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)
Arlington · VA, USA
oval shaped traveling fast and low
Alexandria · VA, USA
Outside smoking a cigarette when I look up into the sky and see a green ball go across the sky very fast like a meteor, thought it to b
Clifton · VA, USA
i was in my car and i saw a light, then it stopped spun and sped accross the sky in a split second
Charlottesville · VA, USA
Spot of honey-colored light, spherical- barely 3x larger than stars- seen from car
Chesterfield · VA, USA
strange blinking light(s)
Manassas · VA, USA
I looked up and saw what looked like a column of discs flying silently in formation as I arrived home around 10:pm 12/21/03.
Independent Hill · VA, USA
Followed by Triangle
Fairfax · VA, USA
1 fireball going east just above tree level very bright and orange burned out in 4 sec. no sounds
Alexandria · VA, USA
Green Fireball decends around Fort Belvoir Virginia
Alexandria · VA, USA
3 objects with a trail of smoke attached hovered together in the sky over the expressway
Alexandria · VA, USA
While on I-495 S. towards Richmond, VA, heading home from work, I sat in very slow traffic and observed what I thought was airplane smo
Alexandria · VA, USA
6-8 Bright lights, in a line. Moving slowly north. Over or near Old Town Alexandria/Potomac River.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
sighting during lunar eclipse
Charlottesville · VA, USA
3 flashing objects moving , stopping flashing blue and red in the sky then disappearing in space
Richmond · VA, USA
A V-shaped formation of triangles moving across the sky
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
I went out to back bay . I was taking pictures of the area. I captured this on my digital camera. that about sums it up. I was alone.
Midlothian · VA, USA
This was pretty weird, we live in the country somewhat. My house is high on a hill and my deck you can see the woods far away. I woke u
Chilhowie · VA, USA
pyramidal craft daylight sighting
Lebanon Church · VA, USA
Unexplained Objects in a Very Clear Sky , Cigar Shaped w/ a possible split tail configuration, both Shiny/Bright
Ringgold · VA, USA
object was huge triangle that moved silently and could see it's 3d shape.
Centreville · VA, USA
Aliens check out local high school football game.
Lovingston · VA, USA
There was a bright light in the distance a few miles away with the intensity of a radio tower beacon. The light was bright white and a
Abingdon · VA, USA
Fireball reported by numerous persons in rural VA
Chatham · VA, USA
Big Flash.
Staunton · VA, USA
Cigar w/ two lights (--). Staunton, VA