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
3 orange lights appeared in the sky over Myrtle Beach at 27th street
St. Stephen · SC, USA
On the evening of September 29, 2011, my Husband and I took our dog outside for a walk. As we always do we went over to the driveway a
St. Stephen · SC, USA
10 to 12 lights followed by jet fighters over Berkely County in South Carolina
Sumter · SC, USA
An unknown object appeared in the hour of darkness
Moore · SC, USA
ufo beside plane traveling east in south caroline
Clover · SC, USA
Large circular flying object that appeared to be on fire.
Lancaster · SC, USA
What started out as fun and exciting has turned into frightening.
Columbia · SC, USA
Glowy orange lights on Cayce side of the river.
Charleston · SC, USA
Slow, moving, multicolored object above the sky in Charleston, SC.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
2 circular objects appearing as clusters of orange lights moving parallel to the coast off Myrtle Beach, SC.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
Red ball of light climbs to 15,000 ft, hovers, then fades out with no clouds in the sky.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
WAS LOOKING UP AT APROX.TWARDS THE WEST,A THIRD OF THE WAY UP AND SAW A BRIGHT LITE SLOWELY MOVEING ACROSS THE SKY AND NOTICED IT DIDN
Isle of Palms · SC, USA
Ball of fire coming from Atlantic ocean toward the north west at steady pace
North Augusta · SC, USA
Glowing round object hovered in sky going eastward from North Augusta/Edgefield area.
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
Ufo and Uso in same frame video recorded.
Moore · SC, USA
There was a 3 lights that were oscilating around themselves and twirling in a circle. Then as I watched it turned and shaped in to a fl
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Was turning left out of our subdivision and looked up into the sky. Saw several bright lights "playing" thru the cloud. Full moon ton
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Independently moving orange lights over the ocean.
Edisto Beach · SC, USA
2 orange, evenly spaced lights over ocean at Edisto Beach SC 7-21-11.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Large orange glowing orb moving over Litchfield Beach
Hilton Head Island · SC, USA
3 bright orange lights in triangular formation hovering in sky along coast
DeBordieu Beach · SC, USA
Pairs of synchronous blinking lights off DeBordieu Beach
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
Orange Circular Blinking Lights Over The Ocean At Litchfield Beach, SC
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Several orange, sphere shaped UFOs appeared off the coast of Pawleys Island, SC on 06/08/2011
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange balls over ocean no ships in area