UFO sightings in Kentucky
There are 62 civilian UFO sighting reports from Kentucky in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1943 to 2013. The busiest year was 2011, with 5 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (18), disc (10) and sphere (8).
Most reports come from Louisville (9), Florence (3) and Harrodsburg (3), out of 46 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Kentucky
Places with at least three reports. 42 other places in Kentucky have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Kentucky
All 62 reports, newest first.
- 27 Oct 2013 · 21:00LexingtonTriangle· 1 min
Amber-colored lights in triangle formation.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2013 · 20:03FairdaleOrb· 30 s
very bright white light heading from north to south
Show on map - 11 Oct 2013 · 20:15UnionOrb· 5 min
amber fireball descending,splits into 3 objects,stops,they hover above ground with erratic movements
Show on map - 10 Oct 2013 · 05:00AurburnTriangle· 10 min
Three bright lights over field.
Show on map - 24 Oct 2012 · 21:00Villa HillsOrb· 1 h
West of Cincinnati UFO sighting.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2012 · 16:30BelfryCigar· 1 h
Very large mirrored object seen in the sky for over an hour
Show on map - 12 Oct 2012 · 20:28BellevueOther· 2 min
Observed a round ball of white light about 1000 ft next to a plane going same speed then disappear.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2012 · 22:51ShepherdsvilleOrb· 30 s
Large star-like orange/red fireball seen hovering, un-moving in Shepherdsville Ky until it faded away
Show on map - 25 Oct 2011 · 23:00GreensburgCigar· 30 min
Strange elliptical lights over ky sky's
Show on map I came into contact with these aliens, and they took off as soon as they noticed me.
Show on map- 21 Oct 2011 · 22:00RadcliffSphere· 20 min
circular shaped object with lights around it
Show on map Redish Orange shift changing object in the sky that shot up to the stars and vanished
Show on mapUnknown lights.
Show on map- 27 Oct 2010 · 22:30Fort CampbellOrb· 1 min
There was a bright light in the sky that came and went over the span of a minute.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2010 · 15:30HazardOrb· 5 s
Bright ball of light visible for 5 seconds, slowly faded away
Show on map - 23 Oct 2009 · 18:30BereaOrb· 2 min
Bright, white vanishing light spotted in rural Berea, Kentucky.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2009 · 00:20RadcliffOther· 15 min
4 unidentified flying objects seen by a couple.
Show on map strange object photographed over Louisville, Kentucky October 11, 2009
Show on map- 23 Oct 2008 · 22:00MoreheadSphere· 5 s
Student sees UFO fly by 11th floor window in dorm.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2008 · 19:00RichmondOther· 1 h
two very bright bluish lights moving very slowly and oddly. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star? Or hoax. PD))
Show on map - 19 Oct 2008 · 09:40Mount WashingtonOther· 10 s
Taking pictures of the moon in the morning, noticed something else in the sky.
Show on map Fast moving object with flashing red light near Louisville, Kentucky.
Show on map- 12 Oct 2008 · 15:10NicholasvilleSphere· 15 min
White balls of light moving across the sky.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2007 · 01:00MaysvilleOrb· 30 days
strange lights over maysville ky
Show on map - 14 Oct 2007 · 20:30BarbourvilleDisc· 5 h
Very slow moving fromwest to east red,blue,white and green lights. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly Sirius. PD))
Show on map - 11 Oct 2007 · 04:40MelbourneDisc· 6 min
flashing lights spotted near Ohio River
Show on map - 26 Oct 2005 · 20:00HillsboroAmorphous· 30 min
Extremely bright white object floating in sky with light rays radiating in all directions and changing shape several times.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2005 · 22:00WhitesburgTriangle· 5 min
Black triangle with red lights on corners and two brighter "escorts" silently fly overhead in night sky.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2005 · 19:30HillsboroSphere· 1 h
Two orbs seen hovering in sky.
Show on map On October 18, 2005, 7:23 PM (EST) looking from Blankenbaker Lane in Louisville, KY towards the West a vertical light (like an exclamat
Show on map- 1 Oct 2005 · 06:30GreenupSphere· 30 s
This has happened more than once! We saw a orange circle of light moving slowly through the sky, shooting about two inches to the human
Show on map - 24 Oct 2004 · 23:20OwingsvilleOrb· 3 s
At first I thought it to be metiorite but as it entered atmosphire it left a very bright bluegreen glow. ((Meteor??))
Show on map Star-like lights moving in incredible and unorthodox ways
Show on map- 16 Oct 2004 · 23:30PinevilleOther· 1 min
It was around 11:30 pm and I saw rising up behind the trees a multi colored object. One light was flashing, it happened so fast.
Show on map My 2 children and I saw 2 oval objects in the sky above the sunset over a busy interstate, I took pictures.
Show on map- 20 Oct 2003 · 19:30Ft. CampbellOrb· 1 s
Goldish fireball with green tail in Kentucky/Tennessee
Show on map - 11 Oct 2003 · 07:00Fort KnoxOrb· 3 s
i saw a large fireball falling to earth in the early morning hours on Oct.11뺓 in Kentucky
Show on map - 19 Oct 2001 · 19:50VanceburgOrb· 5 min
flashing light making sharp irregular turns
Show on map - 17 Oct 2001 · 17:00Cadiz-Wallonia AreaOther· 25 min
While I was working outside on my fence rows, I was burning tree branches in my garden. The wind shifted and I looked up to make sure n
Show on map SEEN NUMEROUS BALLS OF LIGHT HOVERING IN A LARGE AREA
Show on mapMy encounter with a UFO was very horrifying at the time, but now it I realize how truly amazing the experience was.
Show on mapTwo objects traveling side by side pass over, as one begins to zig, zag it's path.
Show on map- 16 Oct 1999 · 22:00DanvilleOrb· 2 h
Blue lights, white lights, and red lights. Moving sporadically and toward each other. Then they would hover. One actually flew over
Show on map I 75 going south. Triangle shape. White light on each corner. Not moving... no sound.
Show on map- 11 Oct 1999 · 22:15Parker's LakeDisc· 15 min
Flashing lights sighted out of my window
Show on map IT WAS ON RADIO BROACAST ON OCTOBER 29 1998 THAT THERE WAS A MASS SITING OF 3 OBJECTS HOOVERING OVER SHELBYVILLE ROAD IN LOUISVILLE KEN
Show on map- 20 Oct 1998 · 00:00Bowling GreenOther· 20 min
NO SOUND THREE RECTANGULAR LIGHTS FUSSY COLORS OF 3 COLORS IT WENT RIGHT OVER ME AT ABOUT 3 TIMES TREE LEVEL IT WENT OU
Show on map Iron-gridwork, lightless, silent UFO seen over central Kentucky.
Show on map- 15 Oct 1995 · 15:00HawesvilleCigar· 2 min
Sightings of multiple craft disappearing and reappearing in sky, possible abduction.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1995 · 17:00AshlandDisc· 5 min
Disintegrating object.
Show on map - 12 Oct 1994 · 15:00MonticelloBoomerang· 2 min
Triangular/chevron small object with fixed lights at corner--very fast moving.
Show on map It moved back and forth up and down covering more miles in a split sec than anything man-made i have ever seen.
Show on map- 10 Oct 1989 · 21:00KranklinTriangle· 3 min
Triangle seen in franklin Ky - october 1989
Show on map - 1 Oct 1989 · 18:00WinchesterDisc· 5 min
3 starlike objects land on 1 large orange oval object in full daylight in sight of dozens of witnesses.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1981 · 20:00Mt. SterlingDisc· 40 min
Close up view of UFO after unexplained loss of time. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
Show on map HBCCUFO CANADIAN REPORT: Pilot Sighting Of Unusual Light.
Show on mapit was roughly 13 lights in a triangle shaped formation flying in a zig-zag pattern from north to south. speed was unknown, except they
Show on map- 18 Oct 1974 · 01:00HopkinsvilleSphere· 20 min
Three saucer shaped craft with sequentially flashing multicolored lights followed young couple who experienced lost time
Show on map - 10 Oct 1972 · 19:00Harlan CountySphere· 20 min
On october 10, 1972 myself,my 5yrs.daughterƺ neices and 2 nephews were playing tag in the back yard .When we looked over on the ridge
Show on map - 10 Oct 1970 · 19:00ManchesterOther· 3 min
Slow moving, silent craft accelerated at an unbelievable angle and speed.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1950 · 11:00PikevilleDisc· 10 min
SEVENTY SOME FLYING DISK OBSERVED IN 1950
Show on map Low-flying silver object seen on a clear day near mid-day.
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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.