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)
Overton · NV, USA
White plume (not con trail) coming from craft west of Overton, NV. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
We saw this very bright light in the sky that didn't move and the light showed a haze. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Las Vegas/Summerlin · NV, USA
Large bright flood light over S.W. Las Vegas. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Gardnerville · NV, USA
Bright obj. traveled S to N through W sky left a bright green contrail. ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright light in sky.
Spring Creek · NV, USA
Large White lighted cloud 15 miles Across Seen Elko Nv ((NUFORC Note: U. S. Navy missile launch. PD))
Elko · NV, USA
We were headed I-80W toward Carlin and right before tunnels we seen what appeared to be a star high up in the sky (I thought at first)
Reno · NV, USA
Stealth craft, or UFO?
Reno · NV, USA
Black triangle. Only discernible by observing the blotting out of stars. Clearly a very large object.
Reno · NV, USA
Orange star turning color to white.Out of east headed to west toward trukee.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Hovering red lights. Not any known Comercial aircraft landing lights or navagation lights.
Fernley · NV, USA
Just saw a large bright light at a lower elevation it was silent seemed to be being followed behind and to the south my an aircraft. Th
Las Vegas · NV, USA
We saw two star like objects moving ultra slow. One made a slow sse to nnw pass and the other stayed virtually just to the south of us
Las Vegas · NV, USA
3 friends and I were sitting and talking on the outside patio of McMullan's Irish Pub, which faces east and looks out at the Orleans Ho
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright white light in the sky over the west side of Las Vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Strange light formations over Vegas 10-18-15
Reno/Stead · NV, USA
Odd shaped object
Some where between Fernley and shurz · NV, USA
Movement to unsual to be a normal aircraft.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
2 very large floating reddish orbs in the south eastern sky. They were not solid in color they appeared to be on fire however were perf
Elko · NV, USA
I observed a red object flying at a low level across the sky. The object moved very quickly but emitted no sound.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
On 9/4/15, I seen 2 pill/cylinder shaped objects in the sky they had no wings and no lights and were really white. I was waiting for my
Reno · NV, USA
A lot of camera footage to back my siting.
Henderson · NV, USA
Large flashes of lights behind mountains in Henderson, but no clouds.
Las Vega · NV, USA
Rectangular silver shape, flying horizontally.
Mesquite · NV, USA
Very loud sounded like Jets very low over the house, stayed there long enough for me to just look at them,