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
Location:South Las Vegas Time/Date 9/25/99 at 11:08 pm Sighting:5 round objects (about 1/2 size of the full moon)appearing one at a tim
Las Vegas · NV, USA
(Peter: we discussed this over the phone with you last Saturday). My husband and I were outside in our spa in South Las Vegas. At 11:08
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Two silver disc directly over the city.
Reno · NV, USA
object moved west-northwest for about 10 sec. very white color, sparks flew from behind
Elko · NV, USA
((HOAX)) while going to restroom in hallway of roomming house I observed lights going northeast, then they just blinked out.
Elko · NV, USA
((HOAX)) seen like airplane lights under partly cloudy conditions over Elko, but vanishhing in the clear portion of the night time sky.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
triangle ships fly over vegas
Elko/Carlin (Between; near the Independence Mts.) · NV, USA
While driving between Elko and Carlin, NV, I observed a large craft(?) It was mis-shapened, but came to a point in the front(?) It was
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Two round bright white ufo's were sighted on National airlines jet N7 316 Boeing 757 time 21;30 hrs just outside Las Vegas,Nevada one h
Reno · NV, USA
I saw some kind of craft about the size of a foot-ball field for about 10 seconds before it disappeared before my eyes. It was moving v
Las Vegas (Over) · NV, USA
9:14 P.M. I was in the house when my husband who had been sitting out in the yard stuck his head in the door and said to come outside t
Las Vegas · NV, USA
4 quickly moving red lights in the NW sky just to the right of Venus.
Reno · NV, USA
I have been an aiviation enthusiast 20+years passing my FAA exam at 97%.I am no expert but am aware of most aircraft type and capabilit
Grand Canyon · NV, USA
A strange pencil like object.
Fallon · NV, USA
single white light moving eratically west to east
Las Vegas · NV, USA
((name delete),a local reporter for ch.13 tv. news in Las Vegas, videotaped two objects, seen by many, above the new Venetian hotel in
Hiko (outside of ) · NV, USA
There was a bright light aqua blue sphere that moved to fast to describe.
Snake Creek/Great Basin National Park · NV, USA
Luminous orange craft moving steadily, west to east, before vanishing
Boulder City · NV, USA
Loss of time and a night I need to tell.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I was listening to you on the Art Bell show when you had a recording of the woman of whom witnessed the sighting over the Monte Carlo C
Las Vegas · NV, USA
4 lights/hovering/moving radically about 1 general area; gaseous area resolves to chevron formation of jewel color lights/ move slowly
Las Vegas · NV, USA
4 lights in clear/clouds stopping/moving/hispeed @ sharp angles;lrg chevron/luminous objects form from gaseous bar/moves overhead
Wellington · NV, USA
We saw a comet-like light in the southwest sky while travelling toward Wellington Nevada
Las Vegas (north of) · NV, USA
I'm a truck driver.I have made trips to the desert n. of Vegas. Out in the desert, in the middle of the night. my cargo was unknown. Bi
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Two large amber orbs appeared/hovered due North/West of the Stratosphere Tower. Hovered for five to ten minutes. They remained stationa