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)
Troutdale · VA, USA
Fireball visible at low horizon in dusk sky
Stafford · VA, USA
On Halloween night 2003, the night was clear when a huge retangular object flew directly over my house.
Springfield · VA, USA
Two "jellyfish" shaped UFOs floating above skies of Springfield, VA.
Stanley · VA, USA
Series of rectangular burnt orange lights observed at approx 10 PM over Elkton, Va. and were observable from at least 40 miles away.
Richmond · VA, USA
Numerous flashing lights over Richmond, Virginia on September 11, 2003
Alexandria · VA, USA
Bright,zig zagging, greenish-blue orb flashes across sky, mysterious helicopter trails behind
Alexandria · VA, USA
Not sure what it was but it went very fast across the sky not certain on the exact shape either as it was moving WAY to fast. It had a
Christiansburg · VA, USA
two objects high in the sky ,round and traveling at a rate of speed compared to a normal jet-about 100 times faster.covered the horizon
Abingdon · VA, USA
a large, perfectly round light, much larger and brighter than any star
Roanoke · VA, USA
i havent never seen anything like that ever !
Ararat · VA, USA
UFO in trouble has mothership support but recovers, then both fly off .
Centreville · VA, USA
At first there were 2. I was the first to see them. It was approx. 12.20 on a Friday night. Above the adjacent town home I saw two gl
Culpeper · VA, USA
multiple weird aircraft.
Richmond · VA, USA
Object had triangular lights 3 bright one chnge in to 120 degree and disappear.
Richmond · VA, USA
Very weird.
Elberon · VA, USA
An object appearing to be wide with four lights, hovering, two on each end, with the outer lights being slightly larger than the 2nd
Alexandria · VA, USA
Was a light going from east to west, it got brighter then dimmer did this twice then eventualy dissapeared into the horizon. Was just a
Hampton (near Langley AFB) · VA, USA
A bright light in the sky almost directly over head seemed to be moving in an erratic pattern.
Arlington · VA, USA
2 cigar shaped lights travelled parallel with each other and then one shot up into the sky
Alexandria · VA, USA
Object was circular in shape and dark as it appeared from my P.O.V. (about a couple miles away). It dropped vertical and made a 90 *
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Glowing fireball type orb with a tail of some sort, with strange movements, and then unimaginable speed to disapear.
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
I saw it too!
Reston · VA, USA
the object was only about 50-foot above, stagnent, very quiet and looks like it's shut down waiting for thunderstorm going away...
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
Bright green light "draws" serveral strange marks over the Atlantic Ocean
Prince George · VA, USA
Two large, animated, glowing lights Prince George