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)
Summerville · SC, USA
Have seen what I thought was 2 stars lined up for the past week.
Woodruff · SC, USA
On 24OC15, I observed 8 orange objects in the sky. The objects where observed at approximately NNW.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
My fiance and I were driving to the grocery store when a dark object zoomed right by us on the road.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
3 light left, middle, right stationary for over half an hour.
Columbia · SC, USA
Thought it may have been a meteor but it was flying not falling had a huge boomerang shaped aura. ((NUFORC Note: Atlas V launch. PD))
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Blue teardrop appeared low in the sky above us slowly slid lower shape turned round stopped then just shut off like a light bulb.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Black triangular UFO spotted by airline pilots
Indian Land · SC, USA
Witnessed same triangle shapped craft reported in Weddington.
Greenville · SC, USA
Circle of 4 white lights, moving. The sighting was of a circle of 4 white lights, which were moving in circles of increasing / decr
Lugoff · SC, USA
Triangle shape with green orange and red lights.
Charleston · SC, USA
Walked out on porch and glanced up just to see a lime-green cylinder shaped light appear in the NW skyline, it quickly descended.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
2 bright lights crossing night sky.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lit object in sky.
Georgetown · SC, USA
There was a light in the sky that changed colors at random times, no pattern.
Lexinton · SC, USA
I saw red and white flashing lights in the south sky's. it was to high up to tell much more detail. it sat stationary but moved 3 time
Murrells Inlet / Burgess Community · SC, USA
I was driving on Hwy 707 headed toward Socastee when I saw 2 VERY bright headlight beams flying VERY low in the skyline. I thought to m
Taylors · SC, USA
At 2000 on July 4, 2015 while outside watching our neighbors shoot off fireworks we witnessed 15 separate solid orange lights over a 45
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Orange craft/s over Surfside Beach during the 4th of july fireworks!!!
Lake Wylie · SC, USA
Red-orange object hovering during firework display in South Carolina.
Inman · SC, USA
Chevrons of lights seen in 4th of July night sky.
Charleston · SC, USA
Three bright white lights moving across the sky stopped abruptly and formed into a triangle and then an L shaped formation.
Anderson · SC, USA
Bright white Lights. No flashing qualities of comm. aviation. 1 mi. ahead from coordinates in car when images were taken.
West Columbia · SC, USA
Strobe like light.
Goose Creek · SC, USA
UFO with bright orange light with pencil like beams of light emitted from all sides.
Summerville · SC, USA
Huge Craft in South Carolina Sky (Summerville)