UFO Sightings in Virginia
2,512 UFO sightings reported in Virginia since 1945, peaking in 2013 (205 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,512
- Span
- 1945–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (205 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1945–2022 · peak 2013 (205 reports)
Top cities in Virginia
Virginia Beach
1963–2020 · peak 2013 (18 reports)
Richmond
1975–2022 · peak 2013 (15 reports)
Alexandria
1963–2021 · peak 2019 (42 reports)
Chesapeake
1974–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Roanoke
1972–2022 · peak 2017 (10 reports)
Fredericksburg
1979–2021 · peak 2013 (7 reports)
Norfolk
1956–2021 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Fairfax
1969–2020 · peak 2019 (16 reports)
Arlington
1952–2021 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Woodbridge
1975–2020 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Manassas
1980–2020 · peak 2014 (10 reports)
Portsmouth
1945–2020 · peak 2015 (8 reports)
Hampton
1973–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Charlottesville
1983–2021 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Newport News
1980–2021 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Stafford
1997–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Lynchburg
2000–2021 · peak 2005 (4 reports)
Williamsburg
1977–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Winchester
1984–2022 · peak 2014 (4 reports)
Danville
1986–2018 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Petersburg · VA, USA
Seen triangle shaped craft hovering in the sky
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Every Friday my husband & I get Chick-fil-A for dinner, but Friday October 4th at 8:12pm something out of the ordinary happened. We do
Fairfax · VA, USA
4-5 objects flying to center and shooting back out. The center point appeared to move Southeast over 30 minutes over tall buildings an
VA · USA
4-5 objects flying to center and shooting back out. The center point appeared to move Southeast over 30 minutes over tall buildings an
Richmond · VA, USA
3 flying saucers.
Fairfax · VA, USA
MADAR Node 122
McLean · VA, USA
Small but VERY BRIGHT oval shaped object flying moving very fast (no sound) horizontally approximately 50 feet above ground.
Honaker · VA, USA
Two white circular lights near Big A Mountain
Chantilly · VA, USA
Cylindrical object, approx. 10 feet in length, with undulating protrusions ,reflective area at its top, impervious to head winds
Chantilly · VA, USA
Observed a 3 seconds of glint off a low flying object in sky over Chantilly VA in late afternoon before it vanished.
Culpeper/Warrenton · VA, USA
White object seen by driver in northern Virginia in the northern sky.
Elkwood · VA, USA
Two tailed burning object moving erratically.
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141
Woodbridge · VA, USA
massive object falling from the sky and disappearing suddenly before impact
Fairfax · VA, USA
MADAR Node 122
Fairfax · VA, USA
MADAR Node 122
Haymarket · VA, USA
Three objects in the shape of a triangle floating in the sky.
Herndon · VA, USA
i was looking out my window about to go to sleep and i see 3 light moving in a triangle formation a triangle lay to it left. outside my
Gloucester · VA, USA
A triangle-shaped object with white lights pulsing bright and then dim, hovered high in the sky for over 30 minutes.
Norfolk · VA, USA
Bright star like object seen in the sky winks out of existence
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141
Annandale · VA, USA
red and white lights 3 big orbs of white light underneath
Fairfax · VA, USA
MADAR Node 122
Charles City · VA, USA
I was fishing when I seen a ufo.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
I was walking along virgina beach when I seen a small orange circular orb flying threw the sky the object got brighter and brighter ora