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)
Shady Spring · WV, USA
Self-contained glass box of fire
Benwood · WV, USA
Bright, large white light & also green light.
Barboursville · WV, USA
There was a weird sound and blue flashing light.
Clarksburg · WV, USA
three orange glowing balls.
Beckley · WV, USA
Round in the front triangles in the back, white, with blue light on the outside.
Keyser · WV, USA
I was in the back yard running my dogs and talking to my father on the phone when I sighted a light moving east to west approx. 5000 ft
Martinsburg · WV, USA
huge blue light 50-80 feet wide in sky that lasted 3-6 seconds.
Cross Lanes · WV, USA
Orangish Objects Zig Zag across the sky as fast as a shooting star.
Pond Gap · WV, USA
((HOAX)) ufo in site over my house right now.09/03/10 at 1:00 am oval rotating shaped craft very bright beams
Huntington · WV, USA
Circular black object with single bright white light, hovering, turning, then moving at incredible speed.
Beechbottom (OH Co. Airport Rd.) · WV, USA
This Ufo was hoovering over the intersection of route 2.
Cooper's Rock · WV, USA
Me and a friend routinely go to Chestnut Ridge Park near Cooper's Rock State Forest to get a clear view of the night sky. I have a pair
Morgantown · WV, USA
Cigar shape rolling through sky
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Circular light rotating ccw in the sky above the clouds from 9:00 until 12:00. ((NUFORC Note: Possible advertising light? PD))
Pond Gap · WV, USA
i have pictures of ufo's not sure what to do with them!they are truly amazing!
Brandywine · WV, USA
Between 0515-0520 a bright light much brighter than the stars was spotted five miles outside NIOC Sugar Grove, a Naval communicati
Hedgesville · WV, USA
Bright star-like craft flying over the valley just about every night and posted web info on it just seems to disappear.
Berkeley Springs · WV, USA
bright star-like moving object turning into bright light, then vanishes to the stars again
Metz · WV, USA
Cigar shaped no wings or tail. no sound or contrail. Disappeared.
Charleston · WV, USA
Craft moving gracefully but with unusual speed, and very quiet, shining multi-colored lights wildly.
Sissonville · WV, USA
It was a big ball of light that lit the sky.
Pt. Pleasant/Southside (between) · WV, USA
I saw a military cargo plane at tree-top level sitting in the air making no noise.
Elkins · WV, USA
3 white lights in triangular formation + rapid independent movement seen over Elkins, WV
Fayetteville · WV, USA
something followed my family and left a piece behind
Clarksburg · WV, USA
Many aircraft/objects seen in western sky