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)
St. Ignatius · MT, USA
four to five, silver/headlight like spheres, leap frogging through the clouded sky above Mission Range MT.
Great Falls · MT, USA
My son & I were driving down the road when I noticed a strange objet in the sky. The sky was clear blue and the object was in the shap
Bozeman · MT, USA
As my daughters and I sat in our hot tub out back....my oldest daughter asked about a "green star." I looked up and saw what looked li
Seeley Lake · MT, USA
((NUFORC Note: We have amended the date above. We suspect a sighting of Sirius. PD)) Unusual ball(s) of light in Montana sky
Big Timber · MT, USA
Stationary object with flashing red/yellow and green/blue lights seen to the east of town.
Columbus · MT, USA
Dark saucer-shape with human-like entities on board. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report. PD))
Great Falls (14 miles north of) · MT, USA
falling star that exploded into green sparks
Shelby · MT, USA
fireball/meteor
Lavina (near) · MT, USA
Many unusual lights on one object. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star?? PD))
Dillon · MT, USA
The object had several dim white lights that flickered at different times, flew just at the edge of the city lights, and had no sound.
Laurel · MT, USA
AMAZING !!! LARGER THAN USUAL BRILLIANT FIREBALL IN WSW MIDNIGHT MONTANA SKIES.
Helena · MT, USA
Shimmering light of many colors, moving in a random pattern, lying low on the W horizon. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))
Great Falls · MT, USA
5 or 6 elliptical lights appear in front of truck and then suddenly move over it and disappear
Missoula · MT, USA
Missile shape left mountaintop without sound or lights disappearing into a black cloud .
Kalispell · MT, USA
Triangle Craft ((NUFORC Note: NOSS satellite formation?? PD))
Sedona · MT, USA
triangular crafts and mothership
Stevensville · MT, USA
red circle during thunderstorm
Bozeman · MT, USA
A point of light similar to a satellite flew at high speed and made several turns of 90 degrees or less.
Great Falls · MT, USA
while watching the meteor shower we saw an object cross the sky, stop, and emit a bright light before continuing on in an erratic patte
Boulder · MT, USA
The intensity and smoothness with which it moved and the fact that it stood perfectly still for so long, unwavering.
Billings (southeast of) · MT, USA
It was a reoccuring visual object then followed by an occurrence of thunderous noise in the same area.
Brady (southwest) · MT, USA
Nothing was seen, but object is in my picture; not a bird or plane, I enlarged it to see
Butte · MT, USA
I was driving east from Continental Drive onto Farrell Street and I saw an aircraft I thought was a small plane. I thought, "what kind
Helena · MT, USA
appx. 50' triangular, lighted craft hovering @ 100', then moving away proportionately as I approached.
Superior · MT, USA
Pictures of night-flying UFOs over Superior, MT