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)
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright yellow lights appeared and faded over and over again.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
3 sighting of orange sphere in 1 hour.
Cherry Grove/Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Saw a fireball that looked similar to a flare then followed by a linear stream of lights blinking in sequence disappearing to the left
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
The hour of incident may not be accurate but between the hours of 9:30 & 10:30 pm on 23June14 I was on patrol in a Murrels Inlet resort
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Line of yellow lights over ocean.
Garden City · SC, USA
Witnessed a circular orange/yellow object and assumed it was a planet until it disappeared
Charleston · SC, USA
While glowing a redish and orange color the object slowed almost to a complete stop then moved very quickly out of sight.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Lights in the sky over ocean at myrtle beach.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange duplicating lights over N. Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights in sky on and off for over an hour! Myrtle Beach.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Family on vacation observe orange colored lights over North Myrtle Beach
Garden City · SC, USA
4 red lights all next to each other rotating around it seemed then orange looking flare lights going upwards.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights.
Garden City · SC, USA
Multiple Fireballs sighted off Garden City pier
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
His is my second report this month. Thursday night my wife and I went to the Myrtle Beach boardwalk. At about 21:00 we stopped to o
Hunting Island · SC, USA
A large rotating disc shaped craft with round orange lights.
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
2 Red/Orange Five Light Formations follwed by two single lights glowing. Hovered and disappeared.
Litchfield · SC, USA
Fireball flashing lights over Litchfield.
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights over the ocean. Hovered turning on/off ... about an hour. Distant white lights moving very quickly. All very silent.
Cherry Grove Beach · SC, USA
Series of orangeish lights appear and disappear all over sky.
Litchfield · SC, USA
Reddish/orange lights appearing in a line over ocean.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Orange Orbs dancing over the ocean @ Litchfield.
Litchfield · SC, USA
Two orange/yellow spheres appeared and disappeared over the ocean at Litchfield, SC.
Honea Path · SC, USA
Triangle object chasing red light.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Four circular orange and yellow lights above the ocean at Pawleys