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)
Westland · MI, USA
A disk-shaped object was reported over Westland, Michigan, in April 1968 during a two-to-three-minute sighting; the witness noted a possible connection to a later 1982 U.S. Navy account.
Ironwood · MI, USA
Witnesses aboard a Piper Cherokee aircraft near Ironwood, Michigan, reported chasing a small spherical object that led them in a circle before passing below the plane, in February 1968.
Detroit · MI, USA
Witnesses in Detroit, Michigan, reported a large, metallic ball-shaped object hovering low in the air before moving away at high speed, during a one-minute sighting in June 1967.
none · MI, USA
daylight disk at 200 meters.
Ferndale · MI, USA
Police officers in Royal Oak and Ferndale, Michigan, reported watching an oval-shaped object from the roof of the Royal Oak Police Station during a one-minute sighting in September 1966.
Garden City · MI, USA
Witnesses in Garden City, Michigan, near Detroit, reported a cigar-shaped object described as football-shaped during a brief sighting lasting five to seven seconds in August 1966.
Dimaondale · MI, USA
Near Diamondale, Michigan on July 22, 1966, a witness reported a long silver cigar-shaped object with three red lights on its side, moving fast and silently for about eight seconds.
Douglas · MI, USA
saw craft hovering over corn feild. craft had two lights(red)one pulsating no sound also no insect of frog sounds craft left with incr
Carson City · MI, USA
My cousin & I were both 7 and we were behind our grandmother's when we noticed a silver, smooth, shimering disc about 20" wide and 10"
Dearborn Heights · MI, USA
In Hines Park, Dearborn Heights, Michigan in 1966, a witness reported a disk-shaped object that appeared to land in the park; the duration was not recorded.
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Hide and Seek with UFO
Vermontville · MI, USA
These are real
Lambertville · MI, USA
Near Lambertville, Michigan in May 1966, a witness reported a sphere-shaped object resting on the ground, observed over a period of about two hours.
Holly · MI, USA
Near Holly, Michigan in the early morning of May 20, 1966, a witness reported bright white illumination in the sky with no visible craft, lasting thirty seconds to a minute.
Chelsea · MI, USA
Near Chelsea, Michigan in March 1966, a witness reported an oval-shaped object as part of the wider wave of UFO sightings reported across Michigan that month.
Gibralter · MI, USA
Near Gibraltar, Michigan on March 8, 1966, a mother and daughter reported a disk-shaped craft, amid a wave of similar sightings reported across Michigan that month.
Ann Arbor · MI, USA
Near Ann Arbor, Michigan on March 14, 1966, an unidentified object was reported and later discussed by Dr. J. Allen Hynek of Project Blue Book, who called it worth further study.
St. Joseph · MI, USA
Over Lake Michigan near St. Joseph, Michigan in March 1966, a witness reported three bright lights in the sky, observed for about five minutes.
Flint · MI, USA
Over Flint, Michigan in March 1966, a witness reported five glowing orange saucer-shaped objects moving toward the southeast, visible for about three seconds.
Hillsdale · MI, USA
In Hillsdale, Michigan on March 21, 1966, a witness reported a large metallic disk-shaped object hovering in place for close to an hour.
Dearborn · MI, USA
In Dearborn, Michigan on March 31, 1966, a witness reported being followed by an oval-shaped craft, part of the same sighting reported by others in the area, over about 20 minutes.
Dearborn · MI, USA
In Dearborn, Michigan on March 31, 1966, a witness reported being followed by a chevron-shaped craft over a period of one to two hours in a widely discussed 1966 sighting.
Roseville · MI, USA
In Roseville, Michigan on August 15, 1965, a mother and daughter reported a close encounter with a slow-moving, low-flying classic saucer-shaped object for five to ten minutes.
Waterford · MI, USA
In Waterford, Michigan on July 6, 1965, a witness reported what looked like a shooting star making an unusual back-and-forth zigzag pattern across the sky in about five seconds.
Jackson · MI, USA
In Jackson, Michigan on July 15, 1965, a witness reported a glowing white, rectangular-shaped light moving slowly at a very low altitude for several minutes.