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)
Vidor · TX, USA
Strange moving star like object seen in Vidor Texas.
Cypress · TX, USA
Light with trail and a flash in the sky over Cypress, Texas.
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
1 bright white light and slowly diminished followed by a larger orange light that turned white and slowly diminished in same spot
Montgomery · TX, USA
Hovering Circular Object With Three Bright Lights in a Row and Multiple Flashing Red and Green Lights
Denton · TX, USA
Five glowing fiery lights seen looking north from U. of North Texas campus before slowly vanishing.
Rancho Viejo · TX, USA
Very distinct bright golden light. moved in swerves.
Houston · TX, USA
A flash of green light, fire trail in the sky and no reports on the news of a plane exploding, etc.
Alvarado · TX, USA
I went to my back yard to have a cigarette and in the sky I noticed an object that I assumed was an aircraft. As I observed the object
Ingleside · TX, USA
Red fireball light in night sky.
Blum · TX, USA
Triangle multicolored lights and bright white orbs in sky for several months now. Recently had even closer encounter. ((Sirius?? PD))
Abilene · TX, USA
Mulitple Light formations of many colors.
Odessa · TX, USA
On Saturday night, at around 8:30 p.m CST on Dec. 8, 2012, I saw what appeared to be a shooting star or a meteor.
Rockport · TX, USA
RC UAV taken by UFO.
Garland · TX, USA
Two of us saw large round light - donut shaped, I saw it as white/light blue, my friend saw it as being green. It was in the north sky,
Rye · TX, USA
Oval shaped with strange tail of white and grey with yellow.
Abilene · TX, USA
High altitude light beams out of clouds in vertical pattern.
Fritch · TX, USA
12-17-12 Circular object to the west 30 degrees up pulsing bright then dim. Duration, 15 seconds, 2 witnesses at 9:35 pm.Fritch tx.
Gunter · TX, USA
I saw a bright light in the northern sky moving east to west faster than a normal aircraft & making fast and slow turns.
Cameron · TX, USA
Octagon shaped bright grayish ship in sky, near Cameron, Texas on highway 36. Blinking. Fast. Scary
Cameron (near · on highway), TX, USA
Viewed a 5-6 shaped ufo, with pulsating lights hovering above my vehicle on highsway 36 near Cameron Texas.
Webster · TX, USA
24 amber orbs hovering in Houston sky at 2AM 12.21.12
Magnolia · TX, USA
Took pictures of lighted object shooting something towards Earth during daylight.
Burleson · TX, USA
Red/orange Light in sky above Burleson, Texas 12-21-12.
Sugar Land · TX, USA
Multiple sightings of bright, round orange objects within 30 minutes (at different locations).
Dallas · TX, USA
Bright round light in sky that moved left to right then up with colorful lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possile sighting of Sirius? PD))