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
Sitting watching what appeared at first to be a plane travelling across the sky. I thought it may have been the I'm because of the spe
Columbia · SC, USA
Weird Experience with Men in Black maybe?
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Seven to eight bright lights spotted overhead accompanied by a deep humming and intense vibrations.
Liberty · SC, USA
IT WAS TRIANGLE SHAPED WITH A POINT AT THE END SO I COULD NOT TELL IF IT WAS 1 GREAT BIG MILE WIDE ONE, OR IF IT WAS 4 SEPERATE ONES.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
two surfers report 3 red/orange circles flying over the beach and freezing everyone.
York · SC, USA
fast moving
Travelers Rest · SC, USA
Orange/yellow fireball over Greenville, SC.
Hanahan · SC, USA
Object was a VERY large area sized diamond with a flashing light on each of the four points. The lights flashed sporadically and the ob
Liberty · SC, USA
Possible u.f.o. sighting in Liberty, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Numerous orange glowing orbs over ocean off coast in Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
3 Orange-Red orbs in a row, 2 single orbs forming at the 7 o'clock position and 9 o'clock positions.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Five orange orbs over the Atlantic Ocean at Myrtle Beach.
Camden · SC, USA
Orange rectangular sunset facing east
Laurens · SC, USA
LOOKED AND ACTED LIKE A METEOR BUT,IT DIDN'T HAVE A TAIL OR BURN OUT AS IT TRAVELED FROM EAST HORIZON TO WEST HORIZON VERY BRIGHT LIGHT
Garden City · SC, USA
4 lights circling sitting still aircraft.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
A series of bright orange spheres that appeared and then vanished.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Possible Myrtle Beach sighting.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights (flying object) sequencing across sky over the ocean.
Columbia · SC, USA
Five orange color lights over treetops.
Kingstree · SC, USA
Aircraft flying over home in Kingstree, SC.
Lugoff · SC, USA
I was looking up at the stars in my Jacuzzi when I saw a circular 3-lighted figure in the sky flying like a frisbee.
Conway · SC, USA
Long side to side, not front to back figure. 2 rectangle bright white lights and a square white light on the right. Disappeared.
Clover · SC, USA
Maneuvering arrangment of lights.
Summerville · SC, USA
Floating sphere flashing rainbow colored lights to the west of Summerville, SC. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Fountain Inn · SC, USA
Point of light rapidly moves across the sky then fades away.