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)
Columbus · OH, USA
It was big, it was bright and a huge light. Kinda like a white railroad light but triple the size and gave off a floating effect to it
Athens · OH, USA
The u.f.o. was alinged with 7 lights that mad a triangle with out a botom. I lost sight of it when i reached Athens city.
Youngstown · OH, USA
3 TRIANGULAR SHAPED OBJECTS MOVING IN FORMATION
Mansfield · OH, USA
on christmas day morning(Dec.25) 1999,upon my wife and I waking up,I was using the restroom when she said "come here and look at this
Wellington · OH, USA
Two UFO's were spotted ofer the Wellington airport by my father and myself.
Medina · OH, USA
I saw , as what looked like fireworks of purple and blue in the Western sky. The sparkling fragments traveled Eastward towards me as a
Vandalia · OH, USA
A white colored ball with a firetrail was seen by me and a co-worker. We thought it was a plane with an engine on fire since we are air
Over southern Lake Erie · OH, USA
Large, bright, white object streaking across the sky, long tail, trailing sparks and pieces od main object.
Middletown · OH, USA
I observed a huge, silent, pale green triangular object moving east over the city.
Columbus · OH, USA
I saw 4 or 5 fireballs going across the sky.They were right behind each other.
North Royalton · OH, USA
I saw the November 16th event. To me it was a fireball. It moved from west to east.
Mount Vernon · OH, USA
Cigar shaped craft glided over the treetops behind my home.
Chillicothe · OH, USA
The UFO flew directly over my house. It was a bright elongated light moving approx. 60 mph
Toledo · OH, USA
Three balls of fire, one larger than the others, flew across sky and disappeared over horizon
New Philidelphia (South of · I-77 NB near MM77 ), OH, USA
Large long orangish translucent object with 4-6 bright round whitish objects nearly equal spaced across the length.
Cincinnati (eastern outskirts) · OH, USA
large, slow moving green fireball with green and yellow tale, dropping reddish sparks, moving from south/south west towards north/north
Cleveland · OH, USA
It was rock shape fire balls moving very slowly Over the raped station it was coming from east to west.
Westerville · OH, USA
it was a white blueish fireball,leaving a greenish,long trail of orange sparks
Dayton · OH, USA
7:00 p.m. I was driving north on 1-75. From the west I saw a slow burning fire ball. It was travling west to east. Watched it for about
Jackson · OH, USA
I exited my vehicle at about 7pm est and a greenish light caught my attention from the corner of my eye. It was travelling from my lef
Fremont/Clyde · OH, USA
The meteor that was sighted over Mich. and Oh.
Lebanon · OH, USA
White and orange fireball seen.
Springfield · OH, USA
Heading eastbound on rt4. western outskirts of Springfield,Oh noted a single white fireball about60 deg from the north horiz. and dead
West Chester · OH, USA
On 11/16/99 at approx. 7:04 pm, I saw a green/orange "fireball" streaking from west to east...it spit out 5 or so smaller round objects
Hudson · OH, USA
looking out of window I saw a huge long light moving slowly across sky, that looked like a passenger train with many lights alongside o