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)
Fernley · NV, USA
Was driving home and saw a black triangle craft in the air. Aplane flying by near it and I noticed it was aout 3,000feet higher than th
Rachel · NV, USA
The strange object I saw looked like a streak. It can be found at: http://members.tripod.com/~UFO359/streak.jpg I did not see it when I
Carson City · NV, USA
I was sitting outside, looking toward the mountains, Carson in almost 5k ft, Mts. 7k to 8k, object appeared and shot off in a straight
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Triangular object travelling slow, and low to the ground
Reno · NV, USA
My wife and I were on our way to Reno. I was looking at a large cloud formation that was pouring out an unbelievable amount of rain. Wh
Reno · NV, USA
objects appeared stationary at first, some floated like a hang glider. after about 15 minutes objects began to dart around sky and disa
Rural ("middle of nowhere") · NV, USA
Sighting over Nevada in 1998
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Large dark triangle hovers, then moves off silently
Reno · NV, USA
We were driving down the road late at night when we saw a neon green light shoot across the sky and then it stopped on a dime. It hover
Mt. Charlston · NV, USA
Formations seen from Mt. Charleston, Nevada, at very south end of Nellis Air Force Base.
Rachel · NV, USA
At approximately 8:10 PM MST, my girlfriend and I were driving north towards Rachel on Highway 375 in Nevada. As we descended from Han
Las Vegas · NV, USA
witnessed glowing bright green orb in the north west Las vegas sky. shot straight down at incredible speed and was gone.
Reno · NV, USA
I was driving home on the freeway going north and i looked out the drivers side window and i saw a bright red light over down town Reno
Reno · NV, USA
Bright red light over Reno, NV
Reno · NV, USA
Stationary bright red light, simular to jupiter in brightness but red eventuily moved to the south of reno and dimed.and Flashed Three
Reno · NV, USA
I was driving home on freeway going north and looked out drivers side window when i see a bright red round object in the sky right over
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I discovered images on old film from '97, with magnifier. I have 4 6x6 transparencies of New York hotel with UFO on the black sky.
Reno · NV, USA
Listened to radio on the way from San Jose to Reno, NV. We listened to Artbell on his AM talk radio. We just viewed what we thought w
Reno · NV, USA
We saw several objects performing naneuvers that not possible for present day aircraft to accomplish. This sighting is indescribable th
Austin/Eureka (between · Hwy. 50), NV, USA
I was driving west on hyw 50 and saw 6 bright lights 3 on a ship, and then they were gone!
Las Vegas · NV, USA
My wife and I watched 3 craft fly accross the airport grounds headed towards our hotel and become stationary above us.
Overton · NV, USA
six spherical objects with pulsating red and green lights, one constant white light at one o'clock position unless object turns, then c
Rachel · NV, USA
Orange balls of light in sky, 1 to 4 balls visible at a time, multiples were in row. Lights materialized, one at a time, then slowly fa
Reno/Sparks · NV, USA
Large inverted triangle light moved slowly along the flight path of the airport for about a minute then instantly vanished.
Reno · NV, USA
U.F.O.s sighted from commercial airplane.