Clinton · MI, USA
Looking west of Clinton single lights in row formation (8-10) showing. Flying up evenly spaced. ((Starlink satellites?))
Schoolcraft · MI, USA
6 lights in a string spanning the sky leaning against the horizon at a 15 -20 degree angle. I((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Chesterfield · MI, USA
18 lights in a row perfectly spaced between one another in the Western Michigan Sky. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Stevensville · MI, USA
Diamond shaped abject roughly 5-10 miles off Southwest Michigan over Lake Michigan!!
Vicksburg · MI, USA
10+ bright lights traveling in serial over West Michigan ((Starlink satellites?))
Sturgis · MI, USA
craft flying in a straight line over the sky. Uniformly spaced. ((Starlink satellites?))
Independence Township · MI, USA
Seven uniform lights that look like stars moving highway to speed due West. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Eagle · MI, USA
10 sec. metal rectangle moves from 20-80' dissapeared as if in though clouds with clear skies (cloaking?) ((Starlink satellites?))
Clarkston · MI, USA
7 white lights seen to the W side of the state moving upwards at a steady rate ((Starlink satellites?))
Auburn/Midland area · MI, USA
I saw about 8-12 green lights in the sky from my house in Auburn- the lights were dancing around in the sky- all green lights. One
Scottville · MI, USA
20 to 25 lites rounds starting at same organ heading from West to east in same line.across sky. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Westland · MI, USA
Hundreds of constant lights traveling at a constant speed. (("Spacelink satellites??))
Webberville area (above) · MI, USA
Only saw a light, it looked like an airport light but like a fireball shape, have never seen it in the area before, The light seems to
Clinton · MI, USA
Dim, white ufo appears after strange lights and black "v" shape clouds in the sky, followed by rare animal appearing
Baldwin · MI, USA
100 ft cylinder....800 to a thousand feet over the trees. Witnesses watched it move towards them
Grandhaven · MI, USA
It looked like a plane with lights but the think is it was staying in one spot. Then when it move that far then zipped off.
Saint Clair Shores · MI, USA
Starfighters
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
I was going back from Costco to my home on Haggerty road.Watched 4 ufo kinda objects back to back. I was able to record one of them
Dearborn · MI, USA
Series of low flying anomalous air craft
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
MADAR Node 144
Holland · MI, USA
large bright lights in the Sky two nights same location
Lawton · MI, USA
At approximately 10:30 p.m. which ran to 11 03 which is the 2300 hour. Call was made to 911 Van Buren county dispatch to see if anyone
Woodville · MI, USA
At about 6:00 AM I saw a bright white light shine on the top side of a cloud, several times.
Holly · MI, USA
Observed one long cigar shaped bright silver shaped object flying in a linear pattern across the horizon for about 3-5 minutes .
Portage · MI, USA
Outside standing on porch from east to west a dark greyish/ black rectangle craft was flying at a small airplane speed past westnedge A