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)
Oregon · OH, USA
Dark triangular object spotted over Oregon, Ohio early morning Nov. 23rd.
Toledo to Marion · OH, USA
We saw a very bright light that only lasted for a second at a time that always moved from right to left and was close to the ground.
Lisbon · OH, USA
A BALL OF LIGHT MOVING A GREAT SPEED IN THE SKY
Martins Ferry · OH, USA
snatched up in the middle of the night
West Manchester · OH, USA
While watching jets passing overhead leaving trails in every direction in the sky, we observed an object completely disappear from the
Medina · OH, USA
I saw a metallic cone shaped humming object with very bright lights.
Norwalk · OH, USA
WE SEEN NUMEROUS ROUND, OVAL, AND DISK SHAPED OBJECTS FLYING NEAR THE SUN. AFTER WATCHING THIS FOR SOME TIME WE ALSO SEEN A LARGE, BLAC
Munroe Falls · OH, USA
We stood for sometime just watching this very large bright light in the sky.
Austintown · OH, USA
bright green light moving fast
Fostoria · OH, USA
Between 1800 and 1900 on Tuesday, October 31, 2000, my mother and I both witnessed in the clear night sky what first appeared to be a f
Elyria · OH, USA
Shooting star flies by -- 1/2 hour later we have what appears to be 8 search aircraft looking in the area.
Cygnet · OH, USA
The ship crossed the sky, stopped shot up about a half mile, hovered for a while and changed a multitude of colors and departed with us
Cygnet · OH, USA
Saw a craft streak across the sky in ohio.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Triangular craft over Cincinnati suburbs
Hebron · OH, USA
erratic star-like light changes speed/direction
West Leipsic · OH, USA
Observed two bright lights from vehicle and chased them until they went out of sight in different directions.
Peebles · OH, USA
two object appox.500 to 1000 feet in the air ,moving at high rate of speed . no noise detected at all , from either witness. extremely
Toledo · OH, USA
sphere, traveling north, 8-10,000 ft, silver white, no sound, changing direction slightly, speed of 180 mph, plane's in the area.
Dayton · OH, USA
At around 9PM september 13th 2000 a craft, the size of a football field was seen very low in the sky going in the direction of Wright P
Toledo · OH, USA
The object was triangle in shape and hovering above with no sound and black in color.
Cleveland · OH, USA
long silver cigar shaped flying high with no vapor trail and no sound
Girard · OH, USA
At first it seemed random then it was precision all the way and the last one went back and out first 2 hovered.
Conneaut · OH, USA
bright lights that change direction at great speed
Ravenna · OH, USA
Formation of 4-5 huge boomerang shaped objects, fully lit, silent, shooting star speed, flying in perfect unison.
Columbiana · OH, USA
The object broke into view in the blue then receded the way it entered