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)
Fairmont · WV, USA
Woman witnessed egg-shaped obj. in cloud of green light streak overhead. Trailing edge yellow. Very, very fast
Huntington · WV, USA
Kanawha River West Virgina 1994
Marlington · WV, USA
Driving home at dusk,my wife and I saw a saucer shaped craft fly directly overhead at tree top level,the craft had a circle of lights o
Eastern United States · WV, USA
Unknown intelligence performs fly-by of Wash. D.C. before demonstrating marksmanship skills
Union · WV, USA
A slow and steadily moving brilliant ball of light with no tail beam
Morgantown · WV, USA
I was working as a DJ at WCLG in Morgantown WV. I am sorry I dont know the date and am sorry that I am now reporting a 9 year old sigh
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Seen an object very high in the sky, moving at a high rate of speed to the south and jumping side to side while continuing to move forw
Hooverson Heights · WV, USA
zig zaging point of light witnessed by dozens in northern West Virginia
Point Pleasant · WV, USA
Strange object circles my backyard!
Dolly Sods Wilderness Area · WV, USA
Witnessed "military"; C-130 releasing dozens of parachutists to meet with cigar-shaped UFO.
Oakvale · WV, USA
Being followed by something unknown.......
Dolly Sods · WV, USA
Strange Lights in Dolly Sods.
Ghent · WV, USA
It was scary!
Martinsburg · WV, USA
bottom of a huge aircraft hovering directly over the yard.
Wheeling · WV, USA
Missing time after seeing something that looked like the Northern lights.
Fairdale · WV, USA
very bright changing color lights coming from window
Panther · WV, USA
saw 1 object, round at the bottom, ovel maded on the top,light around edge,grayest black. no sound at all very close to it.it was just
Barboursville · WV, USA
Fast moving cylinder object vanishes into sky.
Clarksburg · WV, USA
Large Disc hovering over a National Guard Armoy for 2 minutes then gone.
Beckley · WV, USA
Possible abduction from my room.
Reedsville · WV, USA
2 smaller spheres dropped out of 1 largers sphere. Larger sphere was pewter & 2 smaller sphere's were pewter! Samller sphere's manuve
Morgantown · WV, USA
20 light dots leaving a bright dot or star in the western sky and all moved evenly spaced. (("Starlink" satellites??))((anonymous))
Lost Creek · WV, USA
Two lights moving slowly at tree top level around our house with no sound.
Gilbert · WV, USA
Qualified witness observes three lights maneuvering strangely in the western sky.
Carolina · WV, USA
Up close account of a disk like object!