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)
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Orange orbs seen by wife and me over ocean at Cherry Grove.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Multiple Amber Lights Seen In North Myrtle Beach around 11 pm, Thursday, June 12th.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
3 orange glowing lights rotating for a couple seconds then it disappeared.
Isle of Palms/Georgetown (between) · SC, USA
Multiple orange circular/spherical type shapes between Isle of Palms and Georgetown, witnessed by family of 5.
Southeast Lake City · SC, USA
Round object, white orange lights.
Conway · SC, USA
Orange shapes appearing in Conway, SC.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
1-4 hovering and sequencing lights.
Easley · SC, USA
RED, round object seem to be flickering, glowing.
Conway · SC, USA
Small light appeared with a flash dimming down moved around in a curving manner faded away then brightened and reappeared
Garden City · SC, USA
Orange light larger and closer than a star appeared then disappeared 3 times over the ocean. Object did not move. 5 of us saw it.
Cherry Grove Beach · SC, USA
Orange round object goes out and comes back on with a series of blinking lights in sky in North Myrtle beach.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
A multi craft event, military personal sorrounded the sky during the event.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 to 5 "stars turning on and off," 2-horizontally aligned red/yellow spheres, appeared for about 30 seconds.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Red/orange spherical lights appeared several times just above the ocean in the night sky. Thought they were a/c or flares.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Strange red and orange lights appear in sky in north myrtle beach Sands resort.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
5 Yellowish craft overflew Murrells Inlet this evening. ((NUFORC Note: Report from former USN fighter pilot. PD))
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Coming back to beach house 2 nights ago-saw what looked like a very very bright star gold in color. Became more intense, then faded.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Unexplained Triangular Flying Craft With Bright Lights At Myrtle Beach.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Orange lights appeared over ocean off Litchfield Beach, SC
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Not to debunk any other post but I first saw two rapid or pulsing white lights those used by aircraft. The lights were staggered one in
Garden City · SC, USA
My family is vacationing at Garden City. Last night I walked onto balcony of condo and saw three large orange lights come on, one two t
Litchfeild · SC, USA
Small red/orange lights over the ocean.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Strange lights over ocean in Surfside Beach, SC
Crescent Beach · SC, USA
AWESOME!
Litchfield · SC, USA
Bright orange lights flashing in a line and the disappearing.