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)
Spring Creek · NV, USA
Viewed a white orb moving north to south over Spring Creek, NV.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My wife and I witnessed 3 bright red objects that rose one behind the other shortly after midnight.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Red orbs after the New Year's eve celebration. Flying over the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Driving on 95S, saw a triangle with an inverted bottom, outlined in chasing white lights. ((NUFORC Note: Former law enforcement. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Green blinking light in the sky.
Carson City · NV, USA
I was training horses (4) when they all stopped to look in to the south east sky @about 50 degrees, then a loud blast ( like a air-brak
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Blinking red, green and blue lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a "twinkling" star?? PD))
Reno · NV, USA
4-5 UFO's (orange lights) circled around a bobbling circular UFO mothership (white light with a red light on the top or rear)
Henderson · NV, USA
Two orangish glowing orbs silent, extreme acceleration and speed.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Flying north to south, one light formation blinking right to left, moving at very fast speed and succeeded by second light formation in
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Flaming red cigar shaped with white and yellowish tail streaking across the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Object was seen as a bright cigar-shaped obj. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Boulder City · NV, USA
Was a splitting red fireball with lights. I looked at it for about 30 seconds. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Low Comet Stream with 3 Tails. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering satellite debris. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
A fireball across Las Vegas Valley. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Mesquite · NV, USA
3 red lighted objects flying in the Mesquite southern sky all in a line. 2 disappeared. One hovered and then disappeared.
Reno · NV, USA
We were driving in our BMW going southbound on Veterans and noticed a round green stoplight-shaped light about a mile up in the SE sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Very bright red light hovering over western residential area of Las Vegas for a short time.
Henderson · NV, USA
Small, bright orb traveling swiftly from East to West, then straight up in to the clouds.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Stationary lights, spinning, then horizontal and vertical movement.
Sparks · NV, USA
Saw an up close, HUGE saucer w/ spherical mounds and bright white lights, appeared to be a bright falling star until we ended up gettin
Mesquite · NV, USA
Bright light in sky over Mesquite. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Henderson · NV, USA
Green Haze/light in Southwestern part of sky. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Pahrump · NV, USA
Saw a object emitting a bright light. ((NUFORC Note: US Navy missile launch. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright white light with glowing tail. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a rocket launch. PD))