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)
Stafford · VA, USA
4 lights (?) in square formation. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Gloucester · VA, USA
5 rainbow colored orbs above my house. ((anonymous report)) ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Green orb light balls at 4:31am in Charlottesville, VA ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Staunton · VA, USA
Next to Venus is a giant orb of multi-color light. ((NUFORC Note: Rocket launch from Wallops Island. PD))
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Bright, white glowing, orb-like object hovering above tree line in front yard—no sound, moved quickly, disappearing and reappearing 2x.
Norfolk · VA, USA
Saw a silver reflective disk object hovering high above tree line over Virginia Beach Blvd and North Military Hwy.
Mechanicsville · VA, USA
I was facing north, 2 bright amber glowing objects, moving together due W across the sky. ((anonymous report))
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Extra star in the sky...
Brodnax · VA, USA
Multicolored color diamond shaped oject in northern sky in southern virginia!
Newport News · VA, USA
HUGE BLACK TRIANGLE CRAFT WITH 3 LIGHTS IN VIRGINA.
Roanoke · VA, USA
4/11/17 - Four star/planet-like (brightness) UFOs traveling from Roanoke, VA, area due north. Changing direction often.
Newport News · VA, USA
Multiple ballistic-like fireballs/rockets?
Blacksburg · VA, USA
4 red lights not moving in the shy very weird. ((anonymous report))
Lynchburg · VA, USA
((HOAX??)) Red ball with fire over Lynchburg, Va. ((anonymous report))
Lynchburg · VA, USA
Filmed Dimond shape object in different spots in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Surry · VA, USA
Viewed on game cam......craft viewed on game cam....... beam 25 minutes long .I have the photos. ((anonymous report))
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Two red objects moving over the sky in Virginia.
Gloucester · VA, USA
((HOAX??) Watching this super bright obj. in sky for several mounts now. Can see in at night, dawn, and dusk clearly. ((Venus??))
Forest · VA, USA
4 or 5 rows of white lights that made the shape of a rectangle tower , it was hovering over neighbors house for at least 30 min.
Suffolk · VA, USA
Looked out bathroom window saw a huge orange circle it sat on the sky for a few minutes before falling to the ground. Was NOT a shooti
Danville · VA, USA
A large formation between 25 or 30 round or disc shaped silver objects flying at high speed.
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Saucer like object with strobbing lights and lighted figures seen roaming within Fredericksburg Forest trail
Norton · VA, USA
Three strong, pulsing lights hovering in sky North of Orton, in the direction of the operational coal tipple one red light in center, i
New Kent · VA, USA
To our left we spotted two orange/red lights at the same altitude close to each other, able to travel lateral. The lights turned off a
Abingdon · VA, USA
faint orange lighted craft flying high and quiet over abingdon va heading toward marion va.