UFO Sightings in Nebraska
657 UFO sightings reported in Nebraska since 1943, peaking in 2012 (47 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 657
- Span
- 1943–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (47 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1943–2022 · peak 2012 (47 reports)
Top cities in Nebraska
Omaha
1964–2022 · peak 2012 (26 reports)
Lincoln
1975–2022 · peak 2009 (8 reports)
Bellevue
1995–2021 · peak 2019 (3 reports)
North Platte
1979–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Papillion
1993–2021 · peak 2002 (2 reports)
Grand Island
1958–2019 · peak 2001 (2 reports)
Ogallala
1953–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Kearney
1998–2020 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Scottsbluff
1960–2012 · peak 2009 (2 reports)
Columbus
1966–2019 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
La Vista
2003–2019 · peak 2017 (2 reports)
Ainsworth
1995–2012 · peak 1995 (1 reports)
York
2012–2021 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Wahoo
1961–2020 · peak 2020 (2 reports)
Beatrice
1967–2018 · peak 1967 (1 reports)
Ashland
2003–2017 · peak 2003 (2 reports)
Gretna
2013–2020 · peak 2013 (1 reports)
Lexington
2015–2022 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
Plattsmouth
1997–2010 · peak 1997 (1 reports)
Nebraska City
2001–2018 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Bellevue · NE, USA
orange and yellow sphere
La Vista · NE, USA
Observed: Bright white light, about 2-3 times brighter/bigger than the brightest star at night. stationary, then moved, then vanished
Omaha · NE, USA
Very fast triangle type object
Scottsbluff · NE, USA
Fast moving UFO with 90 degree right turn around Scottsbluff, NE
Bellevue · NE, USA
Very unusual craft seen over Bellevue NE, headed for Offutt.
Omaha · NE, USA
Boomerang shape, color hard to describe like hard mist
Beatrice · NE, USA
Light seen in Beatrice, NE changing colors, moving rapidly and producing two others.
Waverly · NE, USA
Very bright orange objects
Lincoln · NE, USA
I saw a bright orange light rise up from near ground-level, hover a minute, and then ascend up into the sky.
Lincoln · NE, USA
Sorry - false alarm; the bright orange light I saw was just a flare.
Omaha · NE, USA
The object was moving abnormally, with orange rectangular lights around the sides of it that went dim and then very bright.
Ogallala · NE, USA
Yellow spheres over Ogallala
Kenesaw · NE, USA
didn't see when taking pictures-only when downloaded
Omaha · NE, USA
This is the second time I and my friend seen this object the first one was in April can't remember the exact date and the one I saw yes
Omaha · NE, USA
Triangle Object
Ord · NE, USA
The red spheres dimmed and dissappeared only to be followed by more red lights appearing and staying staying stationary in the sky but
North Platte · NE, USA
Large saucer objects relative to the size of the moon, moving slowly and disappearing.
Omaha · NE, USA
Bowl or saucer shaped craft in a playground
Humphrey · NE, USA
Multi-colored flashing lights on an object that hovered for over an hour in the N.E. Nebraska area. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Exeter · NE, USA
In a rural area, a rotating sphere with red, green, and other colored lights was sighted about 700 feet above the ground in the SW sky.
Omaha · NE, USA
brighter then every star and planet then slowly dimmed to nothing
Silver Creek · NE, USA
Red-blue light over Silver Creek Nebraska stopped and changed direction
Omaha · NE, USA
Four orange objects flying in East sky from South to North.
Omaha · NE, USA
Omaha NE I'm can't be the only one who saw this!!!
Stanton · NE, USA
I saw an amzingly bright light in the night sky and then it disappeared.