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)
Providence · RI, USA
On 10/18/17 At about 6 p.m. I observed 4 unidentified air crafts in the sky that were flying over, under, and around eachother and also
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Bright, silvery-white light/object smoothly and silently traverses the night sky.
Greenville · RI, USA
2 crafts in the sky with lights like a strobe flying around and above and below each other.
Charlestown · RI, USA
Odd 'jet liners,' with bright lights fade into thin air.
Cranston · RI, USA
red slow moving object in W sky. moved slowly. red glow slowly deminished until gone. ((anonymous report))
West Warwick · RI, USA
Jet-like roaring craft over Rhode Island...no true explanation from media.
Narraganssett · RI, USA
Sighted Thursday, August 10th, about 9:30 PM near Port Judith lighthouse, 4 bright lights spread very far apart, reddish in color.
Coventry · RI, USA
Heading south on 95 saw 3 huge lights in a row in the sky, heading towards us n then hovers for a bit n then moved NWt with turning.
Warwick · RI, USA
A triangle/square object with 3 huge lights at front, sat in place and hovered for a few moments, and then changed direction from N.
Smithfield · RI, USA
2 circle shape lights almost like strobe lights moving around one another. As soon as I got my phone out to video it was almost like t
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Staring at this bright flickering star in the sky; behind the star appeared a slightly smaller brightly lit orb. ((anonymous report))
Cumberland · RI, USA
There were a total of 4 flashes each 1 second apart, the sighting lasted only 4 seconds.
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Extremely bright light hanging motionless 1000 ft up.
Warwick · RI, USA
saw disk like object circling around area for about couple minutes , i thought i was a plain but when it came into view it looked like
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Bright white light slowly and briefly travels part of the night sky.
Middletown · RI, USA
Two dim circular lights following one another about 100 feet above the tree line. Moving faster than an airplane.
Providence · RI, USA
White disk that moved, dimmed, and flashed green and red lights, until disappearing.
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Star-like object moves slowly across the sky until changing shape and fading out.
Warren · RI, USA
Triangular moving quickly over Warren, RI, and turned around when it was spotted.
Warren · RI, USA
((HOAX??)) Triangular moving quickly over Warren RI and turned around when it was spotted.
Cranston · RI, USA
Two lights moving faster than an airplane. ((anonymous report))
Newport · RI, USA
Bright orange ball, in western sky. Then disappeared. Near Orion's belt.
Bristol · RI, USA
The object appeared as three white lights and when going to look at the lights they moved so fast they appeared as white lines across t
Rumford · RI, USA
Large star-like object with pointed spikes like green light-sabers that come and go. To L of moon. ((NUFORC Note: Venus? PD))
Rumford · RI, USA
1/13/17, 6:15 AM, 3 extremely bright " stars" that appeared, shone with a bright flash, and blinked off, east of the Big Dipp