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)
Tonopah · NV, USA
Three amber lights slowly faded in and out twice.
Henderson · NV, USA
Saw about 15 what look to be stars grouped in 4's moving in a straight line. ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Reno · NV, USA
10-12 equally spaced white "stars" moving in a linear formation. ((NUFORC Note: "Starlink" satellites? PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I saw a round brite white cicle in the sky, i was facing west, looking toward the mountains. It seemed to fall down behind the mountai
Boulder City/Kingman (between; on hwy.) · NV, USA
Government transports possible hidden ufo, ((NUFORC Note: Good video footage suggests a terrestrial space vehicle. PD))
Las vegas · NV, USA
I was sitting on chair in back yard I have a glass table there was no sound I then saw a bright white light tracking across the table.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Flashing lights in the middle of the day above Las Vegas
Sun Valley · NV, USA
One horizontal 5 lighted craft turns into two, turn vertical, then shape shift and disappear.
Mountains Edge · NV, USA
Ring Camera caught a light fly by and then flickered before disappearing
Las Vegas (north of) · NV, USA
I am camping on BLM land just North of Vegas at the road to Valley of fire. I heard a loud humming noise, and looked out my window and
Sparks · NV, USA
Soundless night camo boomerang craft flew slowly over sparks mv
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
I seen a group of lights flying together. The lights formed an odd shape with flickering lights. ((anonymous report))
Austin · NV, USA
This object was shaped like a glider, twice as fast as a jet but with absolutely no sound.The fuselage was white and the top of the win
Las vegas · NV, USA
As bright as welding.
Carson City · NV, USA
Flaming Fireball inbound, darkened -reignited, then extinguished while still on low trajectory.
Henderson · NV, USA
I saw 4 firey objects moving in a circular motion, and then started to move ((anonymous report))
Henderson · NV, USA
Looked comets falling straight down from a plane then they stopped before hitting ground hovered, ((anonymous report))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Me and my husband were in our backyard talking and I looked up facing southwest direction and seen what looked like a red/Orange orb wi
Rachel · NV, USA
Orangy/Amber orbs of light up close
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Black thing in the sky, I have a video it was very far and high in the sky it began getting closer and was slowly spinning
Ely · NV, USA
4-5 bright lights moving south through the valley, disappeared and reappeared
Boulder City · NV, USA
Tube-like with spherical body. ((anonymous report))
Reno · NV, USA
Silent lights spiraling above Reno NV in clear night sky
Reno · NV, USA
At about 30,000 feet two white spheres flew across the sky. I was laying on a bench outside of the Patagonia. ((anonymous report))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Circular Object in night sky