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)
Drexel · OH, USA
Low faint blue sphere, lit up white light under a minuter near the star Vega.
Vandalia · OH, USA
Large white light dipped down toward us, then suddenly and very quickly headed out into space.
Norwalk · OH, USA
4 glowing red orbs over north central ohio, first one, then a pair in formation, followed by one again.
North Royalton · OH, USA
Sky was completely clear, saw white or light grey circle shape flying around the altitude that a plane would fly but after 5-10 seconds
Salem · OH, USA
No sound - see my Facebook page... photos posted…
Columbus · OH, USA
July 19th, 2014, we saw a triangle in the sky made up of reddish fireballs. They formulated into another triangle. Photos.
Dayton · OH, USA
Orange red disk that turned to a orb.
Lima · OH, USA
Orange light that moves slow.
North Fairfield · OH, USA
Large brilliant light with no sound and disappeared.
Charlestown Township · OH, USA
Bright orb of light changing to triangular shape and then back to orb shape.
Blacklick · OH, USA
Two objects one red, one white seen in ENE sky over Blacklick, Ohio.
Canton · OH, USA
Still then slow moving orb balls of light dripping sparks
Dublin · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright red light moving silently across the sky, then faded & disappeared.
Drexel (SW of Dayton) · OH, USA
Faint blue sphere, lights up and vanishes.
Columbus · OH, USA
It was at a high altitude. Bright light traveling west. Very quick eradic path.
Upper Arlington · OH, USA
My wife and I are were on a late night walk when she pointed out a shooting star, only it was not a shooting star, it appeared to be a
Mentor on the Lake · OH, USA
2 and 1 Gold/red/orange objects flying east to west over Lake Erie.
Springfield · OH, USA
8 orange spheres with a small white halo in 2 groups traveling northwest.
Springfield · OH, USA
Five small ships with red lights coming from the SSW met and followed a much larger until they disappeared on the horizon.
Mentor · OH, USA
Four orange lights in sky flying, moving closer, then disappearing.
Canal Winchester · OH, USA
Silent reddish-orange sphere hovering over neighborhood.
Oregonia · OH, USA
4 orangish spheres flying in west north direction.
Kettering · OH, USA
Glowing triangles over Kettering, Ohio.
Cleveland · OH, USA
Filmed this black dot appear while filming over Lake Erie where i live..and this black thing pops in the video...have video if you like
Vandalia · OH, USA
Around 10:30 p.m. EST, I was out on my back porch swing, when I saw two very large, orange, round, and silent lights coming from the so