UFO Sightings in Ohio
4,176 UFO sightings reported in Ohio since 1947, peaking in 2013 (363 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,176
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (363 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (363 reports)
Top cities in Ohio
Columbus
1956–2021 · peak 2013 (30 reports)
Cincinnati
1955–2022 · peak 2013 (17 reports)
Cleveland
1947–2021 · peak 2004 (9 reports)
Toledo
1954–2021 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Dayton
1959–2021 · peak 2021 (11 reports)
Akron
1956–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Canton
1956–2020 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Garrettsville
2004–2022 · peak 2020 (23 reports)
Cambridge
1966–2022 · peak 2020 (18 reports)
Youngstown
1969–2022 · peak 2020 (7 reports)
Springfield
1974–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Chillicothe
1982–2020 · peak 2007 (4 reports)
Fairborn
1999–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Hamilton
1952–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Mansfield
1965–2022 · peak 1973 (4 reports)
West Chester
1992–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Newark
1976–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Medina
1977–2021 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Delaware
1977–2020 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Massillon
1995–2020 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Strongsville · OH, USA
bright lights spotted in the middle of the little dipper in strongsville OH 9/24 at exactly 9:45 pm
Williamsburg · OH, USA
Super intense white light moving at airplane like speeds for 6 seconds, changed to intense green and warp speeded away in 1 second
Bethel · OH, USA
One shape shifing UFO, or two to three UFO's?
Bethel · OH, USA
'Flashing UFO and circular UFO in the night sky'
Sebring · OH, USA
High Alt. red light moving very fast and then reversing direction without hesitation with no change in speed.
Wapakoneta · OH, USA
sphere with orange flame moving across sky.
Akron · OH, USA
Moving Star ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Columbus · OH, USA
bright white orb moves slowly, dims, and vanishes followed by all night power outage
Lancaster · OH, USA
Bright, Nonflashing Pinkish Light without any accompanying lights visible.
Sandusky · OH, USA
i saw a color changing "U F O" ( could it? ) that doubled and flew away.
Genoa · OH, USA
My husband was the first to notice them. There was about 8 orange lights in the sky.He ran to the house to get me. He said to hurr
Ashtabula · OH, USA
the fantastic and unique hour of the night that we have ever spent watching the sky
North Lima · OH, USA
Spherical luminous object hovering in North Lima Ohio.
Perrysburg · OH, USA
3 points of light change into 6 white and 3 red lights, hovers, then moves at a slow speed
Bluffton · OH, USA
Floating silver gold disk in sky
Toledo · OH, USA
i saw a ufo in toledo that i cant explain
Ashtabula · OH, USA
A cluster of clear sphere like objects that were changing shape and size moving in a Northerly direction.
Jackson · OH, USA
4EXTREMELY FAST MOVING LIGHTS OVER JACKSON OHIO SPOTTED
Oregon · OH, USA
We saw a low flying jellyfish like glowing object that slowly passed our home.
Conneaut · OH, USA
UFO SPOTTED JULY,04,2008 IN CONNEAUT,OHIO ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))
Lakeside · OH, USA
It was one object triangular in shape, with three circular tubes of flame, moving slowly.
Portsmouth · OH, USA
Bright yellow light would dim and brighten itself. Hovered quickly across the sky back and forth.
Portsmouth · OH, USA
More Info on Portsmouth Bright-Dim Lights.
North Ridgeville · OH, USA
Bright lights darting in the sky
Defiance · OH, USA
Strange light, accompanied by sulfur odor