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)
Loris · SC, USA
The fighters rattled my windows.
Greenville · SC, USA
The fireball traveled south in a straight line for around two minutes with no sound and appeared to completely jump up out of sight aft
Fort Mill · SC, USA
Three light object rotating vertical & horizontal quickly across the sky
Surfside/Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
All 5 of us saw the lights flash n fly along the skyline and ocean ...phones would not work...3yr old scared!
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange lights over the ocean.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
1/2 circle of orange fireballs for 20 seconds that disappeaed then three blinking white lights appeared for 10 minutes.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
6 orange orbs appearing in quick succession in a horizontal line above the ocean.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 balls of orange lights. One after the other spaced perfectly apart. One would disappear and the other would appear. Right to left. Ov
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Series of Yellow Lights Seen Over Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Red/Orange Lights Near Myrtle Beach 10/21/2014.
Myrtle Beach (501) · SC, USA
Orange orbs in the sky with distinct pattern first sighting 5 times second 3 times
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights over ocean Myrtle Beach observed off and on for 45 minutes
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Unknown lights in Myrtle Beach.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright amber lights observed in a linear pattern occuring within about ten minutes.
Little River · SC, USA
Bright Orange Orbs seen in Little River, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Four orange circles that faded out singly. Then five lights did the same, 15 min later, in same location.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Saw 4 or 5 orange, red lights in sky over ocean they then wrnt out one at a time approx 5 minutes later saw 4 lights again in a linear
Longs · SC, USA
Four bright lights observed in the sky forming a straight line with each light disappearing one by one from left to right until they we
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We saw 3 orange red lights flying in formation for 30 seconds. They then disappeared. They were flying over the Atlantic Ocean. We were
Little River · SC, USA
Me and a friend saw a orange light while at a driving range.
Tega Cay · SC, USA
Ball of fire falling from sky.
Charleston · SC, USA
Triangular object sighting in Charleston.
North Charleston · SC, USA
It was coming down slow within tree height and flew away when we got close to it.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
A bright light that looked like a star, changing speed. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightings of satellites?? PD))
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
There's always different lights over the ocean here. But tonight they formed two sets of triangles side by side.