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)
Truth or Consequences · NM, USA
Was visible to the north. Two large circular red lights. Moved from east to west. Both lights appeared and then they moved west one ov
Santa Fe · NM, USA
MADAR Node 78
Cerrillos · NM, USA
3-19-20 4:30 AM bright, steady, orange, rectangular light visible through trees. not a fire but bright like that. 3'X8" perhaps.
Santa fe · NM, USA
MADAR Node 78
Albuquerque · NM, USA
((HOAX??)) Triangular Craft looked like at least a mile wide. It was not 3 individual crafts it was a ((deleted)) mother ship.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
We witnessed just like the appearance in socoro nm we saw 20 lights in a row moving together in a line. ((Starlink satellites?))
Socorro (south of) · NM, USA
On the evening of February 6, 2020 around approximately 6:34 PM, I was driving Northbound on Interstate 25 near Milepost 124 South of S
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Fast lights spotted
Loving · NM, USA
Google Street View 108 Nymeyer Road, Loving, NM 88256
Quay · NM, USA
Bright star like spheres (20) moving in an arc formation from north to south near Grady NM (("Starlink" satellites??))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Circle ufo with 4 bright white lights hovering over Albuquerque home while driving to work
Jal · NM, USA
I got out of my car and I am always scanning the night sky for suspicious activity. I spotted to the west in the dark morning sky what
Tucumcari · NM, USA
Very bright saucer-shaped object close to Tucumcari
Along HWY 550 Near Chaco Canyon · NM, USA
Several lights disseminating in a line from a larger light. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Groups of lights slowly moving above Albuquerque. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Los Lunas · NM, USA
32+ flying objects in chain formation (("Starlink" satellites??))
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Strange Fireballs over Las Cruces
Mesquite · NM, USA
Yellowish orange lights seen over the organ mountains
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Large Object Hovering/Flying with Flashing bright lights over Santa FE NM, witnessed by 3
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Object was large and very shiny, remained stationary and showed no signs of lights or windows. Then just seemed to vanish into thin air
Tierra Amarilla · NM, USA
Unlit object cast shadow on road, chased by plane seconds later
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Triangle UFO seen over Rio Rancho Residential Area (NM528)
Albuquerque · NM, USA
I first noticed 3 aircraft (no noise or typical aircraft strobes) travelling SW to NE in a steady s ((Starlink satellites?))
Valex · NM, USA
Chain of lights- move steadily then disappears.
Deming · NM, USA
Large stationary object for over an hour