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)
Pontiac · MI, USA
Object was triangular in shape, it had 9 lights on it made no noise, was flying above tree tops, at a low rate of speed.
Flint · MI, USA
Moving light making crazy turns.
Bay City · MI, USA
STRANGE LIGHT SPHERES OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Alanson · MI, USA
Shape-shifting lights over Alanson, Michigan.
Clare · MI, USA
large round flashing lights around it and glided west.
Norton Shores · MI, USA
Orange, rectangular lights drifting across the sky
Frenchtown (Monroe) · MI, USA
Two fireballs followed by a third over shoreline of Lake Erie, heading NorthEast. A 4th fireball followed same path 2 min later.
Oakland Township · MI, USA
((HOAX??)) One light was visible moving erratcily with lights turning on then off in 15 second intervals around the middle light.
Hamburg · MI, USA
Bright orange oval shaped object moving slowly in a N/W direction (no sound).
Camden · MI, USA
A brilliant orange light in the sky at 1AM.
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Encountered an obscured object hovering 20-30 feet above the road, and observed it as we drove directly under it.
Ada · MI, USA
Bright light hovers then zooms away near Grand Rapids GRR Airport.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
3 bright white lights in the shape of a triangle - same distance and same size - then formed a straight line and moved east.
Plainwell · MI, USA
Saw two bright orange lights flying extremely low and fast with no sound.
Coldwater · MI, USA
I have pictures. Also a video.
Muskegon · MI, USA
Silent, dark object in the skies above Muskegon, MI.
East Lansing · MI, USA
Bowed, evenly spaced lights connected by a less visible structure moves from west to east.
Canton · MI, USA
Silver craft, tubular in shape heading in South East direction over treetops
Warren · MI, USA
I noticed 3 lights in a triangle formation facing southwest. It appeared to be hovering over Detroit and I'm approximately 15 minutes N
Blanchard · MI, USA
A very bright reddish orange light, appeared as if something was burning for at least one minute; the object then slowly disappeared.
Richland · MI, USA
I saw a bright reflective circle in the sky (lower than most small aircraft fly).
Wyoming · MI, USA
Swiftly moving lights in a "V" shape moving, west to east, on 11/14/15 @ 3am.
Dearborn · MI, USA
Jello mold shaped UFO.
Midland · MI, USA
Multiple lights in the sky, very high altitude, erratic behavior.
Somerset Center · MI, USA
Alert Level Changed to Orange.