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)
Portsmouth · VA, USA
Never seen this in broad daylight.
Portsmouth · VA, USA
Seen an oval in the sky their were planes flying in the area above it but not military planes it traveled east for about 2 mins and the
Hampton · VA, USA
Stationery green sphere changed to red and beginning moving northwest.
Chester · VA, USA
Hi Peter, One sighting tonight, March 24th, of a luminous bright gold colored saucer shaped object for about two to three seconds thoug
Stafford · VA, USA
Very bright light with small light circling around it.
Gainesville · VA, USA
Four silent, orange lights moving from SW to NE from horizon to horizon in about a minute.
Culpeper · VA, USA
Two spheres move in unusual ways in early morning.
Radford · VA, USA
Black triangle, small (maybe 4-6 feet to a side,possibly smaller), lights on the corner, flying NE along I-81.Seen from the south bound
Woodbridge · VA, USA
Orange orbs or spheres, flying in formation some materializing from nowhere, no sound whatsoever, then some ascended.
Elberon · VA, USA
This is incredible being it was taken with two different games cams. This rules out human error. movement to set them off
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Triangular object with dim orange lights.
Williamsburg · VA, USA
Object was moving rapidly left to right, approximately 300-500' AGL, orange yellow fiery tail front end looked white/bluish in color
Arlington · VA, USA
Bright fast moving glowing green object low in horizon at early evening
Martinsville · VA, USA
Three circular formations of green lights seemed to float in the sky around 7:00.
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
This wasn't natural seem to be large slow moving no sound and extremely bright lighting up tree tops.
Centreville · VA, USA
V-shaped UFO flew by directly overhead fast and silently.
Stanardsville · VA, USA
Dimming "star" moving in a circular pattern. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius. PD))
Suffolk · VA, USA
Objects over Suffolk, VA, January 4, 2016.
Rockville · VA, USA
Huge flash to right side of sky, then triangle object appeared after "summoning"?? Please help
Danville · VA, USA
I turned onto my road from my drive way. As soon as I straightened up, I saw it. I thought what in the heck is that!! I drove several m
Manassas Park · VA, USA
At times resembles a star. At times resembles cigar shape standing on end, or disk with lights circling the disk. Two of them over Quan
Ivor · VA, USA
Stargazing at 3am... We were not supposed to see this...
Manassas Park · VA, USA
Saucer move close slowly. Came to rest above neighbors house. Size of city bus. Windows and flashing lights.
Centreville · VA, USA
My daughter and I looked out the window and saw a mysterious flying object. It is grayish in color.
Stafford · VA, USA
I saw 3 triangluar crafts sit there outside they where then gone when i got to get my phone.