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Grand Rapids, MI
Michigan · Ionia County · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood Metro
Grand Rapids is a large city in Michigan with a population of 197,768. Residents earn $65,526 per year, which is 13% below the national average.
3.4
/5.0
B
Good
197,768
Population
4,416/sq mi density
$65,526
Median Income
$33,953 per capita
$225,500
Home Value
$296,961 Zillow
$1,191
Median Rent
30.1% income on rent
51°F
Avg Temperature
245 sunny days/yr
637
Violent Crime/100K
1,908 property/100K
B
Overall
3.4 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.7 / 5.0
$65,526 median income, 3.4% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.7 / 5.0
$225,500 home value, $1,191/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
637 violent crimes/100K (68% above avg)
A
Education
4.2 / 5.0
40.1% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
75
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
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UFO Sightings Near Grand Rapids, MI
75 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Grand Rapids, MI.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grand rapids, MI | 2014 | Triangular craft with three dim orange lights. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | Circle craft captured in 2 of 3 pictures, near Grand Rapids, MI. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | Red orbs over grand rapids |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | A beautiful night, clear skies and a wonderful light show. I hope to see more in the future |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | The way they traveled together with no sound was eerie!! |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | Bright Green Fireball. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | While I was driving south on the Beltline, there were a large cluster of 30 or so bright yellow-orangish lights glowing brightly. At f |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | Multiple orange lights |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2013 | Two lights, three lights, four lights, gone! |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | Grand Rapids, Michigan 11:15 pm July 27... 2012 think I saw some ufo's or something.. North of east Leonard & 96 area. maybe 20 - |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | Bright star shape move and drop suddenly down from the sky, lost visibility because of trees. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | Four Orange Spheres Appered Like Fire in the Sky |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | 2 sets of 8-10 yellow/orange orbs in triangle shape appeared in south and headed west |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | Orange lights in staggered formation over grand rapids michigan. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2012 | Not sure what i seen but it wasnt man made 1 |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2011 | Bright non-blinking lights in a v shape that suddenly dropped from the sky |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2011 | ((HOAX??)) At 3am I let my Boxer, Buster, out. I was standing in the doorway waiting for him when I saw a little “ET” run. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2011 | Light - Oval |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2011 | 7 Diamond-shaped objects over Grand Rapids |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | A bright spherical object with windows around the middle of the craft. It just hovered silently for 30 minutes. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | circular discs in a formation speeded through the sky. 3 discs first, then 5, then 3 again, extremely fast. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | Uniform circular pattern of lights moving very fast across the sky several thousand feet high. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | 3 objects one flared up. GR MI |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | Intense fiery, orange light that appeared to move slowly towards us in the night sky, changed course, then disappeared |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | Silent triangle craft flies in straight line east to west quicly. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2009 | Multiple flying objects over Grand Rapids Michigan. |
| Grand rapids to nyc (in flight), AB | 2008 | A missle shaped, silver object going at a fantastic rate of speed that was observed from inside an airplane. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2008 | Bright Light Over Grand Rapids Michigan |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2008 | Triangle in sky hovered for several minutes, moved overhead and flew away within seconds |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | We saw what looked like a bright star with 6 beams of light coming from it , then changed red and was gone |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Pulsing Light Back Again |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Pulsing lights |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Pulsing light over Grand Rapids |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Pulsing white light seen again |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Two Lights Moving In Unison |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2007 | Pulsing Light Back Again |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2006 | Cylinder or Cigar over Grand Rapids |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2006 | Standing in the front yard, 4 of us watched a silver cigar shaped craft move slowly across the sky and suddenly pick up speed andvanish |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2005 | I watched it in clear view and it suddenly dissapeared. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2005 | Red chevron shadowing small plane. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2005 | I was looking at the sky and i saw this thing blinking and after 2 blinks it Disapered in the sky |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2005 | Group of Lights Flying in Exact Formation |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2005 | fast lights wobbling bowtie formation |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2004 | Spherical craft the size of a car with a bright red light hovered over the apartment building across from the Holiday Inn |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2003 | grey oval in the sky in the daytime in Michigan |
| Grand rapids (outside), MI | 2002 | Disc seen in daylight from freeway. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2002 | Sonic boom? |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2002 | Michigan Fireball 500 Lights On Object0: Yes |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2002 | 3 quick, "V" shaped objects flew over my house within 1 minute of each other. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2001 | It was a partly cloudy day. I was returning from a drive to Ludington, Michigan. I was at a traffic light waiting for it to change wh |
| Grand rapids, MI | 2000 | Loud noise of an extremely low flying plane in Grand Rapids, MI, 4/25/08, from E or SE, sounded like it was going to crash. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | Sighted a ball of light in the SW sky. It would flash red,green, and white while dimming and brightening. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | 90-degree turn by a meteor |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | SEEN STATIONARY OBJECT IN S.W. SKY. OBJECT DID NOT MOVE, HOVERED FOR MORE THAN 30 MIN. IN EXACT LOCATION. WHITE,RED BLUE-GREEN LIGHTS |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | Erratic bright pinpoint of light fading to red before disappearing |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | I WAS SITTING ON MY PORCH, I WAS FACING EAST. AT 23:54 I HAD SEEN A SLOW MOVING LIGHT OFF IN THE DISTANCE. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL SINCE |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | big triangle rotating counter clockwiseǁ triangulated mini-lights made the appearance of one big triangle,in cruising formation,silent |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | I saw a double V formation of faint green triangular craft. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1999 | In the middle of some highway, there was just some big craft hovering us real slowly out of nowhere, it was no airplane. |
| Grand rapids (north of), MI | 1998 | A green fireball with a long "tail" moving rapidly and turning the landscape green |
| Grand rapids (north of), MI | 1998 | Blue-green fireball appears, lighting the ground all around. Long "tail" has a small white light on it |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1997 | diamond shape UFO hovering |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1997 | Small distant white light floating about the east side of Grand Rapids during the night. Flashing green and red lights, not much movem |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1996 | Two small objects that appeared to be non-teresteral |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1996 | We saw two red dots of apparent unearthly origin. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1995 | Triangle Flotation |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1995 | I saw bright object that huvered and then flew off with very high speed! |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1993 | orangish-yellowish slightly glowing cigar shaped floating object cruising turtle slow in the clear starlit northern sky over kent co. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1991 | I was taking my daughter home from the local hospital and i looked acrossed the street. I saw this circular or flat round shape with li |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1991 | hugh triangulation of lights,nine in all,traveling with stunning cooperation and velocity,all rotating,silently and quick! |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1978 | Dark, Black Triangle Craft |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1978 | Saw a craft decend over some power lines and hover. Saucer shaped with bright lights around the middle |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1978 | I submitted this report back in 2005. I have been reviewing my report from that time. There are a couple of things that are incorrect. |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1977 | I know what I saw....I don't care if you don't believe me.... |
| Grand rapids, MI | 1970 | Low flying, zig-zagging disc with lights in the 70's |