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)
Hartville · OH, USA
Large triangular craft (size of com. jet), flat black, bright white lights on points, hovered/rotated 180 degrees & moved away slowly.
Columbus · OH, USA
4 fireballs in the sky that disappear one at a time.
Union · OH, USA
Red/orange Lights over Union Ohio with sound at first
Eastgate · OH, USA
Three orange orbs over Eastgate Ohio
Loveland · OH, USA
Line of red/orange lights travel northeast, making no sound.
North Canton · OH, USA
4 flame/ fireball shaped lights slowly passed over us while driving. Pulled over to get a good idea of how fast they were moving and to
Ashtabula · OH, USA
As large as the mall it came from the south and went north it had no lights and no sound it was right over the 40/60 foot trees i seen
Ashville · OH, USA
At 3:30 on January 7, 2012 I was hunting on my fathers farm just South of Ashville, Ohio. I was looking up at the sky and all of a su
Columbus · OH, USA
Craft rotating in an arch with 3 bright, rapid blinking lights.
Hemlock · OH, USA
Yellowish/orange seen by six witnesses.
Ohio (rural) · OH, USA
triangle UFO in rural Ohio January 17, 2012
Milford · OH, USA
I was driving home from work up SR 131 coming from Rt 50 in Milford. It was roughly 6:00pm. About a half mile up the road, I saw a br
Akron · OH, USA
I was in bed on a second floor this stealth-like craft with large white lights (not sure of how many or if there were red ones also) he
Cincinnati · OH, USA
9 red fireball-like objects hovering in line formation up and down and at angles accelerating quickly and descending slowly.
Boardman · OH, USA
Fame in the Sky over Boardman ohio
Lancaster · OH, USA
Diamond shaped object seen in ohio
Springboro · OH, USA
Bright light turns into three lights and a triangle shape craft
Middletown · OH, USA
Triangular formation over Middletown, Ohio
Springboro · OH, USA
Unlike anything I have ever seen. 3 bright lights almost in a row and very large.
Dayton · OH, USA
Two pilots spot three UFOs south of downtown Dayton, Ohio.
Vienna · OH, USA
Blue/Green light seen by 2 people. Myself and my husband which he is a AF Reservist.
Pointplace · OH, USA
I was walking my dog saw a yellowish white fire ball flying over Lake Erie as it crossed land it done like a 90 degree turn acelerated
Whitehall · OH, USA
White strip of light that turned blue then disappeared
Newark · OH, USA
Five orange balls of light following each other coming from the ground about a minute apart.
Monroe · OH, USA
Two Brilliant blue lights darting around with rapid speed.