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)
Magna · UT, USA
Bright glowing, reflected surface. Sphere-like, seemed to change shape slightly. Hovered below clouds for 30 min.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Jade color light drops from sky.
Salt Lake City Utah · UT, USA
Jade color light drops from sky.
Eureka · UT, USA
Bright, star sized light flying from West to East at very high speed, moving in a relatively straight line except it was zigzagging.
Saratoga Springs · UT, USA
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 – Spotted six points of light in the sky.
Saint George · UT, USA
Bright diamond light, low flying, noiseless, moving at the end of incredible speed.
Pleasant Grove · UT, USA
Saw what looked to be several points of light moving at differing speeds in a circle formation. ((anonymous report))
Pleasant Grove · UT, USA
I was the one who reported this sighting that I saw on 7/23/17 in pleasant grove this year. My story does not change
West Jordan · UT, USA
Though a former military air traffic controller, I've never seen anything like it.
Honeyville · UT, USA
Above Crystal Hot Springs, green, red and white lights flashed from a craf, a second craft could be seen further in the distance.
Park City · UT, USA
We saw what appeared to be a white or bright reflective capsule hovering in place.
Milford · UT, USA
I was laying on the ground in my back yard with my sons dog. It was a clear day with a few high white cumulus clouds. I saw a cigar sha
Taylorsville · UT, USA
I noticed a very bright object in the sky. It looked similar as a star.
Millcreek · UT, USA
Live video feed infrared camera 4.5 hrs of this object in my backyard shooting beams of light to the ground as it was hunting.
Taylorsville · UT, USA
Went out back for a smoke when I noticed a bright pure red light hovering low SE sky! It hovered there
Provo · UT, USA
Black triangle craft hovered slowly over by BYU soccer field. Five to six orange lights underneath in a row, with a blue light.
North Salt Lake · UT, USA
Bright circular object that emitted strange lights and raised in altitude
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Bright white light moving really fast. ((anonymous report))
Provo · UT, USA
Astronomical anomaly witnessed in Provo Utah.
Highland · UT, USA
Walked out the door at approximately 8:52 p.m. to take a look at the last bit of the sunset on the west side of my house. Noticed a
Murray · UT, USA
Supersonic UFO observed in Salt Lake.
Taylorsville · UT, USA
9:00 P.M.: Three small circles lined up to make a triangle seen in the sky / 1:00 A.M.: Close encounter - humming noises, "alien&q
Rexburg · UT, USA
Massive transparent cylinder extremely high in the sky next to the location of the sun.
Taylorsville · UT, USA
Witnessed a craft with 5 or 6 orange lights on the front and flashing blue and white lights on the sides; it hovered overhead.
St. George · UT, USA
3 bright orange-red lights form a triange while a fourth light follows