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)
Croswell · MI, USA
It was rectangular in shape and may have had lights on the side.
Westland · MI, USA
We saw a light, whitish blue, flying just below cloud level, moving slow. It was not pulsating or flickering...no sound.
Fremont · MI, USA
Red lights (clustered lighted objects) moving east to west in night sky in western Michigan. Slowly disappeared into nowhere.
Holland · MI, USA
Like a light bouncing around inside
Muskegon · MI, USA
Bright, fast, white light.
Corunna · MI, USA
Four oval shapes in a perfect square formation. They did not move and three disappeared then 30 seconds later the lone one took off.
Macomb Township · MI, USA
3 equally sided UFO with orange lights with two white lighted crafts next to it.
Gaylord · MI, USA
Large craft over field--2 witnesses.
Farmington Hills · MI, USA
2 bright lights, lasting about 2 minutes then disappeared.
West Bloomfield · MI, USA
Three large orange unknown crafts.
Zeeland · MI, USA
Bright light appeared and disappeared in just a few seconds.
Lawton · MI, USA
Close Encounter with 2 UFO's.
Freeport · MI, USA
Very large, bright light hovering about 10,000 feet in the air.
Allen Park · MI, USA
The craft was moving from the north to the south about 35,000 feet bearded quick East and disappeared over the cloud cover.
Fraser · MI, USA
This thing was dripping fire, ball lightening, comet maybe
Salie · MI, USA
Several pulsating/flashing lights and entity(ies) seen!
Pinckney · MI, USA
1 very bright light, 2nd smaller & dim. Appeared as though one was trailing the other. ((NUFORC Note: Venus & Jupiter?? PD))
Livonia · MI, USA
Four stationary lights visible for two hours off Seven Mile Road, and Newburgh, in Livonia Michigan-July 2, 2015-10:p.m.-12:00a.m.
Tyrone Township · MI, USA
Red pulsating light adjacent to Saturn and Venus.
Bangor and Bloomingdale (between) · MI, USA
5 Steady Pink/Red Lights in Zig-Zag Formation
Marquette · MI, USA
Red star light object moved suddenly.
Livonia · MI, USA
13 nearly identical reddish orange lights moving slowly in the night sky.
Novi · MI, USA
Red orbs moving west to east forming C and J formations.
Romulus · MI, USA
A line of at least 8 orange globes slowly flew in formation, eastward near Detroit Metro airport.
Saginaw · MI, USA
2 joined balls, bright fiery orange, traveling from west to east across the night sky very fast.