Oval over Chino Valley, AZ
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i was out side having a smoke and it was a clear night so i looked up at the stars and just happen to see above me 2 bright lights that
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October 6, 2023 · 8:45 AM · CHANGING
Chino Valley, AZ
While working out on my bench I looked up and saw a small object very high in altitude. I grabbed my binoculars and could see it better. Seemed to be changing shape as it reflected light in different ways. Rotating object looked round, then triangle, then square. Sometimes it looked like two. After a while it moved away at a slow speed, then disappeared. Then showed back up at original location. Its probably still sitting there as I couldn’t be out there all day. I had also seen the same thing a couple of days earlier but it blinked twice then disappeared before I could get my binoculars. This was no balloon or aircraft. Will be updating if seen again
April 27, 2023 · 3:34 PM · SPHERE
Chino Valley, AZ
I arrived home from the Walgreens at approximately 3:34pm according to the app I use to record my driving and upon exiting my vehicle, I turned towards my house and immediately noticed the bright half moon in the sky. For some reason it caught my attention and stood in my driveway for a brief moment until I noticed the bright liver object to the left of the moon high in the atmosphere. I thought at first it may have been a star or a satellite but ran into the house to get my Sig Sauer 10x42 binoculars and went out to my patio to get a closer look. I orientated at the moon and zoomed in to get a clear picture and from that point I traversed left to where I had last seen the object. I was able to find it and get a clear view. It was located at 75 degrees NE from my location to the left of the moon. It was at this very moment that all the neighborhood dogs started barking and birds began to chirp which I had never experienced since I've lived here. another odd observation is that it was a clear and sunny day but during this event a light haze filled the sky and cleared shortly after it disappeared. When I knew I was looking at a UAP described as a spherical chrome like object hovering at high altitude I wanted to get a tripod and my cell phone to capture video but just as I was about to as if it knew what I was about to do, it literally shot out of sight in what could have been a reveresd direction with no chem trails, sounds or lights. I don't know if this is related but I noticed an unusual amount of high altitude aircraft flying in all direction shortly after the sighting to the right of the moon. I have seen UAP's before in my childhood in Whittier (Major event 80's), California, on I-15 en-route to Vegas, Victorville, CA and in Iraq. I see high altitude flying aircraft in the Arizona night sky that defies explanation often. This is the first time since I was a kid that I have witnessed a UAP during the day.
January 6, 2023 · 5:40 AM · LIGHT
Chino Valley, AZ
The light was seen on two different mornings about the same time. 30 degrees above north west horizon. Very large light. Definitely not an aircraft. Light did not change position. Remained stationary for over 15 minutes. On the second sighting the light was in the same place. Suddenly turned green for 30 seconds and became red again. I am a commercial pilot/flight instructor and an engineer. This was NOT an airplane or helicopter. There are no towers in the hills in that location.
May 5, 2021 · 9:04 PM · CIRCLE
Chino Valley, AZ
Went out into my yard and looked up and noticed that there was a string of what looked like stars moving in single file slowly about the speed you might see and satellite move. They were only visible for about 30 to 40 seconds. The ones leading the procession one by one disappeared until all 10 were gone. No sound was evident.
June 24, 2020 · 8:47 PM · FORMATION
Chino Valley, AZ
An unusual light in the sky drew my attention so I continued to watch it for 15-20 seconds (noting that it did not seem to have any blinking lights that conventional aircraft are required to have by law ). Craft was on a south to north heading and by the feel of the motion and brightness of the object, It seemed to be quite high in altitude. Which struck me as odd because it was moving across the sky at a faster pace then any jets that I commonly see in the day/night sky. The craft would also do these very smooth and consistent horizontal sweeps as it flew. Back and forth from left to right and back again. Almost playful really... Suddenly the craft turned a very bright light downward towards the ground. Seemed as bright as fog lights on a jetliner, but no jetliner i know of has their foglights mounted on such a swivel as to be able to point from the front of the craft to the bottom. Shortly after the light was shone downward, the craft quickly faded in brightness until I lost sight of it. It either blinked out of existence or simply turned all the crafts lights off. Hard to tell really. My attention was immediately diverted to another two craft, identical to the first, not very far away in the evening sky. These two craft were very interesting. Upon first glance of the two craft, I could immediately tell that one craft was travelling at much higher speed ( again , north to south heading ) than its counterpart. The thing is though... the slower of these two craft was still traversing the night sky faster then any plane or jet that commonly fly these skies. As they came directly overhead ( at similar high altitude of first craft ) the two craft were weaving left and right in graceful sweeping arcs. With the speed and fluid grace they displayed, it again felt as if they were playing. Almost similar to how two small birds may interact with each other mid-flight. As the two craft continued travelling northbound, I was suprised to see the craft in 2nd place gaining, and eventually overtaking the craft that was previosuly winning what i then considered to be a playful race between the two lights. The two craft flew far enough for me to lose sight of them about 25-40 seconds after first seeing them. I am no ufo enthusiast nor conspiracy theorist. I dont believe in farfetched ideas about aliens and their possible agendas. I am simply a man who has seen something highly unusual and suspicious in the sky. Was it aliens? Who's to say. But I can say the lights showed no conventional signs of normalcy for aircraft. From the speed and maneuverability, to the nature of their flightpath. (sorry , have no footage. and in truth, any footage taken wouldve been your run of the mill, blurry lights on a drab black pixelated background ). Thank you for your time. And thank you for what your organization is attempting to accomplish. Cheers
November 12, 2017 · 10:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Chino Valley, AZ
I was traveling south on route 89 towards Chino Valley, Arizona. It was approximately 10a.m. on November 12, 2017. There were some clouds. I saw a very large bluish white vertically oriented rectangle in the sky. It was a very defined rectangle. It was stationary, to the south of my vehicle and stayed stationary there for about 5 minutes. It was about 45% above the horizon and then it just was not there anymore. I am a science teacher and have done biological research.