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)
Smithfield · RI, USA
I was on my motorcycle riding west bound on log road. The night was clear and I saw two very bright orange orbs above me. I pulled into
North Providence · RI, USA
I saw six small star like orbs In a line slowly moving across the sky, fading off one by one. ((Starlink satellites?))
Pawtucket · RI, USA
White ball of light/orb flying silently.
Westerly · RI, USA
Star Shaped Fast-Flying Object.
Narragansett · RI, USA
I was with my cousin and dad and we’re all fishing and I hear my dad yell “holy shit p*** turn around” and I turn around to see a disc
Westerly · RI, USA
I saw a weird star-like thing and another weird thing with rainbow-lights and I think the aliens know me.
Jamestown · RI, USA
MADAR Node 43
Jamestown · RI, USA
6 plus people witness a bright light .oving in strange directions
Jamestown · RI, USA
10 to 15 orbs flying in same direction, one after the other never swaying from the path of the one in frony ((Starlink satellites?))
Westerly · RI, USA
Fast light being followed by helicopter, darting all over the place.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Pawtucket RI/Attleboro MA line. Two lights one being bright moving very slowly along tree line. To the NE closer prox drone w/ light
Woonsocket · RI, USA
It started around 850pm and i was sitting eating dinner. ((UFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Richmond · RI, USA
Extremely bright orange object similar to Chinese lantern flying at rate of speed similar to aircraft in a straight trajectory from Nor
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Strange looking 'plane' flies low from ocean northward
North Kingstown · RI, USA
The object was a big ball of light and above the road. I saw this same object with a friend driving in north smithfield a different par
Charlestown · RI, USA
Light moving at a high rate of speed.
Seekonk/Pawtucket Line · RI, USA
Large circular lights hoovering above golf course
Warren · RI, USA
Upside down egg shaped glowing object with blue whispy tail and red blinking orbs.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
I saw a flying saucer outside of a retail company but that was not the first a few years ago
Coventry · RI, USA
Strange lights sighted above tree line just before sunrise
Cranston · RI, USA
I was driving to work and i saw a ball of fire falling from the sky in the far distance. At first i thought "WOW" a shooting
Warwick · RI, USA
We are not alone!!
North Providence · RI, USA
3 balls of light exact same distance apart and exact same speed.
North Kingstown · RI, USA
Fast amazing lights in the shape of a dart craft, fast and jagged path and disappeared quickly heading East,
East Greenwich · RI, USA
Was driving on highway and looked up to see two orbs glowing a greenish white flying back and forth across the sky.