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)
Rose City · MI, USA
Two blueish white lights seen in the day light, traveling fast, high, and silent, north east, in parallel formation.
South Haven · MI, USA
A white light turn into a streak of light then stopped and hover to us until 100 feet away.
South Haven · MI, USA
A black disk 40 feet wide by 60 feet long with a tail, with three sets of bright white lights. Front lights would light then switch to
Highland · MI, USA
Twinkling flying stars? ((anonymous report))
Gladwin · MI, USA
Husband, neighbor and I watched a brightly lit sphere at the dusk line of the southwest skies of Gladwin sit still for several minutes
Warren · MI, USA
Solid bright blue light going NW then eventually light diminished. Lasted 20 seconds
Wyoming · MI, USA
Two white lights then turned into multi light triangle and made a opposite turn and dissolved into the night sky.
Grayling · MI, USA
We were in our house when 3 bright orange flashes lit up the sky. Too fast to go out to see any objects.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
white light streaking across sky west to south/east, No sound, Fast, viewable for almost a minute
Assumption · MI, USA
Two objects standing still then circling, one disappeared then the forest lit up far in the distance no blinking ligh resembled firebal
Lansing · MI, USA
Went out from indoor soccer arena. All my teammates were already gone. I headed out to the parking lot and saw exactly 30 bright yellow
Fenton · MI, USA
Two triangle shapes making no sound flew overhead with just the light from the moon reflecting off them. They traveled at a rate of spe
Stering Heights · MI, USA
Tight knit formation of 5 yellow lights that disappeared.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Metallic sphere sitting motionless with sudden disappearance.
Mackinaw City · MI, USA
orange ball of fire moving in all directions and complete stops, and restarts straits of mackinaw
Shelby · MI, USA
It looked like a star but would change to a lite blue, to red, to star white. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? PD))
Clinton · MI, USA
3 crafts spotted hovering for hours over Lenawee County. Red & white flashing lights approached quickly, then slowly rise into sky.
Grand Blanc · MI, USA
Looked like stars at first. Then stars where moving slow and low in the sky. There was no sound. We saw two lights joined. It was nothi
Cement City · MI, USA
A ball of light, followed by fire, went through the sky and stopped to blend in as a star.
Detroit · MI, USA
Orange orb UFO's transform and possibly land on Detroit's westside
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Large UFO mistaken for airplane bright lights shines down went one direction and instantly went opposite direction w/o turning around.
Three Oaks · MI, USA
Myself and 3 other friends seen a ufo coming across lake Michigan from Chicago area to Cherry beach. It was fast and silent. It stopped
Inkster · MI, USA
Saw a black saucer in the sky that started with being a red light
Jackson · MI, USA
Very, very bright led type light moving slowly west to east. High in the atmosphere.
Charlevoix · MI, USA
I was leaving work at 11:00 p.m. on August 12th, 2016. I was walking across the road headed towards my car when, I heard a loud militar