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)
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Sparkle lights turn to bright red/orange orbs over North Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 star-like lights in a diamond shape, moving in sky to form a vertical line in 3 orange lights then disappear. Quickly.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Standing on 5th floor of hotel looking out over the ocean when we saw a rectangular strand of extremely orangish bright lights. Stayed
Warrenville · SC, USA
Bright lights over the southeast; one looked like it crashed into another dimension.
Sumter · SC, USA
Small, bright white light moving from West to East in Midlands of South Carolina.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Globes over the ocean while fishing.
Charleston · SC, USA
2 fiery orange balls of light were hovering and swaying around St Phillips Epicsopal Church's steeple. They went Behring the homes so I
North Charleston · SC, USA
Orange reddish flashed a few white lights. Steady travel zagged and staggered then disappeared in south westerly direction.
Charleston · SC, USA
5 solid green lights moving from SSE to NNW.
Murrels Inlet · SC, USA
Sitting on our deck we saw a bright orange dislike saucer streak across the inlet and by the time I could take a picture it was gone.
Garden City · SC, USA
Orange round object ...lasted just over a minute. No sound at all .. appeared to. be under 1000'.
Bluffton · SC, USA
Yellowish/orange lights hovering in the sky for about 10 minutes.
Bluffton · SC, USA
3 orange lights in a triangle shape seen for 4min near SC,GA coast.
Pelzer · SC, USA
Intense orange light.
Bluffton · SC, USA
Red lights in a triangle shape slowly moved across SC night sky!
Surfside · SC, USA
Multiple orange/red spheres over ocean. Seemed to fly to one spot in sky and then fade out.
Anderson · SC, USA
Red orange ball of light.
Columbia · SC, USA
White light split into two white lights.
Conway · SC, USA
Orange balls of light going from beach area toward Loris area, seen from downtown Conway.
Easley · SC, USA
2 Black Disc shaped ufo's fly overhead; incredible speed.
Camden · SC, USA
3 witnesses and we are not crazy.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
4 fire colored travelling balls of light--no sound.
Beech Island/Jackson · SC, USA
My husband and I were coming home from picking up our kids from my mother's house. It was late (around 1:30 am) and we were driving alo
Donalds · SC, USA
Boomerang shape 3 red lights moved forward left then right.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
For a period of 10 minutes we saw 3 yellow/orange spheres of light in different locations...then saw 1 at a time appear at a time for s