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UFO sightings in Hawaii

There are 24 civilian UFO sighting reports from Hawaii in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1960 to 2013. The busiest year was 2013, with 3 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (8), disc (4) and sphere (4).

Most reports come from Honolulu (10), Kaneohe (3) and Anahola (1), out of 13 places in the state with at least one report.

By place

UFO sightings by city in Hawaii

Places with at least three reports. 11 other places in Hawaii have one or two.

The reports

Recent sighting reports from Hawaii

All 24 reports, newest first.

Witness onlyCivilian accounts. Not checked by this site.
  1. 27 Oct 2013 · 19:30PunaRectangle· 30 min

    I definitely could not idetify this flying object.

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  2. 26 Oct 2013 · 05:00HonoluluOrb· 1 h

    Lightning without thunder and flickering that lightens the black sky to blue.

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  3. 22 Oct 2013 · 22:15KaneoheDisc· 8 min

    Oval bright red object with yellow flickering light in the middle, moving slowly then stayed still.

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  4. 26 Oct 2012 · 04:00MauiSphere· 15 min

    Orange orb moving sporadic from N-NE direction directly descended below tree line before disappearing at world famou Jaws, Peahi, Maui.

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  5. 23 Oct 2011 · 17:50HonoluluCigar· 2 min

    Cylinder hovering over honolulu zoo/waikiki

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  6. 22 Oct 2011 · 20:05HonoluluOrb· 4 min

    Orange lights above kaimuki hawaii.

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  7. 14 Oct 2011 · 10:00HonoluluTriangle· 2 min

    Two silver triangular craft performing extreme nautical maneuvers in unison high in the air in a blue cloudless sky.

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  8. 27 Oct 2009 · 18:20KaneoheOther· 15 min

    SYMBOLIC CONTRAILS OVER KANEOHE THAT LOOKED LIKE SQUARES AND ARCS

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  9. 14 Oct 2009 · 02:20HonoluluSphere· 5 min

    Unusually bright, very colorful; pulsating light in the sky,

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  10. 25 Oct 2008 · 21:00MililaniBoomerang· 2 min

    UFO by Mililani and Wheeler Army Airbase Hawaii viewed from the freeway

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  11. 23 Oct 2008 · 21:15HonoluluOrb· 1 min

    Army Blackhawk chases UFO over honolulu 10/23/08 9:15 pm

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  12. 19 Oct 2008 · 12:00HiloSphere· 10 min

    Object over Hawaii skys

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  13. 14 Oct 2007 · 16:00HonoluluOrb· 10 s

    My family and I were driving home from the North Shore of Oahu where we spent the day on the beach, I had gotten a new digital camera 7

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  14. 1 Oct 2007 · 20:00Ewa BeachOrb· 10 min

    Lights flickering in the sky.

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  15. 21 Oct 2006 · 03:00AnaholaDisc· 3 h

    8 year old Daughter and friend experience sighting and interaction with UFO in Hawaii.

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  16. 11 Oct 2005 · 18:33Pearl HarborOrb· 2 s

    Fast moving light in the sky South of Peal Harbor

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  17. 24 Oct 2004 · 15:30HonoluluDisc· 35 s

    the object has no sound,no lights,no windows,silver like color, moving fast.

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  18. 21 Oct 2004 · 20:30HonoluluOther· 2 min

    saw bright flame across sky twice, followed by tiny red lights, one moving in a sprial pattern and others stationary in the sky.

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  19. 11 Oct 2004 · 01:00HonoluluTriangle· 3 s

    3 trangular UFOs were spotted in a triangle formation for 3 seconds.

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  20. 15 Oct 1997 · 24:00NaalehuSphere· 5 min

    It looked like a natural object (for a meteor) but it didn't follow the laws of gravity

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  21. 16 Oct 1995 · 05:57Scofield BarracksOther· 30 min

    Soldier reports seeing a "stationary obj. to S, w/ red & blue flashing lights." Still clearly visible even after sun has risen.

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  22. 17 Oct 1993 · 18:00LihueDisc· 1 h 30 min

    Hello Mr. Davenport, I'm about to share something with you that happened quite a while ago but yet I have never reported this story wi

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  23. 15 Oct 1978 · 21:00Haena, KauaiOrb· 5 min

    Six bright blue light orbs dance above the ocean just off Haena, Kauai in 1978.

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  24. 10 Oct 1960 · 20:00KaneoheOrb· 15 min

    AS a Marine 1st Lt. flying an FJ4B fighter/attack aircraft on a solo night exercise, I was at 50ꯠ' in a "clean" aircraft (no ordinan

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About this data

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.