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)
Orient · OH, USA
Seen a lot of weird lights in different formations over house for a period of about 3 minutes a video on phone and you could not hear o
Hillsboro · OH, USA
Large orange lights in the sky moving ((anonymous report))
Delaware · OH, USA
Green ball of light
Range (SR 323 at Dorn Rd) · OH, USA
Driving toward Midway,OH on US 323.I had just driven through Range,OH when a family member and myself noticed some object crossing over
Vermilion · OH, USA
The Red Balls were unbelievably bright red. They were very fast.
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Harrod · OH, USA
I was driving down Phillips Rd outside of Harrod Ohio when I seen a large round/cylinder shaped aircraft that was just hovering over th
Springfield · OH, USA
MADAR Node 120
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Laurelville · OH, USA
MADAR Node 107
Defiance · OH, USA
There were 5 to 8 lights in a straight/diagonal line fading in and out and moved a bit .((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Huron · OH, USA
There were a series of 'star like' images across the sky in a straight diagonal line, a procession of them. (("Starlink" satellites??)
Grove City · OH, USA
Large green light ball falling quickly.
Hamersville · OH, USA
Strip of light falling to the ground and went from white to neon green and then disappeared
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Cambridge · OH, USA
MADAR Node 137
Columbus · OH, USA
Black Triangle UFO/TR-3B sighting North of John Glenn Int'l Airport Ohio
Harrison · OH, USA
I simply thought it was a car at first. It started with a low humming sound. I live in apartments in Harrison, Oh. So didn't think much
Blueash · OH, USA
I saw ball of light with small tail that does the yellow orange colored ball of light as it fell towards the ground it continually zigg
Galloway · OH, USA
While driving past Bolton field Airport we saw 3 objects hovering above the airport. All of the sudden the one object moved Close to t
Mt. Gildead · OH, USA
Bright white light with beams of light from the sides and small green flashing lights to the side.
Toledo · OH, USA
I was sitting in my car watching what seemed like a lighthouse light or circling airplane above the tree and when I got out of the car,
OH · USA
Very large craft, bottom appeared in storm cloud, moved slow and silent with cloud, huge ship about the size of 2-3 football fields.
Suffield · OH, USA
A triangular figure that was well lit and outlined in green with three arms. It was larger than an airplane. Descending rapidly.
Niles · OH, USA
Intensely Bright starlike sighting, slightly above the treetops, with pulsating reddish glow to center. Moving Southeast to Southwest.