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)
Dublin · OH, USA
Glowing Pumpkin-Colored Oval Craft Stationary in Sky at Dublin, Ohio July 4th Fireworks.
Crown City · OH, USA
Multiple reddish orange flying orbs in night sky during fireworks.
Blacklick · OH, USA
A white/red flashing circular object flying on a highly irregular trajectory.
Chillicothe · OH, USA
Two orbs over Chillicothe, OH.
Akron · OH, USA
Multiple Reddish lights over north Akron.
Hubbard · OH, USA
2 Fire Orange Crafts fly over Hubbard, Ohio.
Stow · OH, USA
Reddish Orange low altitude crafts in uniform flight pattern
Union · OH, USA
Initially saw five orange ball-shaped objects in a straight line, low in the sky. Each one continued to travel in a straight line.
Xenia · OH, USA
Erratic moving orange ball of light across the sky that completely stopped then disappeared.
Maumee · OH, USA
It made a u-turn toward my direction, then it made a 90 degree turn to the North.
Columbus · OH, USA
Reddish orbs flying low altitude Columbus, OH.
Norwalk · OH, USA
I took the dogs out and happened to look up. I saw a red light with a halo around it.It was not a plane or helicopter. I was very f
Bay Village · OH, USA
Unidentified flying objects seen from the lake shore at Bay Village, Ohio, July 5, 2014 at approx. 10:30 p.m.
Lewis Center · OH, USA
2 orange reddish circle shapes fly over from south to north at a rapid pace and suddenly disappear.
Bainbrodge · OH, USA
Fire ball out of no where still at first then took off extremely fast in a streak of light.
Milford · OH, USA
Orange glowing object appeared to be on fire hovering over Milford, Ohio.
Vienna · OH, USA
The small circular orange object was silent and not moving in the direction that the planes normally do in this area.
Athens · OH, USA
The three fireballs streak across the sky not to far from the big dipper, to give an orientation in the sky. They were too bright to b
Perrysburg · OH, USA
My girlfriend and I saw 3 low flying fiery orange circles flying in formation, then moving erratically, then disappeared.
Miamisburg · OH, USA
Fast moving white light.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
8 orange lights hovering, then taking off straight up one at a time.
Cleveland · OH, USA
Large fiery orange ball/cylinder of light hovering for 4-5 minutes near Lake Erie on the west side of Cleveland Ohio
Warren/Howland · OH, USA
Fiery orange, hovering object.
Aurora · OH, USA
Bright red/orange light moving across the night sky.
Wilmington · OH, USA
Orange sphere shot straight into the sky very fast.