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
Myrtle Beach UFO sighting
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Yellow lights in changing formations off coast of Myrtle Beach
Travelers Rest · SC, USA
Four lights hovering above us, following us, then disappearing.
Sumter · SC, USA
3 light perfectly spaced in a line low in the sky.
Lexington · SC, USA
Cone shaped light that flickered before illumintating the sky in a cone shape way
Greer · SC, USA
I was standing on my porch looking and as soon as I looked in the sky I saw an orange fireball. It appeared as though it was there befo
Gray Court · SC, USA
Fast moving object from east to west which vanished for a while then appeared much farther away.
Scranton · SC, USA
I see six hovering flashing objects
Bluffton · SC, USA
Moving lights in the south carolina Sky.
Kiawah Island · SC, USA
First Time sighting due South from Kiawah Island ocean front home -- Bright Orange
Walterboro · SC, USA
strange moving light
Swansea · SC, USA
It began around 10pm, it was myself and several others hearing a very strange sound in the woods that surrounded our neighborhood. It s
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
5 lights seen over Myrtle Beach SC. ... Not a plane
Redbank · SC, USA
10/12/10 Redbank, SC: 9pm orange pronged vehicle,, duration 30 seconds as low as tree line.
Pelion · SC, USA
Light in the sky
Bluffton (on Collaton River) · SC, USA
My husband spotted what appeared to be something that resembled a small helicopter hovering completely silently at about the height of
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
Witness #1: UFO flying over Moncks Corner, SC, 5 or 6 lights on side and had red lights on bottom, not moving very fast.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
Witness #3: UFO flying over Moncks Corner, SC, only saw it briefly had lights on side and bottom.
Moncks Corner · SC, USA
Witness #2: UFO flying over Moncks Corner, SC, 5 or 6 lights on side and had red lights on bottom.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
5 yellowish-orange circles appeared over the ocean. Went from bright to dim.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Two strange stationary lights in the sky with no specific shape and variolus colors. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling stars?? PD))
James Island · SC, USA
10/1/10 James Island Connector Vshaped aircraft hovering over the JI Connector at 8: 12 pm
Starr · SC, USA
Strange orange lights in the night sky
North Charleston · SC, USA
Object(s) visible 3 times at same place in the sky at during day in Chas, SC
Charleston · SC, USA
I saw three fire orange oval shaped lights flying in triangle shape formation.