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)
Warren · MI, USA
Square with green and red lights, huge object and glowing so bright.
Muskegon · MI, USA
4 lights over Muskegon Unity Fest. ((anonymous report))
Warren · MI, USA
I saw a flattened matte black oval sticking half way out of a tree three houses away. It must have been greater than 30 feet up and lar
Traverse City · MI, USA
Went outside at 9:50 pm and saw a bright object traveling SW to NE. It was bright orange and twinkled like firelight.
Warren · MI, USA
I was on my lunch-break during the Eclipse of Aug. 2017 between 1:30-2:00pm and decided to set my camera up towards the sun. Only, beca
Rochester Hills · MI, USA
#ufosighting Rochester Hills Mi 9:48 pm Aug 23 Southern sky. Moved slowly and vanished heading west. Clear sky
Grass Lake · MI, USA
It was a wedge formation with 3 on one side and 2 on the other; solid reddish orange lights.
Detroit · MI, USA
Diamond shaped, silver, long. Wayne county, Michigan.
Imlay City · MI, USA
Small red lights above farm field.
Waters · MI, USA
Me and the other witness were staring up at the Big Dipper and noticed a bright orb. We suspected it to be maybe a planet as the orb g
Greenville · MI, USA
High up appeared to be moving S. Larger and lower than a star. Bright orange in color. ((anonymous report))
Buchanan · MI, USA
2 round crafts, least 100yds each in diameter (crystalline, maybe 100ft hover, fire light on left craft swayed ((anonymous report))
Dearborn · MI, USA
Bright slow moving orange (fire) balls moving at an angle up into the sky. ((anonymous report))
Port Sanilac · MI, USA
Urgent sighting and possible encounter.
Port Sanilac · MI, USA
Second night sighting. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Plymouth · MI, USA
Circle craft with a light center and silver rim, moving fast and straight, then turned to fly at a angle. Cloudy. ((anonymous report))
Royal Oak · MI, USA
Witnessed 15 orange like dots in the sky that did not look like stars, planes nor fireworks.
Sterling Heights · MI, USA
Bright blue/teal light jumping and diving in Sterling Heights
Bellaire · MI, USA
Colorful flying in circles blue yellow and white. ((anonymous report))
Honor · MI, USA
Large sphere above treetops that was gone in seconds. ((NUFORC Note: Probably not a UFO, but cannot be certain. PD))
Midland · MI, USA
When I reviewed my pictures is when I noticed something strange in one.
Clinton Township · MI, USA
((HOAX??)) 15 SECOND EVENT: 1 LARGE CRAFT WITH MORE THAN TEN LIGHTS: SQUARE SHAPE AND HUGE. APPEARED IN THE SKY AND OPENED UP A PORTAL.
Cadillac · MI, USA
2 lights about 5 mins apart going from west to east way up traveling very fast and they were not falling stars. ((anonymous report))
Auburn Hills · MI, USA
A white metallic cigar shaped aircraft with no windows (only a few black patches?),lights or wings on it. This craft was the size of 5
Rochester Hills · MI, USA
Solid Bright white triangular shape with short beams of lights emitting from all angles. This moved in a steady, fast pace.