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)
Greenville · SC, USA
Craft[ very bright green in color ] rose up above trees in a highly wooded area,zig zagged[like a climbing stairs motion]floated direc
Blacksburg · SC, USA
Four witnesses in a vehicle near Blacksburg, South Carolina reported chasing unidentified lights in the sky for about two hours in January 1972.
Blacksburg · SC, USA
I saw some bright lights moving over high voltage power lines.Object made right turn and went down behind some trees.I drove ahead and
Cowpens · SC, USA
A round, cone-shaped object with lights around its edges was reported over Cowpens, South Carolina, in May 1971, observed for ten to twenty minutes.
Irmo · SC, USA
it was flying at 150 feet moving slow and flew over our house it was round with moving diffent collored lights around the edge.
Whitmire · SC, USA
2 Objects in the Sky!!
Summerville · SC, USA
Glowing light that filled the entire sky over summerville south carolina starting small then growing large enough to cover the sky.
Windsor · SC, USA
what was this? ufo or NO ? No doubt a ufo back then.,.
Summerville · SC, USA
On the evening these events took place, I had just arrived at my mother's house off Hwy. 78 in a little subdivision close to and across
Estill · SC, USA
shining object frightens SC family
Dillon · SC, USA
Myself and one other person saw a parked spacecraft on the ground with humanoid-type beings walking in the area and on craft decks.
Abbeville (Lake Secession) · SC, USA
I had a close incounter with a UFO/(saucer/disc). Craft hoovered about ten feet over my head, backed off, lowered to eye level, then r
Georgetown · SC, USA
A witness in Georgetown, South Carolina reported a massive burst of glowing colors in the sky as darkness fell in August 1968, during a sighting lasting fifteen to twenty minutes.
Columbia · SC, USA
Two young witnesses in Columbia, South Carolina reported a triangular-shaped object floating in front of their house in June 1968, during a brief ten-second sighting.
Fort Jackson · SC, USA
Two soldiers at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, reported observing a disk-shaped object while on guard duty during a 15-minute sighting in November 1967.
Edgemoor · SC, USA
Four witnesses in Edgemoor, South Carolina, reported a disk-shaped object hovering over a railroad track during a two-minute sighting in the spring of 1967.
Aiken · SC, USA
Witnesses in Aiken, South Carolina, reported a silent, metallic oval-shaped object about 2,000 feet overhead with four oscillating lights, during a three-minute sighting in June 1967.
Spartanburg · SC, USA
Near Spartanburg, South Carolina in the summer of 1966, a witness reported a bright orange round light initially mistaken for a rising full moon, observed for about 15 minutes.
Spartanburg · SC, USA
Near Spartanburg, South Carolina on December 12, 1965, witnesses reported a flash in the clear night sky and bright light in the windows of an oval-shaped object, over about two minutes.
Charleston · SC, USA
Near Charleston, South Carolina on August 20, 1965, witnesses reported a fiery sphere making six abrupt 15-degree course changes within about 30 seconds.
Spartanburg/Greenville (near) · SC, USA
A witness near Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina reported a disk-shaped object that left a lasting impression, in a sighting lasting about 15 minutes in September 1964.
Cowpens · SC, USA
A witness in Cowpens, South Carolina reported a huge disk-shaped object hovering directly overhead, describing a sighting lasting more than 10 minutes in September 1964.
Liberty Homes (near Charleston) · SC, USA
In 1962, a witness near Liberty Homes, close to Charleston, South Carolina, reported a spherical object with lights circling its middle, visible for 15 to 20 minutes.
Charleston · SC, USA
In the summer of 1962, a witness near an air base in Charleston, South Carolina, reported a flying disk-shaped object in the sky, visible for about five minutes.
Leesville · SC, USA
It was an overcast day. It was around 10am. My passenger and I left Summit, SC heading toward Leesville, SC. We saw an incredibly br