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)
Las Vegas (outside of) · NV, USA
Upwards of 20 objects circling turning red and white at 268 degrees west
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Single silent fireball disappeared in Las Vegas headed north.
Stead · NV, USA
Unreal
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Red, Blue lights, hovered around, remote control, manmade, but not of any clearly discernable type.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Huge bright lights shaped like actual stars.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Sam Boyd orange fiery ufo.
Reno · NV, USA
Consumed the surrounding light like a vampire. distant benevolence?...... none.
Henderson · NV, USA
It was 9 pm on 5 / 31 /13 when this red circular probe went over us ( we were walking ) it was going side to side and the light stayed
Las Vegas · NV, USA
5 Red orangish objects making formations over Las Vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Orange, redish fire like object appeared in the sky.
Fernley · NV, USA
Three white triangular shaped aircrafts?
Las Vegas · NV, USA
The date that i saw the two incidents not exact. I remember the first encounter taking place sometime in early spring 2013. I was d
Las Vegas (outside of) · NV, USA
Up close UFO pictures taken just outside of Area 51.
Mesquite · NV, USA
Large golden-orange fireball appears by airplane.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Red linear pulsating lights along with searchlight like beam.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Changing colors oval shape object over Las Vegas.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Black pea-sized mass with long vapor trail passing moon through telescope!
Reno · NV, USA
2 small, silvery spheres over Reno, NV, 3 times faster than jet,, appear and disappear out of clear blue sky.
Reno · NV, USA
7+ spherical craft south/southwest of Reno, NV. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius, which is located below Orion. PD))
Reno/Sparks · NV, USA
We saw two bright fire lights shoot up to the sky at a fast steady rate until they disappeared behind the clouds.
Reno/Fernley · NV, USA
I saw two ufo's with three triangular white lights on fat boomerang shaped craft on i80 east west at 19:15 on 01/16/2013.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Small "V" shape, black object seen as dusk in Northwest Las Vegas, Nevada.
Henderson · NV, USA
Glowing red sphere that pulsated with light then dimmed, making it seem like it ascended to greater altitude.
Carson City · NV, USA
Flickering white lights flying in formation?
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Floating reddish/orange sphere appeared to fall and crash just North of North Las Vegas after floating for a few minutes.