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)
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Formation of 6 amber colored lights in the sky.
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Red orange fireballs in a triangle shape hovering over 64.
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Series of Orange lights moving quietly across the sky with intent and order.
Fairfax · VA, USA
Flashing red light in night sky for several hours.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Very distinct flash in the eyes beam of light directing me towards the "star" object darting through sky
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Multi-color emitting light/star in the sky, extra brilliant, vanishes.
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Line Moving in Front of Ring Around Moon.
Midlothian · VA, USA
Extremely three bright lights that were shooting start fast.
Hampton · VA, USA
Bright, white circular light. No sound.
Richmond · VA, USA
Orange lights over Richmond va/ d..c.
Charlotte Court House · VA, USA
Orange light moved slowly across sky and then disappeared
Chesapeake · VA, USA
Dark triangular craft with bright yellow light and smaller red and blue lights moved at pace of 25-30 mph.
Chantilly · VA, USA
Approximately 20 orange lights in formation moving with no sound.
Hampton · VA, USA
Strange, slow-moving object over Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.
Broadway · VA, USA
3 or more from different locations seeing red and green blinking object since 6pm and still in the sky.
Winchester · VA, USA
Many Red Lights Observed South of Winchester, VA.
Annandale · VA, USA
Fairfax, Annandale, VA - Black silhouette cigar / disk-like object w/rounded - blunted ends w/rotating & synced strobe lights.
Falls Church · VA, USA
Flickering light with the size of ping pong ball flew with constant speed over falls church virginia
Falls Church · VA, USA
It looked like 5 projectile white lights hovering above us about 100 feet flying in a pattern. As we drove it looked like it was follow
Norfolk · VA, USA
Noticed 2 bright red lights in the sky. One appeared to be moving towards us and the other seemed to be stationary. The stationary obj
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
White-yellow luminous object seen ascending and leaving area.
Reston · VA, USA
Red/orange, round, glowing object moving slowly and southeast at 1:45AM on 12/05/12.
Max Meadows · VA, USA
White sphere, unbelieveable size, watched for 5-6min,max meadows,virginia
Alexandria · VA, USA
Orange Flickering Light Moving and Motionless near Washington, D.C.
Christiansburg · VA, USA
Driving on 460 towards christiansburg from blacksburg. passing the peppers ferry road exit. Saw 4 white lights shape of a box. hover