UFO Sightings in New Mexico
1,559 UFO sightings reported in New Mexico since 1944, peaking in 2014 (110 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,559
- Span
- 1944–2029
- Peak year
- 2014 (110 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2029 · peak 2014 (110 reports)
Top cities in New Mexico
Albuquerque
1965–2021 · peak 2013 (33 reports)
Santa Fe
1966–2021 · peak 2020 (17 reports)
Las Cruces
1987–2020 · peak 2017 (8 reports)
Roswell
1945–2021 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Rio Rancho
1991–2022 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Taos
1996–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Deming
1965–2020 · peak 2018 (5 reports)
Farmington
1978–2022 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Alamogordo
1988–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Carlsbad
1982–2020 · peak 2006 (5 reports)
Silver City
1997–2021 · peak 2006 (4 reports)
Clovis
1944–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Hobbs
1959–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Socorro
1996–2021 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Belen
1998–2021 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Gallup
2002–2017 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Truth or Consequences
2002–2020 · peak 2002 (1 reports)
Los Alamos
1944–2021 · peak 1973 (2 reports)
Los Lunas
1972–2020 · peak 2020 (2 reports)
Edgewood
2001–2021 · peak 2001 (1 reports)
Espanola · NM, USA
Very bright large round object nw of moon and farther away than moon.
Fairacres · NM, USA
3 Orange/Red/Yellow fireball gently pulsating lights that separately lit up and disappeared in front of Organ Mtns in Las Cruces, NM
Taos · NM, USA
In the northern sky just west of the Big Dipper constellation over Taos Mountain on Taos Pueblo. I noticed it because it looked star li
Moriarty · NM, USA
UFO seen in broad daylight near Golden
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Strange matrix-like lights traveled in front of the local Mountains, base to base, Smell of rotting flesh the closer I got.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Bright, flickering white light seen drifting through the sunless fog in mountains above Santa Fe.
Bosque Farma · NM, USA
It looked to be two objects following each other, but it was one air craft the lights. ((anonymous report))
Alamogordo · NM, USA
I was driving near the hospital in Alamogordo New Mexico and noticed about 10 orange to red orb type ufo's. All 6 people in the car saw
Espanola · NM, USA
I'm the person reporting about the taos,dulce,& Santa Clara back in NO. Keep seeing it. Was to the E. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius? PD))
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Straight-line formation, 20-25 lights going on and off periodically in night sky, accompanied by droning sound, steadily moving west.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
15 flashing lights in a vertical formation traveling in northern sky east to west with two fighter jets flying at them.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
There was a flashing sequence of blinking lights from W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Possible military exercise?? PD))
Ruidoso · NM, USA
Same object seen two consecutive nights.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Around 1-2pm a jet black Angled object about 2500ft altitude, est. 200ft to 400ft long point to tip to point, drifted along West to Eas
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Silent fast accelerating object above Albuquerque Sunport.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A bunch of orbs and someone glowing. ((anonymous report))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
((HOAX??))Me and kid saw huge bubble like orbs around us and was moving and glowing. ((anonymous report))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Observation of huge bubble like orbs things around neighbor's house across the way by the Rio grande. ((anonymous report))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Large blue/green flame/light over Albuquerque, NM.
Roswell · NM, USA
Three lights spotted over west Roswell, New Mexico, flashing in sync.
Raton · NM, USA
Saw this bright star floating. Realized I was way too close. Thought it might be a helicopter hovering with its search light.
Roswell · NM, USA
I was on road 40 miles into Roswell, NM, Driving a triangle shape no sound a dime light then a briate about 30 yard from my c
Taos/Dulce/Santa Clara · NM, USA
Weird object of lights in Northern New Mexico that move. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the star, Capella?? PD))((anonymous report))
Deming · NM, USA
UFO in Deming NM 11/25/18
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Bright light over Organ Mountain. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))