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)
Baker · MT, USA
bright light came out from behind a cloud and split off into 6 smaller lights leaving at a high speed
Anaconda · MT, USA
1st time I saw UFOS.Me and 3 friends went behind the smelter in Anaconda MT, parked on the road 569 going south. Around 5 minutes of be
East Helena · MT, USA
Triange hovers over highway, moves at increasing speed over highway then disappears
Plains · MT, USA
Boomerang shaped black body, green lights motionless and silent. Vanished after I came closer to it.
Red Lodge (6 mi N; Hwy 212) · MT, USA
Definitely an aircraft but totally silent and very slow.
Victor · MT, USA
Just below the mountain top a light appeared. After a few seconds the light became larger slowly came east 15ft off the ground then cli
Victor · MT, USA
large light and expelled 2 smaller round lights,2 sm descended to the ground the large moved slow over the barn and moved out into the
Eureka · MT, USA
Extra star in the Dig Dipper flew over the mountains North.
Valier · MT, USA
10-15 lights were seen in the sky south of Valier, MT
Bozeman · MT, USA
Driving on I-90 East toward Bozeman at 6:45 a.m. over the mountains a huge cigar shaped white object (looked like sun reflecting off of
Beach · MT, USA
Suspected Abductions, twice, 2 months apart
Townsen · MT, USA
spotlights outlining two large cloud formations. Blinked on and off in syncrony. At least 30 of them
Great Falls · MT, USA
Another troubling episode that has been even harder to explain when considering aspects of the Kicksburg, Pennslyvania UFO Sighting.
Malmstrom AFB (Golf 01 LCC 12SMS) · MT, USA
06/1982 Silver object over Golf 01
Billings · MT, USA
Saucer slowly moving and then stopping to observe.
Helena · MT, USA
Saucer shaped object hovering on ridge between two mountain peaks..about 300 yds out.
Virginia City · MT, USA
While elk hunting South of town I sighted a huge object which was shiny like mylar or a mirror but seemed metalic. It was shaped like a
Lolo · MT, USA
The animals were in terror.
Sidney · MT, USA
Small saucer with red, green and blue lights.
Rural · MT, USA
Lights in the night sky tracked us after completing maintenance on an ICBM
Rancho Palos Verdes · MT, USA
teen girl alone by stable sees dark grey hovering sphere
Baker · MT, USA
mysterious light follows car at a distance and shoots down into the valley
Ryegate (south of) · MT, USA
10/15/75. Round shape, extremely bright white light, took off (up) when I told it to "come get me".
Flathead Lake · MT, USA
UFO rising out of Flathead Lake…
MT · USA
A report from Montana in June 1974 described a bright, cane-shaped, white and yellow light of unknown origin reported in the area.