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)
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Silent orange ball.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Orange-reddish light traveling slowly from South to North near Hwy 901/ I-77 area.
James Island · SC, USA
((HOAX??)) Bright white light got amazingly close to my dog and I. No sound, no nothing. just the light.
Seneca · SC, USA
White disk came through contrail of large plane and veered away at fast speed.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Looking at the full moon over the Ocean. Then saw 2 fire red circular objects , about 300 yards apart in the sky moving very slowly, dr
Charleston · SC, USA
We saw single orange ball of light moving slowly with no sound in night sky.
Anderson · SC, USA
The lights appeared to be a foot apart along a straight axis when the object passed beyond a tree line that is 300 yards away.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
There were 3 lights spread out equally with major distance in between and weird blinking pattern of white (no other color) lights.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Triangular shaped craft with 3 white blinking lights on each end was slowly hovering in Simpsonville area
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights.
Columbia · SC, USA
UFO bright like the North Star no doubt about what I saw.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Big white objects falling from the sky.
Longs/Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights on large disk, followed by smaller lights.
Belton · SC, USA
At approximately 20:40 my family witnessed what we thought was a very large bright star. This object did slightly appear to flicker in
Ladson · SC, USA
Lights emitted from a stationary, rotating craft from inside the clouds.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Suspended square object disappears.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three perfects white one-two flash lights strobe then disappear. Warm orange light appears.
Bethera · SC, USA
Bright star like object, slight flickering, no sound.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
We heard a strange sound like a train or engine with lots of air , in the sky saw 4 blue lights was just a flash
Columbia · SC, USA
Bright flashing orange-red object hovering lake Murray South Carolina. Up down back forth and zigzag movements.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Cigar shaped object over Simpsonville, SC.
Lake Wylie · SC, USA
Nightly hovering object viewings over Lake Wylie
Charleston · SC, USA
Star like object, moving erratically.
Columbia · SC, USA
Four circles of light spotted in the sky creating a 1 and 1/4 rotation before converging. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising light? PD))
Lexington · SC, USA
I saw 3 sphere shaped fire orange colored objects in the sky.