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)
Baltimore · OH, USA
Sighting of capsule shaped object, front and back identical with glowing light with a dark middle space.
Cincinnati · OH, USA
Saw unknown persistent light in the sky and then a gray object that arced away when the light stopped.
Austintown · OH, USA
Red lights in shape of horseshoe moving accross sky
Fostoria · OH, USA
I and 8 others witnessed a fast moving object in the eastern sky moving south to north. The object appeared to be orange in color and
Clarksville · OH, USA
I was standing on the outside deck of a local eatery looked up because something caught my eye and saw comming over the roof area and m
Willard · OH, USA
Four red-orange spherical objects crossed the sky one after another on July 3rd
Toledo · OH, USA
3 horseshoe appearing lights attached to a military type aircraft
Rootstown · OH, USA
Orange/Red Pulsating Orb appeared to be viewing neighborhood fireworks display in Porage Co. Ohio
Fairborn · OH, USA
Object(s) were stationary, and had an orangish glow to them.
Tiffin · OH, USA
fiery looking object moved across the sky
Cleveland · OH, USA
red lites above western sky of cleveland ohio
Amelia · OH, USA
Large Orange Circle, low to the ground, under the clouds, silent and moving very slow across the sky on July 4, 2010
Deer Park · OH, USA
Looking NE there was a bright round/triangular object hovering in the sky and moving sporadically; changed in shape, size, & brightness
Wickliff · OH, USA
Possible flares attached to balloons
Lorain · OH, USA
big orange ball floating steady through the sky in Ohio on July 4, 2010
Portsmouth · OH, USA
Bright dim light seen from the Carl Perkins bridge during 4th of July fireworks show
Mentor · OH, USA
UFO sightling of a reddish orange fireball in Menor OH on July 4th 2010
Springfield · OH, USA
2 fireballs in the sky in springfield ohio july 4 2010
Bethesda · OH, USA
Red orb light flying in clear night in east ohio on july 4th
Hilliard · OH, USA
My girlfriend and I were driving on Leppert Road toward Scioto Darby Road at 11:00PM. We were talking about getting some pizza when she
Jamestown · OH, USA
Walked out of my front door around noon. Looked up and saw 2 crafts. There was a silver saucer just barely moving. Below the saucer
Jamestown · OH, USA
Silver saucer about 35 to 50 feet long., disappearing in front of my face
Cuyahoga Falls · OH, USA
V shaped UFO over Ohio
Waterville · OH, USA
Bright orange circular object in Waterville, Ohio sky
Worthington · OH, USA
It looks like a star, same size but brighter. Moving erratically. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a celestial body, we suspect. PD))