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)
Clayton (Highway 56) · NM, USA
have endured a low pitched motor hum for 24 years non stop
Farmington (Approx. 3 miles N of) · NM, USA
Saw what appeared to be two satellites flying in formation, but don't believe that objects were satellites or airplanes.
Tijeras · NM, USA
steadily moved across the sky & then hovered, 2x, creating a triangle formation & then dissapearing.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
1997 Santa fe, MN A enormous "metropolis" looking ship landing and our memories wiped away, lost time
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
Abnormal contrails seen over two US Air Force Bases in New Mexico
Santa Fe · NM, USA
THE TIME IT TOOK PLACE WAS THE DAY BEFORE THE ARIZONA SIGHTS OF MULTIPLE SHIPS.
Alamogordo · NM, USA
Large Triangular Craft Silent and Void of Any Light. Darker Than the Night Sky over NM.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Was MACHINED by ME ((name deleted)) at LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL labs. Triangle of BERYLIUM METAL.
Albuquerque (over · from Tent Rocks), NM, USA
have photograph 2,1/4 negative 250mm Zeis len.some detail not much. object hovered over albuquerque shining in the afternoon light.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Two crafts flying onto field
I-10 · Marker 174, NM, USA
Truck driver & other trucks see 2x bright white lights, which split apart. 1 ascends vert., other paces truck, streaks. Many CB repts.
Albuquerque (Manzano Mountains) · NM, USA
A bright purple sphere Hoovers then uses some type of warp drive to dissappear.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Thought it was a plane coming FROM the SE (moving NNW), it moved at a very regular plane-like speed. Felt it might have been a militar
Deming (near) · NM, USA
Silent, jet-shaped, beige hovering object viewed. Magnetic interference with watches.
Taos · NM, USA
Hovering over the trees next to my house. 3 globes of luminous light as large as basketballs. Rotated then took off and disappeared
Raton · NM, USA
Green light that turn curves of mountains.
Tularosa · NM, USA
Glowing orb of light follows test sled and then shoots off toward viewer.
Alamogordo · NM, USA
I opened the window to tell my dog to be quiet then about 2 sec later a yellow glowing craft about 70 feet away from me how high it was
Carlsbad · NM, USA
"Flying saucer" in southeastern New Mexico
Socorro · NM, USA
Triangular shaped object seen over Socorro New Mexico
Deming · NM, USA
Driving I10 west of Las Cruces NM a random shape object visable for more than 60 mins seem to follow my U-Hall truck.
Clayton · NM, USA
Nurse & daughter see 2 very bright objs. in a.m. sky, flashing red, white, blue lights in constant pattern. Both moved. Not stars.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
It moved fast and stopped over my head. Then, it hovered for 10 sec. before it speed off like it had turned. But the object never turne
Deming · NM, USA
Man sees TV coverage of obj. over Salida, CO (27AU95). He and many other bus riders W of Deming, NM, saw same object!
Farmington · NM, USA
Large white and green object spotted for appx 1 hour.