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)
South Harrisburg · VA, USA
April 3, 2004 at 10:00 pm saw green/blue fireball or light moving rapidly across the sky.
Alexandria · VA, USA
((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax. PD)) Light there going across sky one second then gone ..
Charlottesville · VA, USA
I met my friend at this bridge that we always meet at. After we met and I was walking back to my house. I got to the road and I saw the
Monrovia · VA, USA
Follow up to this one I saw on here .....I live in the D.C. area and this was on the News the night it happened and was in the pape
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Orange lights seen moving very fast across the sky above the clouds from east to west.
Monrovia · VA, USA
Possible Cattle Mutilation
Alexandria · VA, USA
A huge craft that appeared to be attempting to cloak itself soundlessly flew from the west to the east and blended into the night sky.
Alexandria · VA, USA
Moving bright light, March 9, 2004, 7:57 PM, Alexandria Va.
Williamsburg · VA, USA
My adrenaline was extremely elevated and my mind was seeing with unbelief. ((NUFORC Note: Probably Sirius. PD))
Walkerton · VA, USA
((HOAX??)) Shot at cigar shaped object, when it illuminated my vehicle.
Woodlawn · VA, USA
UFO TRAVELING AT SAME RATE AND SPEED FLYING PERFECTLY RIGHT BESIDE AN AIRPLANE
Lynchburg · VA, USA
update to eariler report (3/23/04)
Lynchburg · VA, USA
VERY bright, diamond shape ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD))
Portsmouth · VA, USA
Metallic oval shaped object that moved across the sky and then stopped and hovered and was out of sight with no trace.
Suffolk · VA, USA
A sunny afternoon with Blue sky and a few white clouds. temp. upper 40s. coming out of a cloud were these flying objects(White in colo
Fredericksburg · VA, USA
Greenish glowing ball seen decending in the sky over Fredericksburg
Newmarket/Luray (between · going up Massanutten Mt.), VA, USA
Blue green glowing ball dropping quickly from sky
Reston · VA, USA
Green Meteor
Fairfax County · VA, USA
Airship w. Red Strobe Lights over Fairfax County, VA
Fairfax County · VA, USA
I was shopping in the Crossroads Shopping Center in Fairlax County on Route 7 (between Alexandria and Falls Church). I saw an object wi
Culpeper · VA, USA
All I saw was ablue,purple and pink blur with a white dot seeming to be on top, soaring in a zig-zag formation, then finaly zoomed off
Chesterfield · VA, USA
saw egg shaped object in southern sky. Reddish in color. hovered for a moment then speed off in southern direction. all three witness'
Richmond · VA, USA
in the northeast sky from my home in the west end of richmond as i was walking my dogs i noticed a bright object in the sky just standi
Stafford · VA, USA
Zipping White Light.
Roanoke · VA, USA
ROANOKE LIGHT BALL OR CRAFT - DECEMBER 2003