Unknown over Elyria, OH
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The report, as filed
Very bright lighted, small hovering object seen southeast of Ohio ((NUFORC Note: Venus. PD))
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2004-10-31 → 2004-11-17
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October 2, 2023 · 6:20 PM · RECTANGLE
Elyria, OH
Driving east to west on Taylor St I saw a rectangle object.in the sky. At first, I thought it was an advertising banner being pulled by a plane, but there was no plane in either direction, and the object seemed to be standing still. I kept my eye on the object for about 1 minute before it started to dissipate. I quickly pulled into an empty lot to get out and take a picture, but the object was gone. I was reading about the new Bluewalker 3 satellite, but this object wasn't that high in the sky.
December 1, 2022 · 6:45 PM · TRIANGLE
Elyria, OH
There was so many of them and one went over my head when I keep on following it, I got pictures and videos how close I was with it. and keep going on for a while and it was so low that I can touch it but couldn’t and was a black triangle with 3 dots of lights but I had one went over to me before when I was a kid. But when I get close to it, it keep flying away from me so I keep following it but It did landed or try to because went to the ground but I was so far away from it not sure where r went because was so dark that I couldn’t see. But I thought was a airplane acting up or something else but wasn’t. Last time I saw one was looking like a star or a shooting short. but came out to me like over my head and fly off real fast. But look like one had landed far from me for a second and fly off.
November 9, 2022 · 1:30 AM · FIREBALL
Elyria, OH
I was in my backyard after work smoking around 1:30am. The sky was clear, and I was looking at the stars as I always do. Out of the corner of my eye I see a very bright orange light (I could see the light on my face) and my jaw dropped. It stayed stationary for a second, then it seemed to float slightly upwards. Within a couple seconds, it shot out in a direction and I could see the light trail for all of 2 or 3 seconds, then it was gone like nothing happened. It made no sound. This all happened in a matter of seconds and I couldn’t even get my phone out in time. I’ve never seen anything like this before. I can’t be the only person in Elyria who saw it.
November 9, 2022 · 1:30 AM · FIREBALL
Elyria, OH
Sitting in my backyard smoking a cigarette. Looking up at the stars as I do every night. Nothing in the sky. Suddenly there’s a very bright orange light (I can see the light hitting my nose and face, like a bonfire) out of nowhere. It literally looked like a ball of fire. It seemed to float up just a little bit, almost like it was revving up or charging up, and then disappeared in a flash of flight, leaving a tail of light behind it that disappeared after about 0.5 seconds. The light tail that followed it looked like when you trace your name in the dark with a sparkler, that’s how quick it disappeared. I don’t know how else to explain it. This was not a comet or meteorite. It stayed stationary for a second before it moved. It made no sound at all. This happened at about 1:30am and considering it was a pretty clear night and Cleveland Hopkins airport isn’t too far away, I can’t be the only person that saw this.
May 24, 2020 · 11:05 PM · FORMATION
Elyria, OH
My wife and I were stargazing, looking north to the Big Dipper. At first we saw several white orbs we thought were Starlink (which we have seen before). But, to our surprise a beam of light, a rod, which was a pinkish rose color appeared. From this rod came 2 sets of 3 ships followed by a large triangle. The triangle blended in the sky, but it was darker in color. Each tip had a blue or white light on it. There was no sound. We knew we were looking at something so large because it blocked out the stars, especially the "handle" on the Big Dipper. The smaller crafts were in groups of 3-4 surrounding the large triangle. The color of lights or orbs were white, dark red, and amber. The crafts appeared to be escorting the triangle. At the back of the triangle, there were 2 different crafts. One was a rod with green light in the front and red light in the back. The other craft was a large orb. The colors were orange and amber. This orb rolled like a ball. The crafts came out of the southwest and turned towards the northeast. There was no vapor trail or sound. All of the crafts kept up at the same speed. Note: Retired Research Specialist in Metals Wife: Retired Biology Lab Assistant
February 18, 2019 · 5:11 PM · OVAL
Elyria, OH
6 of us went to dinner, I took 3 photos of outdoor area and pictures had 2 crafts in each of those pictures in different locations within those frames. Did not see during actual picture taking. They appeared oval shape having moved in tandem in each of the 3 pictures. Seemed to be glowing with a brighter oval glow on top of each.