UFO sightings in Massachusetts
There are 77 civilian UFO sighting reports from Massachusetts in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1965 to 2013. The busiest year was 2013, with 14 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (26), sphere (14) and disc (12).
Most reports come from Boston (5), Springfield (3) and Bourne (2), out of 65 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Massachusetts
Places with at least three reports. 63 other places in Massachusetts have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Massachusetts
All 77 reports, newest first.
- 27 Oct 2013 · 07:05Marstons MillsFormation· 22 min
At 7:05 my 28 yr old son and I were walking our dog. We have been keeping our eyes to the sky ever since our last sighting this past su
Show on map - 26 Oct 2013 · 18:50Fitchburg/AshbyOrb· 20 min
((HOAX??)) stayed stationary in the air for 10 minutes, changed colors from blue to white to yellow and back again.
Show on map - 26 Oct 2013 · 06:20MethuenOrb· 3 min
Orange light in Methuen Ma gone like it was fake and it was a vision. This mess peoples head. postreros tiempos end times people.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 20:45NatickTriangle· 1 min
Orange triangular pattern aircraft?
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 19:45WlimingtonBoomerang· 5 min
Chevron shaped craft.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2013 · 07:15North AndoverBoomerang· 5 min
Largest object in the sky i have ever seen
Show on map - 21 Oct 2013 · 19:50WatertownOrb· 10 min
Fast-moving, illuminated object similar to fireball silently crosses evening sky and in an instant plunges about 100 feet
Show on map - 21 Oct 2013 · 08:15FraminghamOther· 5 min
Two objects seen north of Mass Pike (Framingham-Southboro-Westboro.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2013 · 19:05LowellOrb· 2 min
single bright light in west sky above Lowell looped, dived , soared amd hovered, fading thwn shining
Show on map - 19 Oct 2013 · 11:33RevereDisc· 6 s
grey object flew back in forth for 3 seconds then left
Show on map - 18 Oct 2013 · 22:35West YarmouthSphere· 45 s
Orange flickering light (like flame) moved across sky for about forty five seconds over Cape Cod, then vanished.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2013 · 19:15New BedfordOrb· 10 min
Multiple orange lights traveling in formation quietly at low speed & seemed to all disappear at the same spot.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2013 · 22:30West NewburySphere· 10 min
Witness one saw sphere shape with multiple lights, stationary for a while. green to red. Witness 2 saw zig zagging pattern, like a
Show on map - 11 Oct 2013 · 20:20HubbardstonOrb· 1 min
4 orange orbs zig zgging across the sky. Quick movements forward and aft and side to side.
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Show on map- 23 Oct 2012 · 20:00DorchesterSphere· 30 s
El objeto venia hacia el varrio de franklin hill dorchester MA, en una velocidad moderada pero cuando se acerco acia el playground paro
Show on map - 23 Oct 2012 · 19:15NortonOrb· 6 s
Bright light Moving south to north. It was to the west of Norton and Mansfield Massachusetts
Show on map - 22 Oct 2012 · 18:15WoburnDisc· 2 min
2 black flying objects that moved quick and than disappeared
Show on map - 22 Oct 2012 · 05:45BourneSphere· 2 h
Star like object. ((NUFORC Note: Probable sighting of a planet, we suspect. PD))
Show on map I was on my way to bed n I sleep next to the window n when I lay down I can see the roof of the neighbor so I was trying to get sleep n
Show on map- 18 Oct 2012 · 19:50BrocktonTriangle· 5 min
Fiery orange triangle with blinking lights on rear, moved from east to west and pitched from side to side.
Show on map - 17 Oct 2012 · 01:30North GraftonDisc· 1 min
Many orange lights on a object
Show on map I was outside in the parking lot in jamaicaplain neibourhood.It was 7:05pm and it was dark.Accidentally i saw in the sky and the sky wa
Show on map- 13 Oct 2012 · 20:26HolyokeDisc· 25 min
There was a faint dull silver green luminous oval object flying in a clockwise rotation,spanning over the river and neighboring houses.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2012 · 04:00TewksburyOrb· 2 s
Huge white streaking object moving high rate of speeds in night sky
Show on map - 11 Oct 2012 · 01:00WorcesterOther· 4 s
Big extremely bright white light hovering in sky
Show on map - 25 Oct 2011 · 22:00Palmer-MonsonTriangle· 40 min
A large triangular craft with 3-4 lights on it with a low electronic sound to it, Very bright in the sky.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 00:20WebsterOrb· 3 min
4 glowing orange UFOs seen in Webster, MA
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 20:45WebsterSphere· 5 min
Orange colored sphere stationary, very low over lake, accelerates fast, high and away as approached
Show on map - 20 Oct 2011 · 21:00FoxboroOrb· 7 s
Saw bright green light headed downward for approximately 7 seconds and then it vanished.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2011 · 19:00MansfieldOrb· 1 s
driving 95 north taking ramp to 495 south in the evening, saw bright green light fall to the ground
Show on map The chasing red lights over Boston.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2011 · 06:40HinsdaleOrb· 2 min
I saw in the distance at 6:40am driving to work on a regular route an object on the ridge about 2-3 miles away that I thought was from
Show on map - 16 Oct 2011 · 19:00SaugusDiamond· 5 min
4 Sightings in 2 weeks
Show on map - 11 Oct 2011 · 19:42New BedfordSphere· 30 min
At least 25 orange and red fireballs fly over New Bedford, MA, USA
Show on map - 10 Oct 2011 · 18:15Peabody-SaugusOrb· 45 min
Flashing light in the sky as airplanes flew by.
Show on map - 23 Oct 2010 · 21:20BourneTriangle· 3 min
3 Lights moving together at night over Cape Cod at low altitude without making any sound at all.
Show on map The light just vanished and come back then vanished again.
Show on mapBright UFO above Boston, Ma
Show on map- 19 Oct 2009 · 19:15West DennisSphere· 4 s
orange shere passed by in an interval of 4-5 seconds
Show on map - 23 Oct 2008 · 15:00FranklinSphere· 25 s
Spherical object hovered then moved away at an extremely high rate of speed.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2008 · 21:00North AdamsOther· 1 h
Star like object flashing colors and hovering for over an hour in one stop. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Show on map - 13 Oct 2008 · 06:00NewburyportOrb· 5 min
WS OUT FOR RUN AT 6 SAW SMALL BRIGHT LIGHTS HIGH UP OVER CONSTRUCTION SITE THOUGHT THEY MUST HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF CRANE. NO CRANE THERE
Show on map - 16 Oct 2007 · 19:00SouthbridgeDisc· 2 min
crazey dident expect it stil dont no wat to say seen it above a few trees nothing else around andd then it wasent there
Show on map - 15 Oct 2007 · 15:00WorcesterSphere· 15 s
a stationery, very bright silver circular object about 500 feet in air, 60 to 70 feet across then vanished.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2006 · 01:50CheshireDisc· 1 h
7 light object hovers and moves in a radical fashion.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2006 · 23:15NantucketSphere· 30 s
Brilliant white light
Show on map - 16 Oct 2006 · 21:30GloucesterOther· 10 min
Orange light hovering over ocean
Show on map - 14 Oct 2006 · 18:00ProvincetownSphere· 3 min
Bright oval light in western sky at sunset
Show on map - 12 Oct 2006 · 17:30SeekonkFormation· 5 min
Ufo, massachusetts, circular, discs, formation, triangle
Show on map - 20 Oct 2005 · 12:00QuincyOrb· 10 s
3 UFOs seen in broad daylight
Show on map - 19 Oct 2005 · 21:00MarlboroSphere· 20 min
looking over cornfield round bright object lookin through binoculars many separate bright lights moved foward back north then soth in
Show on map - 2 Oct 2005 · 03:00WestfieldOrb· 1 h 30 min
Three bright lights appeard at different times. Moving in zig-zag patterns in the sky over a long period of time.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2004 · 19:00BurlingtonDisc· 10 s
a Saucer like object,- VERY bright white lights.... flying slowly overhead, before being lost in the trees.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2004 · 04:30BrooklineTriangle· 25 s
Triangle shaped craft sighting over Brookline MA.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2004 · 23:37South AttleboroTriangle· 1 min
Large triangular object, close to ground.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2003 · 16:30Turners FallsOrb· 5 min
In the clear afternoon sky I saw two bright lights moving in a random motion.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2003 · 23:00BrewsterCigar· 10 min
soldiers observe large unidentified craft as fighters give chase
Show on map - 1 Oct 2003 · 22:00GranvilleSphere· 5 s
Clear light zig zags through night sky on clear evening
Show on map - 17 Oct 2002 · 01:00BrightonOrb· 6 min
Looked like falling star or ball of light, but as it turned another light seemed to be bright white with hues of red
Show on map - 16 Oct 2002 · 19:00BrooklineDisc· 2 h
Ovoid , brightly lit unidentified flying object seen near Massachusetts city.
Show on map - 11 Oct 2002 · 16:15RandolphCigar· 5 min
Daylight sighting of High Altitude Light
Show on map - 14 Oct 2001 · 17:00FranklinOther· 3 min
Flashing light object jets straight into air and continues climb.
Show on map - 25 Oct 2000 · 19:15NorthamptonOrb· 5 s
Fireball seen in sky emitting sparks behind it.
Show on map - 19 Oct 2000 · 20:00HatfieldOrb· 4 s
it was a ball of light coming down on us.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 05:00HoldenDisc· 1 h
Very bright oval object that appeared to resemble a star approx. 5 am in the morning. It has been visible in the morning for 3 days no
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 02:00LexingtonOrb· 2 h
A 2 hour sighting of fireball with orbiting mini fireballs and an array of white dots in the sky with unusual movements
Show on map - 19 Oct 1997 · 02:00AttleboroOrb· 10 min
A small globe of white light hovering over the grass paced my car for several minutes.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 21:00HyannisTriangle· 1 min
WIFE AND I DROVE ONTO START OF OUR STREET, NOTICED TWO LIGHTS NOT USUALLY THERE. STOPPED CAR, GOT OUT, SAW TWO CRAFTS. NO NOISE AND H
Show on map - 20 Oct 1994 · 23:40TauntonSphere· 10 s
I observed the Craft at a close enough distance to know it was not anything man made based upon my training and experience. 500 Lig
Show on map - 1 Oct 1994 · 20:00ChicopeeAmorphous· 5 min
Chicopee State Park, Craft seemed to be shooting balls of light or breaking up
Show on map - 25 Oct 1983 · 20:55OrangeDiamond· 1 min
Flying object from north orange down east rd.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1983 · 20:00AyerOther· 20 s
Zero to top Speed Instantaneously
Show on map - 10 Oct 1974 · 19:30HudsonOther· 45 min
Not sure of the eact month or year of this sighting but it was in the fall of 74 or 75. Was walking home around dusk and saw a bright l
Show on map Unexpected siting of a disk shaped object fully illuminated by bright, circling lights around this object
Show on mapas i woke up in the early morning a bright redish orange light bathed the living room,at first i thought it was a fire but the light wa
Show on map- 16 Oct 1965 · 15:00BeverlyCigar· 1 min
Possible ufo sighting 1965-1966 Beverly, MA.
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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.