UFO Sightings in Wisconsin
2,297 UFO sightings reported in Wisconsin since 1947, peaking in 2013 (179 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 2,297
- Span
- 1947–2022
- Peak year
- 2013 (179 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (179 reports)
Top cities in Wisconsin
Milwaukee
1958–2021 · peak 2015 (12 reports)
Madison
1947–2022 · peak 2013 (11 reports)
Green Bay
1975–2020 · peak 2014 (6 reports)
Kenosha
1973–2020 · peak 2012 (6 reports)
Racine
1977–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Appleton
1973–2022 · peak 2013 (6 reports)
Janesville
1974–2021 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Oshkosh
1983–2020 · peak 2008 (3 reports)
Waukesha
1972–2021 · peak 2012 (3 reports)
La Crosse
1982–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Eau Claire
1985–2021 · peak 2009 (3 reports)
Fond du Lac
2007–2021 · peak 2010 (5 reports)
Stevens Point
1968–2021 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
West Bend
1967–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Mukwonago
2003–2020 · peak 2014 (7 reports)
Beloit
1975–2021 · peak 2019 (4 reports)
Sheboygan
2000–2020 · peak 2020 (4 reports)
Manitowoc
1987–2021 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Brookfield
1993–2018 · peak 2010 (4 reports)
Superior
1998–2021 · peak 2020 (3 reports)
Burlington · WI, USA
Small stationary light high in the atmosphere
Palmyra · WI, USA
Bright stationary changing colors; red blue, green and white. Varied intensity. ((NUFORC Note: Probably a star?? PD))
Mequon · WI, USA
3 orb-like objects, one caught on video
Berlin · WI, USA
Well I was on facebook and saw that someone reported they had seen a few orange lights west of Berlin and I had gone out to my truck to
Irma · WI, USA
300ft silver cigar shape, 900 ft up, no wings, windows, engines, sound, Lights, markings, fuselage, tail section, or exhaust!!!
Colby (south of) · WI, USA
Emerald teardrop light with golden sparking trail with no emenating light.
Galesville · WI, USA
Me and my mom were driving and I at first saw a light blinking in the side of my eye and I looked at it, it was flying like really fast
Waupaca · WI, USA
Bright pinkish orange lights in a tight line formation
Blanchardville · WI, USA
Loud rumbling sound, a plane's lights, and anomylous lights.
Berlin · WI, USA
I was standing in my drive way with My father and a friend when my dad noticed a strange light in the sky it would be on then shut off
Stevens Point · WI, USA
Trail of white lights rotates in circle three times and disappears
Stevens Point · WI, USA
During a break at work I noticed a bright light over the tree line. I thought it was odd because I never noticed a star there before.
Mosinee · WI, USA
Orange ball of Fire.
Fremont · WI, USA
3 orbs over central Wisconsin.
Oshkosh · WI, USA
Lights floating down blink immediately pop back up different area repeated 3 times.
Stevens Point · WI, USA
Was looking south from Patch St and Welsby Ave and saw a "line" of six lights running east to west. Then they turned (rotated
Franklin · WI, USA
Bright multi colored light. ((NUFORC Note: "Twinkling" star, we suspect, possibly Sirius. PD))
Green Bay · WI, USA
My girlfriend & i were out late black friday shopping 2016.We were in my 2003 doge ram pick up.We were turning off military ave
Janesville · WI, USA
((HOAX??)) Crescent shaped craft with seven evenly spaced orange lights in the backside. ((anonymous report))
Laona · WI, USA
flashing lights above northeast Wisconsin. ((NUFORC Note: We suspect a "twinkling" star. PD))
Spearhead Point Campground · WI, USA
Moving white spheres seen by two people, while camping in northern Wisconsin.
Greenfield · WI, USA
Silver disk in sky, hard to see sometimes due to reflection of sunlight, floating shortly then moves quickly out of sight
Madison · WI, USA
3 bright orange objects, traveling in a straight line, W-NW, in Madison, WI.
Stevens Point · WI, USA
Intensely white round object moving about 30' above tree tops in residential area
Beaver Dam · WI, USA
Silent, fast moving V-shaped line of light over Beaver Dam, WI.