Have you ever spotted strange lights in the night sky over the Grand Mesa or in western Colorado? Dare I say it was a UFO?

Western Colorado has seen plenty of reports of lights in the sky, orbs, spheres, and a few claims of actual flying spacecraft, and actual alien contact. Did you know you can access the actual UFO report logs from the National UFO Reporting Center so you can actually see all the times someone reported seeing an unidentified flying object over Grand Junction?

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How Many Sightings of UFOs Have Been Reported Near Grand Junction?

62 sightings have been posted to the National UFO Reporting Center from the Grand Junction, Colorado area since 1998. The reports are added to the logs exactly as they are written by the authors who submit them. While invalid claims and hoaxes are removed, some of the claims seem to be totally out of this world.

How Can You Submit a UFO Sighting to the National UFO Reporting Center?

Visit the National UFO Reporting Center by clicking this link. You'll find a link to file a report. Simply answer the questions and enter what it is you actually witnessed.

See All the Times A UFO Was Reported Near Grand Junction, Colorado

See the list below of all the times a UFO report was associated with Grand Junction and Western Colorado below. This list includes all reports on record since the reporting system started recording observations in the area.

  • 4/1/1989: FAA Files False Report of UFO over Western Colorado
  • 8/5/1998: Grand Junction, Colorado - American UFO
  • 1/9/2000: Grand Junction, Colorado - Mesa Fireball UFO
  • 1/15/2003: Grand Junction, Colorado - BookCliff UFO
  • 3/8/2003: Grand Junction, Colorado - Triangle UFO
  • 6/3/2003: Grand Junction, Colorado - Clifton Sighting UFO
  • 7/8/2003: Grand Junction, Colorado - Colorado Orb UFO
  • 9/16/2004: Grand Junction, Colorado - UFO Chase
  • 9/17/2004: Grand Junction, Colorado - Oval UFO
  • 3/15/2005: Grand Junction, Colorado - Clam Craft UFO
  • 6/10/2005: Grand Junction, Colorado - Dark Ship UFO
  • 6/24/2005: Grand Junction, Colorado - White Circle UFO
  • 10/1/2006: Grand Junction, Colorado - DeBeque Canyon UFO
  • 1/19/2008: Grand Junction, Colorado - Light Over Grand Junction
  • 4/16/2008: Grand Junction, Colorado - Airport UFO
  • 5/17/2008: Grand Junction, Colorado - Bright Objects UFO
  • 12/18/2008: Grand Junction, Colorado - Grand Mesa UFO
  • 5/27/2009: Grand Junction, Colorado - Flying V UFO
  • 9/2/2009: Grand Junction, Colorado - Red Light UFO
  • 9/8/2010: Grand Junction, Colorado - Floating Lights UFO
  • 9/13/2010: Grand Junction, Colorado - Bright Object UFO
  • 9/17/2010: Grand Junction, Colorado - Silent Triangle UFO
  • 9/17/2010: Grand Junction, Colorado - Huge High-Speed UFO
  • 7/3/2011: Grand Junction, Colorado - Winged Craft UFO
  • 10/15/2011: Grand Junction, Colorado - Rectangle UFO
  • 11/14/11: Grand Junction, Colorado - Star Shaped UFO
  • 2/17/12: Grand Junction, Colorado - Color Flash UFO
  • 11/11/2012: Grand Junction, Colorado - Light Triangle UFO
  • 12/10/2012: Grand Junction, Colorado - Multiple Sightings Day
  • 2/1/2013: Grand Junction, Colorado - 2 Light Orbs UFO
  • 2/1/2013: Grand Junction, Colorado - Cone Object UFO
  • 10/12/2013: Grand Junction, Colorado - Three Orbs UFO
  • 11/10.2013: Grand Junction, Colorado - Sunset UFO
  • 12/30/2013: Grand Junction, Colorado - Orange Light UFO
  • 1/17/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - Red Light UFO
  • 7/20/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - Slow Moving Orb UFO
  • 9/13/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - UFO Cluster
  • 11/17/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - Massive Ship UFO
  • 12/15/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - Orange Beam
  • 12/24/2014: Grand Junction, Colorado - Red Ball UFO
  • 4/13/2015: Grand Junction, Colorado - Light Orb Spheres
  • 8/12/2015: Grand Junction, Colorado - Crescent Moon UFO
  • 10/14/2015: Grand Junction, Colorado - Changing Orbs UFO
  • 5/13/2016: Grand Junction, Colorado - Glade Park Red Sphere
  • 11/24/2016: Grand Junction, Colorado - Camo Flying Saucer UFO
  • 11/28/2016: Grand Junction, Colorado - High Pitched Beam UFO
  • 6/2/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Solid White Light UFO
  • 6/26/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Bright Orb of Light UFO
  • 7/16/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Contact
  • 7/22/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Contact
  • 8/9/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Bright Lights UFO
  • 8/30/2017: Grand Junction, Colorado - Flashing Lights UFO
  • 3/12/2018: Grand Junction, Colorado - Boomerang UFO
  • 4/3/2019: Grand Junction, Colorado - Oval Shaped UFO
  • 5/19/2018: Grand Junction, Colorado - Orange Circle UFO
  • 1/4/2020: Grand Junction, Colorado - Linear Formation UFO
  • 2/26/2020: Grand Junction, Colorado - Triangle Formation UFO
  • 10/18/2020: Grand Junction, Colorado - Amber Light Triangle
  • 2/11/2021: Grand Junction, Colorado - Parallel Light Lines UFO
  • 6/19/2021: Grand Junction, Colorado - Blue/Green Blob UFO
  • 9/15/2021: Grand Junction, Colorado - Tracer Fire Lights UFO
  • 2/24/2022: Grand Junction, Colorado - Rectangle UFO

We take a closer look at the details of each of these reports from the National UFO Reporting Center in the photo gallery below.

UFO Sights from All Around Grand Junction, Colorado

Orbs, Bright Lights, Spheres, and Spaceships? See all the times over the past 20 years that a UFO sighting near Grand Junction was reported to the National UFO Reporting Center (nuforc.org).

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