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)
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Star like light over Chesapeake suddenly accelerates across the night sky
Sterling · VA, USA
1 light extremely brighter than the other. Sat in place for at least 15 minutes then both slowly disappeared. Seen over Dullas Town.
Waterford · VA, USA
Two bright lights moving mostly south.
Hampton · VA, USA
I saw what appeared to be a bright round firey object,appear and disappear so fast you would have thought there was another dimension!
Staunton · VA, USA
2 orange lights n sky hovered in same spot beside each other moved just a little then disappeared. Then few minutes later 2 more appear
Roanoke · VA, USA
I was sitting outside looking at the sky and noticed a fast moving object.Thought at first it was a plane then noticed that it had circ
Hampton · VA, USA
Orange flickering light that makes changes in speed and direction and dissapears behind trees into water.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
I was at work at the oceanfront taking the trash out and saw This flying around! It flew towards me then just hovered for a minute and
Stafford · VA, USA
I noticed a bright orange light coming up from the trees, then another and then another in a straight line. They would go diagonal int
Front Royal · VA, USA
Saw two orange balls shape objects in the sky flying east over the Front Royal Airport area.
Pulaski (Case Knife Rd) · VA, USA
Bright light through woods at end of road off case knife road off another dead end round dirt road. Saw through woods for while before
Newport News/Hampton · VA, USA
Triangular shaped craft with lights on each point hovering in Newport News near Chestnut Avenue and Aberdeen Roadthen shot up and disap
Chesterfield · VA, USA
A circular, mirror-like, silver obj. hovering in the sky. It completely disappeared, then became visible again.
Hampton · VA, USA
2 white dots in the eastern sky higher than 35k feet.
Bristol · VA, USA
I seen a red light under the moon and then I seen another one about 30 feet away, while I was looking at them a two green triangles.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Lights in sky with 3 globe looking lights.
King William · VA, USA
Two objects formed to one, then looked as if it caught fire, moving very fast, just disappeared into the sky.
Burke · VA, USA
I watched for 2 mins. It hovered over Lake Royal, then slowly move to the N and disappeared over the trees. My heart is still racing.
Harrisonburg · VA, USA
orange orb that was being chased
Richmond · VA, USA
Flickering fireball silently flying parallel to plane across the sky a few hundred feet in the air.
Woodbridge · VA, USA
I saw a light in the sky, it moved slow but it was very high. It was so bright, sometimes made like circles. Actually I believed that i
Charlottesville/Waynesboro · VA, USA
Extraordinarily bright fading in an out, changing positions. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus and Jupiter? PD))
Halifax · VA, USA
Yellow light balls darting to ground from larger yellow balls of light changing position in sky. ((NUFORC Note:
Kilmarnock · VA, USA
10-12 orange spheres observed rising from ground level to the atmosphere.Clear, but slightly overcast evening. Rising moon and star
Halifax · VA, USA
Yellow, round, flashing lights in E night sky, pulsating downward to trees becoming brighter then repeating the pattern for hours.