UFO Sightings in Nevada
1,591 UFO sightings reported in Nevada since 1947, peaking in 2015 (111 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,591
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2015 (111 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (111 reports)
Top cities in Nevada
Las Vegas
1964–2022 · peak 2012 (45 reports)
Reno
1964–2022 · peak 2015 (14 reports)
Henderson
1996–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
North Las Vegas
1983–2021 · peak 2020 (8 reports)
Sparks
1992–2022 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Carson City
1994–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Pahrump
1987–2021 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Elko
1980–2018 · peak 2008 (4 reports)
Rachel
1997–2019 · peak 1998 (2 reports)
Laughlin
1995–2020 · peak 1999 (4 reports)
Fallon
1959–2020 · peak 2015 (2 reports)
Gardnerville
1992–2021 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Mesquite
2004–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Winnemucca
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Boulder City
1998–2020 · peak 2019 (2 reports)
Fernley
1995–2021 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Spring Creek
1999–2018 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Beatty
1973–2017 · peak 1973 (1 reports)
Minden
1983–2021 · peak 1983 (1 reports)
Yerington
1999–2017 · peak 2017 (2 reports)
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Very large camouflaged in sky Matt black crescent/cheveron/boomerang shaped craft flying low and silent above fiesta casino.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
At approx. 1PM on 12SE17, heard “jet”,? so close over the house bringing neighbors outside To see ,could not iden
Henderson · NV, USA
3 stationary red lights over Lake Las Vegas
Indian Springs/Las Vegas · NV, USA
First saw floating light being intercepted by jets on 95 towards Las Vegas from Indian Springs. Once in Vegas saw two smaller rounded t
Reno · NV, USA
round saucer /red and green purple lights.purple glow around it.staid in one spot for one hour and a half no movement.
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Black Dish with small point on top between Las Vegas and Nellis AFB.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
A large silver rectangle shaped object in top of mountains. Seen off las vegas blvd. Near M casino. No photos.
Stagecoach · NV, USA
Bright stationary pulsating light.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Over 30 objects less then 1000 feet in altitude making no sound
Henderson · NV, USA
Flashes of light in the sky, brighter and higher then planes, a little larger, distance unknown.
Montello · NV, USA
High-flying, flashing light over Pilot Valley, Elko County, Nevada.
Ely · NV, USA
Disco lights in the sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Early morning 3 UFOs one appears to be landed.
Crescent Valley · NV, USA
I see them all the time, but to show someone else finally, was great. They can mimick a airplane at first or look like a star.
Wendover · NV, USA
Unidentified object.
Henderson · NV, USA
Two amber orbs observed in Henderson Nevada
Henderson · NV, USA
Large craft seen hovering between my house in the foothills of Henderson, and Nellis AFB. It was the size of a football field, 5 lights
Majors Place (south of) · NV, USA
Three non-moving, reddish-orange lights in White Pine County, NV.
Yerington · NV, USA
Orange, linear, light that hoovered and "danced" in the E sky over Yerington, NV. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD))
Reno · NV, USA
Was outside my apt complex and noticed an extremely bright dot in the sky thats never been there before. It moved up and down and I cau
Reno · NV, USA
Large flashes of light, followed by distant explosion noise going on for almost an hour.
Henderson · NV, USA
Satellite-size obj. made random white pulses of light. Some were a bright flashes and others were slow dim pulses.((anonymous report))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was looking N towards the area of Eastern Ave. and Charlston Blvd. I saw a white ball of light moving slowly eastward followed
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Teardrop form headed into Sunrise Mountain.
Reno · NV, USA
I was driving on I-80 West just before the MnCarren exit and noticed a metallic oval shaped object hovering about 50 feet off the groun