UFO Sightings in Rhode Island
570 UFO sightings reported in Rhode Island since 1944, peaking in 2012 (49 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 570
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (49 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2012 (49 reports)
Top cities in Rhode Island
Warwick
1975–2021 · peak 2015 (5 reports)
Providence
1981–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Cranston
1975–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
South Kingstown
1944–2021 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
Pawtucket
1974–2021 · peak 2015 (4 reports)
Woonsocket
1999–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Leeds (UK/England)
1975–2011 · peak 2001 (3 reports)
Coventry
1966–2019 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
North Kingstown
1989–2021 · peak 1997 (2 reports)
Newport
1970–2021 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
North Providence
1996–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Johnston
1996–2019 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Narragansett
1965–2020 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Cumberland
2001–2021 · peak 2017 (3 reports)
East Providence
1979–2022 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Westerly
2002–2021 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Wakefield
2003–2019 · peak 2008 (2 reports)
Charlestown
1964–2020 · peak 2000 (2 reports)
Smithfield
1982–2020 · peak 2020 (2 reports)
West Warwick
2000–2019 · peak 2000 (1 reports)
Cranston · RI, USA
Orange ball of light hovering at a low altitude in cranston, vanishes then reappears seconds later in diff location
Providence · RI, USA
Orangish glowing object soared at low altitude , followed by white shooting star streaking across sky for 3 seconds
Cranston · RI, USA
Light blue disk over Cranston RI for 20 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising lights?? PD))
North Kingstown · RI, USA
Two bright yellow/orange lights moving Northwest to Southeast over North Kingstown, RI
Providence · RI, USA
Bright light cigar shape hovering and disappearing.
Pascoag · RI, USA
Glowing orange light larger than north star, located north, hovers and travels down past tree line.
Westerly · RI, USA
Intense yellowish white fireball with greenish tint.
RI · USA
6 fast crarft appear then fly out of view.
North Providence · RI, USA
I Julian Smith witnessed and others mutiple ufos speeding faster then the fighter jet plans and all other objects near 100miles in eyes
Coventry · RI, USA
Hope they land.
Cranston · RI, USA
3 spheres in Cranston, RI.
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Large Fast Moving Blue/Green Circlular Object Flying Through The Sky In North East America
Providence · RI, USA
Around 6 am I saw something in the sky that looked like a silver teardrop.
Newport · RI, USA
Slow moving white light with red sphere rotating tightly around it, disappears into thin air.
North Smithfield · RI, USA
Super fast blue green object jets in sky and just disappears.
Coventry · RI, USA
Fireball falling straight down.
Richmond · RI, USA
Insanely large craft, wierd shape, purpleish blue, blue and white spotlights, very low over my car, flying slow.
Cranston · RI, USA
I am a retired plychologist age 64. I sit out every night till about 2pm facing the south. I saw a large round orange ball, like a pu
Rumford · RI, USA
On 10/18/12 at 10:30 p.m. Two bright lights were seen in the eastern sky. At first they were stationary, but then they started moving b
Cranston · RI, USA
Large orange ball over Rhode Island.
Woonsocket · RI, USA
Unusual alien in the window - non grey.
Woonsocket · RI, USA
Alien? looking in a second story window. It's a strait drop beneath it, but there it is. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect an artifact. PD))
Warwick · RI, USA
I got up to let my dogs out at 1:30 AM on September 20, 2012. Standing out on my deck I noticed how clear the sky was. When I looked to
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Bright Red/Orange Light flying across sky weeving in and Out, Slowing down and Speeding up.
Coventry/Exeter · RI, USA
Flickering lights in RI skies on Aug. 5, 2012.