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
Cigar shaped object seen in early afternoon by several witness for several min. in summer of 1976 or 1977.
Youngstown · OH, USA
in late june of 76 a large disk flew n over my house the turned west a vanashed.
Dayton · OH, USA
Ironic that it originated from a W/P flight line hanger at a time when it was belived that recovered craft were being stored there.
Dayton · OH, USA
I knew well a retired air force.man who reveiled he was a doctor present at the examination of bodies at Dayton, Ohio.
Hudson · OH, USA
A witness in Hudson, Ohio described an intensely white, bobbing, teardrop-shaped light in the northeastern sky on a clear morning in 1976, seen for about 15 minutes.
Girard · OH, USA
low flying oval light with zig zag bands on it .
Cleves · OH, USA
As I was driving down Bridgetown Rd. to pick up my son from Taylor High, while going down hill, I saw an object in the sky, it was the
Berlin Heights/Huron · OH, USA
Ufo attracted and responded to flashlight from aprox.60-80 miles away.
Ravenna (near West Branch State Park) · OH, USA
5 of us were standing outside talking, I felt as though someone was looking at me, I turned around and saw it it was'nt moving, then st
Bristolville · OH, USA
On a summer day, in broad daylight, at a public park on a busy road, numerous witnesses, missing time and my brand new VW.
Youngstown · OH, USA
I was about 7 ( which i know may be met with skeptisims), but i was on my back porch in a goverment housing project known as the Kimbl
Sciotoville · OH, USA
Large circular cluster of lights, approximately 25-30' wide, approx. 100' above the ground was observed.
Warren · OH, USA
my name is Guy back in school I was vic anyway I lived in warren Ohio, most of my life and back in the 1970s we had a lot of sightings
Lodi · OH, USA
It was about 2:00AM I was seven years old, I look out the window when I herd a noise that was behind the the house it was a round red l
Delroy · OH, USA
We observed a large, glowing, triangular object hover noislessly obove a hill across the lake.
Kettering · OH, USA
multi coloured disc landed in kettering ohio
Huber Heights/Dayton · OH, USA
1974-75, Huber Heights, OH Silent saucer/UFO hovering over me, incredible speed.
West Milton · OH, USA
Two orange globes traveling slowly north to south.
Bath · OH, USA
Strange animal sounds and what appeared to be a plane crashing before seeing huge craft hovering over tree across from our home. It
Springfield · OH, USA
Small fleet large craft over Ohio
Warren · OH, USA
WE SAW IIN THROUGH THE EYES OF KIDS AND I WOULD NOT LIE ABOUT THIS WE SAW TO VERY VERY BIG DISK SHAPE SHIPS IN 1975
Mentor · OH, USA
It wasn't just a light, a shape or a "ball". This thing had the mechanics, details and lights. And of course it was dead silent!
Boardman · OH, USA
This incident happened on/about the second week of August 1974, in Boardman, Ohio, around 8:30 PM, my brothers and I were playing footb
Kent · OH, USA
large disc shaped metalic craft, hoverd and moved with no sound in August 1974
Girard · OH, USA
this incident happened a long time ago. we witnessed a ufo come above a army reserve helicopter. I didn't focus so much on the ufo as