UFO sightings in Anchorage, Alaska
There are 13 civilian UFO sighting reports from Anchorage, Alaska in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 2000 to 2013. That is 45% of the 29 reports from Alaska, more than any other place in the state. The busiest year was 2012, with 5 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (4), sphere (3) and amorphous (1).
Sighting reports from Anchorage
All 13 reports, newest first.
- 23 Oct 2013 · 20:00Sphere· 15 min
Approx. 12 orange orbs moving across the sky from the NW to the SE , moving towards outer space.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 18:00Orb· 3 min
Driving on Fort Richardson saw 1 orange bright light above Arctic valley that appeared droped disapered then reappeared .
Show on map - 27 Oct 2012 · 06:00Triangle· 30 min
Flashing lights, triangular. Star sized, clear night, 2 witnesses.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2012 · 18:30Cigar· 30 s
Cylindrical lights, Anchorage
Show on map - 20 Oct 2012 · 23:00Orb· 20 min
3 bright lights (same hew as the stars) darting around the area of the Big Dipper, 2 seemed to be "attacking" the 1
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 21:05Orb· 10 s
Short rocket-like fireball near air force base.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2012 · 21:30Formation· 7 min
25 to 35 light orange orbs in sky...not flares
Show on map - 21 Oct 2011 · 21:00Sphere· 5 min
Orange circles "climbing" then fading away
Show on map - 23 Oct 2006 · 21:03Amorphous· 10 min
INTENSE AMBER-ORANGE HONEYCOMB SHAPED DUAL HORIZONTAL LIGHT;, SILENT DECENT....
Show on map - 23 Oct 2006 · 21:00Sphere· 2 h
Multiple craft sighted above a Anchorage, Ak
Show on map - 18 Oct 2005 · 01:00Other· 2 h
These Structures were gyrating, twirling, twisting and dancing like a lariat in a ribbon like manner at extremely high speed.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2003 · 07:00Other· 30 s
Me 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 - 26 Oct 2000 · 23:30Orb· 8 h
Missing time ........ Why is it 7:45 am , when I just looked at the clock and it was 1:15 am a second ago?
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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.