UFO sightings in Alaska
There are 29 civilian UFO sighting reports from Alaska in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1936 to 2013. The busiest year was 2012, with 8 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (7), sphere (6) and cigar (2).
Most reports come from Anchorage (13), Fairbanks (3) and Eagle River (2), out of 13 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Alaska
Places with at least three reports. 11 other places in Alaska have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Alaska
All 29 reports, newest first.
Approx. 12 orange orbs moving across the sky from the NW to the SE , moving towards outer space.
Show on mapDriving on Fort Richardson saw 1 orange bright light above Arctic valley that appeared droped disapered then reappeared .
Show on map- 12 Oct 2013 · 14:35KodiakOther· 5 min
Huge and change of vector into sky.
Show on map Flashing lights, triangular. Star sized, clear night, 2 witnesses.
Show on map- 26 Oct 2012 · 23:10Eagle RiverOrb· 2 min
Bright, orange stationary object flickering in night sky; pieces came off object and fell towards ground.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2012 · 23:00North PoleOrb· 15 s
It was late at night and me and my mother were taking our dog out. It was late at night so the sky was almost pitch black with but a fe
Show on map Cylindrical lights, Anchorage
Show on map3 bright lights (same hew as the stars) darting around the area of the Big Dipper, 2 seemed to be "attacking" the 1
Show on mapChanging light from bright to dim, to off to blue/red
Show on mapShort rocket-like fireball near air force base.
Show on map25 to 35 light orange orbs in sky...not flares
Show on map- 23 Oct 2011 · 20:45WasillaSphere· 30 min
Fake Star above Wasilla 10-23-11 Only visible light in the sky Period.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 20:45WasillaSphere· 30 min
Fake Star above Wasilla 10-23-11 Only visible light in the sky Period. ((NUFORC Note: Star or planet? Possibly Jupiter? PD))
Show on map Orange circles "climbing" then fading away
Show on mapINTENSE AMBER-ORANGE HONEYCOMB SHAPED DUAL HORIZONTAL LIGHT;, SILENT DECENT....
Show on mapMultiple craft sighted above a Anchorage, Ak
Show on mapThese Structures were gyrating, twirling, twisting and dancing like a lariat in a ribbon like manner at extremely high speed.
Show on mapMe and my freinds saw a red light and it whent straight up fast (no plain can move up that fast)then disapered after about 30 sec
Show on map- 18 Oct 2002 · 05:30KotzebueDisc· 10 s
Saucer shaped aircraft taking off. Unbelievable acceleration. A bluish neon round light (glow) underneath the aircraft.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2001 · 23:08Eagle RiverOther· 10 s
The stealth-shaped object was traveling at low altitude at a high speed with no sound and lights that flashed intermittently.
Show on map It looked like a star but it would move and after a few seconds a red aura would appear around it and emit objects.
Show on mapMissing time ........ Why is it 7:45 am , when I just looked at the clock and it was 1:15 am a second ago?
Show on mapLights gradually coming on, and then going off in formation.
Show on map- 27 Oct 1995 · 20:28Prince Of Wales IslandOther· 2 min
Man rpts very large, circular obj passing slowly across N sky from W to E to horizon. Dia. of full moon! Burning material ejected.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1989 · 22:00GlennallenOther· 1 h
10/15/89 Bright fast moving light over valley west of Glennallen, Alaska
Show on map - 20 Oct 1976 · 22:00SoldotnaSphere· 2 h
Strange Site and Time Red Orb Encounter
Show on map - 1 Oct 1957 · 22:00Northeast Cape AfsOther· 15 min
Radar sighting and filming
Show on map - 1 Oct 1957 · 16:00NelchinaOther· 3 min
This incident occurred about October of 1956 or ‘57. At the time, I was Assistant station manager for a major airline in Anchorage as
Show on map - 15 Oct 1936 · 17:00EklutnaCigar· 3 min
Two men approached by a cigar-shaped object in the night sky.
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Where these reports come from
Reports are from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) public database: what members of the public said they saw, in their own words. Nobody has checked them, and most sightings have ordinary explanations.