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)
Canton · OH, USA
I was abducted and I lost time. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
N. Ridgeville · OH, USA
Black triangular craft with green lights hovering over the tree tops
Jamestown · OH, USA
It was silent,this is all true.
Girard · OH, USA
Two Fiery Orbs Flown Over The House Tops From South to North
Russells Point · OH, USA
Triangle shaped 4 lights on bottom, made no sound, and moved really fast. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
East Sparta · OH, USA
Large low flying craft with clear bottom
Euclid · OH, USA
Unknown craft on the waters at Lake Erie
Milan · OH, USA
Perfect formation of discs shoots off to West
Mt. Gilead · OH, USA
3 objects circles ,figure 8 , R/L, up/ down unreal speed no noise stop in place triangle formation
Jefferson · OH, USA
Three lights,possibly single or part of object hovered over treeline changing color,and shape.
Cleveland (Massilon Rd. · Montrose area), OH, USA
Driving on rural road AM. Cant rember month but there was no leaves on trees. I saw a "kite shaped object" about the size of a two sto
Sagamore Hills · OH, USA
I saw a rectangular football field size object, covered underneath with dozens of colorful lights, gliding over the trees and road.
Hamilton · OH, USA
Disk hovered over Hamilton. I viewed from Rt 4 on a hill overlooking the city. Blinking white lights.
Brook Park · OH, USA
Round silver disc shape, low hovering over our car. I was a kid, maybe 7 or 8 driving in backseat with my grandma, my brother and grand
Lorain · OH, USA
Circlear object appeared to be spinning Blue gray metal appeared to be glowing.
Alvordon · OH, USA
Large red light slowly and silently approached us parallel to the country road we were on shot off very rapidly to the north.
Nova · OH, USA
Triangle-shaped object
Ruggles Beach/Huron · OH, USA
What I saw could not have been made on this earth.
Newbury · OH, USA
cigar shape of colored lights chased and paced my car
Columbus · OH, USA
Driving in a thick pea soup fog. Car headlights went out suddenly. I had seen "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" a few years ago. ( th
Columbus · OH, USA
Football field sized gunmetal gray rectangular craft with bright lights and "windows" hovering silently 100 ft or so above parking lot
Perry (rural highway · S.R.22), OH, USA
Two polygonal cylinders hovering near S.R. 22 communicating with strobes
Clayton · OH, USA
saw 2 ufo's,lost 6 hours time.
Ashville · OH, USA
The sighting happened near Ashville Ohio in mann's trailer park.It was hot out ,the moon was bright and in the summer time June or July
Mansfield · OH, USA
Electric storm, 5 red dots in a row, taking off in an arcing shape outside object first then inside objects.