UFO Sightings in Utah
1,420 UFO sightings reported in Utah since 1944, peaking in 2012 (112 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 1,420
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (112 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2012 (112 reports)
Top cities in Utah
Salt Lake City
1952–2022 · peak 2016 (18 reports)
St. George
1984–2022 · peak 2016 (8 reports)
Ogden
1965–2020 · peak 2000 (5 reports)
Sandy
1980–2021 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Orem
1982–2020 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Provo
1951–2021 · peak 2010 (3 reports)
West Jordan
2003–2021 · peak 2020 (5 reports)
West Valley City
1995–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Layton
2000–2021 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Tooele
1995–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Lehi
1983–2021 · peak 2010 (2 reports)
Park City
1997–2021 · peak 2016 (3 reports)
Vernal
1998–2022 · peak 2003 (3 reports)
Magna
1985–2021 · peak 2000 (3 reports)
Cedar City
1999–2019 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Moab
1991–2022 · peak 2000 (2 reports)
Kearns
2005–2020 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Murray
1981–2020 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
Logan
1984–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Midvale
1976–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Richfield · UT, USA
Fireball with intelligent flight pattern over Richfield, UT.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Bright red/orange lights moving in Salt Lake City sky December 17, 2017
Sandy · UT, USA
five objects triangular shaped flashing red yellow and blue lights
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Salt Lake red orbs may be a recreational drone. ((anonymous report))
Layton · UT, USA
Bright white circle with a darker center.
Springdale · UT, USA
The bright white light knocked over our tent at Zion National Park.
Beaver · UT, USA
Bluish Orb in Beaver Utah over Hwy I-15. ((NUFORC Note: Lens flare, caused by pointing camera at the Sun. PD))
Magna · UT, USA
On 10/12/17 at 23:25 a coworker and I were outside when a bright blue circular object appeared high in the middle of the sky.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
((HOAX??)) At first I thought it maybe a blue fire work over I-215, between 1300th and 7th east.
Murray · UT, USA
Blueish orb which flew away to the North into clouds
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Explosion, or craft, that looked like torches. ((NUFORC Note: Possible nighttime parachute jump?? PD))
West Valley City · UT, USA
At the redwood drive in facing east saw a light then it split to 2, thought shoot stars then bam it stopped met back with 1 st light th
Salt Lake · UT, USA
Cluster of unsual lights as u see in video they approched then dissaperd shot up in yellow id say snowmobile size ((anonymous report))
Eureka · UT, USA
Black triangular with (larger than normal aircraft) 3 red lights 1 at each point of the craft Locally known as "military operated."
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Daytime Object in Geosynchronous Orbit
Riverdale · UT, USA
5 metallic unidentified flying Objs Slowly Flying 1000' Above Completely stops in mid air and Shoots off. ((anonymous report))
Ogden · UT, USA
Blue light flashed for 1 or 2 seconds, and dimmed, then turned back on, and flashed within 2 to 3 seconds to the right.
West Valley · UT, USA
Unknown bright light/ufo seen over Salt Lake Valley. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of the International Space Station. PD))
St. George · UT, USA
Hovering red and white light turned to green
St. George · UT, USA
OBJECTS TRACKING AND RESPONDING TO MY MOVEMENTS IN UTAH.
Richmond · UT, USA
Large stationary object in the atmosphere reflected by the sun.
Uinta Mountian Range · UT, USA
Witnessed either a square or cylinder-shaped object hovering motionless approximately 2,50'0 to 3,000' in sky.
Thompson Springs · UT, USA
Walking home from 7-eleven only station in town. Due east near Venus on the south east side three light's. Green, blue, red. Noticed i
Salt Lake · UT, USA
5 to six lights in the ski over north east mountains. Put my hand in the air and used whatever unexplained thing I can do since I was a
North Ogden · UT, USA
White light on Ben Lomond Peak. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star or planet, we suspect. PD))