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
Large Orange Fireball Traveling Coastline in South Myrtle Beach July 17 20012
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Bright orange lights and formation of twinkling white lights
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
There were numerous white flickering lights very bright and flashed very quickly looked like blinking halogen stars.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
At first one orange/reddish light was on 2 sec. later another light came on than both went out for 2 sec. and both came on at the same
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Me and brothers saw 2 orange lights in the sky 2 times
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Sitting on balcony after returning to hotel after dinner my daughter and I saw what looked to be some sort of light flash on in the sky
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I saw 3green lights flashing and fading over north mrytle beach and no one eles seem to see them.
Little River · SC, USA
Three orange lights in the sky over Little River, SC in a triangle formation
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Bright lights seen off Pawleys Island SC
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
There were two red/orange lights in a horizontal line slightly apart from each other not moving, without any noise just there. At firs
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Lights off coast at Pawleys Island, SC
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Myrtle Beach, SC --- I saw approx 5 to 7 orange lights east over the ocean while walking on the beach around 21st Ave. The objects were
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
There were 10 bright orange spheres that would appear, disappear and reappear in several different locations across the night sky.
Greer/Woodruff/Simpsonville · SC, USA
2 orange lights flying straight and level and then vanished
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Orange orbs rising from the distance and slowly vanishing into the night sky. Appeared to be following each other or had a flight path.
Kiawah Island · SC, USA
UFO as in Unidentified. Left a trail like spaghetti in photos & pulsating. didn't get pic of the 2nd flying red craft.
Charleston · SC, USA
Fast craft
Columbia · SC, USA
Very bright light passing overhead at observational speed
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Orange/red balls of light appear over ocean in Pawleys Island/ twinkling white lights
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Three bright red lights in sky over the ocean at Pawley's Island, SC
Garden City · SC, USA
Sequence of bright lights over Garden City, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange glowing lights then fading out several times in eastern sky
Cherry Grove/North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
20-30 red/orange lights over ocean fading to no light at all.
Charleston · SC, USA
Appeared to be Japanese coating lanterns on 4 separate occasions. 2 people and video. Charleston SC.
Charleston · SC, USA
Big white light (size of plane about 200 yards away) darted across the sky