Flash over Massillon, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were driving down the road and saw a faint, but still bright, greenish tinted light flash across the sky. It definitely wasn't a shooting star as it was not bright enough and was way too low to the ground.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151428). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-12-04 → 2019-12-21
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November 15, 2023 · 8:30 PM · CHANGING
Massillon, OH
I went out on my back deck that faces north at approximately 8:30pm. Looking off to the West on my left I could see one bright light,which isn't impressive as my wife and I live 5-10 minutes away from an airport. There were no landing lights, no strobes. Just a solid bright white light moving slow. A 2nd light appeared from nothing below it. It was dimmer, slightly yellow. As the 2nd started to rise up, the first light moved to the left, allowing it space. A 3rd light appeared off to the lower right of the 2nd,and started to rise as well. The 2nd and 3rd light grew in brightness to match the first light. They all 3 started to rise higher to about 45 degrees, instantly fading to smaller pin spots that moved off left,and right, at different speeds and disappearing. I could see this with my eyes. I ran inside to get my binoculars,and to get my wife to see them. As we're coming back outside, 4 lights of equal brightness are all moving in different directions at different speeds in the same area I viewed them individually through my binoculars. As they moved left and right, they would get dimmer the faster they went,but still visible. Briefly, a 5th light appeared acting with the same mannerisms as the other 4. At this point I did notice more aircraft in that part of the sky, approximately 4,but I couldn't tell you if they were commercial or military,but their lights definitely blinked like standard lights on a plane. They all disappeared momentarily again, with 3 reappearing with the same brighter white, and one dimmer yellow/amber one moving back and forth at a faster speed. By 9pm, only 2 were visible but dim, and moving slowly, and they gradually disappeared. When my wife and I came out with the binoculars,she witnessed their movement as well. Like I said,we live pretty close to an airport,and see all kinds of lights attached to planes. These didn't move like planes,or give any signs of typical aviation notifications. I'd give anything for the Akron/Canton airport to look at their radar records for that time span today.
August 28, 2023 · 6:48 AM · LIGHT
Massillon, OH
I noticed a fast moving star heading north but it slowed down to almost to a stand still and flashed very bright light then continued to pick up speed and I watched it until it went out of sight. At first I thought it was a satellite but it was moving too fast then slowed down almost stopping then let off a intense flash then continued back to its fast speed. I could tell that this star like object was not in our atmosphere but was traveling in space.
March 5, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Massillon, OH
My wife and I watched what looked like flying stars coming out of the west sky heading north east. They would then fly straight up and disappear from sight. They were moving very fast. When we thought it was over, 5 of them formed a cluster and blended in with the rest of the stars. A completely clear night sky.
May 28, 2018 · 1:00 PM · OVAL
Massillon, OH
I did pull out my phone and video taped some of what I saw. Not a plane or a helicopter because there was no wings or sound. The sun did reflect off of its surface and I did notice a small airplane fly by it heading north.
June 11, 2017 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Massillon, OH
Seconds after I noticed a blue light with a with a smaller red light attached to its upper left side which was traveling N to S, the object changed direction abruptly to W to E. The object "turned on a dime," which immediately made me rule out that it was an airplane or helicopter. I followed it from left to right behind some trees, until it emerged in an opening. At this time the object came to a complete stop and began to flash a white strobe slowly at first and then faster. I thought the reason the strobe increased in speed is because the object new I'd spotted it and that's when I retreated in to my house. There are only two explanations to what this could have been, a drone or something, etc.. Also, I couldn't really tell how far away it was because the lights were the size of airplane lights. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 23, 2016 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Massillon, OH
No noise and traveling pretty quick. Disappeared above clouds. Wind was blowing west to east.