UFO Sightings in Texas
5,691 UFO sightings reported in Texas since 1945, peaking in 2008 (367 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,691
- Span
- 1945–2022
- Peak year
- 2008 (367 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1945–2022 · peak 2008 (367 reports)
Top cities in Texas
Houston
1954–2022 · peak 2008 (26 reports)
Austin
1960–2022 · peak 2013 (26 reports)
San Antonio
1970–2022 · peak 2008 (17 reports)
Dallas
1945–2022 · peak 2008 (20 reports)
El Paso
1957–2022 · peak 2008 (9 reports)
Fort Worth
1950–2021 · peak 2010 (8 reports)
Corpus Christi
1947–2022 · peak 2011 (6 reports)
Arlington
1952–2022 · peak 2013 (9 reports)
Katy
1978–2021 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Plano
1977–2022 · peak 2005 (7 reports)
Round Rock
1993–2021 · peak 2011 (8 reports)
Lubbock
1955–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Amarillo
1960–2022 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Abilene
1991–2021 · peak 2008 (7 reports)
Garland
1962–2021 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Denton
1972–2019 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Spring
1999–2021 · peak 2014 (8 reports)
Galveston
1950–2020 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
San Angelo
1967–2020 · peak 2010 (9 reports)
McKinney
1991–2021 · peak 2007 (5 reports)
Austin · TX, USA
I witnessed an unknown object approaching from the S in a N direction about 100 ft behind it. ((anonymous report))
Austin · TX, USA
Faint translucent triangle covered in tiny lights.
Midland · TX, USA
Object was a double cross shape hovered with no sound then vanished. ((anonymous report))
Fort Worth · TX, USA
I observed and filmed a brilliant bright blue sphere moving in the night sky as I stood outside my house in Ft. Worth, TX.
San Antonio · TX, USA
Orange sphere travels from E to W/
Cedar Park · TX, USA
High-speed metallic sphere shooting across Central Texas skies.
Georgetown · TX, USA
Three completely silent red lights traveling in the sky which had the ability to alter configuration.
Spring · TX, USA
Bright cigar shaped obj. vertical and stationary in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Contrail behind an approaching high-altitude aircraft. PD))
Aledo · TX, USA
Bright lights hover over pasture. ((anonymous report))
Houston · TX, USA
Large bright white disk flew quickly across my house in seconds silently. ((anonymous report))
Fort Worth · TX, USA
Bluish white bright object flying in a NE direction near Granbury Road and Interstate 20
Anthony · TX, USA
Cloudy white orb and I thought I was mistakenly seeing something. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch. PD))
San Antonio · TX, USA
Spacecraft seen by two people over power lines, poles, and electrical cables.
Brookshire · TX, USA
I saw this bright orange light rise up over the trees. It rose pretty quickly.
Rocksprings · TX, USA
Edwards County, Texas UFO? Drone? >9hr Flight time. Irregular Flight Patterns and color changes.
Uhland · TX, USA
Red lights.
Dallas · TX, USA
The only reason i spotted is because i looked up and the light was so weird it caused my vision to go blurry and almost see it in doubl
Dayton · TX, USA
Shooting light.
San Angelo · TX, USA
I seen a spiral chrome color worm like craft spinning in the air about as low as a helicopter flies. It kept spinning and moving up and
Houston · TX, USA
The colored object in the sky.
Burnet · TX, USA
((HOAX??)) Teardrop type aircraft thing and there was green lights everywhere and then it shot a loser down. ((anonymous report))
Shamrock · TX, USA
Bright glowing sphere over Shamrock, TX.
Austin · TX, USA
Triangular object flying over south Austin and I have it on my car camera
Fort Worth · TX, USA
White rectangle object crossed over moon, visible through telescope.
Houston · TX, USA
Triangle craft that glowed red.