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)
Bowling Green · OH, USA
We saw a bright oval shaped flash of white light that traveled across the sky near the horizon.
Marysville · OH, USA
red/orange in color, hovered for about 5 seconds, turned white and disappeared.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
like shooting star or meteorite but had a rather long tail.
Cleveland (above cei plant. public power.) · OH, USA
hovering craft small yellow/white orb decends from middle bottom of craft 20/25 feet slowly rising back up to main craft.craft glows a
New Riegel · OH, USA
The craft was black with a stealth like figure.
Deshler · OH, USA
A brief flash of sight(like a cloaking device failed for a second) showed a building size craft with "windows". Beings were seen.
Toledo · OH, USA
UFO at the Mall
Xenia (app.10 Mi. E of Dayton) · OH, USA
Standing in backyard with girlfriend. Saw yellow-orange dull glowing light traveling SE to NW at fantastic speed. Blinked out of view!!
Oregon · OH, USA
Bright Orange Fireball appeared in SW sky. Traveled slowly at about 30degrees across the southern sky toward the east. No sound, long t
West Salem · OH, USA
It had approx. 4 large lights, in a diamond shape that would blink, and immediately following it, a large burst of fire from the rear..
Akron · OH, USA
There were fireworks going off downtown due to the fourth of July celebration. I was on a roof 3 stories high. On the opposite side of
Massillon · OH, USA
Object moved through sky slowly
Hubbard · OH, USA
what i seen was a larg dark triangular object.
Medina County · OH, USA
was driving in car going into medina. ilooked in sky and seen light thought it was the moon. then i look at the other side of the sky a
Centerville · OH, USA
Bright flashing light in an orangish color from the sky.
Columbus · OH, USA
No joke, a giant Teddy Bear shaped UFO.
Dublin · OH, USA
I was driving in my car, about 35 miles per hour, nice weather, I look up and see this object going acrossing the sky.
Cleveland · OH, USA
I was looking at the clouds and trying to guess if there was a storm brewing over the lake, when just for perhaps 30 seconds, I saw a b
Napoleon · OH, USA
It started as a "cloud" that had lights(red,green,yellow) and then branched out, then dissappeared. Several craft seen circling.
Mechanicsburg · OH, USA
This event happened many years ago, 4 to be exact. I had been asleep in my bedroom, at about one am. My mother ran into my room, wrap
Danville · OH, USA
Outside on warm summer night with a high school friend. At the small farm house I grew up in outside of town. Everything was quiet, w
Toledo · OH, USA
i was riding my bike out of my drive way and out of the woods across the road a ball of light about 20 inches in diam. shoot out seemed
Ashland · OH, USA
two silver cone shaped objects
Columbus · OH, USA
Formation of lights, arranged in the pattern of an "arrow symbol" or "christmas tree." Hovered, moved, and hovered again. Afterwards,
Beavercreek · OH, USA
I thought it was ORINS BELT, it was something i thought i would never see in my lifetime