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)
Akron · OH, USA
I think I saw either an alien transport or God doing something wonderful.
Quaker City · OH, USA
Three silver discs hovering over a streetlight/power pole
Deer Park · OH, USA
While trick or treating with Mom, my Grandma pointed out a large dull yellow ball of light that suddendly appeared on Gardner Ave which
Jefferson · OH, USA
Triangle shaped with red, blue, white, lights on corners. Making right turns.
Delaware · OH, USA
Famous 'WOW' Signal picked up by the SETI antenna at Delaware, Ohio.
Delaware · OH, USA
Famous "WOW" Signal picked up disturbnce.
New Albany · OH, USA
Large UFO in Ohio
Shelby · OH, USA
Ferris Wheel in shape and design glass in appearance and lights lining the frame
Brookville · OH, USA
The object was dropping different colored lights out of it and towards the woods below it.
Medina · OH, USA
it looked like the mini-sub from voyage to the bottom of the sea,flew above us about 50 ft in the air
Bratenhaul · OH, USA
Police, myself and others stood 200 feet from UFO in Bratenaul, Ohio
Xenia · OH, USA
Disk crashed into oak tree wedging itself about 20ft off ground and the heat coming off it caused tree sap to boil into dense fog.
Warren · OH, USA
UFO has been hovering over my town house for more than a week they said they are preparing for a world war. There has been mass cloud
Bedford Heights · OH, USA
LIGHT BLUE OBJECT LITE UP WAS SEEN DOING SUDDEN STARTS AND STOPS FREQUENT DIRCTION CHANGES FOR 10-15 MIN
Hartville · OH, USA
A disk shaped flying object followed the path of our car just above the telephone lines.
Avon Lake · OH, USA
The object emitted a brilliant white light, two smaller objects separated from the main object, we ran into the house, the object must
Broadview Heights · OH, USA
Low flying metalic saucer slowly flying over apartment complex (30 feet in air and silent)
Akron · OH, USA
large ball of light, made no sound
Strongsville · OH, USA
I looked up and saw three lights in a triangle shape moving quietly across the sky spinning.
Bucyrus · OH, USA
2 conical-shaped objects 'zipped' arond the moon. Each object appeared to be an elongated return module.
Barberton · OH, USA
Oval object, surrounded with multiple lights, first just hovering, then swerved and flew fast without sound.
Columbus · OH, USA
The object moved at right angles.
Newark · OH, USA
Craft hovers over our house in Newark Ohio across from the OSU Newark campus.
Copley · OH, USA
I saw a Flying Sauser, through a telescope when I was younger.
Mansfield · OH, USA
ONE HUGE MOTHERSHIP