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)
Walterboro · SC, USA
Green/orange fireball trailing black smoke.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Ten to 15 bright red orbs independently moving and blinking on and off over the ocean.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Flashing red and white looked like 4 or more flashing objects, bouncing back and forth in a pattern over the Atlantic Ocean.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
15-20 orange/reddish orbs, moving in a similar pattern, heading south, then disappearing.
Ballentine · SC, USA
Yellow-orangish in color like object (eggplant like shape) appeared to not have lights on the outside, but radiate light from inside.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
I saw 3 crafts with bright red blinking lights and they just disappeared.
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
Three red and gold orbs in Mt Pleasant, SC.
Garden City · SC, USA
Orange ball of light in Garden City, SC heading NE.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
V shaped object emitting no sound or lights.
Columbia · SC, USA
Orange/red round shaped object in the sky. Looked like a round circle of fire with a fan shaped top that also appeared to be on fire.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Red and Green flashing lights.stationary for over 15 minutes high above Pawleys Island, SC. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
More Reddish-Orange light activity in North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Columbia · SC, USA
Bright light with red changing shapes and moving very slowy side to side up and down
West Columbia · SC, USA
ORANGE GLOWING OBJECT SEEN IN NIGHT SKY
Isle of Palms · SC, USA
12 Redish flying objects over Isle of Palms
Charleston · SC, USA
Black triangle, white lights, three, night, clear, many stars, slow, afraid
Lexington · SC, USA
Largest starlike object floats through sky and disappears into.space. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites?? PD))
Lexington · SC, USA
Silent orange balls of light in a straight line formation moving slowly for 5 minutes then dissapeared
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange/red light over the ocean
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITNESSED ORANGE-REDDISH BALLS OF LIGHT APPEARING AND DISAPPERING ABOVE THE OCEAN. ALSO TWO ACCELERATING FAST
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright orangelike lights blinkin in different formations hovered about the ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
1, then 3, then 6 red/orange lights over the ocean
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
We saw several odd shaped orange shapes in sky at three different intervals, about fifteen minutes apart. Last time they were circular.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
6 to 7 glowing orange/yellow balls in sky
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Two kinds of unidentified objects seen in the sky off fishing pier in myrtle beach.