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)
Springfield · MO, USA
Saucer seen by the Walgreens on West Keraney Street
Fort Leonard Wood · MO, USA
Driving N 15 mi. N of Ft. Leonard Wood on I-44 north last night at exactly 10:15 pm. saw line of police cars spaced out .
Eureka · MO, USA
Witnessed trailer hauling flying saucer. ((NUFORC Note: Other reports. Piece of USAF equipment. PD))
St. Charles · MO, USA
Diamond shaped silent craft with single light and 4 illuminated tapered trapezoidal wing segments. ((anonymous report))
Bridgeton · MO, USA
Glowing bright bronze colored orbs in a line near expressway (I-70) in the departure end of the runway near the airport in STL.
Cape Girardeau · MO, USA
There was a visible steady white light coming out of a Westerly Direction at about the 10 o'clock position traversing across the sky in
Raymore · MO, USA
Feb 18, 2017, Raymore MO 03:00. clear sky looking past up 60 degrees to west a bright white light flash 2 times the size of the moon,
Festus · MO, USA
There is atleast 20 floating oval shaped green and red looking things in the air. Some were blinking. ((anonymous report))
Hillsboro · MO, USA
Pictures and video. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of Venus. PD))
Ozark · MO, USA
((anonymous report)) Heading ESE, moving slowly. Appeared to have another craft coming in from the E. Flash of light was seen.
Steelville · MO, USA
Initial sighting above grocery store parking, at first thought it was helicopter but heard no sound. Got in truck and followed it.
Strafford · MO, USA
((HOAX??)) Sightings in Strafford, MO. ((anonymous report))
St. Clair · MO, USA
Multiple colerd light on more than one occasion. ((anonymous report))
Smithville · MO, USA
Stationary bright light drops to the ground. ((anonymous report))
Town and Country · MO, USA
I was heading N on Barrett Stat. Rd, saw glimmering in the sky N of Manchester slowly drifting. many different colours.
Springfield · MO, USA
Driving home on S Kansas expway. Noticed one craft around 1730 in the evening. I was heading south, and saw the craft in the south wes
Columbia · MO, USA
Object moved very slowly with flashes/beams of light irregular in frequency emitting from it. ((anonymous report))
Palmyra · MO, USA
I noticed the five bright lights which the street lights were unable to mask. ((anonymous report))
Mountain View · MO, USA
Fireball in the sky
Independence · MO, USA
To the east very high in the sky objext tofar up to be a helicopter staying in one spot not a plain. Red orange amd white light going o
Jefferson City · MO, USA
Either several aircraft at higher altitude, or one craft at lower (2,000ft?) flew East x Southeast overhead in rigid formation.
Waynesville · MO, USA
Saw a red orange white light off in the distance. It did not appear to be in outer space. It seemed to be hovering in the atmosphere in
Ste. Genevieve · MO, USA
Bright white light became dim orange/red for brief moment, then bright again. ((anonymous report))
High Ridge · MO, USA
Long blimp like shaped ufo.
Branson · MO, USA
Stepped outside on balcony on golf course, saw white light in sky blinking and hovering. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))