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)
Fairdale · WV, USA
I glanced up at the sky and noticed a very shiny silver, egg shaped object, moving very slowly like it was gliding. There was no sound
Hico · WV, USA
Triangle of lights
Martinsburg · WV, USA
6 lights flying in formation while one avoided and object
Charlestown/ Harpers Ferry · WV, USA
Unknown lights over Jefferson county wv
Poca · WV, USA
Lights and flashes in the sky with interaction every night since the spring of 2020.
Poca · WV, USA
All summer,they flash,they interact also if we flash 4 or 6 they do the same, we've seen fireball stle and circle and red orbs,and 1 me
Mount Hope · WV, USA
Fireball Object Descending from Sky
Lewisburg · WV, USA
Blue fireball shaped object descending from the sky.
Elkins · WV, USA
On the last Day of June 2020 there was an orange light hoovering above the pine trees just behind our house as the neighbors let off fi
Bunker Hill · WV, USA
Really bright light in the sky, looking like it was crashing to the ground and it was going pretty fast.
Gap Mills · WV, USA
While looking north I witnessed 3 dim starlike lights traveling from W to E in a triangular configuration. ((Starlink satellites?))
Kenova · WV, USA
Two different blue and red looking lights blinking on each object. One was a little higher than the other. One disappeared in the tree
South Charleston · WV, USA
Strand of lights perfectly spaced moving in unison across the sky. I counted over 20 crafts. ((Starlink satellites?))
Charleston · WV, USA
Approximately 10 lights located high in the sky traveling simultaneously NW to SE. ((Starlink satellites?))
Elkview · WV, USA
5-6 star like objects in a straight line moving across the sky from west to south east. ((Starlink satellites>))
Parkersburg · WV, USA
8 Extremely bright lights move across the horizon in unison in a matter of 2 minutes or less. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Elkview · WV, USA
Multiple star like lights moving in a single file line across the sky then disappearing. (("Starlink" satellites??))
Weston · WV, USA
Saw 3 lights aligned in sky.. they took turns blinking very brightly...after 15 to 20 minutes they just disappeared...saw something fam
Davisville · WV, USA
Same as above. ((Spacelink satellites))
Itmann · WV, USA
Craft was bright yet dim in color. The whole craft was one big light. With no illumination.
Beaver · WV, USA
Line of 10 lights in Am sky. ((Starlink satellites))
Spanishburg · WV, USA
Large bright round object traveled SW. Has been seen by numerous people.
Dunbar · WV, USA
A ufo was in my tree I went out to smoke a cigarette and it started taking pictures of me there was somebody or something insaid of the
Fairplain · WV, USA
We saw the craft coming over the hill till it got so close I could see it and it was a space ship with lots of lights coming off it
Princeton · WV, USA
A large array of lights resembling the aurora borealis were seen over the sky's of mercer county.