UFO sightings in South Carolina
There are 87 civilian UFO sighting reports from South Carolina in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1972 to 2013. The busiest year was 2012, with 24 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (30), sphere (12) and triangle (11).
Most reports come from Myrtle Beach (12), Charleston (6) and North Myrtle Beach (6), out of 49 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in South Carolina
Places with at least three reports. 40 other places in South Carolina have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from South Carolina
All 87 reports, newest first.
- 26 Oct 2013 · 19:00ChapinOrb· 3 min
Orange ball in sky.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2013 · 21:20Surfside/Myrtle BeachOrb· 1 min
Slow moving firey ball spotted at surfside beach sc.
Show on map 3 orange balls of light, that jet off one at a time in different directions!
Show on map- 25 Oct 2012 · 19:50North AugustaSphere· 4 min
10-12 orange circle objects over north augusta, ga...no sound
Show on map - 24 Oct 2012 · 22:00InmanDisc· 3 h
A saucer shape UFO was seen outside of my friends house, flying in all different directions that no plane can fly, and lasted 3 hrs.
Show on map A pair of bright lights changed into bright organic lights like fire lights that went miles in seconds, no sound.
Show on mapLights over Atlantic Ocean during evening, easily seen, quickly disappearred, several locations
Show on mapObservation, numerous times, orange lights to the East of Myrtle Beach, SC.
Show on map- 24 Oct 2012 · 20:30Cherry Grove BeachDisc· 20 min
Orange balls of light appeared in sky above the ocean and darted from left to right.
Show on map Bright orange lights appeared above the horizon, only to disappear, then reappear in formation. Lasted about 30 seconds.
Show on mapOrange lights were seen hovering over the ocean. These lights created lines of upto 4 lights then quickly dissipating.
Show on mapFiery ball of light slowly growing bigger then fading away all in sequence in triangular formation with other lights.
Show on mapLights from a craft changing shape & formation
Show on mapBright light moving slowly, then stopping in mid air. Bright green through binoculars. Returns to same location.
Show on mapOrange lights seen over the ocean from Charlseton Harbor
Show on mapTwo kinds of unidentified objects seen in the sky off fishing pier in myrtle beach.
Show on mapOrange-yellow lights staggered one behind the other, very bright and very long about 1/4 mile in the air hovering over the ocean.
Show on map6 to 7 glowing orange/yellow balls in sky
Show on mapWe saw several odd shaped orange shapes in sky at three different intervals, about fifteen minutes apart. Last time they were circular.
Show on map1, then 3, then 6 red/orange lights over the ocean
Show on mapBright orangelike lights blinkin in different formations hovered about the ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC
Show on mapTWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS WITNESSED ORANGE-REDDISH BALLS OF LIGHT APPEARING AND DISAPPERING ABOVE THE OCEAN. ALSO TWO ACCELERATING FAST
Show on mapOrange/red light over the ocean
Show on mapSilent orange balls of light in a straight line formation moving slowly for 5 minutes then dissapeared
Show on mapLargest starlike object floats through sky and disappears into.space. ((NUFORC Note: Satellites?? PD))
Show on mapBlack triangle, white lights, three, night, clear, many stars, slow, afraid
Show on map- 13 Oct 2012 · 22:00Isle Of PalmsSphere· 3 min
12 Redish flying objects over Isle of Palms
Show on map - 24 Oct 2011 · 20:00SanteeOrb· 3 min
Only lasted about 3 minutes and was a fireball traveling hortizontally and was very bright
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 22:00West ColumbiaFormation· 3 min
50-100 "stars" flying in a line across the sky, almost like a close up constellation.
Show on map Color changing oval moving very slowly, (sometimes even stopping for minutes at a time,) through the sky
Show on map- 15 Oct 2011 · 19:00ColumbiaOrb· 3 min
Mulitiple sightings of the same UFO.
Show on map 4 orange circle lights appear and disappear
Show on mapAmber lights over South Carolina coast
Show on mapThree yellow orange spheres of light in triangle formation see over the ocean in the night sky at North Myrtle Beach.
Show on mapTwo vertical lines of 3 lights apiece, hovering.
Show on mapTriangle formed lights in sky.
Show on mapBlue object, translucent, no sound
Show on map- 1 Oct 2011 · 23:41BlufftonOther· 20 s
Ball of red/yellow light followed by a trail of fire falls to earth in or around Bluffton, SC
Show on map - 1 Oct 2011 · 23:00Greenville AreaOrb· 4 h
Red, blue, white lights seen hovering in the sky in the vicinity of the Anderson/Greenville area. ((NUFORC Note: Possible star?? PD))
Show on map the object was flying low but no noise was coming from it with lights in a circular pattern.
Show on map- 26 Oct 2010 · 20:00SumterTriangle· 2 min
Triangular shaped object illuminating constant bright light over sumter, sc
Show on map - 22 Oct 2010 · 15:10ColumbiaOther· 20 min
Nearly stationary teardrop shaped with short contrail over Richland County
Show on map Hwy 61, triangular shape craft w/ multi colored lights on one side and red lights at points.
Show on map- 18 Oct 2010 · 05:00HugerOrb· 15 s
High red lights moving accross sky
Show on map I saw three fire orange oval shaped lights flying in triangle shape formation.
Show on map- 10 Oct 2010 · 13:00North CharlestonOrb· 3 min
Object(s) visible 3 times at same place in the sky at during day in Chas, SC
Show on map - 10 Oct 2010 · 08:30StarrFormation· 10 min
Strange orange lights in the night sky
Show on map - 1 Oct 2010 · 08:03James IslandTriangle· 2 min
10/1/10 James Island Connector Vshaped aircraft hovering over the JI Connector at 8: 12 pm
Show on map - 22 Oct 2009 · 23:45West ColumbiaOrb· 5 min
Soundless mysterious flashes of light in the southern sky
Show on map - 15 Oct 2009 · 22:50LancasterOrb· 3 s
Bright blue orb.
Show on map our siting relates to many of the other summarys
Show on mapRandom lights over the ocean
Show on map- 19 Oct 2008 · 19:30TimmonsvilleOther· 15 min
Cluster of flashing white and yellow objects over Timmonsville
Show on map Orange lights in the sky hover over the SC coast near Myrtle Beach.
Show on mapChevron shaped UFO seen over I-85 in Anderson, SC.
Show on mapBright lights over the ocean in Myrtle Beach, SC... 3 of them forming a diagonal line.
Show on mapStrange Red lights over Myrtle Beach
Show on mapObserved red lights over the ocean that appeared and then faded out.
Show on map- 11 Oct 2007 · 20:15Tega CayOrb· 30 min
Bright white light and then 2 blinking red lights in Western Sky
Show on map - 1 Oct 2006 · 14:00Mt. PleasantSphere· 4 min
A ball of white light hovered in the afternoon sky, vanishing and reappearing 3 times, before finally vanishing for good.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2005 · 05:15IrmoSphere· 1 h 30 min
Multiple Star Like Objects Move Towards Same Direction After Meteor Shower
Show on map Saw lights of rotating, saucer-like object off of coast. Was completely silent, close, and very large
Show on mapDark, soundless object low in the sky over Anderson, SC; looked like huge black helium balloon?
Show on map- 23 Oct 2004 · 05:00GreenvilleOrb· 2 h
on October 23, 04 my girlfriend and I were driving home from Charlotte NC. Not long after crossing the Greenville county line I noticed
Show on map - 20 Oct 2004 · 20:20Charleston AfbTriangle· 5 min
large triangle shaped blinking lights and red circle of light over charleston AFB
Show on map - 20 Oct 2004 · 20:15SaltersOrb· 40 s
Bright orange light seen hovering in sky, disappears and then reappears
Show on map - 16 Oct 2004 · 03:00WhitmireOther· 1 min
I was camping alone in my treehouse for deer hunting when I heard a VERY weird sound of a low and slow flying object.
Show on map - 15 Oct 2004 · 22:30Rock HillOrb· 15 min
We watched a faint light, high in the sky, blink every ten seconds and made several changes in direction before gmoving out of sight.
Show on map - 13 Oct 2004 · 23:00RavenelBoomerang· 10 s
Two pale grey luminescent chevrons moving silently and at high speed, making several sharp zig-zags.
Show on map A Huge Silver Disk was Hovering 300 ft. over our Pontoon 15 minutes while fishing near the jetties in the Atlantic Ocean!
Show on mapI SAW LARGE SHINY DISC SHAPED (UFO) FLYING OVER MURRELLS INLET, S.C. WHILE FISHING!
Show on map- 12 Oct 2003 · 18:35ReevesvilleOther· 15 min
october 12th sunday 2003 6:35pm. /distorted airway/sky perhaps portle 15/20feet high same width on our land facing westnorthwest
Show on map - 10 Oct 2003 · 21:10Crescent BeachFormation· 10 h 30 min
For two consecutive nights, we watched a pattern of lights before we were stunned by a discovery on the beach.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2003 · 21:00Goose CreekDiamond· 1 min
Object moved the full view of night sky in less than 60 seconds
Show on map - 20 Oct 2000 · 20:00EasleyDisc· 1 min
The craft floated over our car and on top of a house !!!
Show on map - 26 Oct 1999 · 12:00ClintonTriangle· 4 min
The triangle was headed east and traveling at a steady speed until it got to some clouds and then it seemed to slow down and ease behin
Show on map - 15 Oct 1998 · 20:00Fort LawnOrb· 30 min
I've seen these craft for a few years now, but only in cool/cold weather. They seem to have a leader, a large orange ball of light with
Show on map - 15 Oct 1998 · 01:00Red BankOrb· 2 h
colorful gaseous objects make unusual sounds and harass individual
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 22:00SummervilleTriangle· 20 min
Triangular shape with lights in a V, no sound, very slow moving.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 19:00PelzerTriangle· 3 min
Large, black, triangular, object flew low and silent over South Carolina state prison yard.
Show on map Flashing object above Charleston, SC
Show on map- 15 Oct 1995 · 17:30WestminsterOther· 3 min
The low-hanging cloud looked too dense
Show on map - 1 Oct 1991 · 14:45EasleyOther· 15 min
Hockey-puck-shaped-thing.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1986 · 02:00OrangeburgCigar· 3 h
Orangeburg, S.C. to Augusta, GA. - fall 1986 - lights following car - multiple witnessess. Radio request for sighters
Show on map - 15 Oct 1985 · 22:00CamdenDisc· 10 min
Saucer shaped the length of a football field
Show on map - 10 Oct 1975 · 17:00North CharlestonOrb· 6 min
Several Flashing UFO lights over Charleston Naval Base in S.C.
Show on map - 1 Oct 1972 · 23:00Pickens/PumpkintownBoomerang· 30 min
Slowly moving boomerang shape with four bluish-white lights on each leading edge; made a humming sound.
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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.