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)
Aiken County (rural) · SC, USA
Six hunters see peculiar cluster of lights descend to the ground, hover, then streak off. ((NUFORC Note: Case resolved; flares. PD))
St. George · SC, USA
Strange white light in sky along with other aircraft
Simsponville · SC, USA
Very Bright Light Moving Strangely in the sky over Simpmsonville
Beaufort · SC, USA
My wife and I went outside for a cigarette and saw a few green comets coming down… She then drove out to check where they landed. There
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
I have never believed in ufo but seeing the amber triangle shape lights blinking and moveing very slow and sometimes not at all. Saw li
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Bright light, appearing like a star then slowly dimming and then reappearing bright again, moving across the sky
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
A bright point of white light in the night sky that shot off into the horizon faster than anything I've ever seen.
Bishopville · SC, USA
Strobe-like blue,white, green, and red lights east of SC, MP108 I-20. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sightings of stars or planets?? PD))
Moore · SC, USA
Bright glowing object appearing as if it was on fire moving slowly and very low in the sky
Elgin · SC, USA
Bright orange light moving slowly across sky in SC.
Cowpens · SC, USA
Fireball over sc
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Two orange lights were spotted near the heart of Myrtle Beach, SC.
Saint Stephen · SC, USA
Flashes in the sky, brighter than stars, then no more, and they're not lightning bugs.
Warrenville · SC, USA
Color changing, rotating, moving object/star seen more than once in night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
Greer · SC, USA
Orange flame looking object observed over Greer SC
Laurens · SC, USA
pulsating orange lights in a triangle formation
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
lights cloud-like objects in the sky strange cloud formations and also when they left (ufo) jets where scrambled into the air
Columbia · SC, USA
Round metallic jellyfish-like craft with white blinking lights flies over car low & slow, Columbia, SC
Galivants Ferry · SC, USA
Clutster of lights desend into the woods where there is no landing strips.
Goose Creek · SC, USA
We saw two orange fire balls come in from the east, following each other. They joined close together then flew north. In about one min
Nesmith · SC, USA
((HOAX??)) UFO Evades Possible Laser ((NUFORC Note: One of several reports from same source. PD))
Isle of Palms · SC, USA
Triangular shape with orange lights moving slowly towards ocean, then disappearing.
Walterboro · SC, USA
After watching for 15 min.the 3 objects never moved?
Bluffton · SC, USA
Large white light with blue triangular glow sighted in Bluffton, SC sky
Greenville area · SC, USA
Red, blue, white lights seen hovering in the sky in the vicinity of the Anderson/Greenville area. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))