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)
Newberry · SC, USA
Sun shining; white light brighter than the sun.
Anderson · SC, USA
Green disk shaped lights spotted.
Seneca · SC, USA
Four dancing lights.
Rock Hill · SC, USA
Arcing Light Ball.
Anderson · SC, USA
Sphere that appeared on fire (near Hanna High school in Anderson SC) moving slowly north.
St. Matthews · SC, USA
Unknown craft flying towards the eastern hoizon.
Landrum · SC, USA
It is stationary then it zig zags, up, down & back & forth. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of "twinkling" star? PD))
Fort Mill · SC, USA
We are being chipped in our sleep.
Mauldin · SC, USA
3 reddish orange oval shaped craft gliding across the sky in formation right over my house.
Charleston · SC, USA
Sphere with red glow within and bright orange light beneath, chased by helicopter.
Conway · SC, USA
Bright light moving across the night sky.
Lexington · SC, USA
8 Red-Orange Lights moving across the sky, then fading observed by several witnesses.
Greenville · SC, USA
Six dancing orbs.
Mount Pleasant · SC, USA
Silent black triangle with orange lights about 500 feet up, eerily silent
Charleston · SC, USA
Orange-red orb turns into two then vanishes with presence of military.
Coward · SC, USA
Very bright orb following our car.
Seneca · SC, USA
I saw five orange round lights that were spaced out on a craft that appeared to be about two miles long.
Goose Creek · SC, USA
3 orange lights, arrayed in a triangle formation, travelling across the sky near Charleston, SC.
Charleston · SC, USA
I walked out into my yard downtown Charleston at 11:50 PM. I was with another witness that is ex-military\veteran & ex-fire (he stated
North Augusta · SC, USA
Three large round orange lights slowly drifting across the sky.
Lexington · SC, USA
Disk with green & white plusing lights and shoots in air when approach.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Supersized airship that resembled a X-wing fighter from star wars.
Chesnee · SC, USA
the most unbelievable night of my life.
Columbia · SC, USA
3 light blue lights and an oval shaped craft hovering over columbia sc interstate 26.
Gray Court · SC, USA
silent low flying fuselage with no wings