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)
Hampton · VA, USA
Beams of light full length of the sky moving horizontal like a helicopter blade would.
Lorton · VA, USA
Bright blue large fast moving circular object.
Roanoke · VA, USA
Bright, reddish-orange light moving in the night sky above Roanoke, Va.
North Chesterfield · VA, USA
String of 5 red lights heading east.
Ashburn · VA, USA
Highly reflective object over Ashburn, VA, not bird, balloon, aircraft.
McLean · VA, USA
I saw an object with 7 or more lights that was traveling very fast in an area near Washington, D.C.
Herndon · VA, USA
Orange/reddish slow moving flying objects over Herndon. No noise.
Oakton · VA, USA
Hovering octagonal (diamond) shape object with flashing lights in the night sky.
Lorton · VA, USA
Sounded like an incoming jet, looked like ambulance or firetruck lights
Winchester · VA, USA
Strange light shooting down from the sky and staying around.
Front Royal · VA, USA
Orange looking spheres about 20 of them, moving very slow and disappeared after about 3 minutes. There was no sound.
Winchester · VA, USA
Red lights, appeared stationary in sky over Valley Avenue, Winchester,Va
Alexandria · VA, USA
Galling white light in Alexandria, VA.
Winchester · VA, USA
We saw 6 lights that formed 2 symmetrical triangles hovering over Winchester or east of Winchester. They were close.
Midlothian · VA, USA
At or around 5:45pm, behind my house, we saw an object in the western sky, that appeared to hover. It appeared to be a cluster of ligh
Richmond · VA, USA
Green and Red lights in the sky around 5:15 PM, Richmond,VA.on I-64
Virginia (northern) · VA, USA
3 small dots in the nights sky and only objects in the sky. Were in triangle formation began to take poults and videotape. Have on vid
Yorktown · VA, USA
Beautiful 2 orange fireballs traveling slow, west to east, second ball dissipated.
Burke · VA, USA
Triangle shaped object over parking complex saw it for 5 minutes.
Alexandria · VA, USA
Drones?
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
12/22/13 08:45 Virginia Beach VA white egg shape object hovered for 1 hour and dissappeared after cloud cover came in.
Roanoke · VA, USA
3 diagonal bright lights, seemed very close. moving slowly to the right, then down, then backtracked?!?!
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Bright orange object in the night sky over Fredericksburg, VA.
Midlothian · VA, USA
Three red rights shaped like a triangle.
Sterling · VA, USA
10 Redish orange lights not blinking near Dulles Airport Sterling VA. 20:25 till 20:34 12/27/13.