UFO Sightings in West Virginia
851 UFO sightings reported in West Virginia since 1944, peaking in 2012 (63 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 851
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2012 (63 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2012 (63 reports)
Top cities in West Virginia
Huntington
1966–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Morgantown
1978–2022 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Charleston
1997–2022 · peak 2013 (5 reports)
Martinsburg
1973–2020 · peak 2014 (3 reports)
Parkersburg
1980–2021 · peak 2005 (3 reports)
Beckley
1984–2021 · peak 2004 (3 reports)
Wheeling
1986–2013 · peak 2004 (5 reports)
Clarksburg
1979–2022 · peak 2011 (2 reports)
Princeton
2001–2021 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Barboursville
1967–2018 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Fairmont
1995–2016 · peak 2013 (3 reports)
Hedgesville
1996–2019 · peak 2005 (2 reports)
Moundsville
1998–2020 · peak 1998 (3 reports)
Hurricane
1997–2019 · peak 2016 (2 reports)
Lewisburg
1971–2021 · peak 2014 (2 reports)
Summersville
1999–2019 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Fayetteville
2010–2020 · peak 2013 (2 reports)
Weirton
1956–2022 · peak 2022 (3 reports)
Milton
1966–2014 · peak 2000 (2 reports)
Oak Hill
1996–2021 · peak 2012 (2 reports)
Teays Valley · WV, USA
Moving left to right for a few minutes
South Hills · WV, USA
4 Bright lights flashing in unison.
Clarksburg · WV, USA
Numerous reddish orange spheres moving at high speed from north to south.
Fairview (rural) · WV, USA
Green circular object hovers briefly high in north sky, then speeds toward the ground in a laser like fashion.
Clear Creek · WV, USA
Bright white light. My mom says it has happened before. Light moves back in fourth the. Would just stop and dissappear. Would just reap
Flatwoods · WV, USA
Shiny silverish/white cylinder with no sound traveling above cloud level.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Diamond shaped object with orange flashing lights
Creston · WV, USA
Silver Cylinder,no wings,no sound,flying in straight line,full sun,no vapor Trail.4 witnesses.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Two red, slow-moving, circular lights suddenly become star-like and and blends into the night sky.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Weird ball of light falling to the ground.
Harpers Ferry · WV, USA
Red to Orange silent flying object - mid ground level then flies out of sight.
Clarksburg · WV, USA
Read not flashing bright light in sky.
Charleston · WV, USA
Circle craft over charleston wv mulitiple light patterns.
Charleston · WV, USA
Just wanted to see if anyone noticed a pattern from 2014
Charleston · WV, USA
Larger craft with changing lights with smaller crafts flying around the light.
Fayetteville · WV, USA
We were sitting on rt 19sb waiting for fireworks to begin. I first noticed the red light around 9:15 mixed in the tree line. Exactly
Parkersburg · WV, USA
Triangular shadow moving slightly below the moon.
Elizabeth · WV, USA
Bright light shooting across the sky.
Ragland · WV, USA
Round object, hovering in sky, emanating a glowing light, came down in circular motion, disappearing back into the clouds.
Point Pleasant · WV, USA
Bright light in the sky that reduces to a pin point, and quickly disappears.
Circleville · WV, USA
During an evening outdoor event at a retreat center in the mountains, one of 14 witnesss drew our attention to a couple of bright light
Lewisburg · WV, USA
Bright green flashing object, fast as a meteor and big as the moon, seen from vehicle in southern sky.
New Haven · WV, USA
I saw a triangle shaped silent craft with 3 non-pulsating non-flashing red lights.
MacArthur · WV, USA
Long brown oval body two antenna's two wings and a stinger. ((NUFORC Note: We believe either a grasshopper, or a praying mantiss. PD
Weirton · WV, USA
Several bright light-orange circular lights moving in the E sky from S to N in a lined-up, organized fashion