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)
Morrow · OH, USA
Three orange lights/equilateral triangle over SW Ohio about 45 seconds then disappeared.
Dublin · OH, USA
I saw the sky light up, only for a second, to see a light traveling faster than i've ever seen
Fairborn · OH, USA
My daughter and I saw a bright flash of exploding light in the sky over Fairborn, Ohio.
Cleveland · OH, USA
Red and green orb. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of Arcturus. PD))
Canal Winchester · OH, USA
Line of light fade out
Akron · OH, USA
Wx:CAVU/dark/calm. 3rd one had halo of red around yellow/orange lite. It dropped a "flare" that burned out 1/3 way down.
West Carrollton · OH, USA
Bright light splits into two then four bright lights.
Springboro · OH, USA
3 bright yellow lights moving independently, disappearing and reappearing in western sky of SW OHIO
Oxford · OH, USA
5 amber lights traveling east over Oxford OH
Nelsonville · OH, USA
Triangular light formation over highway in Nelsonville, Ohio
Fremont · OH, USA
In the sky at 180 degrees south of my back yard, I saw what I thought was a shooting star. It then stopped in the sky and changed direc
Toledo · OH, USA
2 bright orange lights.
Medina · OH, USA
Bright fireball colored shape hovering and moving slowly then vanished.
Oak Harbor · OH, USA
Red light hovering in western sky with flashing light object next to it moving both disappeared abruptly
Port Clinton · OH, USA
Orange looking fireball
Dayton · OH, USA
Dozens of oranges fireball like objects flying silently, disappearing, then reappearing, they just kept coming over the horizon, flying
Columbus · OH, USA
Ohio light sighting.
Dayton · OH, USA
Shape changing fireball that hovered close to the ground an flew off with incredible speed
Drexel · OH, USA
White diamond glowing ufo gliding fast paced with absolutely no sound to it.
Brunswick · OH, USA
My neighbor and I were outside around 9:15, and just happen to to see these 3 black moving objects just float in the sky, and emerge th
Dayton · OH, USA
I was driving to work for to differents days Monday 8/5/13 - 8/7/13 days when I see this sphere with orange color without any move I m
Toledo · OH, USA
Star like objects
Beaver · OH, USA
Three fireballs in the sky in Beavercreek, OH
Painesville · OH, USA
I saw 2 undefinable fireball objects just before sunset on 8/7/2013
Columbus · OH, USA
Saw triangular pattern of Flying objects with red lights