UFO Sightings in South Carolina
2,109 UFO sightings reported in South Carolina since 1939, peaking in 2014 (260 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,109
- Span
- 1939–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (260 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1939–2022 · peak 2014 (260 reports)
Top cities in South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
1981–2022 · peak 2014 (45 reports)
North Myrtle Beach
2002–2021 · peak 2014 (30 reports)
Charleston
1962–2022 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Columbia
1968–2020 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Greenville
1972–2021 · peak 2019 (7 reports)
Surfside Beach
2003–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Summerville
1969–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Pawleys Island
1995–2022 · peak 2014 (11 reports)
Irmo
1971–2022 · peak 2020 (13 reports)
Conway
1997–2022 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Rock Hill
1959–2019 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Simpsonville
1998–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Garden City
1985–2020 · peak 2014 (9 reports)
Anderson
1975–2021 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Florence
1975–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
North Charleston
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Lexington
1999–2019 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Murrells Inlet
2003–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Sumter
1991–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Easley
1991–2021 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Was down on the beach at Surfside tonight. Been walking on this beach at night for 6 years now and never saw anything like this. I was
Greer · SC, USA
You could see a series of red lights in motion it was big then it went below the tree line.
Travelers Rest (Outside of; on 25 N) · SC, USA
It was a white cigar shaped object that sat in a fixed point for over 15 minutes.
Hickory Grove · SC, USA
As we were heading home on hwy 97west, I saw what appeared to be big bright white blinking lights. I first thought it was an airplan
North Charleston · SC, USA
Bright light, not changing, moving fast and low, completely silent.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
V formation, silent, slow moving, low in air, maybe 8 lights.
Trio · SC, USA
Red orb of light.
North Augusta · SC, USA
I stepped outside on my front porch to have a cigarette while Hurricane Michael was coming in land and looked to my left and noticed wh
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
14°N 10:00 high. 1-red,green, blue sparkling object. In the middle it looks like three stars in a very row. To the right is another spa
North Augusta · SC, USA
Bright glowing sphere.
Fort Mill · SC, USA
10/15/2018 Last night 10/14/2018 located in Fort Mill SC approximately 9:25 PM looking NW into the sky (because it was clear that way
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Several orbs observed by 2 witnesses.
Atlantic Ocean · SC, USA
Deep orange in color and bright white, plastic object pulsating over Atlantic Ocean towards the Carolinas. ((anonymous report))
Easley · SC, USA
From our back yard, seven o'clock from the moon, strange lit up object last night with lights around on it that were a diamond shape.
Florence · SC, USA
Black object moving across sky Florence sc not sure what it was sept 24 2018
West Columbia · SC, USA
Two reddish-orange dots in sky approximately 1 nautical mile away, in a slow moving formation moving ~ 25-35 mph. ((anonymous report))
Hilton Head Island · SC, USA
Circular bright white light moving erratically across the sky before fading into an orange light that moved much slower.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Witnessed fighter jets in the area (6 +). Then looked the other direction and noticed noticed a metallic object. ((anonymous report))
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We witnessed a few fighter jets flying around in erratic patterns, this caught our attention and we were watching them.
Anderson · SC, USA
I was on the highway going to work early in the morning, when I notice very bright lights in a vertical oval formation falling down in
Union · SC, USA
Large white sphere moving slowly at an sharp angle downward.
Round O · SC, USA
Lights over Round O, SC.
Charleston · SC, USA
Two red-orange glowing orbs in the sky above North Charleston, S.C., witnessed by two. ((anonymous report))
Hilton Head island · SC, USA
Orange star like object moving in sky fading out and re appearing. ((anonymous report))
Conway · SC, USA
I and my BF saw a light in the sky. It was hovering and wobbling for ~1 hour, it was very bright. ((anonymous report))