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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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May 12, 2023 · 4:42 PM · CHANGING
Broad Brook, CT
I was having morning coffee on my western facing deck before starting my day, Friday May 12th, 2023 at approximately 4:45-5:00am. It was then that I observed an object in the NNW that I was unfamiliar with and watched it for a minute or two. It was on a linear course to the SSE. I thought I should try to capture some images with my smartphone. There is one video. I took some stills. Also included are some screen shots of stills gleaned from the video then enlarged. The video and the images are the best I was able to capture. I was a bit nervous so some shaking in the video. The object stayed on a constant linear path. The video shows about 1 minute of travel. Various images show the object in one state of 4 lights in a cubical or square configuration. Another image shows the other state of a multi color burst or pulsation. Still another image shows the view of the object that appears to look Chevron shaped. The object alternated these states very rapidly, approximately every half second between these states of appearance. While viewing the video in slow motion, the object appeared to tumble, oscillate and otherwise rotate. Which leads me to believe that different sides of the object were being captured in each frame. The object traveled from the NNW toward the SSE. I estimate the elevation to be higher than typical commercial and military jet traffic we normally see here from either the 103rd Airlift Wing (103 AW) unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard, at the Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT or traffic into or out of Bradley International Airport. The course was linear at a constant elevation and velocity. My opinion is that the velocity was difficult to determine but seemed to move at a fixed velocity. From horizon to horizon it took about 10 minutes to traverse my field of view and I observed it closely for about 8 minutes. When the object was in closest proximity to me I took the video with my smartphone and some stills. It appeared larger and brighter than Venus which at early evening appears in the western sky here at this time of year. When it was in closest proximity to me, I was looking at it toward WSW. It was at about a 70 degree of inclination to the WSW horizon and not quite directly overhead. The gyrations and multicolored pulsation or bursts made it appear to be a very active and energetic object. There was absolutely no sound and seeing it was wondrous.
May 12, 2023 · 1:07 PM · CYLINDER
Probable conventionalMoodus, CT
We saw an object moving across the sky in the video. Upper left at approximately 10 seconds in. Couldn’t tell how high it was. Was moving end over end - not too fast- seemed to be moving in a straight steady line. Sun was bright so it was hard to get the video. We didn’t think much of it- thought it was a balloon. Can’t tell by my video but was hoping someone has the technology to enlarge it and examine it. Thank you [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Probable]
May 12, 2023 · 11:01 AM · OTHER
Buffalo, NY
While sitting outside an object popped up out of absolutely no where as we were both looking in the same direction. It traveled faster than anything we’ve ever seen before. But slow; like it was driving. Like it had a destination. I can’t even describe it. For about 40-60 seconds. It was extremely bright. Bright red. Reflection almost made it seem circular with an orb like shape, but focused, or screenshot, it’s oblong with black shapes at the top & or bottom it seems, one photo from my fiancés phone has a black dot in the middle…. I have a 31 second video, I stopped by accident , pressed second again - which I’m positive of - and recorded traveling just a bit more and it disappeared out of no where, I freaked out with excitement and stopped recording and went to go back to watch and it was no where to be found. I’ve tried uploading videos to other sites and I can’t get them to upload. I left a voicemail on your site and I really hope to share these with you. Someone needs to see these..
May 11, 2023 · 11:05 PM · TRIANGLE
Lawrenceburg, IN
I was looking out my bedroom window before closing it. Looked to my left because of a bright lights there was no moon out and I saw a triangle craft with lights from end to end on it and a long cylinder craft to the left of it ( only 1 light on it ) they were northwest of my home. There was no sound from them the night was totally silent. I tried to take a picture ( night vision on my phone) they showed in my view finder but my phone would not work. I turned around took a picture of my bed it worked try to take one again and nothing. I watched them for about 45 minutes and they did not move before going on to bed. We have a neighborhood talk site I checked it for several days and no one has mentioned seeing anything that night
May 11, 2023 · 10:50 PM · SPHERE
Montrose, MN
So as I was on the deck I saw lights coming towards me in the woods. Then saw it come right on the other side of the street between two house hovering just above the houses. I panicked and called my dad since no one knew I tried contacting something through remote viewing. Then took video and photos of what I saw. Nothing can explain the movement of this craft. Also I could feel a magnetic field pulsating.
May 11, 2023 · 10:37 PM · CIRCLE
Coxsackie, NY
Was sitting on my couch on the phone when I saw a very bright light on the water of the lake in front of the house. The moon would have been behind me at this time not in front of me so I was intrigued. Walked outside and saw an incredible bright light in the sky. I took some pictures and ran inside to get binoculars. After viewing through binoculars you could make out the shape and structure. Bright lights on top and bottom of the circle with a perimeter of smaller lights wrapped around the outside/middle of the craft. The craft was stationary and visible from the western hemisphere for around 15 minutes then took off towards Greenville NY heading west.
May 11, 2023 · 10:11 PM · SPHERE
Renton, WA
I got my cellphone and videoed for two minutes at 8x magnification. But it was out there for several hours. A friend on FB said she saw it, too. Was not traveling in a straight line like the space station. It was jumping back and forth, up and down. It was a bright orb with something in the center. It was not a spotlight. One small plane flew past, but I don't know if they saw it. Your site says my video is too big to upload. I posted it on FB. It won't upload my photo.Just wondering what it might be.
May 11, 2023 · 4:06 AM · CIRCLE
Cottonwood, AZ
Please see video and picture just one constant light
May 11, 2023 · 12:10 AM · CHANGING
Mecosta, MI
I was awoken by Great Pyrenees dog that was sleeping by bed- he was panting. I got up and let both of the dogs outside. They immediately began barking and looking up in N.W. direction. I looked across field from house and saw something which appeared to have lights in a diamond shape . The object seemed to collapse and become round. I watched for a min and went to window on north side of house, opened it to take video of object.which now appeared round shape - mostly a red and then sometimes yellow in color. I filmed for a short time as object appeared to be moving. It was difficult to hold phone steady however: I’m quite certain it was moving when I observed it when not trying to take viideo.This area is rural- I could hear another dog barking in the distance. After filming object, I shut window . The object appeared smaller and then no longer visible. I did not get video of object before the shape changed.
May 10, 2023 · 10:16 PM · SPHERE
Mill city, OR
I noticed 2 bright orange/red lights from my kitchen window. I immediately ran outside and watched these objects in the night sky. They seemed to be flying together and at first we thought they could be some sort of lanterns because of the way they seemingly floated up and down but then I watched as they changed colors from orange, red and a whitish color and they seemed to change into different shapes. They went from seemingly floating to taking off like aircraft. Moments after watching them disappear I seen a conventional aircraft seeming to pursue it and fly in the direction of the orbs. Not just one conventional aircraft follow the orbs but 3. All within a minute apart from each other. We live in a remote area and seeing aircraft is unusual in itself. But I am certain the 3 aircraft were in pursuit of the orbs. All while this was happening every dog in the neighborhood seemed to be barking like crazy. The quick video I took of the event does no justice to what it looked like through our eyesight. In the video you can't tell just how bright these objects were!
May 10, 2023 · 9:12 PM · DISK
Hendersonville, NC
While driving I saw the night sky light up. I asked my fiance to what could possibly be lighting up the sky like that. We both looked and saw a Ferris wheel shaped spinning object above the trees in the distance. The sky kept lighting up. The object went down and disappeared.
May 10, 2023 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Oak Harbor, WA
Shortly after sunset noticed a bright white light in the sky that was stationary. Live near NAS Whidbey, and their jets were having heightened activity much of the afternoon. Being able to follow their lights at night and not just the sound, I was able to see the jets doing a perimeter around the light as it hung in the sky. Over the course of 4 hours, it moved very little from where I originally saw it. A call to the base was answered saying they "could not provide me with any information." About a month ago, my fiancee was at the beach about a mile from our home around midnight and she said she saw several of them. The light was over the Pacific Ocean, WNW of the north gate of NAS Whidbey. There were strange noises throughout the night similar to a cello mixed with the echoes of a crotch rocket, that is the best I can describe it. Increased, abnormal military activity today as well.
May 10, 2023 · 7:30 PM · SPHERE
Hyannis, MA
I saw 3 white round orbs one large and 2 small hovering stationary over Stevens St., Hyannis, Ma. 02601! I am a member of MUFON.
May 10, 2023 · 12:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Indianapolis, IN
Last week I left a message about seeing the craft at Behavioral Health Hospital. The face that visible is slightly confusing for me to describe..... How much it looked human except their hair was wildly different. Hair like characters in Avatar movie. Shoulder length. Face tone and skin tone is a secret.
May 10, 2023 · 8:00 AM · CYLINDER
Marathon, FL
White “dash” approx 100-200’ above ocean. Turned boat towards object. Son saw it. Then in the blink of an eye it went straight down. The speed at which it dropped down out of sight was real fast… way faster than any aircraft.
May 10, 2023 · 2:50 AM · LIGHT
Albany, OR
Got up to let the dog out and noticed what looked like two stars darting around in the sky. They were white and sometimes a secondary red light flashed for a few seconds, but not at regular intervals like an airplane. They were smaller than airplanes. They moved faster than airplanes or helicopters. The way they moved was most like a drone: rapidly darting then staying relatively still. They did not make any noise. I saw smaller white “stars” moving around them. It looked like the smaller objects were engaging them in some way. One of the two original objects disappeared. It seemed like it accelerated out of view in a couple seconds. The remaining object continues to hover and dart in the same area of the sky as I write this 45 minutes later. I am 34, F, college educated, employed. I have no medical conditions, mental health conditions, or medications that would cause hallucinations. I do not use any drugs, including cannabis. I have not consumed alcohol in over 48 hours. I have never seen anything like this before. I am a UFO skeptic and believe all UFOs are man-made, and most are probably military surveillance devices undergoing testing.
May 10, 2023 · 2:35 AM · SPHERE
Duluth, MN
I have been processing that this contact has been ongoing over one year which resulted into face to face contact. Most of this started with electronic interference in my phone and laptop, other unexplainable phenomenon. I heard a sound outside my bedroom window, it sounded like a bird, or clicking noise. I went outside and looked up and saw a hundred or more orbs floating. I called to them, as I was somehow unsurprised due to the ongoing strange events. I was frightened because anyone would be. But I held composure and called to one, it flew down nearer to me, but took a while. I spoke to it and said I was going to get in my car and go somewhere there would be more room. I drove to the pier and lighthouse, I did see a few fishermen on the dock, but no other witnesses at the lighthouse where they reappeared, then, there were so many more. And one green, oblong looking plasma - towering, it was probably 20 feet high. I saw it flying from the back of the orbs and they let it through to come closer to me. I spoke to them, and asked them to come closer. It took a while, but they did come and I was around 20 feet from the green one. It looked lumpy or asymmetrical. Not uniform light, like the white orbs. That's because it had overlapping parts. It unfolded. I said, "I'm Dana" and pointed to myself. This is where I get emotional. During the time I was having electronic events on my computer, where it would shut off late at night, or I'd have trouble using it - I was producing art, as an artist and writer. I wrote a poem about my childhood and created a lovely piece of art to go with it. This light being, after I said, "I'm Dana" - actually shapeshifted into a character I described as myself as a child per the poem, in color and shape. As if to say, "Yes, Dana, we know you" You all must know this is going on. I'm struggling emotionally as this is powerful in someone's life. Are there any support groups or therapists who deal with helping someone process this kind of contact? This has been a good experience, and I consider them loving, and peaceful. But I feel isolated and would love some support from others who have maybe gone through this. After this contact, all the electronic phenomenon stopped. What next? Does anyone know what happens next? It doesn't feel like it's over. [NUFORC annotation: Hoax - Possible]
May 10, 2023 · 1:33 AM · SPHERE
Comer, GA
A flash of light caught my eye at 0130. I continued to look and it (they) appeared again. A small, moving dot will suddenly appear and become a really, really bright glowing traveling orb/light. Usually moving with another one or more brightly appearing before vanishing. I have observed the night skies since the early eighties, I am familiar with all the manmade objects and/or sun light reflecting on high objects during the night, meteors, and how moving clouds/fog and moon light create illusions but this (these) I cannot explain. Been observing this each morning as the weather permits since May 1, 2023. Seen several fascinating meteors during this time but my attention has been on the swarm. I have many pics and vids that may or may not help compare. Hope they do. Nevertheless, I am dedicated to find the explanation so my investigation has just begun. With the many similar reports of this it seems like there would be some stupid explanation already .ie weather balloons, ball lightning or some crap. Thanks so much for this site as it is a step in the right direction. Well, i can only upload pics, no vids. They are in order.
May 10, 2023 · 1:13 AM · CYLINDER
Chalamette, LA
I was ghost hunting around the old house on the battlefield. My phone was recording video towards the house when something caught my eye over the river. I turned my head to see a large grey cylinder with round/dome ends flying along the northern bank of the Mississippi river, heading east. My phone was recording in the wrong direction. It took a second to realize what I saw. By then, it was gone. It was only about one second of visual. It was tic-tac shaped but longer than tic-tac renditions I've seen. It was the size of a commercial jet fuselage, dark or medium grey with no lights or sounds. Since it was nighttime, maybe it was medium grey and appeared darker. Hard to judge height and speed, but I'd say 200mph and 60 feet off the ground. I did not get to see it fly off into the distance. It went behind a large live oak tree and disappeared. I'm guessing it made a 90 degree turn to head south. But maybe it cloaked while it was flying behind the tree. The cloud ceiling was very low, heavy overcast, wind from the east. So it was flying into the wind. It was not crisp clear to my eyes. It was slightly blurry or soft focus. Fog/low clouds, combined with speed, and my eyes adjusting could explain why it wasn't super sharp looking. But I saw an artist rendition from a Nexus magazine article that shows the exact same thing, and it's a little blurry in that picture too. So maybe the propulsion or antigravity vibrates/bends the light around it. To the west of Chalamette Battlefield are port terminals and Domino sugar. Maybe they caught it on cctv if cameras are facing the water. The time stamp on my phone when it was recording is 1:09am, but I don't know if the time is recorded at the beginning of the clip or the end. The clip is a few minutes long. So I estimated this happened at 1:13 or so.
May 10, 2023 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Highland, MD
Huge plane object bigger than trampoline and it was so big we could almost jump up and touch it, it felt like time stopped when we went to go record it our phones powered off it had red lights and was heading for the house when it just disappeared and there was no sound completely quiet our dog was with us and our dog looked up and just barked then ran over to us it got really misty afterwards
May 9, 2023 · 10:48 PM · CYLINDER
Sharpsville, IN
Rainbow zooming circle. Zooming in and out. Rainbow colored. Looks like it was zooming in towards my house then faded out
May 9, 2023 · 9:20 PM · OVAL
Livonia, MI
These were small craft with one large red light in center traveling in pairs 30-40 miles per hour; they were evenly spaced apart about 20-30 feet; there were a dozen or more traveling in north/northwest direction. I was in line at Taco Bell drive through and Five Mile and Middlebelt Rd
May 9, 2023 · 9:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Austin, TX
I sit on my balcony every night. This night I am staring at a star and I see movement to the left of the sky. I look at it, and it continues to shoot past my line of vision. I track it with my eyes, it’s going fast and it looks like it’s not trying to be seen but failing to do so in this short time. The craft looked like an almost flat rectangle, it may have had some type of circular lights at the bottom I’m not 100% sure if these were specifically “lights”. It rocks weirdly and then disappears as I am still looking at it. It was as if it was trying to blend in the entire time, but I ended up seeing it anyway! I really wish it would’ve stayed longer so I could have gotten some evidence, I literally had my phone in my hand listening to music. It’s all I can think about these days and I need to tell someone and not sound crazy, so I hope this information helps with something, anything. I just need to tell someone.
May 9, 2023 · 8:00 PM · CHANGING
King, NC
Saw a blue orb SE from where I live. Thought it a star until it started to get brighter so started video taping it. It got bigger then changed shape. Then took off in a zip zag pattern.