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)
Price · UT, USA
Mars like object traverses night sky.
Brigham City · UT, USA
5 Orange-Gold light flying around and hovering.
Magna · UT, USA
Amber light, moving in wierd ways.
Ogden · UT, USA
Fastest thing I've ever seen--unbelievable!
South Ogden · UT, USA
Large star that was gone in the same night. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Arcturus? PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Red glowing sphere that appears out of nowhere hovers, moves up
Sandy · UT, USA
Triangular and diamond shaped light formations.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Red and white lights above the great salt lake that appeared to be moving.
Spanish Fork · UT, USA
Three clustered bright red lights slowly descended and disappeared.
Stansbury Park · UT, USA
Bright Light Over Tooele County, UT.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Red objects above Salt Lake City.
Wellsville · UT, USA
It was a bright light, larger than a star, in western sky. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Zion National Park · UT, USA
Two objects were invisible but showed up on picture.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Starlike object that hovers and then slowly moves.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Close up glowing hovering white orb photographed green in two subsequent locations in Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Bright flash in the sky followed by a distant explosion about 3 seconds later. It was not lightning. It was not a stormy night and ther
Salt Lake Valley · UT, USA
Stationary light circled by helicopters,
South Weber · UT, USA
Bright egg shaped green light fly across the sky in 2-3 seconds.
Logan · UT, USA
Chevron shaped dark image highlight by subtle orange glowing lights surrounding exterior in extreme quiet flight.
Cedar City · UT, USA
Noiseless, extremely fast pair of lights.
Salt Lake City (Cottonwood Heights) · UT, USA
Bright green basketball sized orb dashed next to me, then up to the sky.
Zion National Park · UT, USA
Abnormally bright white light stationed in the sky approached by aircraft. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus? PD))
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Strange lights in Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Bright object.
Syracuse · UT, USA
Blue Orb UFO spotted flying over northern Utah.