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)
Parkersburg · WV, USA
Cylinder/cigar shaped "light tube" slowly climbs higher and higher.
Eleanor · WV, USA
Driving In Car when it appeared appeared in sky. It was long and silver with a long black line in the middle.
Lumberport · WV, USA
"star" - constantly changes colors - red,violet,green,yellow - in NE sky. Stationary for entire sighting
Reedsville · WV, USA
We got beam with a brilliant light from the sky.
Burlington · WV, USA
Driving home from town and looked to my left and saw a circular object with a dome-shape on top. It was eye-level but the funny thing
New Haven · WV, USA
The object slowly climbed up just above the horizon, disappeared, reappeared some distance away, and disappeared again.
Point Pleasant · WV, USA
I saw a large triangular craft with 3 non flashing/blinking lights just above my car.
Grantsville · W.V., WV, USA
I saw the ship zooming thriugh the air back and forth. Then let out a huge ray of light like a giant spot light of some sort.the craft
Poca (3.5 miles north of) · WV, USA
Saw unusal light "star" move across sky - amber orb lowered and followed 2 witnesses (from dime size to basketball size in seconds. whi
Parkersburg (just outside of · on route 50 east), WV, USA
It was hovering in one spot about 100 ft off the ground, it was triangled with the brightest white lights I have ever saw, when the spa
Summersville · WV, USA
My wife and I saw a silvery disc flying above Rt. 19, close to the hosp. It made no sound. It seemed to be rotating. It then flew up ne
Cairo · WV, USA
well its has blue,red,green,yellow lights. its just sits there for hours at a time.
Morgantown · WV, USA
I saw a triangle shape in the sky that seemed to hover in one place then it started spinning it was black the lights were yellowish. Th
Hurricane · WV, USA
Slow moving, green lights, huge object. Sunnybrook Rd. area, but could be seen for miles.
Poca (in Manilla Creek) · WV, USA
As it moved across tthe sky and stopped looked like a star.Dropped down from the sky to several hundred feet above the ground. Followed
Cross Lanes · WV, USA
Noticed a very shiny object at a very high altitude that looked like a strange jet. It left a contrial and moved across the sky at abou
Wheeling · WV, USA
Driving west on Interstate 70, watched a bright green light passing above me moving heading west. Was visable until it went behind hil
Follansbee · WV, USA
MY AND MY UNCLE WERE TAKING MY DOG 4 A WALK AT THE RIVER BANK AND COMING BACK I NOTICED 2 FLYING OBJECTS THAT WERE DISK SHAPED AND THEY
Leon · WV, USA
it was a revolving light. It would change from red to green to white
Hinton · WV, USA
Two lights at extremely high altitude and speed, travelling parallel to each other, in an Westerly direction. They first appeared to b
Great Cacapon · WV, USA
Me and my ex-fiance were fooling around in the woods, it was deer season so i had my rifle equiped with a high power tasco scope, we we
Point Pleasant · WV, USA
It was over top the old military place know as the T.N.T.It has a bunch of concret bunkers used for storing explosives.It is where the
Charleston · WV, USA
Me and my friends were playing some football in our yard and
Moundsville · WV, USA
5 large objects observed, 4 of them flying in a rectangular motion. Perfect 90 degree banks at incredible speed!!!
Hinton · WV, USA
Single light travelling at high rate of speed, radically changed course numerous times. Stayed in same area for entire time, orbiting