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)
Springfield · VA, USA
Strange craft on Rolling Road next to military facilities.
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Low-flying large object over Fredericksburg.
Manassas · VA, USA
8 orbs seemingly connected in brentsville lake jackson manassas area.
Haymarket · VA, USA
Sighting in Haymarket, VA, band of lights.
Haymarket · VA, USA
Orange lights over Haymarket Virginia at9:30pm on 11/30/13.
Fairfax Station · VA, USA
Orangish yellow ball falls from sky.
Covington · VA, USA
Blue/green light flashing on a round object over town.
Manassas · VA, USA
Walked outside before 8 pm and 1st one I saw was white/yellow slowly blinking lights in the sky. Very Bright, Very close. I am not exag
Suffolk · VA, USA
9 sets of 3 triangular aircraft.
Independence · VA, USA
Disk shaped object tracking airplane.
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Yellowish, single, steady and silent ball of light with a contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Could not have been the ISS. PD))
Arlington · VA, USA
Green flashing orb floating above the Douglas Park neighborhood of Arlington, VA
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
2 fast helicopters chasing themselves or something.
Manassas · VA, USA
Huge up close triangular craft.
Colonial Heights · VA, USA
Strange light in Virginia
Alexandria · VA, USA
Three (3) orbs of light rapidly moving through the night sky maneuvering around each other before racing off at an incredible speed.
Richmond · VA, USA
Blue and green circle took off in two seconds and then was gone.
Woodbridge · VA, USA
silver cigar shaped craft NO WINGS
Dahlgren · VA, USA
Lightes orb seen failing during the day.
Newport News · VA, USA
Ball of light with a spike in southwest sky that arcs westerly to the horizon.
Mechanicsville · VA, USA
Very loud craft with two vertical neon green circles.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
3 white lights flying over the East Coast just above the cloud ceiling moving like birds in formation
Stafford · VA, USA
I was looking to see the International Space Station on Halloween night when a craft flew directly over my home.
Woodbridge · VA, USA
5 Bright orange lights in Eastern Sky moving abrudtly and not in any pattern.
Chesterfield · VA, USA
Hovered slowly down road, object had flashing lights in each corner.