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
light becomes bright then turns into group of objects and dissapears
Henderson · NV, USA
((HOAX??)) Fast moving UFO goes in the direction of Area 51.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Object obseved for a few seconds...Then Disappeared!
Stateline/Minden · NV, USA
Unusually bright light in sky, moving erratically.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Streak of Fire in Las Vegas Sky
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
inside of car lit up white for a sec. looked out side and saw a blue/green/yellow ball. very bright and then took off and left trail of
Current · NV, USA
Amber light observed in rural Nevada very far away from military test range
Pyramid Lake · NV, USA
Extremely large noisy object seen at close range lights up mountainside and takes off.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright object in the sky with what appeared to be modules on it.
Tonopah · NV, USA
11/05/07 21:00p.m. 10 miles N of Tonopah Nev. Cigar shape with 3 bright red/orange circles inside instantly appeared and 5 sec. later i
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My girlfriend and I were taking our dog for a walk down the street headed southeast at around 11:40 pm. We came to a corner and we sto
Reno · NV, USA
Triangular object above freeway
Winnemucca · NV, USA
ufo over the hill of winnimucca nevada
Henderson · NV, USA
UFOs over henderson, nv
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Star-like light in the daytime sky over Las Vegas.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
orange sphere 20 to 30 feet in diameter sharp edged flying south low altitutde. bright flash over large area
Las Vegas · NV, USA
same craft was sighted in Hemet, CA
Las Vegas · NV, USA
large transparent like blur 1400 to 1600 sq. ft. overhead for 2 to 3 min.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
traveling bright white light spotted over las vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Disc over my apt complex with a military plane and helicopter (air force i assume)
Reno · NV, USA
On our vacation my husband and myself were outside on the hotel balcony, where we saw 4 objects rise from a distant mountain. They had
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Light beam and saucer seen over strip through random picture
Reno · NV, USA
UFO flutters, makes right angle turn and accelerates to impossible speed.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Deep orange lights surrounding two oval wings that was slow moving and then disappeared.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My daughter and I saw a small light flying on the corner of the roof of the Wynn Hotel.