UFO sightings in Idaho
There are 32 civilian UFO sighting reports from Idaho in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1978 to 2013. The busiest year was 2013, with 9 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (14), disc (7) and sphere (3).
Most reports come from Boise (8), Meridian (2) and Pocatello (2), out of 22 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Idaho
Places with at least three reports. 21 other places in Idaho have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Idaho
All 32 reports, newest first.
- 25 Oct 2013 · 21:00MeridianDisc· 15 min
I saw military planes go after it!
Show on map - 25 Oct 2013 · 20:30NampaDisc· 27 s
Oct 25 2013 approximately 20:30 hrs. Bright star appearing light low on the horizon (not seen in the past) observed on and off for .45
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 02:30Couer D'AleneSphere· 15 s
Slow traveling silver sphere.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2013 · 20:22WeiserOrb· 30 min
Pendulum, white light turning red as it got lower.
Show on map Between 5 and 7 orange glowing lights.
Show on mapWhite ball of light traveling at high rate of speed vanishes over southern Boise, Idaho.
Show on map- 16 Oct 2013 · 22:57MeridianFormation· 5 min
W Shape Formation, Meridian, ID.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2013 · 22:45PayetteOther· 3 min
My wife and i took two pictures of seven orbs moving slowly across the sky.
Show on map V-shaped UFO over Boise's Northend.
Show on map2 orbs of light over eighth street foot hills.
Show on map- 2 Oct 2012 · 22:00EdenOrb· 1 h
Red, white, and blue flickering object in the sky, like a cop car.
Show on map Fireball changes directions a stops in the sky.
Show on mapIm sitting here looking south west at a bright light that is the only thing in the sky, not a single star can be seen from the lights o
Show on map- 17 Oct 2008 · 23:00RigginsDisc· 30 min
Was out hunting and looked up and saw what seemed like a star blinking. Then we put a spotting scope to it and the object remained stat
Show on map - 1 Oct 2008 · 20:03Idaho FallsOrb· 15 s
Stationary lights in the path of the ISS
Show on map - 15 Oct 2005 · 04:00AmmonTriangle· 25 min
((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report. PD)) Black Triangle UFO spotted and had a encounter.…
Show on map - 13 Oct 2005 · 15:12Twin FallsDisc· 2 min
Glowing craft in the day time.
Show on map Fast and middle-low flying Boomerang with 3 lights and no sound !
Show on map- 13 Oct 2004 · 21:40Twin FallsOrb· 1 min
two orange lights moving in a straight line with each other disapeard
Show on map - 13 Oct 2003 · 11:50PocatelloDisc· 10 s
disc shape or deffinitly oval shape.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2003 · 20:05Grand ViewOrb· 15 s
Bright light above Mt. Home AFB
Show on map - 12 Oct 2002 · 19:30Rose LakeOrb· 10 min
Strange sphere above north Idaho.
Show on map - 1 Oct 2002 · 15:00AtholOther· 5 min
high polished chrome-teardrop shaped object hovering over a busy North Idaho Hi-way in mid afternoon
Show on map - 19 Oct 2001 · 22:05WendellOrb· 8 min
Brite lite in sky over southern Idaho.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2001 · 21:22Smiths FerryOrb· 5 s
fireball was blue green in color moving approximately nnw to ssw seemingly horizontal and either flamed out or went behing tree line
Show on map - 23 Oct 2000 · 17:30KamiahCigar· 10 min
(This report will include 3 seperate sightings on the same night from different locations. All witnesses are members of the same family
Show on map Bright gold color light that flew west to east.
Show on map- 25 Oct 1998 · 21:20PocatelloOrb· 10 min
I was looking out my kitchen door when I saw at a distance a bright flickering white light that appeared to have a diamond shape with r
Show on map - 22 Oct 1998 · 03:30RupertSphere· 2 min
I was on my way to milk cows at my dairy, like any morning. A bright purple sphere was to the north of my house when I walkes out the d
Show on map - 14 Oct 1995 · 22:30SandpointOther· 20 s
Man calls to report multiple witnesses to "green fireball" over WA, ID, MT. Very strange object!
Show on map - 1 Oct 1989 · 16:00MackayDisc· 3 min
LARGE SAUCER
Show on map - 15 Oct 1978 · 19:00Coeur D'AleneDisc· 10 s
Object raised vertically from lake and zips off horizontally like a lightning bolt.
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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.