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)
Murrells Inlet · SC, USA
UFO was approximately 2000-5000 above the ocean, hard to guage how far away they were. First pulses of light brought object to our att
Scranton · SC, USA
((HOAX)) Night Sky UFO Lights befor Midnight, that Patterned Moved out of the Sky.
Easley · SC, USA
Bright light with three different colored lights attached and "danced" across the sky for several house. ((NUFORC Note: Star?? PD))
North Augusta · SC, USA
Shiny, silver object - looked like flying submarine; No noise, markings, or wings; Fireball/Sonic Boom 2 wks later in same area.
Grays · SC, USA
2 fire balls hovering large in size and then quickly blink out in sequence.
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
Boomerang with yellow lights over Atlantic Ocean.
Columbia · SC, USA
Red fireball UFOs over South Carolina in controlled flight to a northerly direction seen south of Columbia
Greenwood · SC, USA
Two shiney spheres spotted in sky following airplane
Blythewood · SC, USA
White translucent object with a tail moved north to south slower than a shooting star and much faster than any aircraft.
Manning · SC, USA
Driving to Florida, a green sphere in the sky free falls, then curves upward, then disappears
Pickens · SC, USA
3 lighted triangle craft
Hartsville · SC, USA
Meteorite object appears after what I thought an aircraft dissappeared.
Hartsville · SC, USA
Very high altitude object makes sharp 90 degree left turn then disappears
Effingham · SC, USA
Yellow/orange lights turning on one by one in a semi circle - looked like it was spinning. Saw 6 lights before I looking away...
Gaston · SC, USA
This is the second time I have seen the same or very simmalar object over local landfill in a 16 year period.
Anderson · SC, USA
Unknown light hovering in sky toward Townville
Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Bright Lights over the Atlantic Ocean
Bluffton · SC, USA
A large triangle hovering over Bluffton, SC near Buckwalter Road.
Gable · SC, USA
1-13-09,gable sc 9;00pm-amber colored light shaped like window pane seem hooverin above phone tower
Powdersville · SC, USA
cigar shape at 7:40 am just west of I-85 near Powdersville
Isle of Palms · SC, USA
Large ball of light changing color and 4 small flashing lights all in separate areas in the sky
Surfside Beach · SC, USA
UFO sighting over the Atlantic in Surfside Beach SC.
Georgetown · SC, USA
12/18/08 Georgetown, SC Search for downed plane blamed on meteor shower
Florence · SC, USA
Bright spherical light hovering for long period of time and then suddenly moving very quickly. ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Greenville · SC, USA
I saw something vividly that coincided with a previous report.