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)
Clarksfield · OH, USA
Let me start by saying this event happened years ago but a friend just told me about your web sight. I was fishing with three friends a
Parm · OH, USA
A glowing red ball suddenly appeared in the sky, like a red sun without the halo. It moved a perfect right angles, straight line fligh
Athens · OH, USA
It was the largest thing I've ever saw. Disc shaped with what now I would call blue white light coming from it.
Cleveland · OH, USA
Oval aircraft with red and yellow lights
Willard · OH, USA
The vertical lights that were not like any machinery made it questionable.
Mentor · OH, USA
ufo in the summer of 1980 in mentor ,ohio no sound ,about the size of a football feild then left fast on a angle up then gone
Middletown · OH, USA
Red ball of light turns white then red and floats away into the sky,very close to it,only about 25 ' up
Dayton · OH, USA
Cigar shaped craft outruns fighter jets
Bistolville · OH, USA
A Friend and I were looking out a window when a triangle shaped object flew over very slow, it was only about 20 feet above the tree to
Painesville (Township) · OH, USA
ATTN: This is for Peter Davenport
Cleveland · OH, USA
IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT OTHERS HAVE SEEN "CROSS" SHAPED UFO'S WITH LIGHTS THAT STRETCH ACROSS BOTH LINES OF THE ENTIRE CROSS (+)!
Sagamore Hills · OH, USA
In Ohio around 1979 I had and encounter with 3 aliens. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Tallmadge · OH, USA
ufo lights seen in Tallmadge, Ohio ,beginning on 2-05-79
Tallmadge · OH, USA
Slow moving triangular shape---at least the light pattern,seen in tallmadge ohio 2-5-79
OH · USA
Craft lit up the night sky and made it look like daylight.
Braceville · OH, USA
It was over 28yrs. ago now, and I can remember it like yesterday.
Shelby · OH, USA
Triangular, slow moving object with no lights and very low altitude outside of Shelby
Steubenville · OH, USA
My former neighbor and I were driving to a campsite in a rural area around Steubinville. As we turned onto the dirt road that led to t
Toledo (near) · OH, USA
I was listening to Peter's interview with George Noory on June 4th. I thought I would mention this. My companion at the time also saw
Lancaster · OH, USA
Moving from the North to the south , a very white "light" moved in a straight line across the night sky. There were no blinking lights
Ashtabula · OH, USA
I am 30 years late reporting it. I was in the gulf area in Ashtabula Ohio with my sister and brother in law. It's hard to explain but t
New Washington · OH, USA
Triangular-shaped craft travelled with me before speeding off out of sight.
Green Springs · OH, USA
The begining of the lights in the night
Tiffen Valley · OH, USA
Was with friend, hitchhiking from New Hampshire to Illinois. Police kicked us off of the highway and we wound up on back roads and in T
Amherst · OH, USA
The object/craft was able to stop time.