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)
Millersburg · OH, USA
fireball left a glowing contrail as it went out and re- ignited ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Wallops Island, VA. PD))
Canton · OH, USA
Odd hazey sphere apeared over the Akron/Canton area during sunrise. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch out of Wallops Island, VA. PD))
Benton (north of) · OH, USA
Bright lights that hovered then disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Wallops Island, VA. PD))
Circleville · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) the object was very big and like I said had thousands of lights on it.
Lorain · OH, USA
I saw different colored lights in the sky southeast of me
Youngstown · OH, USA
White light in sky moving quickly away at unnatural speed.
Morrow County · OH, USA
Daylight sighting of disc shaped object performing impossible maneuvers
Pickerington · OH, USA
Something darted across the sky
Rogers · OH, USA
22 Nov., 06 early am a bright flash lit up my bedroom window, next a starry rectangle hung above the earth.
Cumberland · OH, USA
i know what I saw. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sighting of Sirius, we suspect. PD))
Bowling Green · OH, USA
We notice a light in the night sky that seems to look like a star but twinkles in different colors. ((Sirius??))
Columbus · OH, USA
Shiny metallic ball observedThanksgiving day over Columbus, Ohio
Owensville · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) Three bright lights, red, white, and blue.
Sheffield Lake · OH, USA
we seen this giant spacecraft in the sky that had blinking lights.
Nelsonville · OH, USA
triangle shape object in night sky north of Nelsonville,Ohio
Amelia · OH, USA
Frisby-like sound outside of window around midnight.
Ravenna · OH, USA
Shooting Object Across Ravenna Sky
Centerville · OH, USA
Dayton,Oh. Very bright round objects in a group of 10, then 2 very different shapes,and 1 stationary object,
Lisbon · OH, USA
Dot of light moves across the sky twice.
Fulton · OH, USA
Bright white light, oval shape, moving quickly
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
This is a follow up to my Feb. 16th, 1995 report. This past Tuesday, my wife and I AGAIN heard the same loud, rumbling roar that we he
Howland · OH, USA
Large, oval-shaped object, about 30 feet by 50 feet, passed directly over my car at about 100 feet.
Mineral City · OH, USA
The right time and the right place,very lucky.
Southbloomingvill · OH, USA
3 very high flashing things moveing about quickley in sky.
Crestline · OH, USA
I have seen Triangle shaped aircrafts in the sky over Crestline Ohio in 5 separate occasions within the 2 weeks and can only conclude t