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)
Carlsbad · NM, USA
STATIONARY BLINKING SOS OR MORRIS CODE MESSAGE FROM SPACE
Pie Town · NM, USA
Object the color, magnitude, size of Jupiter appeared, was still and then moved at steady speed south to north
McIntosh · NM, USA
9pm on the 3rd. of may saw the bright colored star moving fast over the trigo fire, it stopped steady for 45 min. I took a picture.
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Strange light moving by moon. ((NUFORC Note: Space Station flew over Carlsbad, NM, at 2022-2026 hrs. on this date. PD))
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Strange light moving by moon. ((NUFORC Note: International Space Station seen over Carlsbad at 20:22 hrs. on this date. PD))
Pecos · NM, USA
Object with broad center area following airplane.
Kirtland · NM, USA
Object sighted in NW NM was witnessed by 3 people, bright white and moved acrossed the sky and faded out.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Strange light in a triangular formation
Chupadero · NM, USA
2 bright lights chase each other within an illuminated cloud for 20 minutes north of santa fe, new mexico
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Silent football field sized and shaped metalic UFO is sited on Pecos River in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Questa · NM, USA
A verry tall creature!
Ruidoso · NM, USA
BRIGHT OBJECT!!! sighting Ruidoso New Mexico ((NUFORC Note: Probably Venus. PD))
NM · USA
We were driving along the interstate 20/10 westbound heading to Arizona when we look to the South and see an odd shape in the sky. It d
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Disk shaped object over Albuquerque, NM hovered and sped away at high rate of speed.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
brilliant light skids low across sky without a sound
Floa Vista · NM, USA
It happed fast and silently.
Taos · NM, USA
At night, huge triangle craft with three red lights zooming towards Taos Mountain at an unimaginable speed
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Vertical, white cigar shaped object, seperated into 3 white round spinning objects, disappeared and a gold metallic object appeard.
Pie Town · NM, USA
14 dimond shaped objects cought on NRAO website cam
Roswell · NM, USA
Unknown flash of light, High altitude
Fort Bayard · NM, USA
Like a big star the biggest one !!! i was at work around 3 am and it was hot in the unit so i went out for a moment and i sow this calm
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Two blue pinpoints of light merge onto one silver disk.
Correo · NM, USA
Bright light emits smaller light
Silver City · NM, USA
Daytime sighting of white "star-like" objects that moved in formations and also had the ability to suspend themselves motionless.
Espanola · NM, USA
AMAZING DIFERENT FORMING UFO UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN ESPANOLA NEW MEXICO! ((Possibly Sirius?? PD))