UFO sightings in New Mexico
There are 51 civilian UFO sighting reports from New Mexico in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1966 to 2013. The busiest year was 2006, with 14 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (25), disc (6) and sphere (4).
Most reports come from Albuquerque (14), Santa Fe (8) and Las Cruces (4), out of 21 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in New Mexico
Places with at least three reports. 16 other places in New Mexico have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from New Mexico
All 51 reports, newest first.
A flickering clump of lights, alternating green, red, white, and occasionally blue.. Due east, high above Sandia Mtns. Stationary.
Show on mapWhile getting off freeway on Eubank exit a bright flash of light went in front of car had to brake apparently vehicle next to us disapp
Show on map3 flashing green lights in formatiom of a triangle to big to.be stars
Show on map((HOAX??)) Some kind of aircraft with a HUGE wingspan was flying very low over my neighborhood in Santa Fe, NM.
Show on mapAt 6:45 pm while walking on the bike path near Frency's Park, a low flying bright white and a little bit blue light in a small oval or
Show on map- 17 Oct 2012 · 20:30AlgodonesSphere· 2 s
Seen objects that appear to flash red, green, violet. All spectrums of light. This event has been happening on clear nights. ((Stars??)
Show on map - 13 Oct 2012 · 19:00TaosRectangle· 10 s
Parallelogram shaped bright, white light low on the horizon, flashed twice.
Show on map 4 fireballs side by side
Show on map4 fireballs in sky side by side
Show on mapFast, quiet and flying low over Albuquerque, NM
Show on mapGreen Lights land in my yard!
Show on mapROCKET WITH LONG THIN WINGS
Show on map- 10 Oct 2011 · 01:00FarmingtonSphere· 5 min
Single reddish circle in the sky that wasn't jet nor satelitte
Show on map - 15 Oct 2009 · 18:00TucumcariOther· 1 h
Object was not a weather balloon, or any known aircraft.
Show on map Unknown shape ( known sound )
Show on mapThe UFO was a sacer shaped, silver object.
Show on mapVehicle out of southern sky thought to be shooting star hovers over city.
Show on mapMany flashing lights in the eastern night sky above Santa Fe
Show on mapWitnessed 6-7 jet aircraft following small orange light which became extremely bright and shot off
Show on mapA wedge formation of seven garden spade shaped craft.
Show on mapVery faint flashing strobe.
Show on mapMade me think of UFO. Unsure what this was. No camera available. Solitary witness.
Show on map- 2 Oct 2006 · 03:00Santa Fe/Los AlamosOrb· 1 h
Possible UFO over Santa Fe/Los Alamos
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:40San AntonioSphere· 20 s
ON SUNDAY 10 01 06 MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WHITE RUIDOSO NEW MEXICO. APPROXIMATLEY AT 11:20 PM I NOTICED OFF TO MY LEFT BO
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:32FarmingtonOrb· 14 s
a bright lights traveling very fast with a green tail that exploded into four lights!
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:20RatonFormation· 30 s
7 bright lights over northeast new mexico
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:20RatonFormation· 1 min
Seven Bright Lights in New Mexico Skies
Show on map about 23:15 sunday, 10/1/06--a slow-moving horizontal strip of white light that shown into my room and then truned blue and moved off
Show on map- 1 Oct 2006 · 23:15TaosFormation· 3 min
segmented flashing formation w/ "v" formation of glowing lights leading S. to N.E., Taos NM (Northern NM)
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 23:00GlorietaAmorphous· 2 s
Large, meteor-type light seen near Santa Fe, NM.
Show on map UFO over Silver City, New Mexico at very low altitude.
Show on mapSeveral bright lights headed slowly towards horizon
Show on mapFrom inside my home I witnessed an oval shaped green light travel low and slow from my window. It was completely silent.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2005 · 12:00EspanolaOrb· 3 h
AMAZING DIFERENT FORMING UFO UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN ESPANOLA NEW MEXICO! ((Possibly Sirius?? PD))
Show on map Daytime sighting of white "star-like" objects that moved in formations and also had the ability to suspend themselves motionless.
Show on map- 14 Oct 2005 · 21:00CorreoOrb· 15 min
Bright light emits smaller light
Show on map Two blue pinpoints of light merge onto one silver disk.
Show on map- 16 Oct 2003 · 20:17Pinos AltosOther· 1 s
Very unusual atmospheric entry of unknown Craft.
Show on map Three bright lights that were huddled together than began to seperate and disappeared.
Show on map- 16 Oct 2002 · 20:30Chaco Canyon National Historic ParkOrb· 3 min
Two large, unblinking, silent, extremely bright objects travel in tandem, then disappear over Chaco Canyon.
Show on map - 1 Oct 2002 · 16:00GrantsOrb· 10 s
In October 2002, I was driving east on Interestate 40 (close to mile marker 100), when I saw a greenish "comet-like" shape movng very
Show on map - 25 Oct 2000 · 21:05AlmaOrb· 10 s
Light goes into cloud and what comes out on the other end as three MEGA Size lights 2x the size of our 28 ft. trailer.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1999 · 03:00Clines CornersOrb· 20 min
Was traveling eastbound on I-40 in New Mexico around 3:00am. Noticed to the southwest and southeast numerous flashing bright blue light
Show on map while driving east something unusuall grabed my sight to the sky, there was 3 objects (plus 2 fighters afar)i kept looking at them and
Show on map- 13 Oct 1998 · 02:30Heron State ParkAmorphous· 1 h
Watched a strange light for about an hour. During its flight, it made numerous odd flight changes, including bouncing up and down like
Show on map Sighted during the major meteor shower last year.
Show on mapSix Spheres of light move into my vision over the 92 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta,then vanish straight up.
Show on mapLas Cruces lights.
Show on mapDisc close enough to almost touch no sound or air, no feet or legs cloaked until about 6' from it
Show on mapMy sighting in Santa Fe,New Mexico
Show on mapFormer wife and I saw a saucer shaped craft, rotating counter clockwise, as seen from under-full moon night, or near- 1/4 to 1/2 mile a
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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.