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)
Alexandria · VA, USA
Two objects hovering in Alexandria Virginia
Sandston · VA, USA
3 red-orange (non-blinking) lights in a tight triangle formation high in the night sky heading north.
New Kent · VA, USA
Amber light over new kent, va
Blumont · VA, USA
I was attending a craft show sky was cloudy , when looked there was circular opening in the clouds ini saw what the center of the open
Richmond · VA, USA
9/21/12 Richmond Va UFO sighting
Franklin · VA, USA
Dull orange light moving through the sky slowly.
Lively · VA, USA
Adult male witnesses very bizarre-looking "tube-shaped" object in the vicinity of his home.
Lively · VA, USA
Multiple lights on silent fast dark object
Bedford · VA, USA
Dark orange round object/light in the sky, like the glowing and color of flame on coal when it is about to burn out
Hillsville · VA, USA
Very fast moving objects that appeared to hover up and down in the sky
Bath County · VA, USA
Colored flashing light stationary then bouncing in an arc shape
Coeburn · VA, USA
Two white lights traveling in lateral directions at high rate of speed seen by two observers in extreme SW VA during meteor shower.
Alexandria · VA, USA
11 yellowish/red/orange spheres slowly moving over Alexandria Va, multiple witnesses.
Midlothian · VA, USA
Pimk ball of light flashes in the sky over Midlothian, Virginia
Ashburn · VA, USA
Bright red lights over Ashburn, Virginia
Spotsylvania · VA, USA
Orange glowing lights in sky over spotsylvania near courthouse
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Saw a small,boxlike object with spikes or antenna travelling slowly over the city.
Coeburn · VA, USA
One orb and one bright light seen 08/25/2012 Coeburn, Va. Second sighting in two weeks
Mineral · VA, USA
Large black filmy area in night sky with luminescent clouds. Movement was amoeba-like but it remained in the same spot.
Winchester · VA, USA
Loud hovering noises at night outside our bedroom window.
Hillsville · VA, USA
Two Glowing Orbs hovering around the Full Moon after fireworks.
Goochland County · VA, USA
White cylinder with a brighter white light in the center
Hillsville · VA, USA
Circling orange dots
Midlothian · VA, USA
Orange Orb with glowing light orange trail, very quick, disabled my cell phone, seen in Midlothian, VA
Stafford · VA, USA
Appear like full moon like light not where moon is and photos make it look like rows of lights can't see it that well