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
Set of 7 or 8 orange lights moving silently at airliner velocity, size and altitude over Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas (about 60 miles outside of) · NV, USA
I seen something at night outside of Las Vegas. In short, this whatever it was, was silent, in what seemed to be in the shape of a tria
Las Vegas · NV, USA
large, erratic, black object, movement reminiscent of paper falling, almost invisible edge on.
Reno (north of) · NV, USA
When first seen, it was a huge, brilliant white, "bow-tie" shaped object which exploded into a much larger sphere filled with red, gree
Reno · NV, USA
Couple in hotel room witness a very bright, white light streak from E sky to N. VASTLY faster than any aircraft. Unblinking.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
zig zagging light in the sky
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Approx. 20 lights in a v-shape which did a double-helix formation downward It then formed a v-shape and flew overhead, moving South to
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I saw the same lights that were over phoenix north of las Vegas while I was working at night .It was about a week to a couple of da
Las Vegas (north of) · NV, USA
orange orb traveling sse at unknown altitude, pitch black, starry night, VFR, CAVU, totally silent, 2 people
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada -MARCH 12,1997 1.5 MILE WIDE CHEVRON FORMATION OF LIGHTS SILENTLY GLIDES W. TO E. AT 8:40 pm.
Death Valley · NV, USA
((HOAX??)) This World Nuclear Missiles Must Stop 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Two days after The Phoenix Lights - A different kind of sighting
Henderson · NV, USA
(2) extremely large, dark craft, in formation operating at a very slow speed in total silence, overhead.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Formation of balls of light travelling across the sky, one behind the other, early in 1997.
Don't Know · NV, USA
Unforgettable Teardrop 1997
Las Vegas (SE of) · NV, USA
Luminous sphere (white) travelling due west at a very high velocity (it slowed down and then accelerated). It moved along a ridge of a
Highway 15 · NV, USA
2 men, other cars, witness a reddish-green, very bright patch of light in a.m. sky. "Looked like liquid." Gigantic; moved across hwy.
Reno · NV, USA
I saw a HUGE ball like flash grow and then'erupt' while looking out of my windowfacing SE. It was not lightening. I love towatch the we
Reno · NV, USA
Young man sees a very brigh "ball of blue light" out his window. It looked like a "single bubble of light, w/ 3-dimensional depth."
NV · USA
large triangle shape flying object hovering silently above me.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
number of strange lights seen in NV test site Area 51 months before phoenix sighting
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Saw a stationary "star" all of a sudden zip to the west, across the southwest sky.
Reno · NV, USA
At 3:19 am, bright light seen outside window and then one small tugboat triangular shaped aircraft seen over the house and then both oc
Battle Mountain · NV, USA
Full moon or just after (that time) 8 to 8-30 pm. Two seperate occasions, the first a month earlier. Disc shaped, no lights, featureles
Summerlin/Las Vegas · NV, USA
Large, fast moving, turqoise/yellowish fireball.