Civilian reports · Source: NUFORC

UFO sightings in Richmond, Virginia

There are 4 civilian UFO sighting reports from Richmond, Virginia in the NUFORC data on this site, dated 2004 to 2013. That is 4% of the 100 reports from Virginia, the second most of any place in the state. The shapes witnesses reported most were sphere (3) and triangle (1).

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Sighting reports from Richmond

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24 Oct 2013 · 07:19Sphere· 2 s
Blue and green circle took off in two seconds and then was gone.
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24 Oct 2012 · 16:14Sphere· 1 h 30 min
Huge circular something crosses I 295 on 10/24/12 at 16:14.
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19 Oct 2008 · 22:30Sphere· 45 s
Orange 3/4 moon-like sphere hovering above tree line, disappearing without a trace, no sound
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1 Oct 2004 · 20:27Triangle· 5 min
Two triangular shaped craft with white and red lights going Northeast.
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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.

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