Formation over Baraboo, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A large group of friends were camping at the camp ground formerly know as Nordic Pines when we saw 4 lights appeared on the western horizon going east in a straight line formation holding that pattern perfectly as if connected. It seemed to be very high up. According to the Flight Trader 24 app there were no airplanes flying across this area at the time of the sighting. Space Link satellites. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #146410). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-05-23 → 2019-06-09
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September 29, 2022 · 3:20 AM · LIGHT
Baraboo, WI
I was outside tonight watching the sky with my grandfather when we both witnessed in the Northeast section of the sky of Wisconsin three lights that appeared and started forming a triangular shape and disappeared. I began watching the sky intently trying to see if I could record a video of the objects. One of the objects was brighter than the others and I captured it on video disappearing out of the video. All three objects moved as if they were defined gravity behaving in ways that planes were drones could not behave. I checked flight trackers to see if it was possible for airplanes to be doing this but there were no airplanes in that section of Wisconsin at this time. Me and my grandfather both witnessed this and could not explain it at this time. The objects would spontaneously disappear and reappear in different sections of the sky but would regroup as they moved. The brightest object at one point before I could capture it on video emitted different objects out of it that formed in about 10 bright objects into a circle then switch to a triangular formation before disappearing again. The objects reappeared around 10 other times before completely disappearing and I went inside my grandfather's apartment to go to sleep. I'm filing this report before I go to sleep because I am genuinely frightened and cannot explain it. Hopefully others witnessed it however I am not sure. I have an edited version of the video where the brightness was increased on the brightest object however I am having trouble uploading the image in this report therefore I will be able to send it if someone contacts me. Thank you.
March 21, 2020 · 8:10 PM · LIGHT
Baraboo, WI
We saw a line of lights appearing from the northwest going southeast in a perfect straight line evenly spaced. There were commercial airliners flying in the sky also but these lights were much higher in the sky. The first group there were 23 lights and in the second group there were 12 of the lights. No sound and going faster than the airliners. I needed to report this because I consider myself a smart person and this sighting is NO HOAX!! I need to have somebody else important to here about this!!! Please get a hold of me if you need more info on this occurance.
March 6, 2020 · 6:00 PM · SPHERE
Baraboo, WI
Three of us seen a line of circular white looking orbs spaced out evenly at a high altitude traveling at a fast speed (Spacelink?)
September 20, 2017 · 5:30 PM · LIGHT
Baraboo, WI
I walked past some trees and didn't see it again, after I had a clear view of where it was. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 19, 2016 · 10:00 PM · FLASH
Baraboo, WI
Green light suddenly appeared low on the horizon. Moved like a shooting star. Because of the green color, I initially thought it was an aircraft that was about to crash. It disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
July 3, 2016 · 10:05 PM · OVAL
Baraboo, WI
At around 10:05 pm, (July 3, 2016) two people, who were star gazing witnessed three UFO’s just east of Baraboo, WI, USA. The first was perceived as a dim red, roughly triangular light, point down, about 5° above the northern horizon moving SSW. Inspection with binoculars confirmed that this was not an aircraft, although it sometimes ‘shined’ as if there were navigation lights or a rotating beacon of some sort. This wasn’t the case as, none were present when examined with the glasses. While the first continued toward the SW, another came up fast from the SE, heading NNW from behind a bluff (long, hills about 500 feet high, the couple were on the north base of a bluff east of Baraboo). The object continued to the NE (about thirty seconds to a minute or so from about 45° south from zenith until it passed into the earth’s shadow). The second object was a glowing red/orange shape, roughly triangular (point downward) until you looked at it through binoculars, when it showed as a bright yellowish light with a soft aura around it to the front and diminishing behind. Oddly, the red orange triangular shape was not observed. The light was rather oval in shape. When this second one neared the northern horizon, it faded and one observer realized it had passed into the earth’s penumbra. This was evident because a black oval continued to travel without any light around it, suggesting this was a solid object that had been illuminated by the sun, rather than a self-illuminated object that had ‘faded’. While it traveled this way, the first object faded and was lost to view, about 20° from true north. As far as the observers could guess, it continued on a southwestern heading. After about five minutes, a third object followed the path of the second where it had appeared over the bluff. It looked exactly the same and faded in the same place near the horizon as the second had, but could not be observed after ‘vanishing’ due to light conditions. It is not impossible for this to have been the first object that was sighted moving SW, having regained altitude and followed the second’s path. Other observations: No sound, no deviation in course. "Altitude and size are unknown, but a little simple math applying the altitude of the earth’s penumbra at 22:05 on July 3, 2016, for Baraboo at 43.4711°N by 89.7443°W would give at least the altitude for when they entered the shadow. Observers assume that this would indicate a descent from a high altitude. Relative size was approximately ¼ of a thumb nail when observed with the naked eye from the ground. Overall shape or form is unknown. Although the object was observed in silhouette through 20 power binoculars, the ‘oval’ observed is far from conclusive as far as any structure is concerned. One witness is a former airport employee and military / combat zone veteran who has a very WIDE visual lexicon from fixed and rotary winged aircraft, flares, bombs, missiles and such. This was NOT a phenomenon of this type, nor did it seem naturally occurring. There were no navigation lights on the object when it passed into the shadow and was observed for an additional thirty seconds until it blended in with the atmosphere. No conclusions to what the object was have been drawn. It was ‘unidentified’.