7 Louisiana Cities With the Most UFO Sightings

One of the earliest UFO reports in Louisiana was officially logged near Fort Polk back in 1957.

Although Louisiana isn't what could be thought of as a hotbed of UFO activity, we have had numerous reports from Parish to Parish through the years.

What are the Louisiana cities with the most documented UFO sightings according to the National UFO Reporting Center?

Let's take a look at the books...

Louisiana Cities With the Most UFO Sightings

The first Louisiana UFO sighting reported in 1957 near Fort Polk in Vernon Parish described as "a large, silent, circular object in the sky."

The object was reported by witnesses including Military personnel.

To this day the incident remains unexplained.

Then, there's the local legend of "The Abbeville Lights".

Via KPEL.com -

"The 'Abbeville Lights' is a series of UFO sightings that occurred in and around Abbeville during the summer of 1983.

Witnesses reported seeing bright, unexplained lights in the sky.

While these sightings led to considerable speculation and media coverage, there was no conclusive explanation for the lights."

Recently, Stacker.com did the leg work to compile a list of Louisiana cities with the most UFO sightings.

Via westcentralsbest.com -

"Stacker compiled a ranking of cities with the most UFO sightings in Louisiana using data from the National UFO Reporting Center. Data encompasses all reports of UFO sightings dating back to 1995. Sightings with locations listed across multiple cities were not included in this analysis."

Below are the 7 Louisiana cities with the most UFO sightings.

7. Metairie, Louisiana (Tie) - 29 UFO sightings

7. Kenner, Louisiana (Tie) - 29 UFO sightings

6. Slidell, Louisiana - 30 UFO sightings

5. Lake Charles, Louisiana - 41 UFO sightings

3. Lafayette, Louisiana (Tie) - 42 UFO sightings

3. Shreveport, Louisiana( Tie) - 42 UFO sightings

2. Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 67 UFO sightings

1. New Orleans, Louisiana - 90 UFO sightings

See the entire list at westcentralsbest.com.