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)
Bristow · VA, USA
On June 4th 2019 at 12:34, I recording myself playing golf. The next day I noticed a moving white dot.
Waterford · VA, USA
Orange sphere.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Vertical craft seen over Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach
Salem · VA, USA
Extremely bright circular light shooting horizontally in sky and disappeared as if flying behind something in clear night sky.
Weyers Cave · VA, USA
Man shaped, silent, rotating, black, and hovered ~100 feet about the ground and slightly curved in its path.
Fairfax · VA, USA
There was a white light that was stationary in the sky around 8:30pm. Looked like a planet or a star. ((NUFORC Note: Balloon?? PD))
Clifton Forge · VA, USA
Saw a large flickering red ill-defined light or object appear suddenly in the E sky. ((anonymous report))
Chesapeake · VA, USA
I live in Chesapeake, VA, specifically in the area known as Deep Creek. At approximately 1:41 a.m, I was driving home after a lat
Hardy · VA, USA
Outside near midnight the sky lights up, brightly, by a tear shaped orb of light with swirling colors, then suddenly its gone.
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Group of several orange lights, seemingly circular. Lights did not blink. ((anonymous report))
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141
Richmond · VA, USA
Saw an odd moving light in the night sky, blinking in an odd fashion before it disappeared.
Maidens · VA, USA
3 small saucer crafts. One larger than others. Multiple colors blinking. 4 witnesses total. No sound.
Suffolk · VA, USA
Five cylinder shaped objects flying in the same path about 10 minutes apart...no wings or chem trails!
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141
Staunton · VA, USA
On 5/6/19 in Staunton, VA saw an inverted V shaped craft, with multi-colored lights flickering & dancing over a neighbor's house.
Norfolk · VA, USA
Extremely loud bang, light spotted in sky.
Portsmouth · VA, USA
Four multicolored light diamond shaped crafts held a large square formation while other red light crafts performed odd flight patterns.
Blacksburg · VA, USA
Orange ball descending from the sky
Blacksburg · VA, USA
Orange ball descending from the sky.
Accomac · VA, USA
May 14th, 10:34pm Accomac, VA, My husband and I saw orange orb hovering 3 min. over E. Atlantic Ocean.
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141
Middletown · VA, USA
I was outside walking my dog when I saw an orange disc approach from due North. This happened at exactly 9:45 pm. The disc came in slow
Fairfax · VA, USA
white disc/saucer over Fairfax, Va. ((anonymous report))
Alexandria · VA, USA
MADAR Node 141