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)
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
We're sitting on porch at 9 pm when a total of six orange glowing objects appeared/disappeared for an hour. Each sighting 10 min apart
Garden City · SC, USA
Lights appeared in the sky for short periods 3 to the cell 3 to the north eventually they came together at 6 followed by individual.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
3 orange spheres moving at erratic speeds of South Carolina coast.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
UFO Sighting Report 16-July-2014 21:28 Eastern North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 1st incident: Observed a single orange colored
Fort Mill · SC, USA
Light across the sky
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
UFO Sighting Report 16-July-2014 23:17 Eastern North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 3rd incident: Observed six orange colored sphe
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Watched three flashes of light appear over the ocean on the date of July 17th at 22:00.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We reported a similar siting two nights ago. We saw three orange circles for five to six seconds that moved around and then vanished. T
Surfside · SC, USA
Unordinary orange light in the sky faded away after about 3 minutes.
Surfside · SC, USA
Weird Orange light above the ocean that faded after about 30 seconds.
North Charleston · SC, USA
A circular craft emerges twice from clouds on stormy night.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange oval-shaped object, with orange droplets, seen over Myrtle Beach.
Six Mile · SC, USA
I was standing in yard stargazing and noticed a bright light which I thought was a star,and took pictures of it with cellphone. When Il
North Charleston · SC, USA
Disk-like object in the clouds.
Darlington · SC, USA
Cylindrical glowing object seen in clear sky at dusk by multiple witnesses.
Lancaster · SC, USA
Approx. 30 lights, in two groups, flying in a 'V' formation.
Georgetown · SC, USA
Just saw some crazy shiz in the sky. Me and my dad both.... maybe it was red sprite lightning. It was iridescent orange and crimson red
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Come to Myrtle Beach and see for yourself...seeing is believing.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
There were 4 red-orange spheres seen just above the horizon over the Atlantic Ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC..
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights over water.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights over Myrtle Beach.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Several sequenced sightings of strange lights in night sky.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Red light appears, disappears and the reappears in a different spot;followed by white/violet lights flashing like sparkles.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Intermittent flashing orange light traveling in a straight line
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange orbs observered high above the ocean from our ocean front balcony view in Myrtle Beach.