UFO sightings in Kansas
There are 43 civilian UFO sighting reports from Kansas in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1972 to 2013. The busiest year was 2007, with 6 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (13), sphere (6) and triangle (5).
Most reports come from Lawrence (4), Kansas City (3) and Wichita (3), out of 30 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Kansas
Places with at least three reports. 27 other places in Kansas have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Kansas
All 43 reports, newest first.
- 23 Oct 2013 · 19:30StilwellSphere· 30 min
Contact with intelligent UFO. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of Venus?? PD))
Show on map Silent blue and white lights of craft object change color, approach myself and boyfriend, before changing into buzzing, everyday plane
Show on map- 21 Oct 2011 · 22:47ColbySphere· 30 min
White sphere being followed.
Show on map - 14 Oct 2011 · 23:30Ft. RileyOther· 15 min
One lit cigar shaped craft, four "U" shaped smaller craft
Show on map - 13 Oct 2011 · 19:20MerriamTriangle· 15 s
Triangular, almost hovering but very slow movement, 5 bright lights, no sound
Show on map - 15 Oct 2010 · 05:30Overland ParkSphere· 3 min
Silent black metal sphere ,with brite front lite, dim side lite , slowly follows the hyway grassy area.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2009 · 14:00OlatheOther· 2 min
Two Dark Heagon shape crafts slowly decend out of clouds from west and turn north 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Show on map - 24 Oct 2007 · 18:00Garden CityDisc· 10 min
Egg Shaped Objects Over Garden City Kansas
Show on map small white circular white object like a period on apiece of paper but white in the sky.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2007 · 03:00Overland ParkTriangle· 20 s
triangular shaped craft with several dim orange lights silent and briskly moving south
Show on map - 23 Oct 2007 · 00:00WellingtonOrb· 5 min
Car lights in the sky passing over the highway from Wellington, Ks.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2007 · 21:00EllinwoodDisc· 10 min
A creepy encounter in Ellinwood, Kansas.
Show on map 2 formations of 5 lights and 3 lights E and S of Wichita, KS same night within 10 min.
Show on map- 27 Oct 2006 · 20:00HutchinsonTriangle· 6 s
V-Shaped craft moving south over Home in Hutchinson Kansas.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2006 · 20:00HutchinsonTriangle· 7 s
Big, silent V-shaped craft with about 8 circle shaped very dark dimmed lights or windows fly over home.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2006 · 22:00WinfieldOther· 15 min
Four lights hovering over Winfield and Arkansas City seen by a number of police officers
Show on map - 13 Oct 2006 · 22:00De SotoTriangle· 10 s
Iridescent/transparant /triangle shaped UFO witnesses by 8 people on Thursday, 10/13/06 at 22:00 hours.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2005 · 19:30PiercevilleOther· 30 s
I SAW A LARGE FALLING STAR TYPE OBJECT WITH A RAINBOW COLORED TAIL SOUTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY KANSAS.
Show on map Light near Witchita, KS
Show on map- 23 Oct 2005 · 02:00PrestonOrb· 5 min
Explosion with a fire ball
Show on map ((NUFORC Note: May not be an authentic report. PD)) Scary stuff.
Show on map- 14 Oct 2005 · 18:55Bonner SpringsOrb· 5 min
Two lights of unknown orgin seen 15 miles Southwest of Bonner Springs Kansas.
Show on map - 14 Oct 2005 · 14:45LenexaSphere· 5 min
Watched three spheres with light reflecting off of them creating a silver glint. One was above the other by perhaps 100 feet. The third
Show on map - 23 Oct 2004 · 01:00ManhattanOrb· 2 min
Many sightings over years
Show on map Object with crescent-shaped 'nose' flew in direction of the opened side (i.e. with pointed ends of crescent leading)
Show on map- 14 Oct 2004 · 20:50Kansas ??Formation· 30 s
Several bright lights low in the sky over a field in Kansas. Lit up for a while and disapeared.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2003 · 21:00OlatheOrb· 5 min
5-10 small objects that look liek little stars shooting around the sky, follow by to large possible planes.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2003 · 17:00Kansas ??Other· 20 min
Huge Unknown Phenomenon (Distant Stobe Effects) Seen From Airplane Window on Cross-Country Flight
Show on map fast moving v shaped dull white object over Lawrence Kansas
Show on mapDid not see a craft, just a bursting brilliant meteor shower, several chunks of debris came from it. This was a natural phenomenon. L
Show on map- 13 Oct 2000 · 08:00NewtonOrb· 2 min
These objects appeared to be meteorites of a very large magnitude.
Show on map - 28 Oct 1999 · 01:50AugustaOrb· 1 s
Best described as a reverse shooting star. A point of light streaking upward quite a distance to the east of me.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 20:30EllisOrb· 10 min
first seen as possible meteor, then fireball, then satellite like moving south. i witnessed it turn a 180% turn, stop, then move in sev
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 20:30EllisDisc· 8 min
UFO shased off by fighter jets
Show on map - 11 Oct 1999 · 21:30AugustaOrb· 10 min
Object was at 45 degrees above southern horizon. Being stationary for 5 mins. and then executed some right angle maneuvers. Focal dista
Show on map Orange object over city.
Show on map- 20 Oct 1996 · 18:20Wichita/Rose HillOrb· 15 min
While driving observed 3 parallel bright red lights lighting in turn from left to right. These covered sizable area of night sky. Small
Show on map - 15 Oct 1987 · 21:00OsawatomieOther· 2 h
Many colorful balls of light over Osawatomie to Canada
Show on map Red Light seen in Lawrence, Kansas, during Johnny Carson's Monologue
Show on map- 12 Oct 1976 · 23:00EmporiaDisc· 5 min
Disc hoovers over train and seems to x-ray it.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1975 · 16:00MarionOrb· 2 s
We saw a green object zoom across the sky going at least several thousand mile per hour.
Show on map - 10 Oct 1974 · 23:00HudsonOrb· 20 min
The light chased us.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1972 · 01:00PotwinOther· 3 h
Iwas abducted around age 7 or 8. They came will I WAS Asleep. they look into my room from the hall. They took me to a room. I think the
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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.