Oval over Geneva, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was looking up in the sky and seen this a friend about 10 miles north of me said he seen it as well and in one photo above the one object there looks like another tiny one
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177203). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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February 3, 2021 · 12:30 AM · OVAL
Geneva, NY
I was smoking a cigarette at about 12:30 at night. As a was finishing I noticed a large aircraft in the sky. It was very big and almost a complete circle. It stood in the exact same place for about 10 minutes. There was an red/organe light circling around it the entire time. It appeared to stay exactly where it was over lake Seneca not moving an inch as the stars around it did. I got a very good look at it and I have never seen anything like it before. And after about 10 minutes it just completely disappeared in what looked like a flash of lightning . It was below the clouds so it couldn't of been a satellite or star.there was also what look to be smaller aircraft around it just circling Tthese aircraft acted just like the big one just floating and resting emiting a similar light
October 1, 2016 · 9:15 AM · FLASH
Geneva, NY
Saw a bright green flash, of what appeared to be a firework or shooting star. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Time and date may be flawed, but we have no means for contacting the source of the report to confirm. We wonder whether the sighting might have occurred at 9:15 p.m., not a.m., and whether the date might have been November 1st, not October 1st. PD
July 19, 2014 · 9:30 PM · FIREBALL
Geneva, NY
I was driving my buddy home last night and we were traveling on state rt. 318 heading eastward. We happened to look up in the sky ahead of the car and we noticed what looked like an airplane on fire. As we drew closer to it, it appeared to be an orange glowing ball. I slowed down to about 20 mph and neither of us heard anything other than my car's engine and the sound of the tires on the road. It just seemed to hover over that spot and was about 200-300 yards up from the ground, which would've made it a very low-flying plane. No noise, no exhaust could be seen or heard. My buddy continued to look out the windows as we passed it. He explained to me that it looked like it was following us. He no sooner got that out of his mouth and then said that it had grown dim and then suddenly, it flashed out like a light switch. There were other cars on the road at the time, so I imagine others had to have seen this too!
June 20, 2014 · 10:20 PM · FIREBALL
Geneva, NY
We were camping by the Seneca Lake in Sampson State Park south of Geneva, NY. Campground is an old large military base. Red light (much larger than any star) appeared in the northern horizon (above the tree line). It was moving closer toward us. There was NO sound! It came close to being overhead and started turning toward West. As it turned, the large red light slowly disappeared, making it apparent that it was only pointing forward from the object. The object seemed to be on a circular path. In about ten minutes the same object appeared in the same spot in the sky and flying the same path as the first time only this time staying little further North. This happened two more times. This red light was never blinking or changing in any way except for the disappearance. To all of us watching it seemed that the object was moving in a slightly fluctuating speed although keeping a steady path. The overall speed was that of a helicopter. It was a clear night and the camp was a quiet place, yet none of us could hear any sound.
June 9, 2008 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Geneva, NY
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February 25, 2005 · 5:30 AM · OTHER
Geneva, NY
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