UFO sightings in Virginia
There are 100 civilian UFO sighting reports from Virginia in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 1965 to 2013. The busiest year was 2008, with 15 reports. The shapes witnesses reported most were orb (29), sphere (26) and triangle (10).
Most reports come from Virginia Beach (10), Richmond (4) and Alexandria (3), out of 66 places in the state with at least one report.
UFO sightings by city in Virginia
Places with at least three reports. 61 other places in Virginia have one or two.
Recent sighting reports from Virginia
All 100 reports, newest first.
- 24 Oct 2013 · 16:45DahlgrenOrb· 1 min
Lightes orb seen failing during the day.
Show on map - 24 Oct 2013 · 12:00WoodbridgeCigar· 5 min
silver cigar shaped craft NO WINGS
Show on map Blue and green circle took off in two seconds and then was gone.
Show on mapThree (3) orbs of light rapidly moving through the night sky maneuvering around each other before racing off at an incredible speed.
Show on map- 23 Oct 2013 · 19:30Colonial HeightsSphere· 45 min
Strange light in Virginia
Show on map - 20 Oct 2013 · 21:00ManassasTriangle· 1 h
Huge up close triangular craft.
Show on map 2 fast helicopters chasing themselves or something.
Show on map- 19 Oct 2013 · 00:17ArlingtonSphere· 4 min
Green flashing orb floating above the Douglas Park neighborhood of Arlington, VA
Show on map - 17 Oct 2013 · 22:18CharlottesvilleOrb· 5 min
Yellowish, single, steady and silent ball of light with a contrail. ((NUFORC Note: Could not have been the ISS. PD))
Show on map - 17 Oct 2013 · 19:40IndependenceDisc· 5 min
Disk shaped object tracking airplane.
Show on map - 12 Oct 2013 · 20:00SuffolkTriangle· 15 min
9 sets of 3 triangular aircraft.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2013 · 20:10Fairfax StationSphere· 20 s
Orangish yellow ball falls from sky.
Show on map Huge circular something crosses I 295 on 10/24/12 at 16:14.
Show on mapMulti-colored spot of bright light near oceanfront/Dam Neck Naval Station
Show on mapEventually, the truth will reveal itself
Show on map- 22 Oct 2012 · 18:30CharlottesvilleSphere· 15 min
3 amber orbs forming a triangle then a straight line then disappearing.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2012 · 01:00MoseleyOther· 2 min
Lights that stayed still but thought it was small planes
Show on map - 21 Oct 2012 · 22:30Tyson's CornerSphere· 3 min
A fast moving round light with no sound or flashing lights moved from West to East.
Show on map Observed a fast moving spherical object moving horizontally across the eastern horizon.
Show on map- 16 Oct 2012 · 14:34St. PaulSphere· 10 min
Sphere observed in Frying Pan section of Russell Co, VA
Show on map - 1 Oct 2012 · 09:00Vinton/RoanokeOther· 10 min
5 to 8 orange light formation in the sky.
Show on map - 27 Oct 2011 · 04:45BassettOrb· 20 min
Very Bright Gold/Bronze disc shaped object moving over VA
Show on map - 23 Oct 2011 · 22:15SteringOrb· 5 min
3 orange lights over ashburn va
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 23:00SterlingBoomerang· 20 min
Strange Orange Flying Litghts in Sterling, VA
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 19:10Madison HeightsDisc· 5 min
Pink glows in Madison Heights, VA
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 19:10Madison HeightsSphere· 5 min
Pink spheres hovering and moving near our home in Amherst County, VA
Show on map - 22 Oct 2011 · 08:22BoyceDisc· 10 s
Oval shaped dull gray object traveling at low altitude during daylight
Show on map - 21 Oct 2011 · 21:02SkippersOrb· 35 min
appeared low blurry white lights hovering , when it moved they golwed a blurry red .no sound
Show on map - 20 Oct 2011 · 20:00Virgnia BeachTriangle· 5 min
Triangle with white/yelllow lights over Towncenter Va Beach
Show on map - 18 Oct 2011 · 05:00ChesapeakeOrb· 15 min
Bright light travelling across the night sky that dimmed, then became bright again several times as I watched.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2011 · 19:00MechanicsvilleOrb· 5 min
Three orange lights flying in unison
Show on map - 27 Oct 2010 · 18:20New Kent CountyDisc· 3 min
Ojects over the trees on interstate 64
Show on map - 26 Oct 2010 · 08:00MidlothianOrb· 15 min
Very large yellow light, becoming three small lights, moving back and forth across the sky, then meeting with more.
Show on map Our last encounters with ufo on amherst, va farm road
Show on mapMost unusual fireworks display
Show on mapMother and daughter again are “visited” by strange ufo on farm road in Amherst, Va. We saw the “thing” in August
Show on map- 21 Oct 2010 · 20:30HardyOrb· 45 min
Bright light at Smith Mountain Lake Virginia
Show on map - 16 Oct 2010 · 18:00TroutvilleSphere· 1 min
Shiney sphere gets brighter then fades out.
Show on map - 16 Oct 2010 · 16:36TroutvilleSphere· 1 min
Unknown Reflective Sphere in Troutville Virginia Stalking Aircraft
Show on map - 12 Oct 2010 · 19:00ArlingtonSphere· 45 s
Moving object resembeling a star headed Southeast
Show on map - 10 Oct 2010 · 16:30SpringfieldCigar· 15 s
Metalic cigar shaped object sighted during lull in a storm in Springfield, VA
Show on map - 1 Oct 2010 · 18:30StrasburgCigar· 5 min
2 cigar shaped white objects viewed in Shenandoah Valley, VA
Show on map - 1 Oct 2010 · 09:30SpotsylvaniaSphere· 30 min
blue, red, green, and bright white light hovering over field near Thornburg Va food lion.
Show on map - 10 Oct 2009 · 21:00LeesburgDisc· 5 min
Two large glowing amber/dark orangish colored circular disks-not a sound-
Show on map - 10 Oct 2009 · 19:30SuffolkOther· 15 min
It looked sort of lime green. It appeared to have an odd texture. It had a dimples on its surface. It was not smooth at all. It jus
Show on map - 26 Oct 2008 · 21:00SpotsylvaniaOrb· 1 h
strange lights moving(communicating?) rapidly
Show on map - 24 Oct 2008 · 23:00TazewellOrb· 2 min
Male and female allegedly illuminated by flash of light. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly not a serious report, we think. PD))
Show on map - 24 Oct 2008 · 21:30ChesapeakeTriangle· 1 min
Triangle formation of lights, one green over Dismal Swamp areaChesapeake, Va
Show on map Bright light seen in Virginia Beach
Show on mapTriangular craft, solid white lights with red center over Oceana Air Force Base Virginia Beach, VA
Show on map- 20 Oct 2008 · 19:30ReedvilleSphere· 10 min
Round, yellowish white light, with flashing red light, that hovered in the western sky.
Show on map Orange 3/4 moon-like sphere hovering above tree line, disappearing without a trace, no sound
Show on map- 19 Oct 2008 · 14:00King GeorgeSphere· 10 min
Metallic colored ball in the sky
Show on map - 19 Oct 2008 · 11:00GainesvilleCigar· 3 min
Matellic Object Seen In Gainsville Virginia
Show on map - 19 Oct 2008 · 03:00ChristiansburgRectangle· 3 min
I was driving on I-81 heading south. I could see stars. Clear and cold. I first Spotted the craft at about 1 o'clock and it seemed to l
Show on map - 18 Oct 2008 · 23:00CulpeperFormation· 30 min
The Virginia Lights. Large Formation of Lights Seen in Virginia
Show on map - 17 Oct 2008 · 09:30LeesburgSphere· 30 s
Large Green light over leesburg, VA
Show on map - 14 Oct 2008 · 16:45Falls ChurchDisc· 10 min
huge changing light in the sky, not there any day afterward
Show on map - 12 Oct 2008 · 23:00GainesvilleOrb· 5 min
Bright Blue Fluorescent Light Seen in Virginia Outside Washington DC
Show on map - 1 Oct 2008 · 06:20LynchburgOrb· 30 s
I was walking my dog this morning when I saw a very bright orange light approaching from the south.
Show on map - 20 Oct 2007 · 22:30Highland County - MontereyOrb· 2 min
INTENSE VIOLET/PURPLE LIGHT FORMATION JUST ABOVE SKYLINE.
Show on map A bright light that came closer to photographer with each camera flash; green, orange and violet haze around the orb.
Show on map- 13 Oct 2007 · 11:15FairfaxSphere· 10 min
Spherical object traveling eastward then northward from Dulles Airport, paralleling Route 50 in Fairfax VA.
Show on map - 2 Oct 2007 · 22:00Va/Atlantic CoastOrb· 30 min
UFO out at sea. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting by U. S. Navy personnel. PD))
Show on map - 14 Oct 2006 · 02:00YumaFormation· 5 min
((HOAX??)) two aliens appeared from a bright light to peacefully investigate the surroundings in the woods
Show on map - 10 Oct 2006 · 16:00WaynesboroTriangle· 10 min
Large...beautiful...and brighter than anything I've ever seen....How small I have felt since....
Show on map - 2 Oct 2006 · 07:45CrozetOther· 1 s
squiggle of light right over the car in the fog
Show on map - 26 Oct 2005 · 18:50I-495s/I-95sOrb· 50 min
Bright, white light moving horizontally/vertically visible from I-495/I-95S in Northern Virginia. ((NUFORC Note: Pilot report. PD))
Show on map Sighting in Virginia Beach near Pungo
Show on map- 15 Oct 2005 · 20:00HiwasseeAmorphous· 10 min
Hello, I saw a light above a wooded area near my house white light no noise I watched it turn from one light into two then back to on
Show on map While observing the lunar eclipse from the Courtyard Marriott parking lot (off of Coliseum Dr.) moments ago, I had my first UFO sightin
Show on map- 20 Oct 2004 · 15:55ViennaSphere· 10 min
Spherical metallic objects closely follow passenger jets westward in late afternoon.
Show on map Two triangular shaped craft with white and red lights going Northeast.
Show on map- 27 Oct 2003 · 17:00TroutdaleOrb· 5 min
Fireball visible at low horizon in dusk sky
Show on map - 26 Oct 2003 · 23:00StauntonCigar· 1 h 30 min
Cigar w/ two lights (--). Staunton, VA
Show on map - 22 Oct 2003 · 23:00ChathamOrb· 2 s
Big Flash.
Show on map - 22 Oct 2003 · 21:00AbingdonOrb· 30 min
Fireball reported by numerous persons in rural VA
Show on map - 17 Oct 2003 · 22:00LovingstonOther· 7 s
There was a bright light in the distance a few miles away with the intensity of a radio tower beacon. The light was bright white and a
Show on map - 10 Oct 2003 · 19:15CentrevilleOther· 10 min
Aliens check out local high school football game.
Show on map - 26 Oct 2002 · 05:00RoanokeOther· 10 min
Jackrock shaped object seen in broad daylight
Show on map - 1 Oct 2002 · 00:30CourtlandSphere· 1 s
Look I can't recall the date exactly, but it was in that area of time especially the hour of night. It could be in a range of two wee
Show on map - 26 Oct 2001 · 00:30WoodbridgeRectangle· 8 h
Two red lights, flying in a circular pattern with several repetitions over a period of at least a half hour.
Show on map Mother and daughter- and now father- see ufo on farm road in Amherst, Va.
Show on map- 15 Oct 2001 · 22:17ManassasOrb· 30 s
strange lights in the sky
Show on map - 15 Oct 2001 · 17:25HarrisonburgSphere· 3 s
Circular object offwhite in color, emiting no sound traveling at supersonic speed.
Show on map shaped like a stealth bomber (boomerang like, but more triangluar) flat-black in color, made a deep humming sound either really low to
Show on map- 14 Oct 2000 · 16:05MechanicsvilleSphere· 15 s
While lying on my back waiting for the oil to drain out of my car I spotted a small white/silver circular object traveling at a high ra
Show on map 2 fireballs flying north to southwest about the speed of jetliner.
Show on map- 15 Oct 1998 · 19:48Tyson's CornerOrb· 1 s
Very large and bright blue-green fireball witnessed while driving North-bound on I-495 (The Beltway).
Show on map - 24 Oct 1997 · 00:00NorfolkSphere· 10 s
Green, luminous round object that had a dark vertical line (or absense of light)appeared suddenly descended and disappeared.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1997 · 18:40AbingdonOrb· 10 min
Bristol Herald Courier run on Thursday (10-16-97) the following day "Unusual lights in sky over Mountain Empire generate speculation".
Show on map - 1 Oct 1997 · 21:55MartinsvilleOther· 5 min
Yellow/Orange lighted object moving from NE to SW. Very bright toy top shape with no sound. About the size of a penny held at arm reach
Show on map - 15 Oct 1996 · 23:00RoanokeTriangle· 1 h
I saw a triangular craft with only red light from front to back on it. Craft stopped over my back yard and shone light down.
Show on map - 11 Oct 1996 · 22:00DamascusOrb· 1 min
1996 SIGHTING IN DAMASCUS, VA. WHILE CAMPING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST.
Show on map - 15 Oct 1995 · 20:15EmporiaOrb· 10 min
The light moved to me and then disapeared
Show on map - 24 Oct 1994 · 24:00RestonTriangle· 40 s
As I stood there the golf course was getting brighter by the second. About thirty seconds later an extremely large object appeared movi
Show on map thrilling & terrifying.
Show on mapBLACK BOOMERANG SHAPED, LARG E,NO SOUND,NOLIGHTS,TREE TOP LEVEL
Show on mapGroup of friends an I follow a UFO on bicycles, I have a sighting alone about a week later.
Show on map- 1 Oct 1965 · 14:00Colonial HeightsSphere· 2 min
Saw sphere ping-ponging up and down and side to side in blue sky.
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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.