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)
Ashaway · RI, USA
Four or five chevron type craft flying at night.
Coventry · RI, USA
Flash was so bright it hurt my eyes like a camera flash to close, it lasted seconds and it was gone, looked like a fire ball yellow and
Coventry · RI, USA
BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WITH A BLUE AURA MOVING EXTREMELY FAST
Westerly · RI, USA
Four Reddish-orange fireballs-changed direction-disappeared.
Smithfield · RI, USA
Triangular lighted shape in the sky around 5 pm
North Scituate · RI, USA
I noticed 6 or 7 constant red/orange lights low on the horizon behind the trees.
Woonsocket · RI, USA
Moved faster that a plane but, much slower than a meteor.
Providence · RI, USA
The object was extremely close to my car when driving and traveled at a high rate of speed when it was not idle.
North Kingstown · RI, USA
Bright oval object in sky
West Greenwich · RI, USA
I awoke to find orbs of light floating outside my bedroom window
Narragansett · RI, USA
Newton Ave/ Hazard Rock area- Huge hovering object with light formations dissapeared.
Providence · RI, USA
Fleeting triangular object following a meteor path
West Warwick · RI, USA
I saw 6 or 7 red lights slowly moving in the sky north of West Warwick, RI that were heading north
Johnston · RI, USA
Orange Sphere in the night sky.
Warwick · RI, USA
Red lights in the sky on the 4th of july
Mapillville · RI, USA
On 7-9-2001 i was driving home from a friends house in Mapillville Road Island . I was 1000 feet from my driveway. There was a clearing
Warwick · RI, USA
It was a sunny day, I was driving on Airport road toward Post road when a glimmering shiny metallic saucer appears over trees ahead. It
Warwick · RI, USA
It was a sunny day, I was driving on airport road toward Post road with my wife. as I'm coming up on the intersection about three to fo
Exeter · RI, USA
A disbeliever firmly becomes a believer after spotting this thing in the sky.
Wakefield · RI, USA
Two White Lights Fly Simultaneously WNW to EAST
North Kingston · RI, USA
Man sitting in car is bathed in light from three very bright flashes of light, in rapid sequence.
Wakefield · RI, USA
A large disc shaped craft entered my field of vision and disappeared before i could observe further details.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
3 flying orange orbs.
Warwick · RI, USA
Blue ball of light arching in the sky in Warwick, Rhode Island
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Mystery 'jets' again over Rhode Island