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)
Saline · MI, USA
Three reddish orbs that moved silently through the sky changing formation twice before vanishing.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Silent bright round light in sky.
Cedar Springs · MI, USA
Bright light appearing north of 131 and then disappearing.
Bay City · MI, USA
One huge dark triangle aircraft flew slowly past my back yard at an unusually low altitude. The craft had green red and blue lights on
Saint Clair Shored · MI, USA
Bright light in the sky just disappeared with nothing left behind
Saint Clair Shores · MI, USA
Bright Flash of Light in Night Sky.
Drummond Island michigan · MI, USA
The ufo moved around the sky in the same general area up and down and side to side.It showed both red and green lights at the same time
Sand Lake · MI, USA
Large silent hazy white light of oval/elongated shape moving in a straight line from the NW to the SE at a very high rate of speed East
Garden City · MI, USA
2 orange circular objects near Detroit, Michigan.
Portage · MI, USA
Initial sighting of 4 lighted cylinder shaped objects, 1 which was observed for over an hour after dark in the western sky.
Allegan · MI, USA
Object hovered for over 1 hour flashing red, green, and white lights.
Canton · MI, USA
The orbs were in traveling fast up high going in the same path. Very odd and scary.
Riverview · MI, USA
While sitting outside with my Uncle, I saw a slow moving aircraft moving North along the Detroit River, low in the air. About a half ho
Royal Oak · MI, USA
Firey orange orb.
Okemos · MI, USA
Three Triangle Object passing over Okemos Michigan in procession on a Northwesterly Course with a one minute, then two minute interval.
Dearborn Heights · MI, USA
3 or 4 bright orange orbs low in the sky that disappeared behind some trees.
Midland · MI, USA
Light in E dir. at 0350 am, light has slowly moved closer to us (west) and also moved to the S. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Wayne · MI, USA
Strange orange and red lights flying in formation.
Flushing · MI, USA
At 21:20 was watching eclipse in progress and looked towards west and noticed what at first i thought was star or planet. went and got
Warren · MI, USA
2 bright orange/reddish circle craft flew by a few minutes apart, No sound.
Warren · MI, USA
2 bright orange/reddish circle craft flew by a few minutes apart. No sound.
Muskegon · MI, USA
On the shore of Lake Michigan, we saw what looked like two normal stars, moving from north to south, one following the other.
Kalamazoo · MI, USA
There was 4 of them in the clouds, they were stat. in a triangular like formation. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights. PD))
Lansing · MI, USA
Red Lights on a Triangular UFO.
North Central Upper Peninsula · MI, USA
Intensely bright, red-and-white flashing, silent, slowly moving object.