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)
Chapmanville · WV, USA
Hello I’m from logan county west virginia.The sighting occurred on july 13th of 2019. It was a very pretty night out as my girlfriend a
Dunbar · WV, USA
White circle object with no plane paralleled trails. ((anonymous report))
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Around 10 PM and my husband and I saw a bright light. The light appeared in the sky very quickly & gone quickly. ((anonymous report))
Charles Town · WV, USA
I first saw 4 orange discs flying 2x2 in close formation at low altitude moving northern direction. About 20 seconds behind them was an
Chelyan · WV, USA
Whole crossing the bridge noticed a really bright light in the sky towards the south. It was so bright it was hard to look at at first,
Charles Town · WV, USA
Oblong vertically--cloud/mirror brightness traveling from northwest to south
Hacker Valley · WV, USA
((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no detailed information about alleged sighting. PD))
Clay · WV, USA
Black disc shaped object bounced around and vanished.
Charleston · WV, USA
50 plus fast moving objects in the sky over Charleston, WV.
Parkersburg · WV, USA
I saw a series of 10-12 bright orange lights rise silently into the sky and move northeast over the course of about 15 minutes.
Landgraff · WV, USA
Unknown Flying Object.
Charleston · WV, USA
We saw two objects one of which stayed in the same general area for quite some time and rotated on its axis and blinked 3 lights.
Cairo · WV, USA
Object of bright flashing strobe light of beautiful colors of red/ blue/ green/ white and all mixed colors that this combination can ma
Hurricane · WV, USA
Unidentified Green Light Travels over Hurricane, WV.
Morgantown · WV, USA
Me and a few others in the South Park and Brookhaven area of Morgantown have noticed to bright orbs floating in the sky in a circular m
Morgantown · WV, USA
4 bright orbs coming together and separating into a specific, circular motion.((NUFORC Note: Advertising spotlights?? Anonymous. PD))
St. George · WV, USA
UFO disk hovering over my house. ((anonymous report))
Barboursville · WV, USA
Two objects appear to merge then shoot out blue light.
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Blue egg/circular object erratic movement "dancing" fast object moving about main structure after climbing.
Huntington · WV, USA
Green lights in the sky.
Seebert · WV, USA
Two white objects. Shape was difficult to discern, objects were close together with little separation between both. Sky was blue and ma
Martinsburg · WV, USA
This was a very large white sphere right next to the moon.
Falling Waters · WV, USA
A friend and I witnessed what appeared to be a star, as bright as venus, move silently accross the sky heading Northwest over the Potom
Morgantown · WV, USA
Large white ball of light with incredible speed and directional changes.
White Sulphur Springs · WV, USA
Strange light and drones above house on Route 92. ((anonymous report))