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)
Greenville · SC, USA
A green almost like a shooting star flew across the sky, but it was too big and way faster than any airplane.
Clemson · SC, USA
2 people witnessed a triangular-shaped UFO above a lake before disappearing completely.
Fountain Inn · SC, USA
The craft was flying at about 500 ft when it flew over my vehicle, it made no sounds and was traveling about 5 mph
Greenville · SC, USA
S-W 7 or so white sphere's playing in mid air moving from side to side like disappearing and reappearing back and forth up and down.
Sumter · SC, USA
Saw roating round globe moving low above our treeline rotating white to black.
Gaston · SC, USA
black cigar shape with bright yellow peripheral lights
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
White light with a blue shield scanning Murrells Inlet.
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Orange orb saw by three people that suddenly vanished away from us.
North Augusta · SC, USA
Orange lights
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Two bird like objects, a large triangular object, quick flashing white lights, & orange orbs in the sky over North Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
My family and I were walking along the beach with flashlights looking for shells and anything that washed up on the shore. We looked ou
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Green object hovers then rapidly changes elevation and direction.
Bishopville · SC, USA
Saw a star looking object darting back and forth between other stars at a rapid speed.
Summerville · SC, USA
My sons were in the yard. They saw this gold- illuminated, flickering but not flashing, as if made of fire. No other lights....pure gol
Greenville · SC, USA
Unseen UFO Appears In One of Two Photographs Taken Less Than 5 Seconds Apart
Summerville · SC, USA
I saw small metallic shiny rotating rectangle like box flying over my house and neighborhood.
Irmo · SC, USA
Saw various lights like starts traveling in a row and disappear in the sky.
Conway · SC, USA
2 orange stationary pulsating spheres; then 5 smaller orange spheres moving irratically not pulsating with no sound
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Many lights over North Myrtle Beach ocean moving erratically
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange orbs
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
UFO Spheres of Orange Lights spotted over ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 orange lights in a perfect diamond
Gaston · SC, USA
3 bright white lights followed by a single bright light at a distance, all traveling at high speed
Fork · SC, USA
Object appeared in the South Sky at 1:00 position. Round metallic white sphere. Object darted to the NE. Stopped held position 1-2 minu
Gaston · SC, USA
triangular object with red, green and white rapidly flashing lights, apparently stationary, low in the westerly sky after sunset