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)
Rocky Mount · VA, USA
Black hovering object seen in daylight hours.
Hampton Roads · VA, USA
Traveling on I 95 to I 64 when I spotted 2 object in the sky. The object had at least four light on each object. The lights appeared gr
Ivor · VA, USA
Low flying UFO in the country.
Chesterfield · VA, USA
Collection of orbs, rods and discs sighted in Virginia.
Toms Brook · VA, USA
Erratic moving, flashing sphere of multicolored lights lingered over the WV border.
Arlington · VA, USA
Green falling star.
Front Royal · VA, USA
Three bright whight ligts flying stright up fallowing each other like rockets
Vienna · VA, USA
Fireball seen in Northern Virginia.
Great Falls · VA, USA
CCTV camera records 2 fast traveling lights near Dulles Airport vicinity
Lorton · VA, USA
Craft hovered overhead visible for about 30 seconds and then disappeared.
Falls Church · VA, USA
Very large triangle of star lights gliding across sky.
Roanoke · VA, USA
Stationary light above Roanoke City Virigna From dusk to 9-10pm every night.
Roanoke · VA, USA
Star sized orb powers up (it got brighter than Venus) in the NW sky then back to a star, moved off to the NE.
Sterling · VA, USA
Large flashing lights in sky that seemed cohesive but stationary- red, blue, white flashes. ((NUFORC Note: Sirius?? PD))
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Lights in triangle shape then a line.
Bristol · VA, USA
Hovering then moving very bright light with very bright light on top.
Hillsville · VA, USA
Pulsating Sphere in the Southwest sky. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus, we suspect. PD))
Stafford · VA, USA
Fast moving object flies over my house and vibrates it b4 shooting up in the sky.
Hampton · VA, USA
Cigar, wingless, gray aircraft with no lights that moved slowly and then disappeared.
Pilot · VA, USA
White and Orangeish lights flying and osillating in the sky over Roanoke Va.also blue orbs
Yorktown · VA, USA
Traveling across Coleman Bridge from N to S around 6:30 EST, saw a band of orange yellow lights hovering around 300 to 600 feet.
Nokesville · VA, USA
I was waiting for NASA to send up a rocket and I saw a strange object.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Small orb like object, made quick sharp turns, very very fast and from my vantage point appeared to be red.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
V-shaped moving slow over houses.
Surry · VA, USA
Very Bright Stationary Light Seen Over Surry, Virginia.