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 · NV, USA
When I saw the objects I thought they were pretty amazing
Red Rock Canyon · NV, USA
Silent craft within 3 miles comes to with in 1/2 mile, very close to ground; observed for 23 minutes.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was driving with a friend and saw this illuminating bright white light shining through a green haze.
Tonapah · NV, USA
My sister-in-law, nephew and I were driving from Las Vegas toward Reno last Saturday (July 8, 2000). It was around 9:30 (?) and we wer
Winnemucca · NV, USA
We spotted a beam of light coming from a bright circle, that left a green residue in the sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Las Vegas Lights
Sparks · NV, USA
Craftt, appearing much like a star, moved about in the Eastern sky above Sparks, NV, at 23:00 on 6/15/00.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Strange light moving over Vegas at a great speed
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Boomerang shaped object blended in with the night at least a mile long and about four stories high with 6 or 8 engith
Beatty · NV, USA
Dear sir, I saw the program on ABC tonight and discovered there was someone Who would take a little time to hear what Me and my brother
Las Vegas · NV, USA
In the parking lot of Excalibur, We saw a pyramid of six lights flying above the hotel.
Nevada (On west bound airplane over northern) · NV, USA
Round silver object as seen from above with rounded top as a shadow was cast.
Hawthorne · NV, USA
Unusual heat lightning
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Orange colored oval object travelling slowly east from the extreme western part of Las Vegas. The object was orbiting around in a circ
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was on vacation in Vegas on 3-18. My friend and I were crossing from the NY hotel to Excalbur hotel when we came upon a crowd of 50 p
Elko · NV, USA
STOP FOR THE NIGHT TO SLEEP IN VAN. THEN NOTICE FIREBALLS FLYING ALL AROUND WITHIN 100 YARDS OF VAN. WATCHED THEM UNTIL DAYLIGHT.
Bonnie Spring (heading towards from Las Vegas) · NV, USA
Heading towards Bonnie Springs passanger on the back of Harley was snapping pictures.
Steamboat · NV, USA
There is no doubt that the sky and space around us are a curiously busy place.
Reno/Carson City (between) · NV, USA
Fuzzy circle of light with blue and yellow tinges, about 25% the size of a full moon. Sighted in the SSE, stationary, 1/2 way between
Area 51 and Mercury · NV, USA
returning to Mercury and then on to Area 51 to watch the "dancing stars"
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Grey box-like craft, no lights, silent, being followed by a helicopter
Nellis AFB (Near) · NV, USA
stars that seem to move in an unstar-like manner.....
NV · USA
triange shaped craft with three bright lights came within ten yards of our car on hwy in Nevada
Reno · NV, USA
At 22:43 Jan 03, 2000 I observed in the night sky, a bright white object traveling at a very high rate of speed from north to south. It
Las Vegas · NV, USA
hypersonic arcraft entering Nevada Test Site airspace