Cigar over Ogden, UT
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The report, as filed
My husband and I were out on our patio looking at the stars when I noticed this object that was moving from the west the lights were blinking extremely fast almost like strobe lights, we watched this object zig zag extremely fast a couple of times, then hover and finally move slowly towards the east.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158542). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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August 17, 2023 · 12:14 PM · CIRCLE
Ogden, UT
Initially thought it was a plane at first glance but the object shape made me second look. Object was still solid and super flat and large. Couldn’t believe my eyes. I was driving and trees covered the area for like 15-20 seconds and once I reached the freeway there was a streak of light smoke going up. The only thing my son was able to get a picture of. A small plane later flew by the area and I know for certain that the object was huge and not a plane. Picture taken 5-10 minutes after it disappeared
August 2, 2023 · 11:00 PM · CIRCLE
Ogden, UT
It was dark so all we could see was the lights around the outer edge and dark body within that circle or ring shape. It slowly came from the north not much higher then the mountain top then hovered just above I'm guessing about where the freeway is at 12 th street then then it went straight up and hid behind a cloud for a second then once the cloud moved my girlfriend and I watched it continue straight up then remained by these 2 stars to form a triangle and remained there til it got light. We tried to get pictures but only had cell phones and could not get clear images
July 4, 2022 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Ogden, UT
Event: I was watching fireworks on the back porch with my wife and dogs, and noticed a single fast moving green light traveling from my point of view right to left horizontally that blinked approximately every two seconds, and flew from the direction of Hill AFB (South), and was headed towards Ben Lomond Peak (North). This object flew that distance (approx. 26miles) in less than 10 seconds with zero sound (in between fireworks going off(quiet enough to hear a jet)), no afterburner, and made a HARD 90-degree turn East without slowing down at all. I missed it performing the turn because I was going for my phone to record it(looked away for <1 second), but after I noticed that it disappeared, my wife and I looked at each other and said "What the F*** was that?!?!", and she said "did you see that thing turn without slowing down!?". Personal Background: Served in the Air Force for several years where I worked on various fighters, and deployed with them. I've heard all types of airframe flying insanely fast on station and while deployed, but nothing in my years of service topped how fast, and how mind blowing quiet this "thing" flew at the altitude it was at (just above the mountains). Abnormalities: 1) An aircraft that would have been flying the direction this "light" was, would have had a red light on the left wing, and green light on the right wing. Even the F-35 which is stationed at Hill AFB is designed this way, and is not uncommon to see/hear them flying around clear as day in the night time. The wing tip lights are small, bright, and distinguishable, but this "light" was circular, only green, had an odd glare to it, and was fairly large. 2) In between flashes we could not see anything at all, and only knew something was there by the flashing green light. The "light" was flying above the mountains to the East of us, and had the back drop of the sky, so we should have been able to see something. 3) I checked flight radars that night, and the only thing that was flying remotely close was a Cessna that we could see flying towards Ben Lomond Peak, and had a flight path going towards Wyoming. 4) I checked Hill AFB website, and the only flights scheduled were for several F-35s that were supposed to fly over Utah on 3 July the day prior.
September 21, 2020 · 8:51 PM · CHANGING
Ogden, UT
A bright round light that turned into three or four separate lights and came back together. It darted around the sky above the house and come to a standstill. It would break apart into separate circles that would form a line, 2 or three circles and come back together as one circle of light. It was about five minutes of the sighting and it wasn’t putting off any noise, it was very quiet outside.
June 11, 2019 · 10:40 AM · CIGAR
Ogden, UT
I showed my son and when I looked away to the road my son said that the one on the right went down then left in straight lines and traded places with the one that was on the left. Passing some trees the two objects were still there but half their original size. I said WTH and we passed more trees and they were no longer visible. We couldn't stop talking about it. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD
May 14, 2019 · 1:11 AM · LIGHT
Ogden, UT
All of a sudden it was 2 large lights then original one burnt out and object changed direction going west then gone.