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)
Albuquerque · NM, USA
red glowing object in daytime sky
Soccoro (outside of) · NM, USA
INTENSE BLUE BEAM OF LIGHT. PARALYZING AFFECT. OBJECT WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING EVENT .
Las Cruces/Soccoro (between) · NM, USA
Unexplained column of light on I 25 in New Mexico
Carlsbad Cavrans (near) · NM, USA
Orange/Reddish in color. Steady in brightness. Rising straight up from horizon. Slowly to about 90 degrees in the sky. Then lights out
Albuquerque · NM, USA
The object appeared to be a giant piece of glass.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Lights in formation, stopped, changed formation, then continued along their previous direction.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
A gaint greyish football moving through the sky
Cerrillos · NM, USA
We saw a craft flying making instantaeous 45 degree turns and landed less than 100 ft from us.
Portales · NM, USA
Close encounter with non-human/meta human.
Hobbs · NM, USA
Large Flash of Light observed from an FAA control tower in New Mexico.
Cannon AFB · NM, USA
Air Force scrambles armed fighters after "bogeys" and subsequent cover-up (1976)
St Augustine Pass Las Cruces · NM, USA
two moons on the mountain pass
Clovis (Cannon AFB) · NM, USA
I was stationed at Cannon AFB, NM in the 1970's. There was a period of approximately one week in which lights appeared over the base f
Cannon AFB/Clovis · NM, USA
unidentified flying objects sighted around Cannon AFB and Clovis NM. The rough year was 1975/1976.
Clovis · NM, USA
Saw oscillating light from a distance streak to the left then up and to the right out of sight so fast I could hardly believe what I ha
Clines Corner/Vaughn (between; on Hwy 285) · NM, USA
A meteor entered earth's atmosphere, making a bright trail of light across the sky E towards the W.
Canon AFB · NM, USA
This is a report of an experience that myself and a fellow Air Traffic Controller saw at Cannon AFB in 1974. We were sitting Outside of
Holloman AFB · NM, USA
Had my military career and life threatened by an officer while in the USAF
Mescalero Indian Reservation · NM, USA
A report from the Mescalero Indian Reservation, NM in May 1974 described a huge, rectangular object emitting intense white light across a roadway, accompanied by a very loud roar, lasting Two Hours.
Los Alamos · NM, USA
Has anyone else reported a ufo over LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORIES around this time? I know of at least 2 others that saw it. It was
Los Alamos · NM, USA
I just read the siting report that you attributed to 1973. A friend of mine told me a story about how he and a group of very smart
Santa Fe (near · on highway), NM, USA
A report from near Santa Fe, NM in March 1973 described an unusual episode a motorist experienced while driving at night; no object shape was described, lasting 10 minutes.
Farmington (SE of · deserted area, Hwy 44), NM, USA
A large bright light apeared seemingly from nowhere.It followed my 18 wheeler for 1-2 min. then disapeared as quickly. It wasn't a pr.
New Mexico (rural · northern part of), NM, USA
A witness in rural northern New Mexico reported an out-of-body experience lasting five to ten minutes in May 1972; no object shape was specified in the case record.
Los Lunas · NM, USA
A witness in Los Lunas, New Mexico reported an object with an unusually bright light and flight capabilities described as beyond current technology, over about twenty minutes in March 1972.