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
((HOAX??)) I noticed what seemed to be a shooting star but was moving to slow....was above the earths atmosphere.
Coaldale · NV, USA
Red lights flying in formation over Nevada desert.
Henderson · NV, USA
Driving N on I-15 just passing the M Resort and Casino on our right and a mountain next to the freeway on our left, and we s
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
3 clusters of white lights hovering, one changed shape as if to go in formation, color of lights changing to orange.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
2 blue objects fly over Las Vegas.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Round, red and green object hovering over mountains of northern Las Vegas
Reno · NV, USA
Solid bright orange pulsating moving S and climbing at a low speed, changed direction to SE and steep climb, increased speed.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Saw a craft that appeared to be on fire and plummeting toward earth, but it never fell from the sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Strange light over the east side mountain tops.
Henderson · NV, USA
Formation of lights over Black Mountain.
Henderson · NV, USA
Saw 2 dark orange circles in sky by mountain above the landsman gardens property one was above the other they looked like huge orange g
Henderson · NV, USA
Looked like two bright dark is orange orbs one above the other stayed in same place one above the other for like 3 minshen the one on
Henderson · NV, USA
I saw a huge triangluar shaped ship close up only about 600 ft above me for about 45 seconds and then it disappeared.
Minden · NV, USA
A light moving from south to north at a very rapid pace.Stopped about my 12 o'clock blew up into a bright ball (about 3 seconds) and th
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I saw a green dark green spotted alien being hovering over me not a ufo but an extraterrestrial.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright light
Groom Lake (near) · NV, USA
From a comercial airliner, another passenger and I watched to the west, toward the Groom Lake area, as we were heading from Phoenix to
Reno · NV, USA
Did anyone else see this teardrop/egg shaped object in the sky on Valley Road?
South Lake Tahoe · NV, USA
7 luminous objects.
Lake Tahoe · NV, USA
ufo on the day time
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright red light hovering and darting back and forth over vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
At first I seen a bright green light moving quickly across the sky from left to right. Then it turned red and shot across the sky.
Blue Diamond · NV, USA
Rotating dark grey metal tear drop like hovering and flying object
Red Rock Canyon · NV, USA
((HOAX??)) 3 flashing and moving objects over Red Rock Canyon.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was outside smoking and looked up and saw a circle as big as the moon looks but it was clear and blurry as though it was above the cl