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)
Ladson · SC, USA
Multiple lights in formation possibly multiple crafts
Edisto Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights off Edisto Beach over the Atlantic Ocean.
Garden City · SC, USA
Large Orb that split into three orbs seen off South Carolina coast by five witnesses- June 18th, 2020
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Unidentifiable pulsing red orange vertical rod shaped light above North Myrtle Beach ocean pulses then disappears
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 yellowish orange like orbs in sync light up then fade away like fire going out. A bit later a couple more. Few mins later one lit up
Manning · SC, USA
A long line of very bright white lights looked like a plane about to crash then just disappeared very light cloud cover wouldn't have
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Large, bright orange lights, appearing and disappearing over the coast, accompanied by smaller white lights.
Cherry Grove · SC, USA
Orange lights Myrtle Beach
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Easley · SC, USA
Saucer shaped object with 3 white lights in triangular pattern on the bottom. Seen by one person and her puppy
Cheraw · SC, USA
I was outside smoking and I heard a deafening humming sound. The sound was so loud a stray cat that wonders the parking lot took off ru
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Loris · SC, USA
Orange lights in one direction although not in straight line and go out like flame
Charleston (James Island) · SC, USA
Orange/fiery circular object streaking thru the sky but was gone within 3-5s of seeing it
St. George · SC, USA
Shooting star but started with a bright white light and turned to orange and then disappeared.
Longs · SC, USA
Started as 1 light split off into 5, circled around each other, went back to 1 light and disappeared.
Greenville · SC, USA
Fire ball spear moving extremely fast and hovering over my house Greenville SC
Lake Keowee · SC, USA
While out night fishing With husband and granddaughter we saw a bright red light hovering across sky then just vanished
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Anderson · SC, USA
2 lights appeared out of nowhere just down and to the left of the moon. They got closer together after a few minutes. But when we first
Tamassee · SC, USA
20-30 bright lights, evenly spaced, flying in a row one behind the other, from NW to SE, no sound ((Starlink satellites?))
Whitmire · SC, USA
Evenly Spaced Lights. ((Starlink satellites?))
Easley · SC, USA
Noticed a ball of light moving slow in the sky over Venus. It went half way across the sky and just disappeared. And then another light