State Report
UFO Sightings in Alaska
1,011 sightings on record from 1936 to 2023, drawn from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.
Total sightings
1,011
Share of US total
0.47%
Peak year
2013
98 reports
Top shape
Light
237 reports
Years active
87
Sightings by decade
reports / decadeTop shapes reported
all-timeLatest 20 sightings
most recent on record| Date | City | Shape | Duration | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-22 | Sitka | diamond | About one min. | we went on an excursion with NCL to the Raptor Center, Sitka National Historical Park and Fortress of the Bears and... |
| 2023-08-13 | Anchorage | orb | Approximately 20 seconds | I noticed an orb flying erratically on a security cam and watched it abruptly change course twice before flying off... |
| 2023-07-07 | Haines AK-Mosquito Lake Logging Trail Close to Canada | oval | Less than a minute | I stopped on the trail at a good photo clearing of the mountains. Six photos within 60 seconds. One photo showed anamoly... |
| 2023-06-12 | Anchorage | triangle | 30 seconds | A green blue triangle hovered near my home by my truck for 25-30 seconds. Didn't make a sound but felt something inside... |
| 2023-06-09 | Wasilla | cigar | 45 seconds | Very Bright large cigar shaped object appeared in NW airspace hovered about 45 seconds then disappeared. |
| 2023-06-05 | Fairbanks | changing | 1 Minute | Unknown Space Craft from High in the Sky |
| 2023-02-11 | Noatak | circle | 10 minutes or longer | Object flying over my hometown. Red light turning on and off. Made a high pitch sound |
| 2023-01-11 | Pleasant Valley | disk | 17 seconds | I was driving home when I looked up at a large bright disk like object and after a few moments it flew down and away. |
| 2022-12-21 | Palmer | unknown | 3 sec | See above |
| 2022-12-21 | Anchorage | light | 5 sec | Bright light with neon blue tail |
| 2022-12-19 | Anchorage | oval | Very brief | Two Light with Green Glow |
| 2022-09-24 | Vick | cigar | 5 minutes | Large translucent white cigar shape moving above tree line. |
| 2022-09-18 | Fairbanks | circle | Approx 10-12 seconds? | Saw a satellite then saw a light pacing behind it. |
| 2022-08-17 | Anchorage | sphere | very brief | Approximately 3 objects observed, along with passenger jet in Anchorage |
| 2022-08-17 | Eagle river | circle | 1:49 min | It was moving in a fast circle but juerking side to side and up and down. Then vanished |
| 2022-07-20 | Anchorage | cylinder | It’s save in my computer | We was looking out our window taking picture of the clouds because of the colors. Then this huge ufo appeared, You can... |
| 2022-07-09 | Palmer | unknown | Caught on camera | I took the picture and saw it later when I saw a spec of light in the left corner. I was shooting a picture of an eagle,... |
| 2022-04-07 | Mat-Su Valley Area | sphere | 30 minutes or so | Falling Thing Over Mat-Su Valley Area |
| 2022-03-28 | Fairbanks | circle | 5mins | Circle lights,move fast.from center to northeast |
| 2022-03-20 | Kasilof | circle | Less then 5min | Saw it out of my cabin window before bed. Was a bright circular shape hovering in the air. Got larger, then smaller, and... |