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)
Jefferson · OH, USA
Multi-color orb blinking on and off and moving around the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus? PD))
Columbus · OH, USA
Amber Lightballs, six in series, spaced about two minutes apart track across sky at relatively low altitude and airspeed.
Fairborn · OH, USA
Blinking lights that move suddenly in the sky.
Crown City · OH, USA
Stationary flashing multi color lights in northern sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))
Athens · OH, USA
Stationery r, w, g lights 1hr+ NE Athens, OH. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly "twinkling" star?? PD))
Pataskala · OH, USA
UFO observed in the daytime sky by two individuals.
Howard · OH, USA
It had three lights, 1 red, 1 blue/green, and a flashing white light on the bottom. It moved slow, had no sound, was black in color.
Fremont (west of; on I-90 ) · OH, USA
Black hot air balloon shaped object that didn't appear to move. Stayed same shape, size and apparent direction of Toledo, OH/Lake Erie
Kettering · OH, USA
Six orange lights in the northern sky, originally in a formation until moving around and fading away.
Miamisburg · OH, USA
My b.f. and I were stargazing on our back porch after I told him I saw a very vivid and long falling star trail.
Powell · OH, USA
Very large orange/red circle with conicle rear; Appeared to have a tail/trail or be on fair at the rear.
Johnstown · OH, USA
Bright red orb/light, perfect circle, fuzzy, faded into nothing. Only lasted a few seconds. No sound.
Reynoldsburg · OH, USA
Sphere, high in sky, west to east. Very high speed, stopped on a dime, elevated, lowered and continued.
Hudson · OH, USA
Strange communicating high-pitch whistling sounds.
Groveport · OH, USA
Taking pics of the sunrise at work and was going through the 5 pics when i noticed them in the top of the picture 4 together side by s
Tuscarawas County · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) white cylinder roughly between 1.5 mile long and .5 mile long.
East Fultonham · OH, USA
Date: 08/08/2015. Time: Approximately 2100hours Witnessed by Three aduklts and three children.
Streetsboro · OH, USA
Strange lights with strange movements, then vanished twice!!! Then heard humming.
Hilliard · OH, USA
Orb over Dublin, OH.
Sunset Beach · OH, USA
3 red/orange lights with white center in a triangle formation hovering for a while then fading away
Delaware · OH, USA
Drone light.
Lima · OH, USA
Pale circular yellow light passed overhead travelling West to East. I observed no red or green flashing lights on it. I heard no soun
Wooster · OH, USA
Rotating fireball with bright white light.
Loveland · OH, USA
4 clustered, orange, moving objects around 9 at night.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Triangular craft with 2 big bright red lights.