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)
Lexington · SC, USA
Bright red-orange object that looked like a star.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Was watching a plane in the sky heading south, and from the far north I noticed another plane with blinking lights coming south.
Columbia · SC, USA
Fireball in the sky.
Tega Cay · SC, USA
Looking E just above the horizon. Saw one flash of light that lasted for a sec. After it vanished 2 lights appeared in the
Socastee · SC, USA
Fading lights and unusually moving lights.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
An orange orb over Myrtle Beach was sighted two times in 3 days and I fear for my safety.
Little River · SC, USA
Multiple strobe like blinking objects headed northeast. Three lit up to orange color and went out in sequence. Blinking objects cont..
Florence · SC, USA
Green light falling from the sky very slowly, then disappeared.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright light moving erratically over the ocean.
Charleston · SC, USA
3 green glowing craft over harbor.
Murrell's inland · SC, USA
Appearing and disappearing orange/yellow lights 1 mile South of Garden City Pier, SC
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Various orange light patterns. Stationary in sky turning on and off at different times
Isle of Palms · SC, USA
3 lights in triangle shape. next to the moon and very bright
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three bright orange spheres of light appeared and disappeared over the ocean.
Folly Beach · SC, USA
Three orange/yellow lights in a triangular formation near the Charleston Harbor, viewed from the Folly Beach pier under a full moon.
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
6 friends sitting on porch looking over the ocean saw 4 bright lights, each one appeared to be a cluster of 3 smaller lights; no moveme
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Round Orange Glowing Lights over Atlantic off shore of North Myrtle Beach SC
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
5-6 red-orange linear lights in the sky above the ocean. they appeared one after the other, and lasted 5 seconds each before fading out
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three lights of possibly one object nearly equidistant moving across sky low appeared to move up and down very fast
Garden City · SC, USA
Lights in the sky.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Orange orbs forming patterns above the ocean
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Four bright orange spheres of light suddenly appearing and disappearing in sky over ocean.
Pawley's Island · SC, USA
Group of 3 orbs of flashing white lights traveling fast over the ocean
Litchfield · SC, USA
Multiple orange globes in sky SE of Litchfield, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Green ball, slowly falling, with a short tail.