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
I was jogging in the afternoon when I saw a bright red flash in the sky. When I looked up, I was confused at what I was looking at. It
Smith Valley · NV, USA
Reoccurring flying light.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Pink light in sky making light orbs you could only see flying in the clouds.
Boulder City · NV, USA
2 of us counted 25 objects (a non blinking white light similar to a star) moving same speed, same distance apart, straight line, south
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Light flying strangely up and down in SW of Las Vegas.
Rachel · NV, USA
UFO Testing Recorded at Groom Lake. ((NUFORC Note: Possible military exercise? PD))
Indian Springs · NV, USA
Strange light formations above Creech Air Force Base
Reno · NV, USA
Unlit, silent, slow hovering chevron shaped craft
Fernley · NV, USA
I witnessed what looked like a Hershey's kiss turned sideways with traingular white lights ..around edg
Reno · NV, USA
Round shape with hazy glow hovering.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I usually always daze at the stars and always see these orange orbs and I’ve never thought nothing of it because I’m a firm believer
Alamo (near) · NV, USA
2 orange yellow balls appear for about 3 seconds and disappear.
Sparks · NV, USA
Three saucers traveled from south to north. ((anonymous report))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
a light or 2 was flying unusual near/above Las Vegas
Elko · NV, USA
Was walking dog and looking at stars and saw four flashing red lights moving from south to north in an area north of town called N. 5th
Lovelock · NV, USA
Light over NV desert extends 6 distinc beams of light before disappearing, leaving an “exhaust” trail
Pahrump · NV, USA
Weird unmoving divided white triangle of light over southern Pahrump at the edge of BLM land towards the mountains to the south
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Multiple UFOs, some "Pyramid" shaped that changed orientation (tumbling), some "Stars." All were white.
South Lake Tahoe · NV, USA
Strange blue triangle with lights appears in photo. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flares. PD))
Gerlach · NV, USA
Single erratic orange light
Spring Creek · NV, USA
Spring Creek, NV, UFO sighting.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Enormous multi-shaped craft hovers low over S. Durango and "The Lakes" community w/ poltergeist activity.
Sloan · NV, USA
Object above contrails (+30,000) changing shape and traveling slowly ENE to/over Las Vegas. ((NUFORC Note: High-altitude balloon? PD))
Las Vegas · NV, USA
I received futuristic scientific from an alien race
Las Vegas (Spring Valley) · NV, USA
UFO Sighting in Las Vegas, NV-Spring Valley area