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)
Columbia · SC, USA
Saucer shape with red, yellow, green lights like lights on a ferris wheel at the stat fair. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star? PD))
Georgetown · SC, USA
2-3 Bright fireball lights in sky which fade slowly on and off.
Garden City · SC, USA
Bright orange glow in the sky of the east coast.
McCormick · SC, USA
Bright Light Moving over McCormick, SC.
Belton · SC, USA
((HOAX??)) It looked as if two stars were shooting lasers at each other.
Florence · SC, USA
The UFO That I observed was a white disk shaped with a semi circle top. On the top I saw about 3 blinking green dots. The object made
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three bright white lights seen in formation above the ocean in Myrtle Beach
Goose Creek · SC, USA
Strange object seen flying in the sky over neighborhood.
Goose Creek · SC, USA
Low fast flying triangular object over the tree tops.
Charleston · SC, USA
Just saw a black colored triangle flying over my house with red blinking lights and had a eerie sound to it! It flew fairly low.
Columbia · SC, USA
Soundless oval fireball - first still, then moving rapidly over Southeast Columbia, SC.
McCormick · SC, USA
Another Bright Light Over McCormick, SC.
Chester · SC, USA
Fireball With Long Tail Witnessed by 3 Observers in Chester, SC, at 1AM on June 29, 2015. ((NUFORC Note: Satellite re-entry. PD))
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Space Debris falls out of orbit and burns up. ((NUFORC Note: Confirmed satellite re-entry. PD))
McCormick · SC, USA
Silent, black triangular shaped craft ascending from water and slowly passing over treeline.
Travelers Rest · SC, USA
Orange orb seen May 5, 2015, in from upstate SC looking west over hills, moving S to N.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange ball of light, low over North Myrtle Beach May 6, 2015 during the late evening.
Rockhill · SC, USA
Every bright also very high in the sky to high for plane, moving fast then stops and starts moving fast in a zigzag motion.
Folly Beach · SC, USA
Round slow spinning object with 3 to 4 orange lights hovering over ocean.
Sumter · SC, USA
It was fast and made no sound.
Columbia · SC, USA
I was leaving Columbia South Carolina and heading I 77 up to Charlotte. When I notice the surrounding of my car was lit up in a really
Union · SC, USA
A bright light was plainly visible in the overcast sky even thought no stars or the moon were visible through the thick cloud cover.
Ridgeland · SC, USA
Orange silent moving thing.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Shape outlined in twinkling star like lights.
Summerville · SC, USA
Three large circular yellow lights aligned above the tree line appeared one at a time. Then vanished sequentially from left to right.