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)
Huntington (near) · WV, USA
My son and I had extended viewing of glowing cylindrical object. We were both moving west at approximately 70 mph. We were on I64 near
Rippon · WV, USA
Round gold object with white "wings" near Rippon, West Virginia.
Core · WV, USA
Has anyone had this happen?
Milton · WV, USA
Inverted Cylinder flying the night sky near Milton WA
Huntinton · WV, USA
wowk tv reported on the 11 oclock news that reports from across the state were coming into there weather station of a huge fireball at
Huntington · WV, USA
A distortion
Huntington · WV, USA
A distortion in the sky that moved and stopped, then moved again.
Vienna/Williamstown · WV, USA
Mysterious BOOM Shakes Area
Sandyville · WV, USA
Red Glowing Blimp-Like Object Hovering over a field
Dunbar · WV, USA
2 singular lights traveling south to north with a third appearing to go straight up till fading out.
Mt. Olive · WV, USA
Flying object over Mt.Olive West Virginia
Beaver · WV, USA
silver, gray, twice car size, round discus, silent, gas ring around craft, white lights around middle, windows?, green/blue light
Beaver · WV, USA
Silver disk. lights in middle, windows, gaseous haze around disk
Parkersburg · WV, USA
On 5 Sep 2001, at approx. 2049,A bright white light, that swelled and disappeared, was seen from Parkersburg, WV in the north sky.
Wayne · WV, USA
Some kind of object was floating over one of my cows.
Fairmont · WV, USA
I Just woke up and looked out my window and saw two dimond saped bright green and had four wings.
Romney · WV, USA
WE ARE WALKING TOWARDS MY HOUSE (ME AND MY FRIEND) AND A BIG ORANGE FIRE BALL JUST SITTING THERE IN THE SKY......WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
Great Cacapon · WV, USA
Bright disappearing lights in sky near Great Cacapon, WV 7/14/01
Follansbee · WV, USA
The craft appeared and looked like a pearl material and had a metal circle on the bottom.
Spring Mills · WV, USA
Cigar shaped craft over I-81 at truck stop .
Parkersburg · WV, USA
Four huge lights flying at me 150 feet off the ground...
Lewisburg · WV, USA
unexplained beams coming from the hoizon.
Princeton · WV, USA
Light hovering over tree top
Huntington · WV, USA
30 foot triangle shaped, constant humming, static electric which made face and arms tingle, disapeared toward the west.
Cairo · WV, USA
I just saw a bright green light moving across the sky from east to west, south of town then it exploded into orange sparks. It was prob