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)
Ashland · OH, USA
Super bright white wingless aircraft persued by fighter jets directly over Ashland, Ohio
Doylestown · OH, USA
Large hovering bright blue light with rapid acceleration.
Cuyahoga Falls · OH, USA
it was friday night 11:30. i was in my back yard looking at the stars and i saw one that was moving very slowly. it came from the
Sylvania · OH, USA
UFO over quarry/fireworks celebration
Cleveland · OH, USA
Fireball like object flying east to west along shoreline near downtown Cleveland
Lancaster · OH, USA
Witnessed a floating pulsating orange ball, that stopped glowing, flashed blue/white lights, glowed orange again, then went out.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Pitch black UFOs with red-pink light that faded
Olmsted Falls · OH, USA
Six persons witnessed six orange lights passing over Olmsted Falls, Ohio amid fireworks displays.
Aurora · OH, USA
There were two orange spheres spaced perfectly apart traveling at a fast speed from north east to south
Berea · OH, USA
Small silver object that changed direction and left a streak in the sky.
Struthers · OH, USA
Struthers
Van Wert · OH, USA
one object coming from north too south then made a curve change of corse then went due west moving slowly almost looked like something
Strongsville · OH, USA
Circle of red lights flying smoothly and low with no sound and hovered for a bit before moving on.
Maumee · OH, USA
there was a flashing ball of light moving in strange patterns and that hid from a plane.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Small diamond craft with two white lights on the sides and a red light on the front in the shape of a triangle
Delta · OH, USA
Yellow round ball of light which made S shaped manueuvers.
Fairfield · OH, USA
Saucer with Winged-Shaped Lights
Goshen · OH, USA
The craft glowed a bright white and it was still daylight.
Columbus · OH, USA
Amber fire lantern over midtown Clintonville in Columbus, Ohio hovers for 10 seconds then quickly disappears into the sky
Cleveland · OH, USA
Orange-red flickering ball floating over lake Erie west of the cuyahoga river. Floated then took of upward and west until disappeared.
Brunswick · OH, USA
2 people witness 2 low flying, big fiery red/orange, slow controlled moving, soundless spherical shapes moving South to North.
South Euclid · OH, USA
9 Brilliant Fiery Orange Orbs Fly Across the Sky in a Straight Line followed by 4 More
Findlay · OH, USA
((HOAX??)) Aliens live in are yard. ((NUFORC Note: We are unconvinced that this is a serious report. PD))
Columbus · OH, USA
Huge Arrow shaped object with multiple lights veiwed and followed in car with friend over Columbus, Ohio.
Lebanon · OH, USA
Bright blueish fireball type object in Lebanon