UFO Sightings in Missouri
2,650 UFO sightings reported in Missouri since 1941, peaking in 2012 (177 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,650
- Span
- 1941–2030
- Peak year
- 2012 (177 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1941–2030 · peak 2012 (177 reports)
Top cities in Missouri
St. Louis
1962–2022 · peak 2020 (22 reports)
Kansas City
1950–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
Springfield
1974–2021 · peak 2012 (14 reports)
Columbia
1995–2021 · peak 2007 (9 reports)
Independence
1955–2022 · peak 2020 (10 reports)
St. Charles
1973–2020 · peak 2011 (6 reports)
O'Fallon
1997–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Lee's Summit
1979–2021 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
St. Peters
1998–2018 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Blue Springs
1981–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Rolla
1977–2020 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Joplin
1970–2021 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
Cape Girardeau
1956–2018 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Wentzville
2003–2022 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Florissant
1987–2020 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Jefferson City
1965–2020 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Farmington
1994–2021 · peak 2009 (4 reports)
Arnold
1997–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Fenton
1990–2021 · peak 2010 (3 reports)
Ashgrove
1999–2013 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Kansas City · MO, USA
Multi-colored object in KC, MO sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of Venus, or Cappella. PD))
Bonne Terre · MO, USA
While fishing seen a very bright light, as bright a Venus, in the North sky. It was moving much faster than the three planes flying in
St. Ann · MO, USA
It made no sound and had no lights.
Boonville · MO, USA
Low flying Triangle craft with Blue and White lights on each corner near Booneville, Missouri over Hwy. 70
Saint Louis · MO, USA
Me and my father were sitting down on our back deck at around 2 am. I was around 9 years old when this occurred, we heard a loud vibrat
Cassville · MO, USA
Bright light and loud long rumbling over SW Missouri and NW Arkansas.
Mansfield · MO, USA
Round light with smaller brighter lights inside it color changing large sphere white blue green sometimes purple sometimes have white a
Springfield · MO, USA
Witnessed a triangular shaped craft in the night sky while walking to my front door. It moved unnaturally smooth and fast. Not manmade.
Florissant · MO, USA
The lights appeared to be a sigle craft flying at very high attitude.
Wentzville · MO, USA
First spotted 4 at no partular pattern then slughlt faded out the 3 got brighter and made three sided triangle shape the two more appea
Wheatland · MO, USA
Orange/yellow lights with a oval looking shape
Overland · MO, USA
It seemed almost as if there was a car in the sky.
Belton · MO, USA
2 lights stationery no blinking to bright to be stars then started to move started to move after about 2 mins then disappeared.
Bridgeton · MO, USA
Saw 4 very odd lights/objects flying right by St. Louis Lambert Airport. ((anonymous report))
Kansas City · MO, USA
Driving along Hwy. 35 N and saw an object right above us flying in the same direction we were driving. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor? PD))
O'Fallon · MO, USA
We seen a bright orange fireball in the sky next to the moon. Shining a beam of light. Winghaven are disappeared in a instant.
Lees Summit · MO, USA
Saw two lights appearing, which looked like a plane flying towards me. I kept watching because if it was a plane, it's too big to be in
Sullivan · MO, USA
Triangle craft with lights facing downwards, slow to stop, then 2 seconds later was gone, around Hwy 185 North. ((anonymous report))
O'Fallon · MO, USA
This is the third UFO I have seen in 5 years in different locations.
Camdenton · MO, USA
Large gray colored rectangular box shaped craft floating in front of cloud bank in mid-Missouri.
Springfield · MO, USA
Silvery rectangular craft seen N of Springfield, hovering above the cloud banks, appeared to be facing N before turning E.
Florissant · MO, USA
Bright red bigger light with tail of smaller dimmer white lights. Dragon-fly. Unidentified "floating" object?
Chamois · MO, USA
My Mother and I witnessed a red and orange fire like light moving in the night sky and then disappeared .
Osage Beach · MO, USA
Three bright lights in a triangle shape moving fast and completely silent before vanishing into thin air. ((anonymous report))
Independence · MO, USA
Noticed to high left in sky what appeared first to be a bright star. ((anonymous report))