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)
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Strange orange and white lights or obs over the beach
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Strobe like flashes with orange fireballs in the shape of a triangle.
Garden City Beach · SC, USA
Orange Pulsing lights over ocean in Garden City Beach
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
It happened twice within a 20 minutes span.3 people saw it the first time 3 people saw it the second time 3 lights then a V shape 1
Loris · SC, USA
Strange Slow moving string of lights over Loris, SC, Not an airplane
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Around 8:30 tonight coming up to the river oaks / Carolina forest blvd intersection I saw what appeared to be bright orangeish reddish
Taylors · SC, USA
Large spheres of light making formations across the sky with flickering lights coming and going.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Sitting on porch, saw what looked like a shooting star.Yet there was no trail left behind alike usual. About 5 mis later in the same di
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Redish orange lights all over the sky and then one formation spinning in a circle over Murrells inlet south Carolina
Garden City · SC, USA
Reddish/orange straight line of lights over the ocean
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
It seemed to be moving in a linear path but occasionally it moved laterally or another object was appearing.I assume it was something b
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Multiple glowing orange lights at North Myrtle Beach.
South Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
We sat on the porch in the evening as the sun was going down and we seen two bright lights that looked like two head lights comming at
Taylors · SC, USA
Large sphere of light ascending straight up very quickly from the ground.
Darlington · SC, USA
A circle, or orb, of bright flashing multi-colored lights, hovering in one place..
Sumter · SC, USA
Unexplained light that shone in my eyes and lit up and area of my yard
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange ball of light seen over the ocean
Fort Mill · SC, USA
Lights hovering above tree line
Greer · SC, USA
5 bright red lights, not flashing or strobing seen on clear night sky.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Orange/reddish cigar shaped craft travels across the horizon then disappears straight up vertically.
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Reddish orange crafts (two) move slowly through the sky, one following the other.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
We were playing games on the beach porch when 3 bright orange lights appeared in the sky above the ocean. They faded out after a minute
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Walking along the South End of Pawleys Island beach on a clear night we saw 3 orange lights appears suddenly in the sky, attracting our
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange/reddish lights over Myrtle Beach that would appear and then fade out and then they were gone.
DeBordieu Beach · SC, USA
Orange spheres and white lights over the coast of South Carolina