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)
Jackson · MI, USA
7 balls of fire evenly spaced following the same path.
Lincoln Park · MI, USA
Small triangle shaped object just above the highest trees with 5 lights flashing.
Rockwood · MI, USA
A vibrant, sky blue disk traveling at remarkable speeds as we got onto I-75. I got a clear view of the craft, I know what I saw.
Madison Heights · MI, USA
Yellow/white orb hovering above I-696. Slowly pulsating, not flashing. No sound.
Troy · MI, USA
Orange flame like orbs in the sky, turned triangular in shape and then disappeared.
Muskegon · MI, USA
Round low flying object. White light.
Novi · MI, USA
Sphere that changed multiple colors (white, blue, green, orange, red, purple) and moved in patterns not common with comm. aircraft.
Clarkston · MI, USA
Lights seemed to resemble heat lighting but in colors such as orange, blue and green. The colors only flash/pulse. Lasted around 5-7min
Remus · MI, USA
We spotted an large bright light.
Pontiac · MI, USA
Strange Orange Cloud formation moving very slow, when i looked closer i noticed objects were moving, then accelerated very quickly.
Perry · MI, USA
2 UFO's spotted in Perry, MI.
Charlotte · MI, USA
Five billowy oval reddish lights passing west to east at 18:55 EST over Charlotte, MI on 12/22/12
Mt. Pleasant · MI, USA
Five yellow/orange lights, no sound traveling east.
Livonia · MI, USA
Ten spheres flying in a line from north to south in the western sky.
Riverdale · MI, USA
Bright light in sky.
Long Lake/Traverse City · MI, USA
Blues Greens and Purples. Flat shoelace like object changing into ball shape.
Lake Odessa · MI, USA
At 7PM my husband was driving through town when he noticed a big flame shaped object (apparent size of an asprine) coming from the NW (
Petoskey · MI, USA
Glowing orange fire ball floats across sky silently before fading away into the dark cloudy sky.
Grand Rapids · MI, USA
Orange lights in staggered formation over grand rapids michigan.
Zeeland · MI, USA
All amber lights 16 total were grouped together hovering
Durand · MI, USA
Several scattered lights in sky slowly formed a single line.
Bay City · MI, USA
Reddish orange object heading South near James Clements
Clinton Township · MI, USA
White and orange triangles hovering, then moving, no sound.
Ypsilanti · MI, USA
Red low flying object over Ypsilanti. Low speed flight, with a climb then light went away
Clinton Township · MI, USA
Tonight in Clinton Township, Michigan, at approximately 8 pm EST, I was east bound on Metroparkway (16 Mile road), and arrived at the i