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)
Madison Heights · VA, USA
Mass sighting
Leesburg · VA, USA
Red metallic football shaped object very high in the sky heading southbound at 16:40 over Northern Virginia.
Stafford · VA, USA
Two purple ovals with a white light in between that pulsed with a purple haze around it then it diapered into thin air, a bright pink.
Vienna · VA, USA
Four glowing, moving, orange dots in the sky with three in a triangle
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Slow flashing light grew dim enough to reveal circular craft at the center with dimmer steady lights around outer rim.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Bright white light spotted hovering in the sky, then disappears.
Springfield · VA, USA
Crazy.
Waynesboro · VA, USA
Bright white light flying in circular motions over mountain.
Staunton · VA, USA
4 lights traveling in a clockwise circle coming together at a central point,over and over again. (NUFORC Note: Adv. lights?? PD))
Petersburg · VA, USA
Ball of fire disappear in night sky.
Harrisonburg · VA, USA
Orange orbs seen in Harrisonburg
Richmond · VA, USA
Orange ball of light flickers and disappears over Richmond, VA.
Richmond · VA, USA
Very low glowing red orb came towards me and stopped for a few seconds.
Haymarket · VA, USA
2 bright lights...
Chesepeake Bay Bridge Tunnel · VA, USA
Flying craft seen over Chesepeake Bay.
Purcellville · VA, USA
Red Orb 4th of July Purcellville, VA with video link
Prince George County · VA, USA
Red ball spotted by 4 people on 295s Prince George, Va.
Ashland (west of; Hanover County) · VA, USA
Ball/cylinder with red/orange glow/fire
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Dark circle with orange light above no sound, no flashing, slowly crossing sky.
Hampton · VA, USA
Aircraft that flys slow and dims it rather big dingy butter colored light ,slowist aircraft at 5-6000 feet ive seen.
Remington · VA, USA
((HOAX??)) Moving in different directions.
Richmond (south of) · VA, USA
My daughter and I were traveling on route 95 north during a storm when a disc shaped bright light with lightning shooting around it. Ha
Bristol · VA, USA
Clear night sky with minimal clouds. I walked outside to my truck after picking our children up from a day with their grand parents and
New Castle · VA, USA
A triangular shaped craft floated through the valley.
Norfolk · VA, USA
Yellow Light magnitude = to Jupiter. Location: approx 5 Degress South of Vega/Altair (Mid) axis. I was taking