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)
Herriman · UT, USA
Black triangle with white lights in corners.
Hyrum · UT, USA
Bright flash that lasted around 3 sec. Then a smoke trail. Was traveling it a E dir. Smoke trail continued. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?))
St. George · UT, USA
Strange fast moving craft seen over St. George, Utah.
Delta · UT, USA
Hovering light in the sky that left a trail of light behind it.
Washington · UT, USA
I spend alot of time outside at night. Tonight i saw what started as two bright lights and two small blue lights then its broke up into
Sandy · UT, USA
we were outside watering lawn when lights appeared. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Cedar Valley · UT, USA
There was a very, large object which was multi-colored, low in the sky, ((NUFORC Note: Space debris re-entering atmosphere. PD))
Centerville · UT, USA
~1035 pm I and my girlfriend observed blinking lights and lights not blinking moving slow. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
West Valley City · UT, USA
Saw in south sky falling lights. Looked like a firework but was moving horiz. W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Layton · UT, USA
Slow moving meteorite or plane burning. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
West Valley · UT, USA
Anyone see the objects in the sky with the shiny light behind it? We were on the freeway headed W. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Lindon · UT, USA
I was outside in my back yard when I noticed a light moving. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Seen 10 to 15 lights looked like shooting stars but didnt go out looked like missiles. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Heber City Canyon · UT, USA
10-12 beaming lights, followed by green circular light. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris re-entering atmosphere. PD))
St. George · UT, USA
A/c speed object flying and then turns into a long fireball. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
I saw two balls of whitish-yellow light in the southern sky of SLC, UT traveling W to E. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
10 to 15 slow traveling fireballs that faded into darkness. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
South Jordan · UT, USA
Coordinated orange lights moving slowly W to E and fading out. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
West Valley City · UT, USA
My husband and I were sitting on the front porch talking and I turned my head just to look up at the sky. At that moment a cluster of w
St. George · UT, USA
A trail of burning light flew just above the southeastern horizon tonight. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Ogden · UT, USA
Dragon-like wavy orange and red streaks seen in Ogden. ((NUFORC Note: Chinese rocket re-entry. PD))
Heber · UT, USA
Tight formation light streams in sky moving slow. ((NUFORC Note: Re-entering space debris. PD))
Tooele · UT, USA
Bunch of super bright lights on base in long triangle; was gliding, with a humming sound. After 2-3 blocks, it disappeared!
St. George · UT, USA
Observed a lighted streamer like object flying or being towed over St George, UT. ((NUFORC Note: Space debris. PD))
Riverton · UT, USA
Completely dark oblong object silhouetted only by the starlight backdrop and still night sky ether. No lights at all. 1" long