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 · WV, USA
circular object that was amber in color suddenly appeared in the sky
Morgantown · WV, USA
On the evening of March 25, 2001, I was out riding my horse over the foothills of the Appalachain mountians. It was getting dark, so I
Princeton · WV, USA
Visitation, followed by MIB encounter?
Milton · WV, USA
Two lights collided and made one. They shot off like in star trek.
Winfield · WV, USA
west virginia, winfield -fire in the sky
New Haven · WV, USA
Disk shaped object sited over Mason County W.V. traveling at high rate of speed.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
A triangular metalic UFO exhibiting no vapor trail was spotted in the vicinity of two commercial aircraft.
Gerrardstown · WV, USA
The disk had four lights,one long on each third and a fourth in the center flashing emitting beams of light as it moved
Moundsville · WV, USA
it looked like a star that was flashing red, white, and yellow.
Sophia · WV, USA
The U.F.O on Tams Mountian. I now believe in aliens!!!
Wheeling · WV, USA
Huge triangular light formation.
Pineville (Pinnacle strip mine) · WV, USA
Saw a triangle shaped craft, very large, made very little noise, low altitude.
St. Albans · WV, USA
Witness recalls recent witnessing of Unidentified object in WV skys.
Milton · WV, USA
A huge, bright , glowing light was seen in the sky above the hills of our property, making no sound whatsoever....
Cairo · WV, USA
Rotating in circles and then disappeared after about 15 seconds.
Hurricane · WV, USA
What seemed ood is that when we went home our cousin said she seen somthing in the field, and we havent said anything to her yet.
Huntington · WV, USA
At ~6:45 a.m. on 12-26-99, I watches a football shaped light approached from the S/West and travel N/East,it remained as constant starl
Huntington · WV, USA
Watched a bright luminous light approach low over city From the S/W. Made no sound as it moved at a slow steady rate speed. As it came
Kearneysville · WV, USA
4-5 bright lights were seen approximately equally spaced from each other moving from the west to the east. They appeared to be moving
West Virginia (Interstate 81 · near PA border), WV, USA
My wifw and I, while driving on interstate 81 saw three bright objects, in formation, going from waest to east in the north sky at abou
Huntington · WV, USA
A bright star suddenly appeared in the western sky. It then fell toward the earth in a streak of white light. Near the horizon, it sudd
Beckley · WV, USA
Over a period of 1.5 hours last night, we watched a total of 8 separate star-type lights in the northeast and southwest areas of our sk
Sutton · WV, USA
Object in Early Morning Sky over Sutton,WV 3 witnesses
Poca · WV, USA
Standing outside on front porch when strange disk shaped object flew over a hill and headed as if it was to land. One witness told anot
Lesage (near) · WV, USA
An amber light was moving slowly over the hills from east to west. It suddenly blinked out and then blinked on again a few seconds late