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 · SC, USA
We saw looking out over the ocean a red glowing light then more in rows. It changed formation several times and went out.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Three points of yellow orange light appeared moving horizontally following a loud boom then disappeared.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Round orange lights over the Atlantic Ocean, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Series of amber lights appearing over the ocean varying in quantity and disappearing into thin air.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We saw strange orange lights.
Kiawah Island · SC, USA
Small bright pulsing lights and several more smaller less bright pulsing lights moving rapidly.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Reddish/orange lights that would get brighter and fade out every 30 seconds in a perfect triangle.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Circular red lights above Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
The orange orbs over the ocean.
Anderson · SC, USA
Orange circle with beam of light floating in sky
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Surfside Beach, SC strange orange lights
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I saw 3 orange lights that formed a triangle shape in the sky then they vanished.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights in shape of triangle.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Fireball lanterns in night sky seen at beach in SC
Garden City · SC, USA
Orange/red orbs over ocean.
Greenville · SC, USA
7-8 yellow/orange lit objects flew by in loose formation.
Ridgeway · SC, USA
Unusually bright white light changes into 4 different distinct shapes, has bright blue light on 1 end, center& end light.. 6 good pix.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 bright lights moving towards the ocean, then vanish into a cloud of lightning.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Balls of red light over ocean doing a leap frog motion.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
4 orange lights.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
A police officer and two other adults witnessed three orange glowing balls of fire appear in the sky as if a light switch had been flip
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
On the evening of 6/12/2013 10:06PM, Sky was broken, but you could see stars and the moon. There had been a fireworks down in Surfside
Garden City Beach · SC, USA
Orange light of unknown origin spotted flying along coastline at Garden City Beach, SC, on 6/12/13.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange rotating lights over myrtle beach.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Beach front observed object red on top yellowish on bottom.Moving from south to north with no sound