Unknown over Salem, NH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright star-like object/ light fades into sky rapidly.
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 2011-10-06 → 2011-10-23
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April 15, 2023 · 2:50 PM · CIRCLE
Salem, NH
Upon arriving at my wife’s salon, while walking in, I happened to look up in sky and observed something going across the sky. I initially thought it was a balloon. Something then didn’t feel right which led me to believe it was something else. Perhaps a drone. I tried to continue filming on my iPhone 13 max, however I wanted to see with my own eyes so at that point I stopped filming. As soon as I stopped filming I saw two flashes. Then a few seconds later two more flashes. At this point I lost it and began recording again looking for it. I couldn’t find it. In the 14 second video after going inside and showing my wife and oldest daughter, my daughter asked did you see that? What she referred to was the very first second on the 14 second video. It appears what ever I saw seems to Zoom down and away at high acceleration beyond anything I have ever seen. I would never have thought much about it until I saw that portion of video and felt the need to report this. I am a police officer in Massachusetts and would like to stay anonymous to the public. Thank you for your time.
February 15, 2020 · 12:10 PM · OTHER
Salem, NH
On February 15, 2020, shortly after noon, I was driving West along Rte 111 in the Salem N.H. area just before Rte 93 when I noticed to my left that there were several large airplanes, presumably passenger planes, one following another at what appeared to be the usual traveling altitude (? 30K ft) I thought it odd that there were so many airplanes traveling in the same direction, same altitude, all somewhat equally distanced from each other. I took a couple of pretty bad pictures with my cell phone which mostly just showed the contrails of each. I then continued on my way to take Rte 93 south. After I got on Rte 93 I saw that there were many more aircraft, as I described previously. I stopped counting at 32. These planes were travelling from Northeast NH to Southwest Massachusetts, as far as I could tell. Nothing unusual about appearance except for the sheer number of them. Not knowing how to research a happening like this, I asked family and friends on FB if anyone had witnessed this. No one claimed to see what I had seen. (I am a retired healthcare worker and USAF Veteran)
November 22, 2018 · 1:50 PM · CYLINDER
Salem, NH
Flew by approx 2000 ft off ground no noise moving in northern Salem, NH, heading south No wings or noise object was approx 80 ft length and 20 ft dia..
November 6, 2017 · 6:25 PM · LIGHT
Salem, NH
I’ve passed by during the day, but you can’t see nothing that will light up the sky blue. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 1, 2017 · 6:15 AM · TRIANGLE
Salem, NH
I was on break from work when i noticed a brite light up sky. It was just below the cloud line. It was so brite it could not figure out what it was. It was just hovering and then it moved what seemed about a few mile in just a few second. It was in the shape of a triangle ..I dont know what it was ... But i Do know it was not a helicopter or a airplane.. It was very huge it did not make any sound..
July 4, 2016 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Salem, NH
Saw a red/orange ball of light slowly pass overhead. I know it had nothing to do with fireworks. I did not see any solid shape, just an red/orange ball of light. I thought it was a headlight of a plane but it was too big. It was about how high a plane is in the sky. I have not told anyone. I don't want to get teased, but I know it was odd.