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Sightings
Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
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April 28, 2015 · 3:30 PM · OVAL
Mississauga (Canada), ON · Canada
I WAS FLYING MY KITE AT MY PARK THE KITE WAS PRETTY FAR UP THE WIND WAS BLOWING SOUTH I WAS TRYING TOO UNRAVEL MY STRING FROM KNOTS, WHEN I LOOKED UP AND BEHIND MY KITE WAS A SILVER ROUND DONUT SHAPED OBJECT COMING CLOSER TOO MY KITE! IT WAS SHINY SILVER, AND REFLECTING THE SUN. AS I TURNED TO THE OTHER GUY AT THE PARK AND SAID, "HEY, LOOK BEHIND MY KITE, WHAT IS THAT?" HE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW. STRANGE, HUH?" IT LOOKED LIKE A SILVER INNER TUBE BUT THERE'S NO STORES THAT SELL SILVER INNER TUBES. IT APPEARED TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT MY KITE. MY KITE DETAILS ARE A DIAMOND SHAPE DELTA SUPERMAN SYMBOL. ALSO THE WIND WAS BLOWING SOUTH. THIS INNER TUBE/DONUT SILVER OBJECT WAS APPROACHING MY KITE IN THE SKY, HEADING NORTH TOWARDS MY KITE. IF SOMEONE PLAYED A TRICK AND PUT A HELIUM SILVER INNER TUBE AND LET IT GO TO FLOAT AWAY, THEN IT WOULD NOT APPROACH A KITE WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING SOUTH! IT WOULD JUST KEEP HEADING SOUTH AND UP. We have changed the time to p.m.. We suspect the witness was not flying a kite at 03:30 hrs., i.e. 3:30 a.m., as he indicated in his original report. We have edited the report extensively, to make it understandable. PD
April 27, 2015 · 12:00 AM · CIGAR
Chateauguay (Canada), QC · Canada
I was woken up by my mom at 12am to see what she said was a "UFO" in the window in front of our house. I didn't really believe her and thought she was joking but i got out of bed and went to see what she was talking about and what i saw was 4 flashing lights with bright white/red colors (sort of like the ones you have on planes) and it was big like 3 or 4 houses that we live here in chateauguay side by side in length. It was just hovering at low altitude at very slow speed over a distance of maybe 2-3 blocks from our home. I obviously doubted my self if what i was seeing was a "UFO" or something else but the thing made zero sound. Even small remote controlled drones (which is what i thought it might be even though it was 12am on a sunday) make alot of noise. So i told my mom to move away from the window, and went back to my room. Two minutes later my dog (a german shepherd) starts barking while looking out of our window, so i got up to see! what she was barking at, and i looked around my street for people or maybe someone was next to my car, my neighbors cars trying to steal it or something, but there was absolutely nothing and all the neighbors houses lights were off and there were no passing cars either. All of a sudden, while i'm looking straight at my neighbor's house front window, i see red flashing lights reflect out of nowhere and i looked around to see where it could be coming from but there still were no cars or people passing in my street, and thats when i realised it was probably hovering right over the roof of my house. I then told my dog to stop barking and go away, and went to bed myself.
April 26, 2015 · 1:00 AM · FORMATION
Edmonton (Canada), AB · Canada
I am on my days off from working nightshift, and I am unpacking, as I recently moved. It was about 1:00 AM (01:00HR's) when I was looking out my window wishing I had the lenses for my telescope when I noticed a peculiar star just above the horizon. It was blinking in a • • - • • - patter if it was morse code. Moving from White to red. After looking at it for about a minute, I noticed another smaller object blinking in an on/off pattern moving closer to the first star like object. I watched it until came to approximately the half way point, form its immediate position. At that point a formation of red lights appeared in an almost trapezoid pattern. I then went to grab my dSLR camera with a telephoto lens, by the time I got back the lights and formations where gone. While viewing the objects it almost appeared that the normal shade of horizon lit up. I looked away and back again to make sure it wasn't something I was hallucinating. It was a strange experience. There was aircraft following normal commercial flight paths, no other known behaviours.
April 18, 2015 · 11:00 PM · TEARDROP
Toronto (Canada), ON · Canada
I was sitting in my backyard facing west and overlooking a ravine when I observed 5-6 teardrop shaped, translucent orbs fly NW over me. They flew in an "S" type meandering method in groups of 2 & 3 then switched positions. They mingled as they flew, similar top how smaller birds do. They weren't really orbs, more like flying translucent white ghostly tear drops or sprites. Not really solid and the tail kind've trailed behind. They didn't appear as physical objects as we know it. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I was wondering, could it be birds? But it was late for birds, they don't travel that fast, and they don't dance around each other effortlessly while flying, and they certainly don't glow white or look like flying ghosts. Also, birds and bats have wings, these did not!
April 18, 2015 · 10:35 PM · LIGHT
Portage La Prairie (Canada), MB · Canada
Just went to let my dogs outside and happened to be staring in the sky when to medium sized balls of light flew across the sky from the Southeast going Northwest. What's blowing my mind right now is that the objects were circling each other. 2 balls of light going faster than a plane circling each other while moving... That's a little messed up to me.
April 18, 2015 · 9:15 PM · SPHERE
Toronto (Canada), ON · Canada
I was sitting in my backyard facing west and overlooking a ravine. I was watching a satellite or the ISS travel SW from NE. Then, two orange-red lights/orbs or something linear (?) with lights at the ends caught my eye seemingly secretly travelling slowly in a straight line towards ~magnetic north. There was not a distinct outline but were rather translucent, hazy or out of focus although it's not me eyes. Their flight configuration was roughly 30-40 degress off 0 deg, similar to a colon on a -ve 30-40 deg angle. It/they were travelling in a straight trajectory but it was like watching a truck in front of you, and if the frame alignment is off it looks as though its turning while driving. If they were separate the motion/inertia looked as though it was linked somehow, the way a single object would move. Like a flashlight with lights at each end. Bonafide flying something from somewhere or here!!?? Then I saw another large bright white ORB/satellite/ISS. A little while later I saw two flashes in the sky. Later, and likely unrelatedly, I observed two flashes in the sky/space approximately where Ursa Major (Bear) and the Lynx constellations heads meet.
April 18, 2015 · 9:05 PM · FIREBALL
Toronto (Canada), ON · Canada
I was sitting in my backyard which overlooks a ravine and was facing west. A long, straight white line caught my eye travelling roughly south to north in a straight horizontal line. There was a trail, and the head turned yellowish then red then disappeared. Don't know if it was a meteor or what.
April 17, 2015 · 9:45 PM · OTHER
Brampton (Canada), ON · Canada
My teenage son and I were outside our house trying to set-up a small telescope we had recently purchased. I was working on the telescope when my son said "Woah!...Look at that." I looked up and we both watched as two objects quickly glided (no sound) overhead to the North. We watched them for approximately 6 seconds until they disappeared behind close-by rooftops. We were asking each other what they were as the event played out. Initially I thought they were two ducks as they flew in tandem, one slightly higher than the other. I quickly realized that ducks don't glow yellow! I guess your mind tries to rationalize what you are seeing as you struggle to comprehend the unknown. These objects appeared to be rather small (perhaps 8 to 10 feet across) and quite low in altitude; although I know this is not really possible to discern. They appeared to be cup shaped; in the sense that they looked like a very shallow tea cup turned upside down but with a slight oval shape as opposed to circular. They seemed to glow rather than brightly radiate light. They were a very pale yellow-white on the underside with a light that was soft and dim. We see a great many airplanes fly around us where we are as we are close to Pearson International Airport in Mississauga. These were not planes or anything I can define as man made.
April 14, 2015 · 9:00 PM
Williams Lake (70 miles E of) (Canada), BC · Canada
I am writing in response to the Kamloops sighting of April 14, 2015. My name is ((name deleted)). This is my eye witness account. I'm located 70 miles west of Williams Lake in Big Creek, British Columbia, Canada. I was watching the night sky out my window, when a small object appeared. It looked like a small satellite traveling east. As I tracked it, a large object then appeared and looked to be following the small one. Then to my surprise, 3 more large bright objects appeared. They were all in a row, very close together traveling eastward. I then noticed small objects to the north and south, also traveling east. It took about 30 seconds abd they all disappeared one by one. ((Name and address deleted)) RETRACTION--Thanks to Mr. Ted Molczan of SEESAT-1, we now believe that the 4-5+ objects seen by witnesses in the Pacific Northwest probably were parts from the "Dragon" CRS-6 supply ship, which had been launched a few hours before the sighting. We express our gratitude to Mr. Molczan, and to his collaborators, for spotting our error, and for making the information available to our Center. PD
April 14, 2015 · 9:00 PM · FORMATION
Kamloops (Canada), BC · Canada
My Wife and I usually spend time in our outside hot tub most nights. Our hot tub is up against our house and we look directly up to see the sky (after the eave of our house) and then on to the East. We have seen the usual space sightings i.e. the ISS frequently, other Satellites and Meteors along with normal high and low flying aircraft. What we witnessed was totally mind blowing. A very unusual event. Looking directly straight up we saw what looked like a satellite appear and as usual we would have just watched it go and disappear, but this time another satellite appeared directly after it. I commented to my wife, wow that’s unusual and then a 3rd and then a 4th appeared. These “spots of light” looked exactly like other satellites that we have seen. (The ISS is brighter) They were heading East in a Line, following each other. There was no sound (none) as to explain aircraft in formation. They only were white, like the ISS except smaller again like, other satellites we have witnessed. Speed seemed similar to ISS or other satellites we have witnessed. We just watched until they disappeared in the East. Picture below is best I can do .. you will have to imagine the distance between going by the speed described above and the explanation of how quickly we spotted them. West Directly Traveling East O O O O Started seeing them at 90º above us. I am a logical man with many years behind me and have never ever seen anything like this before. I would love an explanation that I could accept. RETRACTION--Thanks to Mr. Ted Molczan of SEESAT-1, we now believe that the 4-5+ objects seen by witnesses in the Pacific Northwest probably were parts from the "Dragon" CRS-6 supply ship, which had been launched a few hours before the sighting. We express our gratitude to Mr. Molczan, and to his collaborators, for spotting our error, and for making the information available to our Center. PD
April 12, 2015 · 9:30 PM · FLASH
Sooke (Canada), BC · Canada
I know what satellites look like as they flash when travelling across the sky. What I saw seemed very different. It was a series of bright flashes coming from a single point in the sky. Sort of like if someone were to turn a flashlight on and off a few times in the dark. I'm pretty careful not to jump to conclusions, so just chalked this up to strange and unusual. I've had a couple of other strange and unusual sightings, this one not as impressive - but it seemed strange nevertheless so posted it. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 9, 2015 · 11:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Grande Prairie (Canada), AB · Canada
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 8, 2015 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Calgary, AB · Canada
I went outside with the dogs 10:30 pm and stargazed. I was turned to the NE look up at an up-side-down Big Dipper. When the bright moving light came in from the spoon end of it. It was moving quickly and its was not a satellite or plane. I watched it move to the handle end of the dipper having enough time to evaluate my conclusion of what it might be. Then its was just gone. Just vanished right by the big bright star after the last point of the Big Dipper's handle---No falling like a shooting star no trail of dust. I wanted it to be a shooting star, to wish on. But it was very peaceful. I didnt feel scared thinking oh Aliens or anything. I would like to know what it was.
April 5, 2015 · 11:15 PM · FIREBALL
Medicine Hat (Canada), AB · Canada
It was 11:15 pm, Sunday night, April 5, 2015, Medicine Hat, Alberta. I went out in my backyard for a smoke. I noticed out of the corner of my eyes, two round reddish orange balls, almost looked like roman candle fireworks. They both came into view over the houses, They both went pretty straight up, Then they started moving from the south to the north. Both were same size, One stated going higher then the other. About 1/4 size of the moon, alot bigger then the stars. I seen them travel a good ways, before they faded in the distance towards Redcliff Alberta. It is hard to tell how close i was, it wasnt close enough to make out andy craft features, All i could tell was the bottom looked to jet engines facing the ground. No blinking lights, faster then an air plane which I see daily, just a steady glow. I was very shocked, but very excited. I have always been curious. I took two poor quality videos with my cell phone. I didn't think right at the moment. If I ever experience this again I will make one long video without zooming in and better reference points although it was dark out very poor picture quality.
April 5, 2015 · 8:45 PM · OVAL
Victoria (Canada), BC · Canada
I was flying with my instructor (working on my commercial night rating) over Victoria around 845pm on April 6th. We were at 2000ft heading Southbound pretty much directly over the Empress Hotel (Victoria Harbour). To our 11o'clock and about 10 degrees above horizon we both saw a orange orb illuminate, make a 3/4 "C" shape movement towards the ground (reversed it's track), and immediately disappeared. The entire phenomenon lasted only about a second. It was not an airplane, it seemed close, and in my opinion it was at too shallow of an angle to be a meteorite. It is also in an Fight Service Station advisory zone, so we would have immediately been advised of a traffic conflict if it was on radar. It could have been in the distance, but it seemed very close (maybe 300 - 500m away). I have seen falling stars before, as well as really unusual falling stars that delineate slightly due to naturally occurring conditions. It DID not look that way. The orange was so deeply intense, and unlike anything I have ever seen before. I'm trying to find a rational answer to what we saw.
April 2, 2015 · 5:30 PM · DISK
Salmon Arm, BC · Canada
I was inspecting a new lake lot we bought and were building on when I saw what looked like snow on the mountain. It soon became clear it was not snow and the saucer object with a large deep belly was moving towards my posistion. It was still sunny but there was no reflection. The craft was massive and grey like concrete. Made no sound and left no visible trails. Hovering at 600-1000 feet. About the width of two football fields. No details like doors or markings could be seen. I chose to leave before it got closer. People near Glen Eden, or across the tracks downtown must have saw something.
April 1, 2015 · 11:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Parma (Canada), NS · Canada
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no information about sighting. PD
March 25, 2015 · 1:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Saskatoon (Canada), SK · Canada
Clear view of spaceship in Martian skies. Finding made while analysing images of Mars published on www.space.com (www.space.com/27-latest-mars-shots-spirit-opportunity.html).
March 17, 2015 · 2:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Grande Prairie (Canada), AB · Canada
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 15, 2015 · 12:15 AM · TRIANGLE
Bradford (Canada), ON · Canada
While preparing to retire for the night, I noticed very bright lights out the window to the south. The weather; no precipitation, partly cloudy, no moon, stars could be seen. Observation makes without aid as well as celestron 15*70 binoculars. The objects were brighter than the stars and any aircraft light ever seen. That's why went outside to observe as this is not what use to seeing. As we see aircraft all the time day and night. Typical navigation light patterns. Went outside to get a better look. Appeared to be same distance as King City weather radar dome from where I stood. Saw three objects. The objects appeared to be different shapes. Two appeared to be the same. The shapes were deduced by the lights seen on the craft. Two seemed to be triangular and one flat shaped. The triangular ones were multicoloured, red, green, blue, white, amber and the flat shaped only red. One seemed larger than the other two. There were no spot lights or beams observed. They first appeared to line up perfectly from east to west. Middle object appeared to be stationary while east and west object moved around centered object. Two objects at first seemed to move SW then would reappear from the east. Couldn't see them head from west to east. After about 30 minutes one headed in a SW direction followed by the other (red) 5 minutes later then the larger one. They all headed SW then there was nothing only to have them reappear 10 minutes later. When reappearing seemed to be further away, still a southerly direction. After another 10 minutes of moving around they disappeared to the SW again.
March 14, 2015 · 1:00 AM · DISK
Lasalle (Canada), ON · Canada
Scary fast flashing blue red and white lights. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Probable hoax, we suspect. PD
March 12, 2015 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
Kingston (Canada), ON · Canada
I went outside to go to my car and saw what looked like a very odd, low-hanging star in the distance. All the stars were out, but this one looked very yellow and seemed to be flickering. I stared at it for about 20 minutes and it appeared to be hovering in place. A plane passed nearby, and this looked nothing like the plane whatsoever. I've also seen helicopters, chinese lanterns, swamp gas and the northern lights before. This was nothing at all like any of those. I was staring and staring, totally mesmerized. I decided to run inside for a minute to grab my phone. I doubted that I could get a good picture as the object was so far away and it was very dark, but I was going to try. I also tweeted out to people on twitter about it, to see if anyone else in my city could see the bright light and if they knew what it might be. When I came back out, I was watching it for maybe 30 seconds and then the light went red. About 30 seconds later, it became a very bright white light, and then TOOK OFF. It took off FAST. Way faster than I had just seen the plane go. And I mean, WAY, WAYYYYYY faster. It almost seemed at this point as if there were multiple white lights, or kind of like if the object was round and had a bunch of white lights on the bottom in a circle, or if the lights were all around it on the side, and like those lights were rotating extremely fast while the object took off both vertically and horizontally. The lights faded very fast though as the object took off. I looked at the stars again, and they were all just as visible as before. The entire incident took about 30-40 minutes. I think I'm the only one in my city (relatively small) who happened to be outside in the cold weather and looking up at this exact time. It was between 9:30pm to 10:12pm.
March 11, 2015 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
Pictou Landing (Canada), NS · Canada
Out having a smoke approx. 9:30 PM. Looking northeast at the stars. Noticed a very fast moving orange/reddish object come from the southeast - moving in a north-westerly direction. The object slowed to a speed comparable to a commercial jetliner passing overhead, then zig-zagged up an down very slowly for about 10 seconds/5 times. The object then accelerated extremely quickly and turned to a northerly course until out of sight - about 4 seconds from acceleration until disappearance. I have witnessed this type of sighting many times in the past few years - one was particularly unnerving as I was close enough that I could have touched the object if I had tried to. Always seen with witnesses. Reporting now because I'm seeing objects with increasing frequency.
March 9, 2015 · 10:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Westbank (Canada), BC · Canada
100 Date: MARCH 9 2015