State Report
UFO Sightings in South Carolina
3,366 sightings on record from 1939 to 2023, drawn from the National UFO Reporting Center databank.
Total sightings
3,366
Share of US total
1.57%
Peak year
2012
356 reports
Top shape
Light
744 reports
Years active
84
Sightings by decade
reports / decadeTop shapes reported
all-timeLatest 20 sightings
most recent on record| Date | City | Shape | Duration | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-20 | Irmo | sphere | Stationery Object | Stationery ufo object was viewed from the outside of home. |
| 2023-12-14 | Myrtle Beach | fireball | 5 minutes | Observed amber lights dancing in the sky with a green drone, creating a mesmerizing cosmic scene for 5 minutes. |
| 2023-12-14 | Pawleys Island | triangle | 5-6 seconds | 4-5 orange solid lights arranged in a triangle shape |
| 2023-12-14 | Fingerville | light | Roughly 7-10 minutes | Light was observed, likely stationary then it just extinguished and disappeared |
| 2023-12-11 | Litchfield | unknown | 1 minute | Object flying in many directions |
| 2023-12-07 | Honea Path | disk | 10-15 seconds | This craft was soundless, seemed to float extremely quickly across sky as if it was water |
| 2023-11-29 | Reevesville | orb | 3 min | Fleet of blue orbs in front of passenger plane |
| 2023-11-29 | Saluda | changing | Unknown | Woke up on the couch in my living room, to seeing changing colors of light coming from above the house. |
| 2023-11-23 | Conway | circle | 5 min I watched | Happened to see them, 3 white lights, 1 red |
| 2023-11-15 | Lexington | oval | 2min | Desending. |
| 2023-10-21 | North Myrtle Beach | unknown | Unknown | A starlike object with a gas-cloud camouflaging. Moves in several directions. More than one. No sound. |
| 2023-10-20 | Leeseville | orb | 20 mins | There was no sound .never ever seen this before .I'm 49 years old |
| 2023-10-05 | Chapin | unknown | 10 seconds | 12:00 high Bright Orange Object completely disappears |
| 2023-09-30 | Gaffney | circle | Not sure | A cell phone image that appears to show 7-8 people standing in the street with their heads down. The image was taken on... |
| 2023-09-18 | Charleston International Airport | orb | 10-15 seconds | Moving in a strange way |
| 2023-09-11 | St. George | orb | 5 minutes | Orb fly's in front of plane |
| 2023-09-03 | Kingstree | diamond | 1 to 3 seconds | I saw a very large green Diamond shaped object traveling at warp speed |
| 2023-09-02 | Salem | circle | 8 seconds | Low flying swarm of crafts flew over fast with one flying solo out in front of the pack. Altitude was between 1000 feet... |
| 2023-09-01 | Isle of Palms | changing | 1-2 hours | energy/light emitting object that appeared to change form/shape as well as color; headache, tinnitus, muscle strain,... |
| 2023-08-27 | Simpsonville | orb | 1 hour | "Water Bug" orbs and other lights flying every night for the past 9 months. |