UFO Sightings in Montana
947 UFO sightings reported in Montana since 1953, peaking in 2012 (74 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 947
- Span
- 1953–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (74 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1953–2022 · peak 2012 (74 reports)
Top cities in Montana
Billings
1966–2020 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Missoula
1995–2022 · peak 2015 (7 reports)
Bozeman
1984–2022 · peak 2012 (15 reports)
Helena
1979–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
Great Falls
1957–2020 · peak 2018 (5 reports)
Kalispell
1970–2020 · peak 2003 (5 reports)
Butte
1969–2021 · peak 2002 (4 reports)
Whitefish
1991–2019 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Belgrade
1992–2021 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Havre
2000–2017 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
Hamilton
1964–2019 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Florence
1999–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Stevensville
1999–2019 · peak 2007 (3 reports)
Wolf Point
1997–2014 · peak 2011 (3 reports)
Livingston
1972–2017 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Polson
1995–2020 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Columbia Falls
1999–2020 · peak 1999 (2 reports)
Eureka
1984–2020 · peak 2006 (2 reports)
East Helena
1987–2019 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Laurel
2004–2019 · peak 2004 (1 reports)
Bigfork · MT, USA
Comet-like craft moving northeast across sky.
Missoula · MT, USA
Higgens Street Bridge--steady fast, bright light, going from horizon to horizon
Missoula · MT, USA
Seen by 2 people in Missoula, Montana, at approximately 23:50 there where 3 fireball looking crafts hovering with no sound.
Florence · MT, USA
Silver lighted group of objects near top of Sweeney Ridge. Uncertain if they were joined, or separate. ((anonymous report))
Alberton · MT, USA
There was a bright flash of light.
Missoula · MT, USA
Blue fireball first lit up cloud then fell below the cloud towards SE. Very visible and bright with long tail and 2-3 second viewing.
Helena · MT, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no information. PD))
Bozeman · MT, USA
Reddish-white single flash of light.
Missoula · MT, USA
Three lights in sky rapidly moving away from one another from a single point.
Billings · MT, USA
An oval-shaped craft doing circles for about two minutes; later, there was a string of lights outside my house. ((anonymous report))
Butte · MT, USA
Object hovered in same area of sky for over 3 hours.
Poplar · MT, USA
Extremely bright super fast flashing lights up in the atmosphere performing sharp degree turns.
Missoula · MT, USA
Different sized and colored orbs of light chasing into space.
Poplar · MT, USA
Red light-appr. 9 feet round-inside my room. Woke me up with brightness. This is my 3rd sighting-- same location. 7miles west of popla
Creston · MT, USA
Unusual object above the Swan Mountains.
Billings · MT, USA
Yellowish/orange light observed by two people following a jet airplane.
Montana City · MT, USA
Silver/translucent spiral-ribbed object over the Elkhorns
Thompson Falls · MT, USA
On June 26th in Brownsville, MT, at 10:06 pm, I noticed lights blinking on and off so I took some pictures.
Corvallis · MT, USA
Seven pulsating red lights unlike any regular aircraft moving at low altitude, very slowly, headed N/NE at 00:30-Corvallis, MT
Bozeman · MT, USA
Colour orange and yellow mic like fire.
Missoula · MT, USA
Bright, amber-white colored object moved across the sky for 3 minutes in an undulating motion.
Kalispell · MT, USA
Witnessed 5 orange, sphere orbs flying South to East through the night sky.
Billings · MT, USA
Two lights of in the distance
Florence · MT, USA
Triangular craft with flashing lights and one spotlight, was seen searching the bitteroot mountains.
Hamilton · MT, USA
Bright light moved slowly NE without a sound.