Sphere over Billings, MT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright light in east, falling, the bouncing horizontally along the horizon, then making a circle and shot up.
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 2011-12-02 → 2011-12-19
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August 12, 2023 · 3:57 PM · CIRCLE
Billings, MT
This object is moving so fast it could not be seen by the eye in real time. I happened to catch this when filming the Blue Angels in 30fps and did not notice until the following day. The object is moving from South to North across the sky at very high speeds. For reference at this moment the Blue Angles are moving at 200+ MPH in this video. The object appears at the 10sec mark of this video, between the Blue Angles grouping and the person in frame, at the top of the screen. I have confirmed with my camera that objects entering the frame after the record starts will also be slowed to 30fps. I know that it is requested to only submit objects seen, but this is object is moving so fast it would likely not been detected.
June 9, 2023 · 12:49 AM · LIGHT
Billings, MT
I was at work it was 1249 am partially raining off and on. I saw the light orbs sitting stationary. It was two of them, stationary in the sky I saw this from a window at my work, I hurried outside to see more a total of 3 they were slowly rising then would slightly stop then fade out quickly only to have another appear below. They emitted a bright reddish color I took a few videos. And your thing says it exceeds the size I would happily email you the videos, I also posted it on my YouTube page if that’s easier I couldn't believe it and after the thing in Las Vegas I'm petrified.
August 1, 2020 · 7:00 AM · OVAL
Billings, MT
White, elongated donut-shaped object, somewhat translucent and occasionally reflecting sunlight seen against blue sky from 3 miles south of Billings, Montana. Appears stationary. Altitude unknown. Seen at approximately 240° T west and 55° in elevation. First seen at 0700.
July 20, 2020 · 1:04 AM · TEARDROP
Billings, MT
My husband and I were driving North on I-90 towards Billings. We were right outside of town and I saw a teardrop shap in the sky. It was big. I thought, at first, it was the moon but it seemed to be moving slightly. We pulled over the car and I snapped pictures and some video with my phone. We thought it might be the Neowise comet since it was in the Northwest but eveeything we read said that we would not have been able to see that with the naked eye. We didn't stay. We went on to our hotel but when we tried to see it from there, it was gone. We thought maybe there was too much light at the hotel but we saw this right above the street lights so that wasn't the problem. We have looked on subsequent nights and seen nothing more.
April 26, 2020 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Billings, MT
Went out side with dog before bed. Looked up into the sky and seen a trail of 15 -20 lights in a string all travelling SW at a rapid speed watched for couple minutes tried to get a photo. Lights had disappeared by the time camera on phone was enabled.
March 28, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Billings, MT
Not far behind the first light was a second light that was about 50 miles behind in the same pattern. Then others started to follow. One behind the other. I would say well over thirty. Just south of the paterned lights. The same looking lights appeared, and moved in a very unconventional way. Making circles, moving at high rates of speed, and stopping on a dime!