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)
Lesage · WV, USA
amber orb shaped object moving fast than slow, fast than slow silently with 2 other diff crafts almost following it
Beckley · WV, USA
Sighted an object that could only be seen through the lens of sunglasses. Appeared as a bright star.
Wheeling · WV, USA
Looked like it was playing tag with the stars
Wheeling · WV, USA
Brigh light just blinked out. ((Space debris event??))
Wheeling · WV, USA
Lasted for about 3-5 seconds.
Ona · WV, USA
Three-lighted triangular object, slow moving outside Huntington, West Virginia.
Gerrardstown · WV, USA
In the paper "The Journal" It stated that this month would be the month to see space satalites that would be visible in the night sky b
Culloden · WV, USA
i was cleaning and walked past my back window and a black figure ran past my window... i looked outside didnt see anything, then i star
Culloden · WV, USA
Witness claimed they saw a black figure run pass the window while cleaning. They also reported seing something fly past and a bright li
Mississippi · WV, USA
hovered flashed then left
Martinsburg · WV, USA
two-tiered configeration (like a chandelier) of bright lights perhaps one tenth the size of full moon hovering
Beckley · WV, USA
Oval object traveling East to West
Williamstown · WV, USA
There has to be something to this?
Williamstown · WV, USA
Large Ball of White Light Falling Slowly from Sky
Sissonville · WV, USA
Three lights, perfectly spaced apart, moving irratically through the trees and then disappearing.
Harding (near) · WV, USA
Transluscent disc shaped ufo flying right at us...
St. Albans · WV, USA
Bright object seemed to move at an amazing speed toward the area I was standing and paused for a moment, then flew away.
Beckley · WV, USA
I saw an amazing bright flouescent green fireball fall to the earth from the south on a clear night that took only seconds.
Beckley · WV, USA
I was driving down S. Kanawha St about 8:45. My friend and I suddenly saw a huge glowing flourescent green flash shooting down from the
Huntington · WV, USA
i seen two ufos,one last sep,2002 near crum wv,one oct 24,2003 on 64 going to huntington wv,they both was triangle shped
Washington · WV, USA
Hovering circular white light with red and green flashing lights.
Logan · WV, USA
flying silver cylinder object
Barboursville (area · rural), WV, USA
intense blue light on route 10 between davis creek mountain and barboursville(rural area)
Wheeling · WV, USA
Dark, slow moving Cylinder overhead in a clear sky ((NUFORC Note: Sighting by astronomer. PD))
Kenna · WV, USA
First let me say this is going to sound crazy. I was watching National Lampoons vacation. When they were doing the Walley world scene