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)
Danville · VA, USA
Extremely large, quiet, triangle shaped UFO spotted in Pittsylvania County, VA.
Lynchburg · VA, USA
Six bright orange fireballs or orbs of light travelling in a formation wsw away from Timberlake VA.
Arlington · VA, USA
Three low bright orange objects following the same path fading to red with no sound or navigation lights.
Mechanicsville · VA, USA
3 Red-Orange circular crafts spotted near 1am.
Richmond · VA, USA
Flying reddish "V" shape w/ moving lights over Richmond, Va.
Falls Church · VA, USA
I saw 3 UFO's, they were shaped like a triangle, had slow flashing lights, and disappeared after 2 minutes.
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Slow moving object white in color moved away at a very high rate of speed,
Buckingham · VA, USA
Diamond shaped object tumbling in sky.
Mollusk · VA, USA
Flashing Object in Western Sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a "twinkling" star…Sirius?? PD))
Henrico · VA, USA
A yellowish round object caught in photos of jet trails. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a sens flare, we believe. PD)
Lovettsville · VA, USA
Blinking red, blue, green light 251 degree West. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of Sirius, we suspect. PD))
Chesterfield · VA, USA
Object with blinking lights hovering in the sky. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a sighting of a "twinkling" star. PD))
Vinton · VA, USA
Rectangular object in the sky caught in a photograph taken at a car show.
Fairfax · VA, USA
Chevron. No lights or sound. flew over head calmly fast. night time. 40ft @ 400ft above.
Arlington · VA, USA
Four round white lights circling and converging at center an then circling and converging, in the sky at Arlington, VA
Lynchburg · VA, USA
6-10 Orange lights move slowly and silently across the sky, and then suddenly disappear.
Arlington · VA, USA
There were four lights in the sky. Imagine a pizza cut into four slices the lights met in the center and then spread out making an X th
Topping · VA, USA
Erratic flight path.
Front Royal · VA, USA
I have witnessed multiple ufos in Front Royal. I am a very open minded person who intelligently considers various explanations before c
Williamburg · VA, USA
White yellow red light not moving.
Stephens City · VA, USA
Captured an interesting light object from the east on the way to work this morning. It was stationary in the sky for at least five minu
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Approximately three to four white rockets appeared with trails-gray UFO flying low in trees then, disappeared.
Fairfax · VA, USA
Round globe-like object fying/floating yet eratically over our neighborhood 3/22/14 around 10:00pm.Unknown object was glowing with
Fairfax · VA, USA
Extremely bright light.
Natural Bridge · VA, USA
Fast moving bright light traveling east, south east. Very unusual. Not a plane.