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)
Lampasas · TX, USA
Sequential lights in straight, horizontal lines in the sky over Texas.
Brownwood · TX, USA
Orange glowing lights above walmart
Arlington · TX, USA
Low rumble revealed sparkling lights, resolved into dark Triangular craft with lighting at two leading edges.
Houston · TX, USA
Day Light UFO Over Katy, TX, 16:40 Central Time, Fire Ball lighter than sun materialized then disappeared.
College Station · TX, USA
Pitch black triangle shaped object travelling across the night sky
Midlothian · TX, USA
Two identical triangular shaped objects flying high, orange color orbs underneath.
Tomball · TX, USA
Bright Light becomes two Lights over Tomball, Texas
The Woodlands · TX, USA
2 dots of light resembling stars, moving very slowly and disappeared. ((NUFORC Note: Possible satellites?? PD))
Pinehurst · TX, USA
Second Light near Pinehurst, Texas
Houston · TX, USA
Green ball of fire falling from sky.
Caldwell · TX, USA
We were walking with our church group and we were watching the stars then an intense noise rang out, but we couldn't see where it came
Mason · TX, USA
Craft appeared above horizon for about 10 seconds and disappeared.
Rancho Viejo · TX, USA
Very large, very bright light moving incredibly fast, diminished into a light orange color and disappeared.
Austin · TX, USA
Slow moving, solid trinagle (no wings) with green and red lights. ((NUFORC Note: Green/red is not inconsistent with an aircraft. PD))
Fort Worth · TX, USA
My wife and I were sleeping in our bedroom and around 2:45am I was suddenly woken up. I was facing a closed window in our room and the
Waxahachie · TX, USA
Daylight sighting of groups of white objects, in distinct swirling masses, that disappeared and reappeared multiple times.
Austin · TX, USA
Slow, lightless Boomerang object in AustinTx
Rancho Viejo · TX, USA
2 objects moving together or maybe one huge object with 2 lights. faintish red, yellow lights
Weslaco · TX, USA
Flying object responds to light flashing
Killeen · TX, USA
Observered what i thought was a star but brightened considerably then disappears. ((NUFORC Note: Flare of Iridium satellite? PD))
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
Four of us saw a pulsing white sphere in the sky in our backyard.
Ft. Worth · TX, USA
I was walking to my laundrymat in my apartment and looked directly in the air maybe looking 2 miles away and my attention was instantly
Hewitt · TX, USA
An unexplained high to low frequency sounding moving object with a quick flash of contained blue lightning.
Spring · TX, USA
Travebright white light with flashing white light. Traveling in straight line from south to north.
Carmine · TX, USA
Large extremely bright star-like object moved steadily from zenith to northern horizon