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)
Villa Nueva State Park · NM, USA
steadily moved across the sky & then hovered, 2x, creating a triangle formation & then dissapearing.
Bluewater Lake · NM, USA
my son and i witnessed an orange light fly above the lake shore five different times in about a 20-25 min span. it made no sound and th
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Green Fireball Sighted Near Albuquerque Moving Directly Up From the Ground
Navajo Lake · NM, USA
A Shiny (metalic) sphere was seen, by me, above a ridge. It was slowly moving away from my position at an altitude of apr. 500ft. The S
Las Cruces · NM, USA
My father and i were driving home from El Paso, Texas, to Las Cruses, New Mexico. Half way to las cruses,(which is about a 30 min. driv
Santa Fe · NM, USA
We saw the object in the sky south of Santa Fe just after sunset. It looked like a glowing white sphere against the indigo sky, and was
Red River · NM, USA
There were 2 extremely bright objects stationary in the sky, side by side for over 2 hours south of Red River
Roswell · NM, USA
We were traveling north on US285 about 35 miles north of Roswell NM. A large triangular shaped craft appeared seemingly from nowhere a
Four Corners · NM, USA
Unknown bright lights, and triangular shapes over Four Corners, New Mexico
Cannon AFB · NM, USA
Black diamond shapped object flew over Cannon AFB.
Las Cruces (on Interstate 10,west of) · NM, USA
Driving west on I-10 in N.M. we watched a HUGE object hover without moving for about 2 hours.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A black object that at first looked like a hot air balloon, then a 747, then roundish. It appeared black against the twilight blue sky.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
there was a red light over the petroglyph national park it went up from the ground then changed to yellow orange color then span really
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Saw white dot of light moving in zig-zag motion over mountains outside of Santa Fe, NM.
White Sands Missile Range · NM, USA
It looked like a standard house lightbulb very bright and luminous.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
It was never anything I have seen before.
Caballo · NM, USA
Low flying, (approx. 200ft. altitude), SAND colored triangle, passed directly over my house at an approx. speed of 75-100mph.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Orange, glowing ball moving at height of 50 to 300 feet over and around a city park (Apodaka Park). Pursued by 2--3 helos w/searchlight
Arabela (near Roswell) · NM, USA
I was on a ranch that I was living on at the base of the capitain mountains, and was sitting outside the house under a tree, when he to
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Witness reports an "orange ball of light" at approx 500 feet from ground, was surrounded by helicopters circling it repeatedly. Number
New Mexico · NM, USA
on hwy 10east going to elpaso texas.,,, slow moving object, passed right in front of me no sound, but had a bright light, just flooted
Raton (South of; Ft. Lincoln rest stop) · NM, USA
Observed unknown high speed, high altitude objects make non-balistic course changes.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Circle shaped red fire ball in Las Cruces, NM
Silver City · NM, USA
the object had no nav. light and moved about in a strange pattern
Roswell · NM, USA
i had a dream about an abductions the year before