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)
West Greenwich · East Greenwich, West Warwick, Warwick, RI, USA
Craft follows our car up the highway for at least 10 minutes then takes off when we change direction and speed abruptly.
Scituate · RI, USA
while at Seagrave (Amateur Astronomy) Observatory on Peeptoad Road, Scituate,Rhode Island,noticed on the western horizon a turquoise br
Johnston · RI, USA
I was 13 years old. I was walking up the street to my friends house and I felt leaves blowing up. ((anonymous report))
Portsmouth · RI, USA
Vary large glowing object with a red blinking light beneath the bright round yellow/orange glowing light
Providence · RI, USA
A cold winter evening. I was walking the dog through the woods when all of the sudden I saw 3 sphere like shapes floating about 10 yds
Cumberland · RI, USA
Disk Shaped Revolving Lights in the Sky
Westerly · RI, USA
traveling at fast speeds as high as the stars on a clear night then gone out of sight
Coventry · RI, USA
It was scary!
Richmond · RI, USA
A light followed me home and then dissapeared!
Barrington · RI, USA
My wife and I were on the East Bay Bike Path near Barrrington RI where we had just stopped riding for a moment. I was looking down and
Cumberland · RI, USA
On the evening of Nov 11th I was in my backyard with my dog and noticed how beautiful and clear the sky was. When I looked to my left
Lincoln · RI, USA
The whole bottom was a bright white light and around the perimeter was a single strip of colored blinking lights.
Bristol · RI, USA
Dark shape with burnt orange glow near Bristol RI
Narragansett · RI, USA
AT dusk, while watching fireworks displays in the area, we were setting off a few fireworks on a cliff by the ocean shore. We observed
Smithfield · RI, USA
First noticed what appeared to be a very brilliant star in the western sky, reddish colored, like the planet Mars might appear. After
Interstate 95 · RI, USA
Still triangle with 3 points of light
Jamestown · RI, USA
Object resembling airplane light blinked in random patterns, moved strangely, then very quickly for a sec., turned red and dissappeared
Portsmouth · RI, USA
Chevron shaped object seen in Rhode Island sky on night of Vernal Equinox.
West Warwick · RI, USA
Large, circular object with a ring of flashing red and white lights zigzag in night sky.
East Providence · RI, USA
2 VERY BRIGHTLY lit craft were observed flying in clear, sunny skies, and one became stationary; both were at high altitude.
West Warwick · RI, USA
12 White Circles stationary in different formations for 10 to 15 min.
South County · RI, USA
Black helicopter sightings over Southern Rhode Island.
Hopkinton · RI, USA
Unexplained light
Pasquag · RI, USA
it was 40 yards in diameter round had to bright white lights in the front and back to flashing lights on each side that randomly chang
Providence (On the coastline · SSW of), RI, USA
An egg shaped object passed in close proximity of my aircraft.