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)
Henderson · NV, USA
Red light over Lake Mead viewed from Henderson, Nevada.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
If anyone around us has a chance, this is happening right now! ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I saw an alien.
Reno · NV, USA
the sky looked to me, to be alive with fireants.
Lake Tahoe · NV, USA
Large bright white circular object travelling in a straight line at a low angle to the horizon which emitted a pendant shaped gas emiss
Henderson · NV, USA
Cylindrical luminescent craft seen hovering over Henderson, Nevada January 08, 5:15 AM
Las Vegas · NV, USA
We took photos of New York N.Y. Hotel, upon developing photo, disc shaped object appeared in picture.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
The humming hearbeat sound engulfed the entire over head area.
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Green Fire Ball Falling From The Sky
Reno · NV, USA
Bright white disc of light the size of a full moon approximately shot straight up into the sky & disapeared in less than 1 sec.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
7-8 objects with green lights in las vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Strange light formation on photo of night sky over Las Vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
blinking light vanishes into atmosphere
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Classic "V" shaped formation
Rachel · NV, USA
Iam an insurance salesman born April 9, 1947, age 56. I have lived in Northern Nevada since I was age 16. I am college educated in the
Montello · NV, USA
Bright object lasting 10 seconds in the same area of the sky on at least 4 consecutive nights.
Reno · NV, USA
Lights appear over football game in Northwest Reno
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Videotaped disc shaped craft in broad daylight
Reno · NV, USA
6:30pm/star like object moved straight down from high in the sky and appeared to change speed.
Las Vegas (close to) · NV, USA
I was returning from california I saw tree lights appear theiy were brigther than a star a little brighter that venus, they appear clos
Verdi · NV, USA
Yellow bell shaped craft in the sky west of Reno in late September, 2003.
Reno · NV, USA
ME AND MY BUDDY GOT OFF WORK AT 11:00 PM WE DROVE DOWN RED ROCK ROAD BEHIND THE AIRPORT WE CAME TO A CANYON AREA WHERE WE NOTICED A LI
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Shiny rotating cylinders flying over Vegas
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Las Vegas Fireball seen at Spanish Trails after the storm passed on Saturday Aug 16, 2003
Las Vegas · NV, USA
We were looking West toward the mountains where there were these three lights up in the sky past the mountains. They seemed to be play