Indianapolis, IN

Indiana · Marion County · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood Metro

Indianapolis is a major city in Indiana with a population of 882,043. Residents earn $62,995 per year, which is 16% below the national average.

3.3 /5.0

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882,043 Population 2,443/sq mi density

$62,995 Median Income $36,194 per capita

$207,000 Home Value $226,528 Zillow

$1,112 Median Rent 30.5% income on rent

55°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

1,255 Violent Crime/100K 4,823 property/100K

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3.3 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

3.7 / 5.0

$62,995 median income, 3.5% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.8 / 5.0

$207,000 home value, $1,112/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

1,255 violent crimes/100K (230% above avg)

B+

Education

3.7 / 5.0

34.2% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings Near Indianapolis, IN

139 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Indianapolis, IN.

Name	Year	Description
Indianapolis, IN	2014	Two objects&#44 one stationary&#44 one sweeping the other.
Indianapolis, IN	2014	Large gray stingray shaped object chases fighter plane.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Spherical orange lights seen in western sky by family of 3 in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Bright Orange Sphere over Far Southside of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Several boomerang shaped craft that started out like a huge bright red/orange ball of light&#44 diminished to an amber glow&#44 then to black
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Strange white shape shrinks and disappears.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	My husband and I were driving home from a dinner out. I&#39ve never seen a UFO or any flying object like this.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Blue light turned and went over the house.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Triangular formation of reddish amber lights on the northeast side of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2013	There were 2 aircraft. One has lights. The other did not. The one without lights was massive. Both craft were at a high altitude.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Hovering craft with strobe lights about the Indianapolis Airport.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Triangle shape formation over Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Weird sounding bright white light&#44 round but not flat shape UFO&#44 faster then the speed of light gone within a blink of a eye.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Me and my daughter seen the most beautiful shiney spaceship. Not a UFO it was real and was watching us all watch them&#33
Indianapolis, IN	2013	10-20 orange dots&#44 5 feet off the ground&#44 2 witnesses. Didn&#39t make a exact shape&#44 but vanished after 5 seconds.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Just saw a very strange sight. A group of bright blue and neon orange orbs floated over my house. They seemed to be at least 15&#44000 f
Indianapolis, IN	2013	NOTE-This is based on what actually happened. The UFO explained&#44 however&#44 is real and the way it was seen is not changed in any way.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	((HOAX??)) Massive cylinder shaped object&#44 thousands of feet long. ((NUFORC Note: Witness provides no personal data. PD))
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Two whitish yellowish circular objects in nw sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Flashing multi-colored lights on a flying object
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Multiple round shapes moving slowly accross the sky&#44 west of Raceway road we watched as multiple abjects cross the sky with no distint
Indianapolis, IN	2013	White light turned red and vanished.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Large&#44 flat sphere with BRIGHT red and white fast&#44 flashing lights flying in Indianapolis&#44 Indiana.
Indianapolis, IN	2013	I was driving West on McGregor Road. I seen two orange balls on light. When the one on the left got close to the one on the right it go
Indianapolis, IN	2013	Many white objects in the sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2012	4 red lights traveling from the southern horizon to the northeast. Flickering but not flashing. Each light vanished one at a time after
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Large falling object that doesn&#39t make a sound.
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Large orange light on SW side of Indy&#44 near I-465
Indianapolis, IN	2012	I was traveling home lastnight and coming over the last hill before I turn into my neighborhood there&#39s a fair skyline over an abundanc
Indianapolis, IN	2012	I went outside to smoke and seen multiple fireballs slow moving over indianapolis towards the east all in close proximity of each other
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Triangular shaped fyling objects with orange amber lights.
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Red flame flying through the sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Triangular craft with two blue white strobing lights over Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Bright lights in the city of Indy...UFO???
Indianapolis, IN	2012	Unexplained star shaped colored object
Indianpolis, IN	2012	My son&#44 a neighbor and I saw a stretched out string of about 15 orange lights flying from south to north over Indianapolis near Camby.
Indianapolis, IN	2011	Acorn shaped object with light on bottom
Indianapolis, IN	2011	It was one craft with white lights going very slow&#44 then stopped&#44 then the craft went back the way it came 3x it&#39s original speed.
Indianapolis, IN	2011	Fireball Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2011	Parade of mysterious Lights traveling across Indianapolis sky for approx 5 min
Indianapolis, IN	2011	5-6 amber colored lights flying in formation.
Indianapolis, IN	2011	Two orange lights moving same speed&#44 same direction in an offset trail formation.
Indianapolis, IN	2010	More than 7 Red Flaring Orbs in East Indianapolis Sky on 4th of July
Indianapolis, IN	2010	silver cylinder object in sky 3ft L x 2Ft H white circle moved to cover whole object then disappeared
Indianapolis, IN	2010	Black Triaglular aircraft with two white lights and one red going across Indianapolis sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2010	Large round gray object moving low to the ground making no sound.
Indianapolis, IN	2010	Ligt streak during a video on Sunday night football.
Indianapolis, IN	2010	Saucer seen on W. Michigan Street and Porto Alegre
Indianapolis, IN	2010	Huge&#44 translucent vertical rectangle spotted floating in sky before sunset around 20:00 in Central Indiana
Indianapolis, IN	2009	At 10:00 p.m. EST on 7-25-09&#44 20 to 30 yellowish disks were observed travelling accross the northern sky near Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, IN	2009	wings up trianglur shaped craft moving faster than any jet and No flapping like a birds wings
Indianapolis, IN	2009	2 white lights moving at same speed in same direction. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation. PD))
Indianapolis, IN	2009	Orange "flaming" light rising&#44 then abruptly changing directions and slowly disappearing in the horizon.
Indianapolis, IN	2009	2 dimentional&#44 matte gray rectangle&#44 slowly moving apx&#44 1000 or 2000 ft. off ground&#44 no lights
Indianapolis, IN	2009	Triangle shape with spinning circle on bottom&#44 no sound&#44 southside of Indianapolis&#44 saw more on eastside.
Indianapolis, IN	2008	((HOAX??)) Object changed shape and left a tree flew away-in a 3-4point array shape-like a hat or disc-was gone-30secs or less.1
Indianapolis, IN	2008	MY SON SAID&#44 "MOMMY&#44 THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS IN THE SKY THAT LOOK LIKE A UFO&#33&#33&#33&#33&#33
Indianapolis, IN	2008	horizontal zig zagging white light
Indianapolis, IN	2008	A flying white and red flashing saucer flew over my house
Indianapolis, IN	2008	8 UFOs appear as silent orange fireballs in northeast Indianapolis IN
Indianapolis, IN	2008	on 10/24/08 I observed 10-15 orange colored lighted objects floating or flying on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, IN	2008	Multiple Triangle shaped UFO&#39s in V formation&#44 then slowly follow interstate in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2008	Seven faint white lights in triangle shape (one light leading with 2 lights following and two lights again and two more lights that out
Indianapolis, IN	2008	Strange yellow lights streaked across the Indiana night sky
Indianapolis, IN	2008	silent&#44 V shaped object with reddish-orange glimmering light at the bottom of the V moving NE to SW.
Indianapolis, IN	2007	Flaming object in sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2007	Odd formation over Indy around 3 am
Indianapolis, IN	2007	Orange/red fireballs over Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, IN	2007	Bright red light over Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN	2007	On August 10&#442007&#44 at 12:20 AM&#44 my Grandson and I where coming home from seeing a Spiderman movie. We where on Madison Ave heading nor
Indianapolis, IN	2007	Light. ((NUFORC Note: Flare of Iridium satellite? PD))
Indianapolis, IN	2006	I was casually observing stars in the clear night sky&#44 when a somewhat brilliant white light high up in the northwestern sky caught my
Indianapolis, IN	2006	Ultra-fast fly-by of 2 ufo&#39s with associated light&#44 noise&#44 energy&#44 electrical interference&#44 UV radiation
Indianapolis, IN	2006	Large Red Orb on Highway
Indianapolis, IN	2006	Witnessed 15-18 lights in a V formation move from northeast to southwest across the north side of Indianapolis. Lights moved about 90
Indianapolis, IN	2005	Object was a silver cylinder with a bright flourescent blue round top. It reminded me of a wand or staff.
Indianapolis, IN	2005	6/24/05: 5 lights forming a triangular shape in Indianapolis on Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN	2005	As I was driving aprox. 10:00&#44 I saw a white inverted rectangle in the overcast sky being intersepted by two aircraft (contrails).
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Unidentified object in night skies over Indianapolis ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Indianapolis, IN	2004	((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a contrail?? PD))
Indianapolis, IN	2004	I saw two yellow/pink flashes of light just left of the moon approx. 5 mins apart&#44 not weather related.
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Odd lights/large slow craft north of indy?
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Bright reddish object
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Red lights
Indianapolis, IN	2004	A series of 4 lights appearing and disappearing in night sky&#44 one at a time&#44 in a straight line formation.
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Drove directly underneath a UFO in Indianapolis&#44 saw the underside and inside of the UFO.
Indianapolis, IN	2004	Watched at least 6 bright lights hover for up to 20 + mintues and then headed south.
Indianapolis, IN	2004	i saw a disk come from behind my place
Indianapolis, IN	2004	either one huge triangle with lights on each tip or 3 seperate crafts
Indianapolis, IN	2003	Gathering of six objects with pulsating red and white lights&#44 no sound&#44 broke into 2 groups of 3 traveling in different directions.
Indianapolis, IN	2003	Sphere shape object with flashing bright white lights
Indianapolis, IN	2003	Highly metalic sphere appeared from contrail and then went back in and out of view.
Indianapolis, IN	2003	I was outside and a large brite perfect ball of lite with a mist trail behind zoomed from the sky very fast to ground just one or two b
Indianapolis, IN	2003	large brite white ball with mist trail falls just half mile east of downtown
Indianapolis, IN	2003	Strange Looking UFO and others
Indianapolis, IN	2003	Sky Boom possible Sonic Boom
Indianapolis, IN	2003	family and i seen objects of light moving and hovering south west of downtown light had a tail the first object looked like a tear drop
Indianapolis, IN	2003	hovering light over Avon for 10 minutes sends signal then disappears
Indianapolis, IN	2003	The object was bright and stauled.
Indianapolis, IN	2003	In a moonlit sky&#44 traveling from the west and turning to the southeast&#44 it traversing an open space 30 degrees above the horizon to a p
Indianapolis, IN	2002	Unsual Flashes During Space Shuttle International Space Station Passing.
Indianapolis, IN	2002	Bright wheel looking light&#44 changing colors and size
Indianapolis, IN	2002	Metallic disk observed in the sky in broad daylight.
Indianapolis, IN	2002	Boomerang shaped object heading east to west.Transparent glow almost like metal starting to glow from heat&#44&#44orange and light green in c
Indianapolis, IN	2002	AFTER A BRIGHT LIGHT AND A HUMMING SOUND MY CAR RADIO SHUT OFF AND DOESNT WORK ANYMORE
Indianapolis, IN	2002	We saw a strange orange fireball four times across the night sky.
Indianapolis, IN	2002	A view from the airplane and a dream come true
Indianapolis, IN	2002	Two lights flying through the sky&#44 stopping for 3 seconds then dispearing in the distance&#44 southwest to northwest.
Indianapolis, IN	2001	I have a REAL PICTURE of a UFO&#33&#33&#33&#33&#33&#33
Indianapolis, IN	2000	Huge star like objects swooped toward earth at a fast pace.
Indianapolis, IN	2000	Object meandered like a leaf in a stream.
Indianapolis, IN	2000	I can&#39t remember the exact date&#44 but at about 20:30 I was driving through my neighborhood on the way home from work when I noticed some
Indianapolis, IN	2000	UFO chased me
Indianapolis, IN	2000	Iam a security officer with a chemical plant. While making a round i noticed a glowing object hovering just above some high tension lin
Indianapolis (southeast), IN	1999	while going on our nightly walk&#44 my wife and i saw a bright object (as bright as moon ) streak accross the southeastern sky. it seemed
Indianapolis, IN	1999	I observed a large boomerang shaped object and a smaller object that I am sure was associated the the first. The event was at right abo
Indianapolis, IN	1999	4 green lights coming from the northeast sky downward at about a 45 degree angle. Lights seemed perfectly spaced and moved at the same
Indianapolis, IN	1999	I was walking the dog about 7:10 PM when I saw a Vanilla white fireball moving West to East past the intersection of South Keystone Ave
Indianapolis, IN	1999	I saw a smoky gray cylinder with blue vertical stripes dividing the cylinder into thirds. I have no idea of the altitude&#44 since I don&#39
Indianapolis (carmel), IN	1998	Saw far away in the sky. Looked like a star but there were no other stars in the sky.
Indianapolis, IN	1998	Appx. 1/4 mile east of SR135 8 miles South of Indianapolis a green ball appx. the size of 1/16 of a thumbnail at arms&#39 distance traveli
Indianapolis, IN	1998	I and my framing crew witnessed this together.We are framing a house on the north side of Indy. Alot of air trafic is going on this day
Indianapolis, IN	1998	I saw a green-white fire ball moving west southwest. It looked like(size and shape) the HailBop comet but&#44 moving much faster.
Indianapolis, IN	1994	Ok&#44 I was in 7th grade when this happend&#44 but interested in UFO&#39s. I was coming out of my middle school after a basketball game. Ther
Indianapolis, IN	1994	A multi-titled&#44 multi-colored possibly foursided pyramid seen before I entered 2nd grade&#44 brother saw same thing years later.
Indianapolis, IN	1993	A rotating&#44 soundless object followed me home from boy scouts.
Indianapolis, IN	1990	I AM FOURTY SEVEN&#44 BUT WAS IN MY MID THIRTIES AT THE TIME MY GIRLFRIEND AND MYSELF GOT UP EARLY ONE SPRING MORNING TO ENJOY THE NEW DAY
Indianapolis (150 miles sw of), IN	1987	I saw a redish colored orb that was "observing lighting show thunderstorms" & it displayed 2 amazing climbs and a huge burst of speed.
Indianapolis, IN	1980	Very bright green light without sound moved over me and my car from a wooded area about a 1000 ft. up.
Indianapolis, IN	1978	Two disk-shaped craft hovering over city night &#44 forms defined by red&#44 successive lights illuminating edges&#44 suddenly shoot skyward
Indianapolis, IN	1975	Triangular object&#44got within 200 feet&#44stopped in mid air&#44took off like a rocket and dissapeared&#44never made any noise.
Indianapolis, IN	1974	rapid moving high altitude glowing orange disk moves from horizon to horizon in about 5 seconds
Indianapolis, IN	1972	I was 6 years old. Was playing outside. saw a round object colored red and moon yellow to the north. I was frightened ran inside scream
Indianapolis, IN	1972	Indianapolis Multi-Colored Round object 1972-74 chased by fighter jets
Indianapolis, IN	1971	Crescent-shaped object seen in 1971
Indianapolis, IN	1969	Large silver sphere/saucer-shaped object that hovered for several minutes. Emitted dots (in data-style format) from side.
Indianapolis, IN	1966	Red light in tree
Indianapolis, IN	1965	Zig Zagging Egg in daytime
Indianapolis, IN	1957	Flashing light over Indiana

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