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)
Fort Eustis · VA, USA
4 horizontal orange lights seen over Fort Eustis.
Richmond · VA, USA
I'm a trucker but when I was going north on interstate 95 somewhere around Richmond Virginia . I saw 3 aluminum looking balls flash in
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Craft crosses in front of commercial airplane.
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Two flashing round orbs in the sky flashing red orange green blue N white.
Richmond · VA, USA
Lights was moving in same directions going in then out.
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Large bright blue light in the sky breaks into three lights and descends.
Leesburg · VA, USA
Cluster of orange lights on east coast between Baltimore and Washington.
Stephens City · VA, USA
Orange lights changing to red lights. Seemed to interact at times.
Ford · VA, USA
Round fast white light object soaring in, out and diagonal. Bursted back in sky.
Hopewell · VA, USA
UFO above my home.
Moneta · VA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Source of report provides no information about the sighting. Chooses to remain totally anonymous. PD))
Wirtz · VA, USA
Curved line of 6 or 7 red lights in Western sky. No movement. No sound. About 8pm. Was not seen the following night.
Scottsville · VA, USA
It's still going on S in the sky stationary flashing blue yellow the red at times staying solid red or blue seems to get bigger.
Arlington · VA, USA
http://youtu.be/3mgEZ4nD_Ww.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
One bright traveling light splits into two in Virginia Beach sky.
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Red ball of light, became a halo as it moved up into the sky, flew erratically then straightened out.
Kilmarnock · VA, USA
Large, silent, high-flying speedy aircraft with triangle light alignment frightens skeptic.
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Orange lights in sky just after midnight on New Years Eve seen over Charlottesville, VA.
Roanoke · VA, USA
Two orange fireball shaped craft observed by Military Retiree and son over 17 minutes.
Fairfax · VA, USA
Orange lights seen at DC.
Ashburn · VA, USA
Highly reflective sphere hovers near chemtrail, shrinks away rapidly, section of chemtrail evaporates.
Norfolk · VA, USA
~50 bright tiny light steadily moving to same direction NE to SW.
Chesapeake · VA, USA
A large white disk shaped object hovering or floating in sky on a clear morning and then it vanished.
Clinchport · VA, USA
Day time solid white cylinder craft 1300 ft away hovering over mountain top next to VA interstate 23.
Danville · VA, USA
White Lights no sound.