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)
Wakefield · RI, USA
Bight ball of light in the sky trailed by a more diffuse morphing cloud of light. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Cranston · RI, USA
cone shaped hazy light pointed downward from sky. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
North Kingstown · RI, USA
There was a bright bell shaped light in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
Wakefield · RI, USA
two lights moved horizontally then zig zaged very fast and shot out of sight.
Warwick · RI, USA
oakland beach , green glowing illuminated object moving very fast east to west
Middletown · RI, USA
~24 orange/red fireball shaped objects moving in pairs along common flight path before ascending and dissappering.
Little Compton · RI, USA
Strange orbs/lights seen above and around Warren Point during Hurricane Bill
Providence · RI, USA
UFO seen floating over providence, RI
Smithfield · RI, USA
Chevron shaped craft filmed in daylight.
Cranston · RI, USA
Two Silver Objects diagonal from each other hovered, then jolted upwards, and vanished out of sight on a clear day.
Johnston · RI, USA
object did not move in normal manner
Providence · RI, USA
Rhode Island, Providence, Nantucket, 19th January - formation flying craft of ther sky
Tiverton · RI, USA
Brilliantly lighted cylindrical object seen in northern sky moved at a high rate of speed and vanished.
Warwick · RI, USA
Cloud like object streaks through sky at tremendous speed - for one second!
Warwick · RI, USA
Myself and two of my friends were driving down the road to pick up my girlfriend when my friend in the passenger seat noticed two unide
Providence · RI, USA
3 illuminated oval objects spotted flying closely together.
Wakefield · RI, USA
2 sets of 5 or 6 red tumbling lights move steadily across southern sky.
Wakefield · RI, USA
Bright, white flash
Newport · RI, USA
((HOAX??)) 4 cigar shaped craft hovering over newport
Newport · RI, USA
((HOAX)) flying saucer speeds by overhead while bystanders are appaled while the traind investigator me is not surprised.
Riverside · RI, USA
Round white object spotted traveling faster than a conventional aircraft, no smoke trail/tail
Cranston · RI, USA
See's light over Cranston
Johnston · RI, USA
triangle over johnston with blue red and white lights
Narragansett · RI, USA
I saw this object just above the moon and slightly to the left and it changed from whitish to light bluish and back to whitish.((Star?)
Cumberland · RI, USA
Unknown Object Acting Strangely In The Sky With No Sound To It At All