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)
Maumee · OH, USA
Bright white light floating across sky. It did not blink and there was no noise.
Chillicothe · OH, USA
White round object followed by 2 fighter jets.
Piqua · OH, USA
Bright white light seen moving over I-75 in Piqua, OH.
Hudson · OH, USA
2 Milky White Bright Orbs Dancing in the Sky over Hudson, Ohio.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
star-like light moving left and right, wiggley
Cinti · OH, USA
((HOAX)) Around 735 thursday pm on Ebenezer rd I walked down too my car which was about 900 ft away why I walked down.
Mount Vernon · OH, USA
Orange light pattern in the sky.
Marietta · OH, USA
Egg-shaped craft hovered over tree line, fantastic white lights.
Germantown · OH, USA
Bight white light floating in night sky. Appears daily after 6 pm and remains constantly floating for hrs. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Columbus · OH, USA
5 slow moving fireballs.
Sagamore Hills · OH, USA
Around 8-10 Lights were rotating counterclockwise and then some would converge at center. Sometimes 2 would cross and sometimes mos
Brecksville · OH, USA
5-6 dim lights moving oddly in a circle, than intertwine/meet in the middle. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising lights?? PD))
Austintown · OH, USA
Red Lights.
Portsmouth · OH, USA
3 Orange/red Orbs in the sky early morning Christmas Day 2013 in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Beavercreek · OH, USA
Four lights above intersection of Interstate 675 and State Route 35 tonight. Could not tell the altitude, but they appeared to be less
Medina · OH, USA
Four lights in square shape moving quickly formed into a straight line and disappeared.
Columbus · OH, USA
5 balls of fire in the sky flying in formation.
Columbus · OH, USA
1 bright white and four smaller orange orbs.
Canton · OH, USA
I could only see one sphere while I was taking pictures but caught lots on video and pictures.
Dayton · OH, USA
Helicopters flying over dayton. Started about 12:00am to 7:00 am. Could not see the type but they were very loud like military.
Dayton · OH, USA
Formation of 12-15 orange-red lights moving silently over northeast Dayton, OH. Appeared below a ragged cloud deck.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
2 Strange lights that disappeared.
Fairborn · OH, USA
Three UFO's in triangle formation over the WPAFB sky.
Athens · OH, USA
Flashes of blue-white light toward the north in Athens, Ohio.
Columbus · OH, USA
Dancing, darting, bright white sphere, opaque plasma, basketball size, seen by 2 people together.