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)
Deming · NM, USA
I saw and photographed an object hovering about 1000 feet in the air for about an hour. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Santo Domingo Pueblo · NM, USA
Shimmering pyramid shaped UFO descending over apartment across the street.
El Paso · NM, USA
8-12 objects seen from plane, above them at over 34,000' ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Santa Fe · NM, USA
MADAR Node 78
Dzilth-na-o-dithle · NM, USA
Strange lights flashing through windows and skylights.Wake up with red or blue Lazer lights beaming through small holes or cracks.Close
Cibola · NM, USA
No summary available.
Nageezi · NM, USA
Large rectangle like shape
Ranchos de Taos · NM, USA
Blue orbs photographed over Rio Pueblo. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares?? PD))
Albuquerque · NM, USA
On 10/03 at 6:33am I observed a circular object that was as wide of my house hovering above us when we walked outside. The object hover
Albuquerque · NM, USA
UFO sighting, large moving object hovering with lights
Dexter · NM, USA
Lights near Roswell no
Santa fe · NM, USA
MADAR Node 78
Santa Fe · NM, USA
Driving kn 1-/5 going north towards santa fe nm. It was a biggest bright light I ever seen . It looked stationary.. i took s photo of
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Four white orbs, about 1/4th the size of the moon, bigger than an airplane, were lined up until 2 of them moved on top of the other 2 v
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Inverted teardrop with 'Y' shaped shadow changed color/reflectivity with the sunset
Carlsbad · NM, USA
Inverted teardrop with 'Y' shaped shadow changed color/reflectivity with the sunset.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
I saw a very, very bright light in the eastern sky above/behind mountain range. It lasted only seconds-it appeared then disappeared.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Sunport triangle, silent, fast moving object disappearing over mountains.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
A large black pencil shaped object sped by the width of the moon as observed through my telescope at 23:30 hrs on 10/09/19.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
My sister and I were driving north on corrs Blvd in Albuquerque NM. We were near the montano Rd exit when we saw three 'brown balls' in
Farmington · NM, USA
About 5 lights in a row with different colors that looked as if they were connected by a foggy transparent ribbon Very low to the grou
Truth or Consequences · NM, USA
This morning I was leaving my house and heading to work when I noticed a bright flashing circular light low in the northern sky. It app
Albuquerque · NM, USA
2 light orbs were seen in the sky moving in and out.
Albuquerque · NM, USA
V-shaped formation of multiple white lights over Albuquerque, NM
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
Bright light was visible, then disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of the flare from an Iridium satellite? PD))