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)
West Elkton · OH, USA
> We saw three large lights in the sky----from West Elkton, moving >towards Northern Road, heading for Hamilton. My son and I both
Columbus · OH, USA
It was a round/disk shaped object that reflected the sunlight. It was hovering at an angle. I say hovering cause it moved like that, no
Washington C.H. · OH, USA
We spotted a green fireball flying over the city as we were coming home from a near by resturant. It looked similiar to a fire work of
Medina · OH, USA
Red/Orange fire ball, Baseball size with sparks, smoke, and trail.
Chagrin Falls · OH, USA
I was outside looking up at the western night sky at 8:43:30pm est, at about 2 o'clock high. I saw a small point of light move from the
Cincinnati · OH, USA
It was fast, at a very high altitude. It looked very small and had an odd contrail. Clear sky.
Middletown · OH, USA
I was driving to work at approx.22:00p.m. going down rte.4 heading toward Middletown,Ohio from Dayton,Ohio where I reside. as I approac
Ironton · OH, USA
If this was an aircraft I've no knowledge of the type.
Mansfield · OH, USA
Pewter spheres over interstate
Struthers · OH, USA
We saw two sets of crosses composed of five luminous spheres each. One cross was slightly higher than the other. The spheres were of v
Dayton and Cincinnati (Between) · OH, USA
Fireball in the sky. Looked comet-like. Then "stopped" because the "tail" of the comet-like object disappeard. Silver/gray and disc-
Akron · OH, USA
Looking at sky before entering work building. Observed orange fireball. Object was observed while standing in parking lot. Clear sky, n
Cleveland · OH, USA
I have utmost respect for Peter Davenport and his attempts to categorize and document UFO anomalies. I am also dumbfounded that my
Kenton · OH, USA
my wife and i were in the hottub this evening and i looked up into the clear night and was watching the stars when out of the north we
Kenton · OH, USA
it looked in the shape of a V with lights outlining the shape of a v
Ashland · OH, USA
Witnessed an immense, triangular object moving from North to South at a rate of speed never before seen while star-gazing.
Miami Twp. · OH, USA
I work as a security officer and during my outside rounds I observed a white light in the northen sky. The weather was partly cloudy a
Painesville twp · OH, USA
metallic sphere sitting upon surface of lake erie. silent and shimmering rotating appearance
Westlake · OH, USA
Witnessed flyby by a craft composed of six perfectly round, bright lights.
Defiance · OH, USA
I was pulling out of a drive when I noticed a triangular craft with a light at each corner two white one blue I pulled over to get a be
Antwerp · OH, USA
Large Triangular UFO over Antwerp
Cincy (near · rural Ohio), OH, USA
A few years back in ohio...
Kenton/Bellcenter · OH, USA
10/22/98 bellcenter ohio disk, 20 seconds,slow moving,west/north/west 4-5 mph degree of flight unknown!
Kirtland · OH, USA
semi-vee to boomerang shaped object forward edge,lit by a dozen dim white lights.two lights on rear.no sound very low altitude.
Interstate 80 (westbound · location unknown), OH, USA
A strange light behind the clouds followed our car for at least 45 minutes,appearing and disappearing several times,for alomost the ent