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)
Boulder City · NV, USA
From Boulder City looking southwest toward the McCullough mountain range which would be close to Jean NV I saw a oval white light hover
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Fireball northwest Las Vegas.
Reno · NV, USA
11/10/14 around 10:00pm - V shaped light formation over in west Reno.
Fernley · NV, USA
THREE (3) very bright lights in elongated triangle shape travelling at low speed wink out simultaneously.
Carson City · NV, USA
A slow moving fireball that stood still at times and eventually reduced in size ad faded away back in space.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Flashing lights in the south eastern sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Triangle of spheres above Luxor Hotel.
Cal Nev Ari · NV, USA
5 cylinder shaped crafts at close distance near searchlight Loran station.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
One very green orb, no sound, flying erratically W of Las Vegas near 215 Beltway.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My Fiance and I were leaving a show at the Luxor between 9:00 -9:15 pm, and walking to the parking lot at Excalibur. I saw something in
Reno · NV, USA
V-shaped object hovering over Reno Nevada.
Carson City · NV, USA
3 lighted object performing loops and shooting up and down over lake at night
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was on patrol when I noticed a strange light in the sky. It was around 749 pm when I noticed a solid bright green light about footbal
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Same as above.
Moapa · NV, USA
A total of 6 fireball type orbs over the southern Nevada desert.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My dogs woke me up and I went outside and there was a lot of bright triangular shapes I believe to be planets and maybe Antares, becaus
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Fireball seen floating in western sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was smoking outside and just happend to look up towards the moon when I sighted this object moving very fast in a circle type of turn
Incline Village · NV, USA
Object over Lake Tahoe.
Reno · NV, USA
Headlight like object over mt rose in Reno, NV.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Actual photos.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Sets of orange flare-like objects blink in & out, varying positions along Northern Vegas skyline.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Lone Mountain, Las Vegas.
East Las Vegas · NV, USA
4 red clear see throw mushrom shape going south right above house convy.
Reno · NV, USA
12-15 Illuminated objects hovering and flying in formation then shooting upward and disappearing into the sky