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)
East Providence · RI, USA
3 shimmering, constant yellow lights moving across the sky changing configuration as they flew. One broke off left and up and flew out
Warwick · RI, USA
2 lights in the sky disappeared and came back super bright before vanishing
North Providence · RI, USA
Bright light moving very fast in a pointed direction across the sky.
Block Island · RI, USA
While swimming, we witnessed a pink circular craft float across sky and drop down into the ocean.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Series of yellow orbs w/red outer glows moved from N. to W. in single file, dimmed to red, then fizzled out sequentially.
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Orange lights ufo seen In Rhode Island.
Narragansett · RI, USA
Gold Orb Sphere Lunar Eclipse Narragansett, RI.
Narragansett · RI, USA
Gold, teardrop, lunar eclipse, 9/27/2015, Narragansett, RI.
Smithfield · RI, USA
Driving home from work, I saw a very large craft, clear as day. It looked like it was put together by leggo blocks. It had no wings.
Warwick · RI, USA
Bright reddish/orange self-illuminated sphere rising up from Warwick Pond in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Groton Long Point · RI, USA
Bright lime a star, small, moved fast then hovered.
Cumberland · RI, USA
Morning UFO over Cumberland, RI.
Woonsocket · RI, USA
Flying low no sound lights flash in a diamond shape.moved from side to side then hoverd for a minute then took off
Pawtucket · RI, USA
Possible UFO or military aircraft above McCoy Stadium after the Pawtucket Red Sox - Scranton Willkes-Barre Rail Riders baseball game.
Providence · RI, USA
8 disc shaped crafts w/4 or 5 orange lights...they made no noise whatsoever and they should have if they were produced on this planet.
Johnston · RI, USA
10-12 single line formation yellowish/orange spheres flying overhead into the clouds, then disappearing one by one.
Narragansett · RI, USA
Extremely bright reddish orange pod/egg-shaped obj. moving NE over Narragansett Bay near Ocean Rd; followed coast, then E.
Exeter · RI, USA
((HOAX??)) A blue orb went down the street-a few minutes later it was seen flying past a house window.
East Providence · RI, USA
Red and blue light UFO over Cranston, Rhode Island, landing vertically in Narragansett Bay.
Bristol · RI, USA
Three purple/red objects with strobe traveling SE to ENE.
Tiverton · RI, USA
Seven glowing lights appear in the sky and each disappear and reappear multiple times within about an hour in Tiverton, RI.
Providence · RI, USA
Multiple reflective objects high in the sky.
South Kingstown · RI, USA
At the above time and date, a bright light, blueish-white, streaked overhead, going S to N. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor?? PD))
Providence · RI, USA
I seen a bright blue light that seemed to get dim then glow red then started moving at a slow pace then 2 other pulsating lights coming
Coventry · RI, USA
Driving down I-95 S, coming home from a friend's passing exit 6a I took a picture with my phone of the moon because it was eluminingat