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)
Keego Harbor · MI, USA
3 lights in a triangle shape slowly drifted over Saint Mary's fairgrounds. No sounds were heard.
Menominee · MI, USA
Cloud piercing, invisible object.
Monroe · MI, USA
Sitting outside facing North seeing these crafts from Greenwycke.
Frankenmuth · MI, USA
Silent triangular object with 5 evenly-sized lights; one at the nose/center and two on each side leading out.
Monroe · MI, USA
Low, no noise and quick 6-8 white globe like in shape in a liner pattern from west to east, disappearing in cloud cover
Marne · MI, USA
Was driving down the road when i looked up and saw a bright white light moving slow from N to S it wasnt a star or a plane.
Marne · MI, USA
Was driving down the road when i looked up and saw a bright white light moving slow from north to south it wasnt a star or a plane or
Grant · MI, USA
String of lights in sky staying stationary, then disappearing. ((anonymous report))
Lansing · MI, USA
Orange orbs in triangle shape in night sky. ((anonymous report))
Newport · MI, USA
Bright white flashing.
Lupton · MI, USA
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St. Clair · MI, USA
Vertical lights. ((anonymous report))
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
9 orbs of light in 2 separate pyramid formations visible over lake
Battle Creek · MI, USA
Steady glowing red light moving irradically across sky with varying degrees of brightness.
Detroit · MI, USA
Just turn into a big flash and the power had went out in the house and about 30 secs later it just came back on.((anonymous report))
Paw Paw · MI, USA
Orange lights sighted over Paw Paw, Michigan 3/12/17
Wyandotte · MI, USA
Red and white lights in the ESE sky.
Gull Lake · MI, USA
Bright light in the sky that started as big light in the sky that had some movement to it. ((anonymous report))
Brighton · MI, USA
4 brown lights moving unsymetrical directly overhead.
Wyoming · MI, USA
Silent "V" that mimics sky. Clear night but V shape looked like a moving outline of sky. Very quiet, disappeared.((anonymous report))
Allendale · MI, USA
Small circle shape emits objects in sky, moving in sync
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
One white light.
Athens · MI, USA
Red/White triangle, and "helo" rotor sound,
Whitehall · MI, USA
Green comet? Over west Michigan. ((NUFORC Note: Reported by the news media as a meteor. PD))
Howell · MI, USA
((HOAX??)) Their was a lantern/ship flying fast. ((anonymous report))