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)
Taos · NM, USA
The Beings and Craft of Taos County. ((NUFORC Note: Report pertains to sighting of aliens, and a craft, by two hunters. PD))
Taos (rural; hunting area) · NM, USA
An adult male asserts that he and two hunting partners had been witness to a craft, and two alien creatures.
Rio Rancho · NM, USA
At about 10:30 p.m. we we're outside in my garage playing pool, and noticed the sound of a military helicopter, which isn't very abnorm
Roswell · NM, USA
UFOs near Roswell/ Distinct unusual movements
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Light Tan colored object flying past in clear night sky covered 60 miles in 6 seconds no sound
Roswell · NM, USA
DRIVING ON HWY TO ROSWELL, NM WE NOTICED SUPER BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS. TOLD PARTNER TO PULL OVER AS I HAD NEVER SEEN ANY LIGHT THAT BRIGHT
Red Hill · NM, USA
Moving very fast, we saw this bright white object, flying very fast and disappear within 10-12 seconds
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Round yellow to orange spheres progressively lighted and dimmed out in sequence, in a straight line (from right to left) over the north
Artesia · NM, USA
ascending lights form triangle
Hope · NM, USA
Multiple orange orbs aligning in sky then retreat and disappear
Mescalero Indian Reservation · NM, USA
There lights in the sky appeared to be jumping each other to the left for a few seconds,then disappeared.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Red light formation.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
I was feeding my dogs at night and saw 4 yellow objects lighting up in the sky in sequence. Then they disappeared. I have a video
Albuquerque · NM, USA
Me and my buddy witnessed a stange bright light linger above the sadia mountains,it was stationary for a while and we originally dismis
Corona · NM, USA
I was driving on the highway on a road trip and just before sunset I noticed a bright triangle shaped object in the sky. It had sharply
Ranchos de Taos · NM, USA
Before sunset,in the sky we saw a tear drop shaped shining bright white (kind of resembling a huge hot air balloon),not moving at all.
Santa Fe · NM, USA
My husband and I saw an extremely bright light in the shape of a teardrop. It resembled a hot air balloon. After about an hour, it turn
Aguirre Springs · NM, USA
Dim, red light with a dim, red horizontal beam appeared out of nowhere with an unusual, localized movement.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
3 lights reddish yellow all in a line over the northern side of organ mountains my second account of these lights
Alamogordo · NM, USA
4 bright orange lights flashing in sequence, then disappears. Minutes later a single orange light appears. ((anonymous report))
Las Cruces · NM, USA
I saw a small light become brighter and as it did another and another and another. A total of 5 lights above the Organ mountains in a s
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Yellow orange, large, oval lights faded in and out over about three minutes.
Las Cruces · NM, USA
Yellow orange, large, oval light faded in and out over about 15 seconds.
Deming · NM, USA
Four glowing lights in the Florida Mountains.
Colmor · NM, USA
Driving S on I-25, W off the hwy. towards Ocate 7 crafts where flying in formation accelerating and decelerating rapidly. ((anonymous))