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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.
114,092 entries
January 1, 2018 · 12:10 AM · CYLINDER
Centralia, WA
Saw object over trees. Thought it was fireworks because of the holiday, but it headed south in a straight line, then made a V-pattern to the east. It went back to the original line it was traveling on, then stopped. After stopping for a few moments, it continued and stopped again, and did this one more time. It then made what seemed like a 90 degree turn, directly away from me, into the upper atmosphere and disappeared.
January 1, 2018 · 12:05 AM · LIGHT
Richland, WA
Two lights flying next to each other slowly. The lights were like a soft yellow glow but much darker yellow than the normal plane lights we see. One of the lights zoomed off into a random direction and disappeared and the other one slowly faded away. Then a few moments later they same light appeared but only one instead of two. Then it disappeared.
January 1, 2018 · 12:05 AM · UNKNOWN
West Melbourne, FL
Orange and red lights. Hard yo see shape was surrounded by lights. Traveling fast and pretty low. No noise no sound no engine noise. One abject at a time headed south.
January 1, 2018 · 12:04 AM · CIRCLE
Port Charlotte, FL
I was looking out the south window at 12;04AM. When I seen 3 craft flying low and slow, in a perfect triangle. Than went to the front of the house and they starting going higher into the sky and 1 at a time disappeared.
January 1, 2018 · 12:02 AM · FIREBALL
Spokane Valley, WA
I saw one floating orb while facing north. Thought nothing of it its new years thought it might be helicopter but no noise was heard and its 16° f outside. Walked to the other side of apartment and saw 3 floating orange red orb in cloud fog for at least 40 seconds before they dissipated into not being there even when sky clears. Also have seen many zig zag craft in this area over the last 3 years. Have not reported any activity before but would like to know if other locals saw. Boyfriend was present and a witness to this as well. Second orange orb sighting in spokane valley . first was October 10th 2015.
January 1, 2018 · 12:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Seattle, WA
Here is the video link: http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-rings-in-2018-with-new-years-at-the-needle/281-502828048 The event occurs at approximately 6.38 seconds into the video. The object appears to be hovering over the Puget Sound on the left side of the screen. It is a rather large object flashing green. It is somewhat erratic in its lateral movement, then it rapidly shoots straight up in the air. Just about that time the videographer cut away, so it was impossible to see where it went. Object looks to us to be a small quadcopter/drone. PD
January 1, 2018 · 12:00 AM · CIRCLE
Miami, FL
My husband and I went your to watch fireworks at midnight. Looking up at the sky we saw one light that looked like a star moving quickly. In front of the moon and near the Big Dipper. Then we noticed a star looking craft also moving across. The game together moving around one another then a third craft came. They were definitely moving and joined together to make contact. They remained there for a long time and they got more distant because we could still see them but they were harder to see because they were farther alway. Not a drone. Too high and they looked just like stars. One of the first sightings I’ve had. We assume that they were observing earth during our celebration. Maybe you will see some crafts tonight and I hope others spotted them. They actually may still be up there if you look now near the Big Dipper and moon.
January 1, 2018 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Albuquerque, NM
I was standing outside getting ready to ring a bell as is my New Year's tradition when I spotted three glowing red-orange dots. They were low to the NE, rising slowly and steadily up southwards. The top two made a sharp curve west and faded out. By the time the third, flickering slightly, slowly faded from view, 5 or 6 more in a loose constellation followed it in the same direction, disappearing one by one. A very bright one appeared afterwards, taking the same curved route as the first two. It took nearly 10 minutes for the whole spectacle to play out. I'm not sure of the exact number because once I realized they were not helicopters, I was busy trying to get a picture. Afterwards, I thought they might have been fire balloons -- until I saw the one photo that came out. Those wild orange swirls are the motions of the orange dots within the second it took to snap the photo. They are NOT the result of camera motion because 1) they are not at all the same, and 2) that bright green squiggle in the lower left is a string of Christmas tree lights across the street, and it's absolutely unblurred and crisp. I've enhanced color and contrast to make the trails more visible but that's all. The interesting thing is that my first UFO sighting was also of three glowing orbs and happened exactly two years to the minute on New Years 2016 -- which is why I had the camera ready, though I never expected to see them again.
December 31, 2017 · 11:58 PM · OTHER
North Miami Beach, FL
Almost New Years, we went out side to blow up the champagne ans I notice 2 red lights far way north of me, for the high of the lights I know was not fire works, plus they are in the same spot, for about 30 seconds ans a third light pop up also red, once the fire works started all around was funny the light start kind of flirking and a fouth light was very dimm but u can see looks like round discs far way and in high altitude, then they started moving in direction of south miami, and they change from a bright red color to a king of transparent but you can see the redness of the circle when they kind of came in lower altitude they pass right over my house, I turn the lights of the patio off so I can see better and then was 2 pass like a circle with very small red dots e 2 other was like a square shape, and you can see like roling movement and in red color, once I move to the other side of the patio facing south I still seen the ones in round shape but now in a! difent color like white but still in very dimm color. Also I notice the speed what they pass was kind a fast and we did not have any palm tree moving for wind. Also was no noise at all when they pass by. Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD
December 31, 2017 · 11:57 PM · LIGHT
Riverbank, CA
Me my boyfriend and daughter where driving when I noticed three orange/red lights that where moving together in a triangle formation when one by one the lights started dropping smaller lights from it until that light disappeared and then the same thing happened to the next light until they all where gone right before new years
December 31, 2017 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Port Orange, FL
It was New Year's Eve, my family and I we're outside, I was about to leave when I looked up and seen an orange orb. I first thought it was a plane, but then realized it was moving very slowly and changing direction. It would get brighter then dimmer. It would get so dim that you couldn't see it then all of a sudden show up again. I have video of this event.
December 31, 2017 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Mesa, AZ
I'm in Lehi when it happened (North Mesa Arizona) The First Time was 7-10 minutes. The Second time was longer. At First was 5 or 6 but would dissipate when you caught a glimpse of them. The Color was Orange Hazy but each one was like 3 points of light that formed a upside down triangle (flying in formation like ducks )
December 31, 2017 · 10:15 PM · CIRCLE
Bakersfield, CA
saw a glowing object,I went to get my phone it sat above and as I recorded it, would it would go side to side as it spun in circles really fast. it was glowing yellows and orange, and it looked like it has little spikes all around it. then would zoom closer to me. almost like it knew I was recording it. then it turned away from me and slowly went the opposite way, then it was gone. the video shows all.
December 31, 2017 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Jupiter, FL
I witnessed the first light and as I was watching it became brighter and then a second one appeared to the right. Ran inside to get my husband, when I came back out the second orange ball of light was quickly fading and the first one slowly faded away as well. It happened on new years eve, and there were fireworks, but these were not fireworks, they resembled more of a star. Possibly a flare, but the was no trail of light or smoke or anything.
December 31, 2017 · 9:00 PM · OVAL
Sarasota, FL
Moving southwest to northeast over SRQ, Sarasota Airport. Slow moving Orange orbs. No noise, very low to ground. Traveled in straight line. Some were side by side, rest in single file. Suddenly headed vertical into the cloud cover. Then out of sight. All identical in size and color. My first ever such experience. Truly amazing sight.
December 31, 2017 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Davenport, FL
Around 8:30 pm my cousin and I went outside of our house to wait for a friend that was supposed to be pulling up. My cousin was holding onto a balloon filled with helium and she ended up letting go, so we both looked to the sky to watch it float away. While we were looking to the sky, west of where we were standing, we both saw a very bright orangey-yellow light flying upwards from behind a couple of trees. It wasn't very close, it seemed to be a few neighborhoods over, and we were just watching it fly up. An airplane was flying at the time and I am very familiar with airplane lights, so when my cousin assumed it was an airplane, I assured her that it was not. It was extremely bright and sort of round, so it could not have been an airplane. I only saw one, and in order to rationalize it, I thought that it could have been a paper lantern someone had lit and released into the air, that's how bright it was. However, it started getting higher in the sky and closer! to where my cousin and I were standing. If it was a paper lantern, in a couple of minutes it should have caught fire and burned up. The light started dimming and that's what I assumed it was doing under the paper-lantern theory, and then it disappeared. We were still out there waiting for the friend, and after the 3 minutes it spent in the sky, I noticed it started glowing again after disappearing. It regenerated in the same position in the sky that it disappeared. Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD
December 31, 2017 · 8:30 PM · CROSS
Fort Myers, FL
Moments later a second one came floating from the same direction across the sky until it reached virtually the same location and then vanished as well. It's path was more direct without stops and starts. We looked through the binoculars but could only make out a dark object shaped like a cross with a light on the top and bottom or triangle in which only one half was visible by the light on the craft.
December 31, 2017 · 8:20 PM · OTHER
Windham, ME
Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD
December 31, 2017 · 8:00 PM
Fort Bragg, CA
3 orbs with red lights all were moving one in middle stopped then vanished. Then other two orbs stopped and vanished. The orbs were traveling from south to north.
December 31, 2017 · 7:05 PM · TRIANGLE
Gainesville, GA
ON SUNDAY 12/31/2017 WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-985 JUST NORTH OF GAINESVILLE, GA AT APPROXIMATELY 19:05 HOURS, MY WIFE & I WITNESSED AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST IN A DIRECTION THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO OUR COURSE. THERE WAS NO BEAM OF LIGHT EMANATING FROM THE SOURCE, JUST THE BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WHICH APPEARED TO BE TALLER THAN IT WAS WIDE; NOT A RECTANGLE, BUT ROUGHLY THAT PRIMARY SHAPE. THE LIGHT WAS AS BRIGHT AS THE LIGHT GENERATED IN A LIGHTNING BOLT. AFTER TEN SECONDS THE LIGHT CHANGED DIRECTION NINETY DEGREES SUCH THAT IT WAS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH & DIRECTLY TOWARD OUR COURSE ON I-985 SOUTHBOUND. AS THE LIGHT MOVED VIRTUALLY OVERHEAD, IT BECAME OBSCURED (OR DISAPPEARED) & A TRIANGULAR FORMATION OF CIRCULAR LIGHTS, DARK GOLD IN COLOR, BECAME VISIBLE. THE LIGHTS WERE ONLY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE. NO NOISE OR SOUND WAS HEARD. MY APPROXIMATION OF THE ELEVATION IS NO MORE THAN 1000 FEET. MY ESTIMATION OF THE SIZE OF THE TRIANGULAR LIGHT FORMATION IS BETWEEN 75 & 100 FEET WIDE AT THE BACK END OF THE TRIANGLE; 200+ FEET ON THE SIDES TO A POINT IN FRONT. MY ROUGH ESTIMATION OF THE SPEED THAT THE FORMATION WAS MOVING IS LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT RIGHT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT HAD AN EVEN AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN THEM.
December 31, 2017 · 6:00 PM · OTHER
Chico, CA
We have discussed this a few times and with family and we can't figure out how we lost time. We were both shaken up about it at the time. It still bothers us because there isn't a logical explanation as to what happened to us that night.
December 31, 2017 · 12:32 PM · CYLINDER
Janesville, WI
Saw a white cylindrical object with a dark band around the middle (possibly an indented band with the dark coloring being shadow). Was floating above a store, saw it while I was driving. Watched it for maybe two minutes until I'd gone too far to see it anymore. When I first saw it I saw it from the front, directly ahead of me, and saw that it was cylindrical in shape. As I got farther I saw it was round on the side, confirming the cylindrical shape. It stayed completely stationary. Somewhat windy day, NW 11 mph. 8 degrees outside and nearly completely clear skies. The object was maybe 20-40 feet above the building, can't remember what store. I think it was on Black Bridge Road, perhaps. I was a little too shocked to take photos or even mention it to the other passengers unfortunately, but I will email illustrations. Observer background: I grew up in Wisconsin. I was previously a mechanical engineering student in Boston, Massachusetts, now I'm an illustration student in Missouri.
December 31, 2017 · 5:28 AM · TRIANGLE
Ephrata, WA
3 lights in a triangle formation, ascending and descending, 90 degree turns at a high rate of speed. Also wave like movements. This object was also here this morning before the sun came up.
December 31, 2017 · 3:17 AM · OTHER
Palm Bay, FL
There was one oval with one circle attached on each side of it. It Was shaped cindof like an airplane. It was hovering in one place for about 2 min than it disappeared without a trace.It was a little translucent, gray, red and vary shiny. We where driving in are car on I 95