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
A very large, dim, milky-white, round object, resembling a full moon, situated next to and on the left side of the sun.
Providence · RI, USA
About 2:40 am and looked up in the sky and rite above my house was 10/12 what looked like stars. ((anonymous report))
Charlestown · RI, USA
Basketball size yellowish light crosses my field of vision near rural road intersecion.
Seekonk (general area) · RI, USA
White circular shaped object flying about 300 feet, traveling more than 200 MPH!
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Very bright, non-blinking, bluish-white, soundless, light travels slowly NW to SE in clear night sky then fades out to nothing.
Smithfield · RI, USA
Four to five glowing red lights slowly moving south while maintaining a triangle formation.
Portsmouth · RI, USA
A strange bright red light much bigger than a plane or satalite lit up hugely and bright then just dissapred into the night. It looked
Woonsocket · RI, USA
Red flashing object.
Providence · RI, USA
Extremely fast (hypersonic+) aircraft (UFO) captured on Live TV over Providence, RI....Please Help me ID this thing.
North Providence · RI, USA
A bright light moving zig-zag formation. Not like a satellite or airplane that moves straight. Then disappeared. ((anonymous report))
Woonsocket · RI, USA
I have had more then 20 sightings for the past year.This sighting that occured was the most frightening.I was looking out of my window
Lincoln · RI, USA
Observed Bizarre UFO Hovering over Trees-Lake- & then Flew right over our head while watching the meteor shower.
Providence · RI, USA
Red circular object moving quickly, then stops and hovers over Providence, RI, changes colors and then disappears.
Providence · RI, USA
Red orb moving quickly, then stops multiple times over Providence, RI.
East Providence · RI, USA
For ~2 mins., a low lying bright amber covered light hovered in the sky and disappeared without moving and in the area of a/c.
Warwick · RI, USA
Red spherical light with green moving light and no white light.
Cranston · RI, USA
Four bright orange orbs drifted in the Eastern sky over Cranston,RI at 10:15 pm on July 3rd.
Portsmouth · RI, USA
At least 4 kite-shaped bright, stationary objects over Portsmouth, RI.
South Kingstown · RI, USA
Sickly, sweet smell permeates the air with no discernible cause. My dog's barking was an alert.
Bristol · RI, USA
Bright reflective yellowish rectangular object larger than a plane.
Galilee · RI, USA
E of Galilee we saw this orange colored light low in the sky it went to the R, then L, then R, then straight away.((anonynous report))
Providence (Olneyville) · RI, USA
Walked out with dog and observed a dark craft overhead. No lights. Thought it could be a drone, but too large.
West Greenwich · RI, USA
Bright light in sky seen by two sisters over East Greenwich, RI
Cranston · RI, USA
Nine bright orange orbs drifted over Cranston, RI.
Riverside · RI, USA
I saw a small red lighted ball in the clear night sky for approximately 3 minutes. I was able to take 3 photos of it. No sound.