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UFO sightings in Indiana

There are 88 civilian UFO sighting reports from Indiana in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1956 to 2013. The busiest year was 2003, with 14 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (27), sphere (16) and disc (9).

Most reports come from Indianapolis (13), Evansville (4) and South Bend (3), out of 61 places in the state with at least one report.

By place

UFO sightings by city in Indiana

Places with at least three reports. 58 other places in Indiana have one or two.

The reports

Recent sighting reports from Indiana

All 88 reports, newest first.

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  1. 26 Oct 2013 · 21:25La PorteSphere· 2 min

    Orange glowing luminous object zizagging no noise flying low.

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  2. 19 Oct 2013 · 18:45LafayetteOrb· 5 min

    A long string of nearly white (towards yellow) lights moving along a line from south to north.

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  3. 18 Oct 2013 · 23:30NoblesvilleFormation· 15 min

    I watched a line of strange lights (15-20) fly from the north horizon, pass almost directly over me, and move south out of sight.

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  4. 18 Oct 2013 · 20:15SellersburgOrb· 2 min

    Glowing orb traveling fast from horizon at southwest traveling overhead across sky before disappearing in the northwest.

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  5. 16 Oct 2013 · 21:40IndianapolisSphere· 5 min

    I was driving West on McGregor Road. I seen two orange balls on light. When the one on the left got close to the one on the right it go

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  6. 16 Oct 2013 · 08:40SpencerFormation· 10 min

    Pulsating red lights in formation.

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  7. 13 Oct 2013 · 22:50FishersAmorphous· 1 min

    One light appeared in the NW traveling and changed into one object as it traveled SE

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  8. 13 Oct 2013 · 20:40IndianapolisSphere· 20 min

    Multiple round shapes moving slowly accross the sky, west of Raceway road we watched as multiple abjects cross the sky with no distint

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  9. 12 Oct 2013 · 20:00North JudsonOrb· 30 s

    3 to 4 bright glowing oarnge balls in a straight line, then made fast movements in a straight line

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  10. 1 Oct 2013 · 09:43MuncieTriangle· 2 h

    Bright Triangular Light Orb in the sky different flashing lights and appears closer each day.

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  11. 27 Oct 2012 · 14:15ValparaisoBoomerang· 4 min

    Black chevron shaped aircraft.

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  12. 23 Oct 2012 · 21:00HammondOrb· 1 min

    Red light moving in odd manner over Hammond, IN

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  13. 23 Oct 2012 · 08:30FishersOrb· 45 min

    Oval foggy orbs 2-4, going around in circle above houses, following me down the street. ((NUFORC Note: Advertising. lights? PD))

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  14. 14 Oct 2012 · 21:15NewburghOther· 5 min

    Large orange light Newburgh, IN 10/14/12

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  15. 11 Oct 2012 · 08:00AngolaCigar· 2 h

    4 objects metalic reflecting from rising sun in the east, then witnessed what looked to be 7 more objects in a straight line. Then hear

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  16. 1 Oct 2012 · 23:00HuntingtonOrb· 3 min

    Very bright it hoverd and then sped off silently and was pulsating in rythem did not varie.

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  17. 23 Oct 2011 · 19:00PortageDiamond· 20 min

    Red, yellowish fiery orbs flew quickly through the sky.

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  18. 23 Oct 2011 · 02:00HammondDisc· 5 min

    I was sitting outside on the side of my house smoking and looked up and seen what i thought too be a balloon but it was moving too fast

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  19. 22 Oct 2011 · 20:45Crown PointSphere· 5 min

    Red glowing circular object moving laterally South to North with no sound (about the size of an aircraft)

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  20. 16 Oct 2011 · 20:30Fort WayneSphere· 1 min

    My 3-year-old child, a friend and myself were sitting outside on my porch at our new home together one evening. It was a pretty chilly

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  21. 2 Oct 2011 · 21:00MarionOther· 2 days

    Red and green lights over marion indiana

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  22. 27 Oct 2010 · 20:15WabashOrb· 4 min

    Fast moving light..no sound.. disappeared right before our eyes.

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  23. 20 Oct 2010 · 21:00DaleTriangle· 10 min

    UFO HOVERING OVER I-64 EASTBOUND REST STOP NEAR DALE INDIANA

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  24. 24 Oct 2009 · 20:00South BendTriangle· 7 s

    triangle craft over South Bend

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  25. 24 Oct 2009 · 19:30Tell CityOther· 5 min

    8 bright red tear shaped objects at low altitude seen at close range a little bigger than a small plane

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  26. 16 Oct 2009 · 20:00LaporteOrb· 5 min

    balls of light discharged from another ball of light in the night sky

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  27. 11 Oct 2009 · 19:50PutnamvilleOrb· 9 min

    Two Hovering Aircraft Spotted Around a Strange Haze

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  28. 10 Oct 2009 · 23:00Michigan CityAmorphous· 15 min

    black object that seemed to impode into a sphere and vanish, only to reappear in the same shape and move location

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  29. 27 Oct 2008 · 00:30GreenwoodOrb· 30 s

    a red light floated across the sky that looked like a bright red star, but flew like an airplane

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  30. 25 Oct 2008 · 21:30IndianapolisOrb· 15 min

    8 UFOs appear as silent orange fireballs in northeast Indianapolis IN

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  31. 24 Oct 2008 · 22:20IndianapolisOrb· 3 min

    on 10/24/08 I observed 10-15 orange colored lighted objects floating or flying on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

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  32. 23 Oct 2008 · 22:00MccordsvilleSphere· 10 s

    UFO spotted flying from northwest to southeast in Indianapolis area skies at 22:00 on 10/23/08.

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  33. 20 Oct 2008 · 03:57GaryOther· 15 s

    I observed an object that was extremely bright and appeared to be close to the ground, as if it were an airplane heading to the nearby

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  34. 18 Oct 2008 · 20:00IndianapolisOrb· 1 s

    Strange yellow lights streaked across the Indiana night sky

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  35. 16 Oct 2008 · 00:53New SalisburyOther· 30 s

    Square UFO spotted aprox. thirty miles from Fort Knox.

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  36. 14 Oct 2008 · 01:30ValparaisoFormation· 5 s

    Three brownish-orange craft

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  37. 10 Oct 2008 · 19:00South BendOrb· 10 min

    Glowing succession of flying objects on the horizon.

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  38. 10 Oct 2008 · 04:50EvansvilleFormation· 10 min

    I saw a huge V-shaped object moving slowly and silently over the roof tops in my neighborhood.

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  39. 1 Oct 2008 · 22:00GarrettTriangle· 4 s

    Triangular shape with an array of lights and unusual amount of silent aircraft in the sky.

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  40. 12 Oct 2007 · 20:00Indiana/OhioDisc· 5 min

    Lights over Indiana or Ohio 10/12/2007

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  41. 11 Oct 2006 · 02:00Calumet CitySphere· 7 min

    i work as a security guard at the calume t city airport. i have grave yard shift fom 11:pm to 7 am. i was doing my round checking the p

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  42. 18 Oct 2005 · 06:50BrazilSphere· 10 min

    ((NUFORC Note: Student report. Possible hoax. PD)) Red object formed out of a yellow one, then they joined again

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  43. 15 Oct 2005 · 23:00ConverseOther· 15 s

    We were sitting around a fire when three lights lit up in a horizontal fashion in the western sky.

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  44. 12 Oct 2005 · 17:00NoblesvilleOrb· 10 s

    yellow light moving in wierd patterns and disappeared over noblesville, indiana.

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  45. 12 Oct 2005 · 04:00FarmlandOrb· 10 min

    Bright, pulsating light in night sky

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  46. 1 Oct 2005 · 19:00WinnamacTriangle· 15 s

    orange triangular shape that turned on and off two times

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  47. 25 Oct 2004 · 21:00BedfordSphere· 2 s

    Interesting moon view with telescope, unknown objects.

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  48. 24 Oct 2004 · 22:15WheatfieldOrb· 6 s

    Gradual bright white light at night illuminating the eastern sky and ground. ((NUFORC Note: Possible meteor. PD))

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  49. 17 Oct 2004 · 18:50ConverseOrb· 5 min

    TWO SIGHTINGS OF UNEXPLAINABLE LIGHTS OF DIFFERENT ORGIN

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  50. 16 Oct 2004 · 19:00Fort WayneOrb· 1 min

    Bright white flashes by the Radio and TV towers in Fort Wayne, Indiana

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  51. 10 Oct 2004 · 08:30IndianapolisDisc· 15 s

    ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a contrail?? PD))

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  52. 10 Oct 2004 · 04:18Terre HauteSphere· 5 s

    silently, it came over my head from behind; as I was laying on my back. About the size of a thumbnail at arms length, was a lite white

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  53. 22 Oct 2003 · 21:11MartinsvilleDiamond· 20 s

    they had flashing lights and left a green and red formation in the sky it 4 red lines and a green one

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  54. 19 Oct 2003 · 17:05IndianapolisOther· 3 s

    Sky Boom possible Sonic Boom

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  55. 18 Oct 2003 · 21:00ColumbusOrb· 5 min

    Steady, non-flashing, rotating red light moves off to west.

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  56. 18 Oct 2003 · 15:00AlexandriaSphere· 2 min

    Please take this serious.

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  57. 15 Oct 2003 · 17:30IndianapolisOther· 3 min

    Strange Looking UFO and others

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  58. 15 Oct 2003 · 17:20RichmondSphere· 3 min

    Object paces commercial jetliner then leaves at great speed

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  59. 15 Oct 2003 · 03:00CrandallOrb· 2 h

    Light over Southern Indiana town of Crandall ((NUFORC Note: Suspected sighting of a "twinkling" star. PD))

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  60. 14 Oct 2003 · 23:00IndianapolisDisc· 1 s

    I was outside and a large brite perfect ball of lite with a mist trail behind zoomed from the sky very fast to ground just one or two b

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  61. 14 Oct 2003 · 23:00IndianapolisDisc· 1 s

    large brite white ball with mist trail falls just half mile east of downtown

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  62. 13 Oct 2003 · 21:30WarsawOther· 3 min

    Occurred : 10/13/2003 21:30 (Entered as : 10/13/2003 21:30) Reported: 10/14/2003 12:43:11 AM 00:43 Posted: 10/15/2003 Location: Trenton

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  63. 13 Oct 2003 · 01:00EvansvilleOrb· 10 min

    confirm coast to coast caller Sullivan Indiana

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  64. 12 Oct 2003 · 18:30South BendOther· 10 min

    Orange Ball Joined By Second That Formed a Debris Field - Filmed

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  65. 11 Oct 2003 · 20:30BloomingtonDisc· 3 min

    Saucer shaped craft with kaleidoscope lights.

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  66. 10 Oct 2003 · 18:00IndianapolisSphere· 30 min

    Sphere shape object with flashing bright white lights

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  67. 18 Oct 2002 · 21:30MemphisOther· 5 s

    Bright shooting object passes above clouds, several people get sick the nest day

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  68. 16 Oct 2002 · 19:00IndianapolisOrb· 5 min

    Unsual Flashes During Space Shuttle International Space Station Passing.

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  69. 13 Oct 2002 · 01:00HeltonvilleOrb· 30 min

    Pillars of light seen in heltonville Indiana

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  70. 18 Oct 2001 · 22:30BedfordRectangle· 15 min

    Craft searching a field

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  71. 15 Oct 2000 · 20:30LucerneTriangle· 10 min

    MASSIVE CRAFT WITH COLORFUL LIGHTS APPEAR INSTANTLY ON HIGHWAY 16 WEST OF U.S.31 IN INDIANA

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  72. 19 Oct 1999 · 19:20IndianapolisOrb· 5 s

    while going on our nightly walk, my wife and i saw a bright object (as bright as moon ) streak accross the southeastern sky. it seemed

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  73. 15 Oct 1999 · 14:30FremontDiamond· 3 min

    A huge diamond shaped mirrored surfaced, revolving object moving across the sky in mid afternoon.

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  74. 15 Oct 1998 · 22:30DublinDiamond· 1 min

    One diamond shaped aircraft in the sky west of Richmond,Indiana flying from the SE to the NW in October, 1998.

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  75. 15 Oct 1998 · 15:30New AlbanyAmorphous· 1 h

    Objects Changed From Oval To FootBall Shape For An Hour

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  76. 11 Oct 1998 · 20:30HighlandSphere· 4 h

    Spherical. Red, yellow, and green lights. Below clouds, yet very high up.

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  77. 18 Oct 1997 · 15:00EvansvilleOther· 1 min

    Daughter & I were fishing and when we heard & saw a plane I said "look honey, see the plane!" At that time somethuing appeared just beh

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  78. 10 Oct 1997 · 16:00ConnersvilleTriangle· 4 h

    3 differants types , cluster ,delta , and one in a 3 pointed star design . followed it for six miles .

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  79. 20 Oct 1996 · 11:18TiptonSphere· 15 min

    Sphere shaped craft hovering above field

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  80. 15 Oct 1995 · 22:00EvansvilleOther· 4 min

    Bright Bold Primary Colored Lights in the Sky BUT no shape of a craft.

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  81. 15 Oct 1994 · 21:00AngolaDisc· 3 min

    Designed like a spare tire, dark back lit port blueish, had been hiding in a forest .

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  82. 15 Oct 1985 · 20:00Hartford CityTriangle· 10 min

    Triangle crafts over Blackford Co.

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  83. 1 Oct 1978 · 23:15FrancesvilleCigar· 15 min

    Object hovered for apprx. 5 min. then proceeded west - it was apprx. 300' long 50-75' wide 50-75' high w/lights.

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  84. 20 Oct 1973 · 23:30CarthageOrb· 20 min

    Fireball above tree line

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  85. 1 Oct 1973 · 20:00BloomingtonOrb· 20 min

    Three large bright white craft interacting & manuevering rapidly accross a quadrant of night sky.

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  86. 1 Oct 1973 · 01:00MontezumaSphere· 15 min

    We saw a large glowing sphere that looked like the moon, but was obviously not since it was very close to us and could manuver.

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  87. 15 Oct 1966 · 18:30MartinsvilleDisc· 1 min

    Craft hovered about 20 feet above barn. Lights in horizontal orientation for about 30 seconds and then darted away. Others saw.

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  88. 15 Oct 1956 · 21:30Mt. VernonDisc· 8 s

    Clear night observation of lumenescent object leaving a trail from east to north.

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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.