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)
Charleston · WV, USA
Very bright circular object hovering over the town of Charleston, WV on Xmas night! ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet?? PD))
New Cumberland · WV, USA
At the cloud line height blue and red lighted object zips crazily about inside of a 20 degree area at a 70 degree angle upward facing n
Huntington · WV, USA
Scott watkins and i were looking into the sky west of the moon location there was a bright white light then it broke formation and ther
Saint Marys · WV, USA
Lt appeared in north and disappeared in the south over eastern Oh. 06:50
South Charleston · WV, USA
Lime colored, teardrop, bright light, falling sraight down from sky.
Charleston · WV, USA
V shaped, silent fast moving orb formation.
Romney · WV, USA
Object never moved but just stay n one place blinkiing red and blue lights, in Romney ' ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Martinsburg · WV, USA
It was the wildest thing I've ever seen and it was for sure a UFO.
Spencer · WV, USA
The object was a bright light with a smaller one atop it moving erritacally plus fast then slow it moved S.E.
Huntersville · WV, USA
Moving Formation of Orange lights in the sky
Woodstock · WV, USA
Bright lights in a formation in the sky, and I believe I was abducted.
Birch River · WV, USA
16 Foot Diameter Circle of Dead Grass, no Explaination, I have Pictures..!
Morgantown · WV, USA
Y-shaped or triangular object in the sky overhead, traveling westward.
Wheeling · WV, USA
yellow or orange lights east bound on I-70 over wheeling wv.
Fayetteville · WV, USA
Orange sphere following family of four
Marlington · WV, USA
Was outside in the yard and saw a bright light moving slowly, looked away for a second and it was gone.
Dunbar · WV, USA
Orange light over Charleston, WV area
Princeton · WV, USA
neon blue orb streaking by Size of the moon almost at about 4 500 feet up in the air for 2 seconds the completely disappeared
Fairmont · WV, USA
6/11/2011 West Virginia fireballs in the evening sky.
Wheeling · WV, USA
8 yellow lights floating over horizon
Clarksburg · WV, USA
STRANGE MOVING LIGHTS...
Elkins · WV, USA
I just got home last night. When I was getting out of the car. I looked on the sky and there was these 4 bright orange light flying in
Elkins · WV, USA
My wife was outside smoking a cigarette while I was in my office. She knocked on window and I immediately went outside because she had
Morgantown · WV, USA
Silver craft covered in pentagonal panels in West Virginia
Edray · WV, USA
Intensely bright red light in the sky which hovered shortly direclty overhead and was seen again in woods minutes later