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)
Springfield · OH, USA
Low and slow cruising white ball of light fades to orange then disappears.
Springboro · OH, USA
Driving north saw fireball hovering over tree line in front of us, fireball rose as we approached took off towards the west while risin
Springfield Township · OH, USA
Orange red color flying in single file then three would make the shape of a triangle shape and hover for about 1 minute then go back in
Ravenna · OH, USA
10PM EST, Driving north on route 88 just passing SR5. I see 3 White lights hovering ahead moving south at a slow speed very low to gro
Toledo · OH, USA
3 lights in large triangle formation hovering and a 4th travelling west to east.
Mason · OH, USA
Slowly moving orange lights in the sky.
Campbell · OH, USA
Siting of object in sky.
Sidney · OH, USA
Spotting of 8 clusters of 3 red/orange fire orbs flying over Sidney Ohio ( Took Pictures)
Mentor · OH, USA
2 spheres bright red/orange over northern Mentor sky 8/31/13 at 20:50. Thought it was a plane on fire in pieces.
Westlake · OH, USA
Orange/red orbs over Lake Erie.
Beavercreek · OH, USA
2 reddish orange lights traveling to NE, ((NUFORC Note: We are uncertain as to whether this is intended as a serious report. PD))
Cleveland · OH, USA
Orange w/ white center.
Mt. Vernon · OH, USA
They were large round lights. Much larger than those of airplanes or helocopters.
Crestline · OH, USA
Brilliant orange orb like object with flickering fiery tail fluctuating orange light, nearly rocket like exhaust.
Bowling Green · OH, USA
Three reddish or amber lights in form of triangle investigating Bowling Green, Ohio's fireworks display.
Crestline · OH, USA
Large orange craft with flickering fiery orange tail over fire works field. UFO Under intelligent control.
Lewis Center · OH, USA
4 glowing orange triangular objects floating in sky, no sound
Indian Lake · OH, USA
Orange Orbs in Sky at Night over Indian Lake, Ohio July 4th.
Troy · OH, USA
Not fireworks.
Austintown · OH, USA
Me and my family where having a little fire work session this 4th, 2013... When we paused to arrange more fireworks for lighting. I had
Strongsville · OH, USA
Single vibrant blue streak of light flies across the sky in one second in silence.
Willard · OH, USA
Three redish/orange fireball seen, then disappeared.
Springboro · OH, USA
SEEN A RED FIREBALL CIRCULAR SHAPE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS AN AIRCRAFT ON FIRE. IT WAS TRAVELING WEST AND THEN CHANGED TO A NORTHERN
Rocky River · OH, USA
Orange glowing arrowhead observed for approximately 3 minutes in nighttime sky over Cleveland and heading west.
Ashville · OH, USA
Three and four brights orbs flahing and eventually combining to make two orbs