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)
Bristol · VA, USA
My name is ((deleted)) and i was driving down the street. A flash of light with a flying saucer suddenly appeared it swayed back and
Chesapeake · VA, USA
It was about the size of a mid-sized car. Very Bright yellowish orange. It moved parallel to the ground.
Norfolk · VA, USA
GREEN GLOWING LIGHT IN THE SKY 1/2 MOON SHAPE SEEING IN TWO DIFFRENT LOCATIONS AT THE SAME TIME, ABOUT 20 MILES APART - TODAY 4/1/99 WA
Richmond · VA, USA
Aircraft-size disk hovering in sky soundlessly with blue lights on its perimeter From - Thu Feb 18 10:01:52 1999 Received: from www.nwl
Weyers Cave · VA, USA
U-shaped object above trees with white lights,and blue revolving lights on bottom of it (Feb.1999,Va.)
Tyson's Corner · VA, USA
Bright green circularly shaped light moved downward and easterly through elevation angles from 30 degrees to 10 degrees and 20 degrees
Richmond · VA, USA
I was driving west on Grove Ave.in town,fog+low clouds above me.Suddenly+silently a triangular brightly lit craft passed over me at app
Culpeper · VA, USA
While on patrol. Noticed an eye ball shaped object. that was very bright in the sky.
Culpeper County (location unspecified) · VA, USA
See Full description ((Police officer reports sighting of a "bright ball of light."))
Fairfax · VA, USA
I was ouyside my cousin's home smoking a cig. before getting ready to go to work at Dulles airport as a aviation mechanic. I was watchi
Skippers · VA, USA
Fleet of triangular shaped craft with amber lights at each point travelling south along I-95 in Virginia.
Windsor · VA, USA
Four lights passed over at low altitude{less than 1000ft}and were silent,moving in a staight line as if one object.conditions were clea
New Kent · VA, USA
3 white lights forming black triangle. Slowly moved below treeline.
VA · USA
The object came from my right, flying low, silent and slow, and vanished in front of the moon.
Tyson's Corner · VA, USA
Very large and bright blue-green fireball witnessed while driving North-bound on I-495 (The Beltway).
Virginia Beach · VA, USA
2 fireballs flying north to southwest about the speed of jetliner.
Grimsby · VA, USA
Four lights that form a triangle.
Centreville · VA, USA
My friend and I were observing airplane traffic when we noticed an object similar to a satillite manuevoring very bizzare and then at a
Bedford · VA, USA
silver disk approx size of moon with 2 black rings traveling east to west
Richmond · VA, USA
Sphere...silver...shiny....spotted in western Henrico County (Richmond, VA)
Sterling · VA, USA
Two witnesses- a large star with four smaller stars revolving around it.
Centreville · VA, USA
It was short and brief..it was a sphere I saw and what got me the most was the color...it was like an electric blue colored sphere. The
Woodbridge · VA, USA
Went out to see the ring around the moon,when I saw strange light in the sky. As it got closer noticed it was a triangular craft with a
Sterling · VA, USA
Close encounter in Sterling near the water tower. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Bristol · VA, USA
none of theese i had seen