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)
Monument Valley · UT, USA
run off road by bright light, Monument Valley Utah
Logan · UT, USA
Report of green laser beam, probably emanating from the Dept. of Physics at Utah State University.
St. George · UT, USA
No summary available.
Roy · UT, USA
At 11:20 PM as I saw a triange shaped object with 7 red lights moving slowly to the south.
West Valley City · UT, USA
Young woman & boyfriend witness "a black obj,...a round black disc w/ a dome," move slowly overhead. Suddenly disappeared.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
FAA controller, 5 airline employees witness 6 very bright objects streaking N to S in western sky. No radar returns.! Exclnt report!!
Midvale · UT, USA
Man witnesses multi-colored obj. moving relative to nearby stars. Appeared to have two smaller objects on each side of it.
Delta (65 miles SW of) · UT, USA
Huge flashing someting passed overhead. It lit about 1/3 of the sky. It flashed like a strobe light at about 4 second intervals.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
FAA controller reports seeing bright red/orange obj. streaking E to W in S sky 20 deg. above horizon. Left straight,glowing trail.
Panguitch · UT, USA
5 or 6 "Stars" zigzagging around the Ursa Major.Observed by 41 year old male and 40 year old female, both of us stone cold sober.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Father & son witness peculiar, silver-colored obj. moving N to S in daytime sky. Moved very slowly.
Provo · UT, USA
UFO investigator witnesses bright, silver/white object approach over nearby mountains in approx. 5 seconds, hover for 2-3 minutes.
Taylorsville · UT, USA
Saw ufo with lights about 200 feet above moving from south to north.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
i saw what i saw, i cant deny what my eyes have seen and unless i can speak to the source will never know the truth.
Tooele · UT, USA
Orange lights near the Tooele Army Depot.
Farmington · UT, USA
FAA Controller calls to relay sighting report of "shiny, round object" witnessed on 11JN95 over Ogden, UT.
Ogden · UT, USA
Golfer observes round, silver-gray obj. size of small car moving across face of mtn. Flies up 3 ravines, ascends, disappears.
Washington · UT, USA
A red glow lighting up low lying clouds. After a few moments the glow got more clear and about a dozen red lights in no noticable arran
Orem · UT, USA
Man & wife, and four neighbors witnessed a strange ball of red, orange, and white light for 5 min.. Left trail
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
Cylinder of motionless lights in the sky seen over mine
Moab (south of) · UT, USA
Rotating triangle of lights south of Moab.
Midvale · UT, USA
In Midvale, Utah in the early morning
Tooele City · UT, USA
4 intense glowing green "Stop-light" type orbs holding tight diamond formation. Not Fireworks...
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
The late nite sighting
Duchesne · UT, USA
A green light descending from the sky