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)
Rock Hill · SC, USA
flashy lights that stops in the sky and changes directions very distinctly.
Huger · SC, USA
High red lights moving accross sky
Rock Hill · SC, USA
strange flashing lights in the sky, along with a strange craft.
Charleston · SC, USA
Hwy 61, triangular shape craft w/ multi colored lights on one side and red lights at points.
Columbia · SC, USA
Nearly stationary teardrop shaped with short contrail over Richland County
Rock Hill · SC, USA
craft was flying at a low attitude it was huge but not wide enough to be a plane or loud enough to be a helicopter.
Sumter · SC, USA
Triangular shaped object illuminating constant bright light over sumter, sc
Boiling Springs · SC, USA
the object was flying low but no noise was coming from it with lights in a circular pattern.
Gaffney · SC, USA
1 ball shape flaming red, like a fire burning had red flashing lights, moved very, very slow, looked to be huge in size.
St. Matthew's · SC, USA
Triangle with three lights. Silently hovered. Dropped three balls of light over gas station and departed.
Pelzer · SC, USA
3 red lights in shape of a perfect triangle over the steam mill in Pelzer,sc
Easley/Pickens · SC, USA
Object above trees rotating changing colors from red, green and white.Lights shooting out of object. suddenly disappeared.
Charleston · SC, USA
Very bright light travels across night sky in slightly irregular path and then fades
North Augusta · SC, USA
Vertical/Cylindrical/3Lights/ShadowAura/Pixel-Like Apparition Less than 200 feet away
Williamston · SC, USA
Bright Red/Orange light hovered changed altitude rapidly "danced" dissappeared then reappeared several times.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
same as before I was out on the balcony of our hotel and there was a circle over the ocean that just sat there for I don't know ho much
Barnwell · SC, USA
Odd air craft that had some sort of rope with a round thing on fire! (fire was red with some purple!) See flying one way!
Fort Mill · SC, USA
Strange Lights in sky over Fort Mill, SC (just south of Charlotte NC)
Summerville · SC, USA
Unidentifiable, V formation of flashing lights in a flowing movement.
Jamestown · SC, USA
blinking starts in a row that was moving
Saluda · SC, USA
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North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
This was an orange ball of light just over the Atlantic Ocean near the shore and just below the night stars. The lights were larger tha
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
3 orange lights
Garden City Beach · SC, USA
Strange unnatural lights seen off Garden City Beach.
Gaston · SC, USA
Blob of moving light in front of clouds.Went down to something like a car's headlamp changed colors then there was a bright flash and i