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)
Newport · RI, USA
A bright orange light. Moved awkwardly up and down as it traveled across the sky...Like a fireball at one point then suddenly moves
Narragansett · RI, USA
Bright stationary amber light then fading out
North Kingstown · RI, USA
North Kingstown RI odd sighting
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Huge chevron or triangular craft with two large white circular lights
Middletown · RI, USA
Possible correlation to South Kingston sighting of 28 Feb
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Bright light fades to nothingness
Providence · RI, USA
It was being chased by a plane!
Wakefield · RI, USA
They appeared as stars and then they moved.
Warwick · RI, USA
Large bright white UFO releasing smaller red/orange UFOs
Warwick · RI, USA
we were in our car when we saw a 2 object with lights the lights were red
Jamestown · RI, USA
Lights in the november sky
Cranston · RI, USA
we were inside our house and heard several loud jet like sounds that would stop and then start up agan (exactly like the noises posted
Kingstown · RI, USA
a large light overhead going north,5 times the size of a planes'light, disapearing behind clou
Providence · RI, USA
White tear drop shaped object that was visible to the naked eye that I noticed after an aircraft flew overhead.
Cumberland · RI, USA
In line strobe lights over Cumberland, RI
Warwick · RI, USA
Circles near Quonsett point-seen @ oakland beach Warwick Rhode island
Lincoln · RI, USA
The spheres never moved, only changed colors then faded away.
Johnston · RI, USA
((HOAX??)) As my friend and I were driving home late one night, I was staring out at the window gazing at the stars when I noticed one.
East Greenwich · RI, USA
Triangular ship, stationary, black body, white lights on the three corners and a blinking red/white strobe dead center.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Unidentified falling object/light
Cranston · RI, USA
At 11pm Est I was driving my girlfriend home on Phoenix Avenue toward the free way exit to travel 95 North.In the sky at first loo
Scituate · RI, USA
Has anyone else in RI, CT or MA seen this?
Pawtucket · RI, USA
sphere hummed overhead while flashing red and blue - slowly departed to the east, into South Attleboro / route 95
Cumberland · RI, USA
Triangular craft hovered for awhile, then shot off northward
West Greenwich · RI, USA
My co-worker told me I should report this on this site. This is the first time I have seen this. Myself and my fiend just fininshed a d