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)
Shinnston · WV, USA
formation of three lights seen then disappear
Charleston · WV, USA
Pulsing random light in random positions beneath Jupiter.
Harpers Ferry · WV, USA
I looked out my door window towards the river and seen a really bright light in the sky just sitting there then it started going back a
Hurricane · WV, USA
Witnessed a round, red flashing light in the sky directly in front of me. It was about the height of where an airplane would be flyin
Martinsburg · WV, USA
Octagonal, bright, white/blue, light that flashed 3 x, and disappeared
Chapmanville · WV, USA
Hexagonal shaped craft flew through the sky in the early hours of March 31 with extraterrestrial movements.
Elkview · WV, USA
On 27FE16, at 2:51 pm, a silver disc-like oval shaped object was seen above Elkview shopping plaza in Kanawha Co., WV.
French Creek · WV, USA
Huge object with multiple multicolored lights.
Branchland · WV, USA
Saw three white orbs while camping. Moving at high speeds and doing 90 degree turns.
Parkersburg · WV, USA
6 objects flying from WV across the Ohio river moving into different formations with no noise and fast.
Huntington · WV, USA
Triangular white LED lights in the pitch black night sky.
Grafton · WV, USA
Strange light moving in an odd pattern above high voltage power transmission lines.
Tomahawk · WV, USA
((HOAX?? Contact information defective.)) White triangle moving about the sky.
Hilldale · WV, USA
My brother an I were flying our drones when we noticed a white boxy craft hovering at about 1,000 ft it seemed to be observing us.
Bridgeport · WV, USA
Three circular illuminated objects traveling horizontally at a slow pace, speed picked up rapidly and disappeared.
Tridelphia · WV, USA
Bluish, white sphere, with white tail in sky.
New Martinsville · WV, USA
Large greenish sphere follows Ohio river then disappears.
Tomahawk · WV, USA
It's 10:18 right now and since 9:54 I have seen outside my window two hovering triangular shaped objects that are a little bit away but
Harpers Ferry · WV, USA
Red and white flashing light over Harpers Ferry, WV.
St. Albans · WV, USA
The sky was very clear, no obstructions
St. Albans · WV, USA
Unusual object gets chased off by three jets over Kanawha County.
Corridor H (??) · WV, USA
((HOAX)) It was beside me on Corridor H. We were going over a bridge and it was level to us on our right side outside of the bridge.
Kearneysville · WV, USA
Red-orange fireball moving quickly through sky.
Kanawha City · WV, USA
Bright, oval shaped light passing through sky,
Charleston · WV, USA
Color changing light moving in erratic patterns. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star? PD))