UFO Sightings in Mississippi
738 UFO sightings reported in Mississippi since 1949, peaking in 2012 (45 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 738
- Span
- 1949–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (45 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1949–2022 · peak 2012 (45 reports)
Top cities in Mississippi
Gulfport
1966–2022 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Biloxi
1965–2021 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
Jackson
1970–2020 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Hattiesburg
1974–2020 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Tupelo
1963–2015 · peak 1989 (3 reports)
Ocean Springs
1973–2020 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Clinton
1988–2014 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Brandon
2000–2021 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Long Beach
1993–2019 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
Starkville
2000–2020 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Madison
2001–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Olive Branch
1969–2019 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Natchez
1975–2019 · peak 1999 (2 reports)
Meridian
1986–2021 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Laurel
1963–2022 · peak 1963 (2 reports)
Vancleave
1989–2020 · peak 2006 (2 reports)
Vicksburg
1999–2020 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Pascagoula
1973–2018 · peak 1973 (1 reports)
Batesville
1975–2018 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Pass Christian
1976–2019 · peak 1976 (1 reports)
Horn Lake · MS, USA
Single pulsating white light with occasional green flash at bottom hovering below the clouds to the west
Oloh · MS, USA
3 bright light hovering over hwy 98 then vanished.
Oxford · MS, USA
Oval/saucer like object that emitted orange/reddish light. Zoomed off in seconds, left trail of light. ((anonymous report))
Brandon · MS, USA
We saw a Black Sphere moving South at a good rate of speed over Rankin County just South of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. No Sound, No W
Merigold · MS, USA
Lighted up yard early morn, then lights going around object in a vertical circular formation and slowly vanished.
Canton · MS, USA
Changing shaper with multicolored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Sirius?? PD))
Hattiesburg · MS, USA
I saw a triangular UFO with red and white lights while driving on Hwy 98 in Perry County, MS.
Laurel · MS, USA
Glowing red sphere slowly descending in the sky.
Lorman · MS, USA
Bright streak of light fast moving started small went out at largest size.
Nettleton · MS, USA
Silent metallic sphere spotted by two in skies east of Nettleton, Mississippi.
Stringer · MS, USA
Small light travelling across sky got bright and instantly changed direction and vanished.
Gulfport · MS, USA
Last evening, I went outside to smoke. I looked up I saw a orange ball. Flying from the east to west.
Moselle · MS, USA
A sky full of UFOs in our sight all night
Greenwood Springs · MS, USA
Three very bright lights in a triangle with no sound or motion, disappeared after thirty seconds.
West Point · MS, USA
Was looking at the sky about 6:45pm on 10/23/14 when I noticed 5 reddish orange balls that appeared to look like large stars flashing i
Bay Saint Louis · MS, USA
Large red lights merging into one and descending to the horizon and ejecting a meteor like tail toward the sky before complete descent.
Bay Saint Louis · MS, USA
5 red circular objects merged into one large red circular object , emit a thin red burst upward, and drifted below the tree line.
Diamondhead · MS, USA
Oct. 31 @ 11pm Saw a round bright green basketball size object 75' from my house tree top level.
Lumberton · MS, USA
I observed an aircraft following a dull red orange light as it traveres east to south west at dusk.
Gulfport · MS, USA
Triangle shaped ufo.
Clinton · MS, USA
Just seen a fireball in the sky I thought at first it was a plane going down. But then realized I had just seen my first real meteor fa
Madison · MS, USA
Silent, triangular-shaped object hovering in mid-air.
Tupelo · MS, USA
Bright green fireball falling diagonally.
Senatobia · MS, USA
I saw what I can describe as a silent, stationary beacon in the night sky make a single revolution and vanish.
Pass Christian · MS, USA
GREEN FIREBALL.