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)
Shepherdstown · WV, USA
Four bright orange red lights in Shepherdstown, WV.
Ravenswood · WV, USA
I was heading to bed and went out to smoke a cigarette and looked up in the sky and noticed an orange ball in the sky that turned red.
Belo · WV, USA
Red orange lights in the wv sky
Bridgeport · WV, USA
Bright planet size light hovering above hill before getting bighter then dim shooting high and out of sight.
Charleston · WV, USA
Lights appeared in a triangular shape.
Oakhill · WV, USA
Aug. 31 13 lights over WV
Fairmont · WV, USA
Crazy lol
Moundsville · WV, USA
an oval twinkling light that turned orange and shot across the sky three times in a blue strek forming a triangular flight pattern,stop
Ravenswood · WV, USA
Bright red hovering circular light near Ravenswood.
Wheeling · WV, USA
Round red-orange lights rising in the distant sky, hovering briefly then fading away.
Barboursville · WV, USA
4 fireballs seen about 60 seconds a piece they were reddish orange and was about 4 or 5 mins apart .
Charleston · WV, USA
2 bright lights seen flying over Charleston, WV.
Elkins · WV, USA
Dark gray "egg" spotted hovering in daytime sky, disappears suddenly
Point Pleasant · WV, USA
Odd lights in the sky around Point Pleasant WV.
Charles Town · WV, USA
Like a falling star but not. It's fastest object I've ever seen.
Rivesville · WV, USA
Spherical object that turned into a cross pattern .
Fairmont · WV, USA
Bright white object moving west to east. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of the ISS?? PD))
Parkersburg · WV, USA
Hovering red light over Parkersburg.
Fairmont · WV, USA
Red, orange fiery, glowing sphere witnessed by five people.
Seneca Rocks · WV, USA
Me and my dad were camping and we were outside, a large, long chevron shape blocked out the stars for a few seconds before it was gone.
Parkersburg · WV, USA
Large bright white light traveling quicky in the Northwest sky.
Parkersburg · WV, USA
I observed May 14 2013 at 20:15hrs, 1 white cigar shaped obj. 20ft or more in length flying at low altitude (no jet stream).
Princeton · WV, USA
Sitting in wal-mart parking lot......noticed what appeared to be bright stars....after the sun went all the way down, the lights remain
Scott Depot · WV, USA
Orange orb and slow moving meteorites in Putnam County, WV.
Cross Lanes · WV, USA
Orange polygon shaped aircraft.