UFO sightings in Rhode Island
There are 20 civilian UFO sighting reports from Rhode Island in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1975 to 2013. The busiest year was 2006, with 4 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were sphere (5), disc (4) and orb (2).
Most reports come from Providence (3), Warwick (3) and North Kingstown (2), out of 15 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Rhode Island
Places with at least three reports. 13 other places in Rhode Island have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Rhode Island
All 20 reports, newest first.
- 20 Oct 2013 · 19:42WoonsocketTriangle· 5 min
A flashing triangular object hovering in sky with white beaming lights and body changing color.
Show on map - 1 Oct 2013 · 12:40LincolnOrb· 4 s
Two white dots crossing paths around Lincoln and Providence RI.
Show on map - 21 Oct 2012 · 23:57CranstonOther· 2 min
Large orange ball over Rhode Island.
Show on map - 18 Oct 2012 · 22:00RumfordOrb· 30 min
On 10/18/12 at 10:30 p.m. Two bright lights were seen in the eastern sky. At first they were stationary, but then they started moving b
Show on map - 10 Oct 2011 · 14:30North KingstownDisc· 40 s
Bright oval object in sky
Show on map - 11 Oct 2009 · 19:00North SmithfieldSphere· 15 s
I was watching the sky like I always do on a clear night because you can always see what appear to be stars riding along the night sky.
Show on map saucer with red and blue lights over providence, RI
Show on map- 1 Oct 2009 · 08:00PawtucketCigar· 10 min
Hovered over Pawtucket, RI and had red flashing lights at the bottom
Show on map Myself and two of my friends were driving down the road to pick up my girlfriend when my friend in the passenger seat noticed two unide
Show on map3 arrow shaped objects brown in color flying in a triangular formation moving very quickly.
Show on map- 21 Oct 2006 · 00:00North KingstownSphere· 4 s
Flew 50 feet in air, one after another, came back towards us, and then went back into the opposite direction.
Show on map eggs shape bottom glowing craft
Show on map- 1 Oct 2006 · 18:30West GreenwhichDisc· 8 h
Saw Disc about 40 ft from me, helicopters came and picked it up.
Show on map White tear drop shaped object that was visible to the naked eye that I noticed after an aircraft flew overhead.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2003 · 10:15South KingstownOther· 2 s
Loud explosion heard along southern Rhode Island coast.
Show on map Bright flat object moved upwards and disapeared behind cloads.
Show on map- 2 Oct 1995 · 10:15N. ProvidenceOther· 3 min
Man witnesses "small white dot, that came out of clouds." Was slow-moving, white, w/ "red on tail."
Show on map - 15 Oct 1982 · 22:00NarragansetteBoomerang· 15 s
boomerang shaped object with 5 greenish lights growing in size and then turned and disappeared
Show on map - 15 Oct 1982 · 19:30SmithfieldSphere· 1 min
lights were flashing and I thought to myself "there are no towers here".
Show on map - 15 Oct 1975 · 17:00ScituateSphere· 10 min
Object with orange lights moves straight up in sky to nothingness.
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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.