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)
Litchfield · SC, USA
On the evening of August 6, 2009 a family of 19 (extended) saw three orange-red lights flying in formation a triangle
Greenville · SC, USA
Slow moving UFO through semi-cloud cover on the night of a meteor shower, most definatly not a meteor.
Charleston · SC, USA
strang ball of light that got really big then really small an took off
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
3-4 disk shaped craft, pale lit, moving slowly and silently at low altitude in nearly a straight line.
Greer · SC, USA
Bright red UFO with small white UFO that was deployed from the top.
Boiling Springs · SC, USA
stationary star than took off very fast
Barnwell · SC, USA
redish orange ball emerging from shooting star trail.
Pendleton · SC, USA
White light vanished as it moved across sky.
Garden City · SC, USA
Seemed to be a flying object that was hovering for roughly 10 seconds, lights pulsated in order then disappeared.
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
4 orbs over ocean at Myrtle Beach
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
was disck shaped and was spinning
Lexington · SC, USA
Bright light moves slowly, stops, and all of a sudden shoots off into space.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Series of amber (orange) lights over North Myrtle Beach S,C
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
In the clear night sky, 3 bright lights appeared in a triangle formation, moved to a line formation, and disappeared to thunder.
Mcconnells · SC, USA
Strange white diamond shaped object about 20 ft acrosss travel directly overhead the car no sound then the object disappeared across th
Beaufort · SC, USA
Ball streaking through sky during fishing show (TV).
Johnsonville · SC, USA
Johnsonville SC lights
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Orange lights over the ocean sky of Myrtle Beach. ((NUFORC Note: Many other sighting reports from this area. PD))
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
On 5/27/09 and 5/28/ 09, I and 16 members of my family witnessed and took video of lights hovering and moving off the coast at MB, SC.
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Strange lights in sky over Pawleys Island. ((NUFORC Note: Many other sighting reports. PD))
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
3 lights appeared over the ocean; lasting for several seconds; exactly like the sighting in Myrtle Beach on 9/08.
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Around 10pm looking towards the Atlantic Ocean from North Myrtle, SC, we saw 3 progressively blinking reddish-orange lights.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Two red dots moving in sequence and numerous flashes of light. ((NUFORC Note: Many other sighting reports from this area. PD))
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
This was not an airplane or distress flares. ((NUFORC Note: Many other sighting reports. PD))
Mccormick · SC, USA
Sighting while camping at Parsons Mountain SC. ((NUFORC Note: Sightings of satellites and stars?? PD))