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)
Laurelville · OH, USA
Star like object traveling west to east at high speed suddenly makes an abrupt U-turn then turns north & vanishes.
Bay Village · OH, USA
At 9:30 pm on 12/12/25 in bay village , ohio I saw a reddish orange light go from ENE to WSW at lower aircraft altitude.
Sylvania · OH, USA
Bright colors flying very rapidly.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Bright orb "free falling."
Conneaut · OH, USA
No object.
LaGrange · OH, USA
Triangle craft with lights in each corner and a large light in the center seen up close.
Athens · OH, USA
Three strange orange lights Athens, Ohio.
Beavercreek · OH, USA
Red light objects flying over Dayton
Pataskala · OH, USA
Spheres flying in formation, that faded out to nothing.
Dublin · OH, USA
White Light Drops Behind Trees Quickly After Being Stationary In The Sky
Xenia · OH, USA
I WAS WAITN TO PICK UP NEWSPAPERS FOR DELIVERY,I was looking at the moon as there was a giant halo around it that morning when i notice
Poland · OH, USA
Red, round objects moving west to east in possible formation with no sound.
Loveland · OH, USA
It just dissaperared.
Clayton · OH, USA
Orange lights. I was seeing them through the tree line driving down my street at I was easing to the store. I drive faster to reach an
Willowick · OH, USA
Orange glowing objects in the sky
Loveland · OH, USA
We saw a golden sphere in the night sky. It went from relatively low in the sky to really high and just disappeared.
Euclid · OH, USA
Seen over Route 2 freeway and when he acknowledged it seem to swoop down at his vehicle.
Hamilton · OH, USA
On November 06, 2012 we (five of us) at 7:30 pm saw seven to ten bright "balls" of light (orange in color) in the sky.
Barberton · OH, USA
Fire in the sky on a crisp starry fall night.
Springfield · OH, USA
Large oval fireball seen traveling rapidly out of sky and hits ground in cornfield.
Belpre · OH, USA
Glowing cone shaped light over Belpre Ohio 45714
Lisbon · OH, USA
Bright red circular craft in mid-air doing circles
Hamilton · OH, USA
Navy triangle over my house
Troy · OH, USA
Large brite orb moving at high speed buzz's house in Troy, Ohio.
Lisbon · OH, USA
I saw it out my window