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)
Boardman · OH, USA
"V " formation of lights
Cheviot · OH, USA
Black small arrow head shaped UFO very high
Canton · OH, USA
Solid Triangular Light pattern, at extreme altitude ,traversed the sky at high rate of speed
Port Clinton · OH, USA
thought it was a star but then it moved became enlarged and bright ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of an Iridium satellite. PD))
Ripley · OH, USA
Large bright light, no sound in the shape of a circle, with bright white halo,moving west to east
Carroll · OH, USA
Very bright light over the Ohio Valley
Columbus · OH, USA
Object of solid blue light moves quietly over our house and travelled away from us, then quickly fading into nothing.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
cigar shaped UFO
Barberton · OH, USA
cross shaped object with blue and white lights hovering at very low altitude vanishes quickly
Mogadore · OH, USA
cross shaped lights in erratic flight pattern
West Chester · OH, USA
Dark colored wing seen heading South-Southeast from Old Station Rd and Oregon Pass. Wing executed ~120 degree turn almost instantly
Newport · OH, USA
Pink Phoenix Lights type grouping
West Chester · OH, USA
Object in a triangular shape seen at 3:41 AM on cox rd. west chester ohio
Logan- Columbus · OH, USA
Circulating light in sky followed our direction for a distance of 30 miles.
Youngstown · OH, USA
12+ fireball-like objects were video taped in Youngstown Ohio
Mt. Vernon · OH, USA
Pale yellow sphere over Ohio seen by one.
Helena · OH, USA
Still rotating circle that does not make nosie, with bright lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report. PD))
Canton · OH, USA
Copper spherical object moving at great speeds
Holland · OH, USA
SPOTTED LARGE BALL OF WHITE LIGHT TRAVELING AT SLOWER SPEED THAN WHAT A SHOOTING STAR TRAVELS
Austintown · OH, USA
UFO over Austintown, Ohio?
Parma · OH, USA
White light hovers over Pama
Sandusky · OH, USA
Something over lake Erie
Chesterland · OH, USA
A bright ball of light (like a tiny moon) shot downward at an angle, then turned sharply and sped back up into the clouds.
Hueston Woods State Park · OH, USA
A diamond shaped UFO flew over our campsite.
Peebles · OH, USA
Glowing sphere spotted in telescope at dusk.