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)
Whitmire · SC, USA
There was 3 red lights in the sky low above the trees in the distance ..the lights were in a line one behind the other spaced out a lit
Swansea · SC, USA
Long line of red lights across the sky.
Kershaw · SC, USA
((HOAX??)) The craft was bright chrome there was not any clouds in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Waterloo · SC, USA
Object looked like a very bright stationary star. An aircraft with blinking lights approached. ((anonymous report))
Lancaster · SC, USA
Vibrating bright white ball of jello 50 feet wide.
Clemson · SC, USA
Light appeared from nowhere in the night sky at incredible speed and disappeared about 5 sec. later after speeding up.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights in saucer like formation over Myrtle Beach, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I was just outside walking looking for deer tracks and returned home for my last cigarette for the night as I sat on my balcony I witne
Santee · SC, USA
Large triangle ship with 3 white lights and flashing orange light, flew very low, with no sound. ((NUFORC Note: Jet a/c?? PD))
Lexington · SC, USA
A star-like object was seen during the day, before it changed to a bright red and vanished. ((anonymous report))
Mount pleasant · SC, USA
White light in the day sky
Easley · SC, USA
Floating, hovering object in sky that ascended and eventually disappeared.
Beaufort · SC, USA
Black massive triangle UFO with three lights on the front, moving low and slow, no engine noise.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Spherical color-changing light seen in the NE sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly the star, Capella? PD))
Conway · SC, USA
Strange green orb of light fell behind woods by my house. ((anonymous report))
Bennettsville · SC, USA
Black Triangular craft observed from ground over Bennettsville
Sullivan's Island · SC, USA
My husband, a friend, and I were sitting on the beach facing towards downtown Charleston. The object looks like a faded round blue orb.
Summerville · SC, USA
Witnessed a fairly large triangle shape with bright lights at each end. It was moving slowly in the atmosphere almost looked stars at f
Columbia · SC, USA
Very bright white ball of light, followed by a helicopter.
Cross · SC, USA
Three spherical orange objects in cluster at treeline then moving farther away and erratically moving while viewing over Lake Marion.
Seneca · SC, USA
Three triangular lights were seen in the night sky that came to a complete stop.
Manning · SC, USA
On October 26, I was on the phone with my sister. I was smoking a cigarette on the deck as I spoke on cell. Facing north, observing the
Spartanburg · SC, USA
Red/Yellow Blinking UFO dropped white lit object out of bottom, changed direction then nearly disappeared
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orangish lights rising in the distance. Began to fade in and out as they went overhead. Then disappeared.
Spartanburg · SC, USA
S.C. upstate. red orb/ , sphere, low flying, no sound , not descending . not a fireball.