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)
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Round bright light over Cincinnati.
Medina · OH, USA
Ohio 10/18/2015 Blurry Object moving NW to SE not of this world, no light just barley visible.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Traveling on 275/E in Anderson and seen two orange flickering lights hovering, then disappeared!
Franklin · OH, USA
Circular object with vivid red and white lights.
Pickerington · OH, USA
Bright light traveling at a high rate of speed going east to west.
Mismisburg · OH, USA
Lights in sky separating and forming back to one. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly advertising lights? PD))
Dayton · OH, USA
6-8 glowing objects in the sky disappear after 5 minutes.
Hilliard · OH, USA
UFO entering portal.
North Ridgeville · OH, USA
I was standing outside looking up at the full moon around 9:56pm tonight and i look and i see these blinking and flashing lights in the
Parma Heights · OH, USA
Children at bus stop see UFO's surrounding Parma
Chillicothe · OH, USA
20-30 light in the sky in a group.
Wadsworth · OH, USA
A yellowish/orange fireball colored circle with white lights on the side.
Dublin · OH, USA
Oval, orange-white, large candle/fireball floated slowly across the sky at a smooth, steady speed.
Elyria · OH, USA
We went out the door and we saw a Fireball same size as the moon moving at approximately 5 miles an hour up in the sky in front of us.
Amelia · OH, USA
Orange/red lights in sky traveling Northwest
Westerville · OH, USA
Cigar craft travels N to S in early evening sky; night-time sightings throughout month of Sept
Columbus · OH, USA
Bright light in sky quickly turns into miniscule light, then nothing.
Twinsburg · OH, USA
Diamond shaped lights, bright white in center and north and south points, red pulsating lights on east and west points.
Dublin · OH, USA
5-6 red lights with faint orange rim traveling a slow speed from north to south like a small aircraft
Chardon · OH, USA
It wasn't that high up because I could make out a lot of detail. Perfect triangular shape with fainter white lights at all 3 points.
Miamisburg · OH, USA
There was a big orange glow but when I snap the picture this is when I got as soon as I snapped a picture it disappeared also it was a
Ashtabula · OH, USA
Three lights in close proximity to each other seen hovering very high altitude over Ashtabula county then disappear
Pataskala · OH, USA
Bright objects hovering in the sky that changed shape and flashed multiple colors. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Circleville · OH, USA
2 "space worms" on a pre-dawn outing over central Ohio.
Dublin · OH, USA
Two incredibly bright lights, side by side