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)
N. Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Huge Chevron Shaped craft
Longs · SC, USA
I was walking my dog and saw 3 red blinking lights almost vertical but not straight. This was northeast/north. I thought this was odd a
Varnville · SC, USA
Last night my husband was out walking the dogs and he yelled for me to step out the back porch and look up, at the tree line in the sky
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
North Charleston · SC, USA
Saw a plane shaped vehicle hovering over a hotel in the air. It was in the air but stayed completely still the entire time.
James Island · SC, USA
Was going down camp rd. near middle school and saw 3 orange lights in equilateral triangle formation, l((anonymous report))
Little River · SC, USA
I live on ICW. Asleep 3 hours. Suddenly awakened by a fast approaching, high accelerating, loud, roaring noise. Vibration felt inside h
Litchfield Beach · SC, USA
I have seen the Myrtle Beach UFO "orbs" a few times the last five or so years. This time I was at Belin Church in Murrells In
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Litchfield · SC, USA
Flickering lights anomaly stationary in sky above beach.
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Greenville · SC, USA
Myself and a co-worker saw 2 shiny silver cylinder shaped objects flying close to each other moving east to west. There was no trail o
Irmo · SC, USA
MADAR Node 95
Greenville · SC, USA
watched object travel across sky and quickly gain speed and suddenly disappear
Greenville · SC, USA
Glowing orange orbs floating over Greenville. ((Starlink satellites?))
Greenville · SC, USA
Orange lights in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Starlink satellites? PD))
Mt. Pleasant · SC, USA
Many colors were seen flashing in a big portion of the sky.
Florence · SC, USA
Two rows of 6 white lights each hovering above ground close to fence, ascending above trees and returning to jump fence
North Charleston · SC, USA
Loud hovering noises for the 3rd month in a row. Live near cafb but it sounds like grid searching every time.
Taylors · SC, USA
No summary available.
Sumpter · SC, USA
Yesterday afternoon my family and I were outside tossing a football. We decided to take a break in the trampoline. My husband was the f
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Simpsonville, SC - long snake like cylindrical object floating in sky - duration 15 minutes
Simpsonville · SC, USA
Object moves slowly across sky and turned a bit. Photo could not be taken on iPhone. The object could be seen by eye, but did not ap
Pawleys Island · SC, USA
Small orb moving in erratic patterns