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)
Lima · OH, USA
Husband and I and 2 of our children were waiting in line at drive thru restaurant. My 9 yr old said, "What are those bright lights?"
Riverside · OH, USA
Shaped like plane but silver and had very thin body, long thin wings, with T shaped tail that had a white light. ((anonymous report))
West Portsmouth · OH, USA
Green Blue and Red circular craft over West Portsmouth, Ohio right beside cellular tower 50 to 100 yards off the ground.
Dayton · OH, USA
A large orange glowing Fireball seem to proceed in an orderly fashion headed from west to east for about one and a half minutes. It co
Waverly · OH, USA
Long check mark shaped object with bright red lights that would go out one at a time
Mount Orab · OH, USA
Orange UFO lights seen in the night sky.
Blanchester · OH, USA
Just above trees at the furthest of my field of view 1 diamond shaped light appeared fast and disappeared. ((anonymous report))
Blanchester · OH, USA
Standing outside smoking a cigarette at dark. Live in outer rural setting so very visible night sky. Just above the trees at the furth
Soringfield · OH, USA
Traveling east to west space Gradually gaining speed and then disappeared to the west in a few seconds
Garfield hts · OH, USA
Strange object in the sky summons military jets
Fairview Park · OH, USA
sep 16 2016.8:40.two long lights above 1000ft.turned off in panel type one by one. no sound.
Lewis center · OH, USA
Slow moving object with lights vanished
Columbus · OH, USA
I live in the northeast part of Columbus. I saw a bright light in the distance and it slowly came closer, I think it was moving about 2
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Large round light falls from sky then is later seen standing still.
Cleveland · OH, USA
Orange flying ball with shapes of light spinning around it.
New Holland · OH, USA
Large rectangular formation of lights visible over farm house that disappeared and then reappeared, moving slowly and silently.
Akron · OH, USA
I saw 4 amber glowing disk shaped objects very low to the ground over Merriman Valley. I was driving so it was difficult to watch. Very
Cincinnati · OH, USA
I witnessed a small orange light coming towards my location at the UDF on River Road and Anderson Ferry. It was coming north from Kentu
Montville · OH, USA
Bright, white, even flash illuminated entire night sky for an instant. ((anonymous report))
Navarre · OH, USA
4 lights in elongated diamond shape. ((anonymous report))
Baltimore · OH, USA
Hovering disc with two red lights on it.
Mount Gilead · OH, USA
I looked into the sky tonight, because I saw a flashing light and what I saw amazed me. I saw what looked like a jetpack of some sort,
Englewood · OH, USA
I observed a triangle, lighted object hovering.
Fairborn · OH, USA
Metallic Pill Shaped UFO flys overhead at park near Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
Elyria · OH, USA
White cylinder.