The catalog
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
December 14, 2017 · 11:08 PM · CIGAR
Upper Marlboro, MD
My girlfriend and I were sitting in my car when she pointed out what looked to be a shooting star. A cigar shaped object. When she pointed this out, I noticed it in the sky also. A couple seconds go by and we realize that this object is actually going upward towards the sky and then a bright light like flames started to appear under the object as if it were a Rocket or missle. After about 5 seconds, the flames/bright - light stops but this object is continuing to go up. Finally it then elevated horizontally and zooms off in the sky like coming in the direction we are but above and high above us. As i noticed it was going to fly over us I get out the car and it’s partly cloudy out but i was able to see this object fly over us and then disappear into the clouds. This object sounded like an air plane and had a green light on it flashing. We both are still mighty confused on what we saw tonight. Couldn’t think of anything else it could be All of this happened in 20-25 seconds
December 14, 2017 · 11:08 PM · CIGAR
Upper Marlboro, MD
My girlfriend and I were sitting in my car, when she pointed out what looked to be a shooting star. A cigar shaped object. When she pointed this out I noticed it in the sky also. A couple seconds go by and we realize that this object is actually going upward towards the sky and then a bright light like flames started to appear under the object as if it were a Rocket or missle. After about 5 seconds, the flames/bright - light stops but this object is continuing to go up. Finally it then elevated horizontally and zooms off in the sky like coming in the direction we are, but above and high above us. As i noticed it was going to fly over us I get out the car and it’s partly cloudy out, but i was able to see this object fly over us and then disappear into the clouds. This object sounded like an air plane and had a green light on it flashing. We both are still mighty confused on what we saw tonight. Couldn’t think of anything else it could be. All of this happened in 20-25 seconds
December 14, 2017 · 10:45 PM · CIGAR
Kansas City, KS
I was a passenger in a car traveling westbound on I-670/70 out of downtown Kansas City, MO during the evening of December 14 at approximately 10:45 PM Central Time. My point of view was on the Kansas side looking East towards the downtown KCMO skyline. At this time I saw a horizontal cigar-shaped, thin red light at the same approximate height of the skyline. It appeared to be either behind or almost directly over downtown. The width of the light was approximately the same width of many of the skyscrapers. The light would pulse uniformly on and off similar to an aircraft, but there were no other colors or pinpoints of individual lights, just one solid horizontal red light. I-670 curves to the south just outside of downtown, so during this portion of the travel I could see the craft moving south with us. It then cleared the skyline and was flying over the shorter buildings due south of downtown, confirming it was not a strip of lights at the top of one of the skyscrapers. I lost sight of it once the road curved due West and downtown was no longer in view. I was so mesmerized by what I was looking at that it didn’t occur to try and snap a photo.
December 14, 2017 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Germanton, NC
I was watching the meteor shower, and all of a sudden, a light rises up and it looked like it sat there for a minute. Then it moved in a zigzag pattern, then moved in a straight line and it kinda sounded like a plane, but a bit quieter. It looked white and it was a circular light. There was only one that I seen. I went to take a picture of it on my phone and then my phone shut off and died. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2017 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Germanton, NC
I was watching the meteor shower and all of a sudden a light rises up and it looked like it sat there for a minute. Then it moved in a zigzag pattern then moved in a straight line and it kinda sounded like a plane but a bit quieter. It looked white and it was a circular light. There was only one that I seen. I went to take a picture of it on my phone and then my phone shut off and died.
December 14, 2017 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Malabar, FL
Saw 2 large orange circle or globe like Things in the sky. They were side by side. We watched them for approx 5 minutes. It is a rural setting we shut off the vehicle But were unable to hear any sounds or see anything else around them which might explain what we saw.
December 14, 2017 · 9:50 PM · FIREBALL
Richfield, UT
While heading north into Richfield, I saw a fiery orb reminiscent of a meteor entering atmosphere to my northwest, however it did not change intensity or brightness. It traveled south for approximately 2 minutes, before hovering and dropping out of sight slowly. No strobing,
December 14, 2017 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Plato Center, IL
Very bright, electric blue orb seen through window shade at night. It flashed by quickly but I saw it with the room lights on. Was falling about 20 degrees, going east to west direction. Thought it was a meteor crashing in our extremely rural area, most likely in cornfields just SW of us. Got in the car to see where in the fields nearby it crashed. Couldn't spot it after about 10 minutes search, so drove back home. As soon as I pulled into driveway, heard a helicopter going overhead from W to E. Within a few minutes another helicopter came in from the south with in an eighth of a mile they landed, as I did not hear them flying off in the distance further to the west.
December 14, 2017 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Plato Center, IL
I was watching TV in my bedroom when a strange bright, blue orb passed across my shade drawn window right in front of my that I was facing. It was going from east to west as I looked south. It crossed the top half of the window width in about 2-3 seconds, falling at approximately a 25 degree angle. I had my bedroom light on so to see it through my ratfia type shades it had to be very bright. I thought it could be a meteor, large drone or UFO and thought it was going to crash some where into the area in the fields by Connors Rd or just west toward Rt 47. I quickly jumped up and went to the window in the bathroom where it had no shades to see if there was fire in the nearby field. Didn't see any. Went out onto the front porch to look and listen and heard many dogs or coyotes barking. It was so unusual that I decided to get in my car and drive down the road to see if I could see some crash or fire. I went down Red Gate the next street south to see if it was perhaps closer. Drove down to the T with my lights off looking to the south to see if I could see anything. I didn't see anything unusual, so I went further to Conners Rd. I drove down it to the West, also with my lights off looking on both sides of the road. Didn't see anything so I turned around half way up the hill before Rt 47 then drove back to Kendall. When I came to the stop sign at Connors and Kendall, I looked South and saw a large Black SUV type vehicle with headlights off, but yellow parking lights on, near the Woodlands entrance but on the East side of the road. It was strange as I couldn't imagine a car stopped there unless it had seen it to. I thought about stooping to ask them if they had seen it, but it didn't feel right being there, so I didn't. I drove back home, parked in the garage, got out of the car and immediately heard a Helicopter overhead going west near to me and then just past Rt. 47. I went out onto the driveway to see if I could spot it and immediately heard a second Helicopter that seemed to be coming up from the south along Rt 47 west of me. All of this had taken place in under 15 minutes. I stayed out in the middle of the dark driveway for about 3 or 4 minutes until I didn't hear the helicopters anymore. ((Dog's name deleted)) was barking inside the house so I closed the garage door and went inside to calm him. I then opened the front door and went onto the porch to listen. I didn't hear anything more. No helicopters or strange sounds, or lights even at that point--probably about 9:50 pm. It was all very strange and I now think maybe some type of UFO fell nearby and the helicopters were out scouting or retrieving. The large Black SUV could have been Men in Black as the car gave me a strange feeling, big, dark, tinted windows I think, and in a strange country road location to stop and pull over. After I had a chance to think about it all, it was just very unusual.
December 14, 2017 · 8:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Milliken, CO
They had been in a triangle formation with 1 in top 2 on bottom and the closer I got the more the triangle disbursed (or got bigger.) I was going to continue straightening as to see what this object was but the closer I got they disappeared. I wasn’t able to spot them from my home which faces west. I did capture 2 pictures as I was driving. I was hoping to find others on this site who witness the same thing
December 14, 2017 · 8:10 PM · FIREBALL
Laramie (Harmony Lane), WY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2017 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Sonora Desert, AZ
We were driving on highway 8 South. 4 lights became two pairs then not light. Then disappeared.
December 14, 2017 · 7:55 PM · LIGHT
Fort Collins, CO
Bright white light. Looking south about 40-45 degrees up in the sky, noticed the light traveling diagonally left and down like a meteor shower but much slower. Thought it might be a plane or helicopter crashing to the ground. It went behind a tree and out of sight.. Fairly close, looked like about 1,000 yards away. Went outside to see if I could hear anything, but was silent.
December 14, 2017 · 7:50 PM · FIREBALL
Lusk, WY
I was driving in the town of Lusk and noticed a falling object that appeared to be on fire. Object appeared very large and close. Looked as if it could have landed a few miles south of Lusk towards Jay EM, Wyoming. I would estimate the object was larger or as large as a plane.
December 14, 2017 · 7:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Colorado Springs, CO
As I was sitting on the floor looking towards the window I witnessed a bright white orb like light moving at high speeds. It is unknown if it was a flashlight shining through my window, but the movement was far too smooth and linear. My window faces north and the light was moving from the south up north east. There were no sounds and no trails.
December 14, 2017 · 7:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Santa Fe, NM
My husband and I were driving northeast on I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe at around 7 p.m. (19:00) on Thursday, December 14, 2017. Suddenly, at around the Waldo Canyon exit, we saw an object flying across the Interstate in a southeasterly direction. It appeared triangular with bright green lights around its entire periphery. From my husband's perspective, it appeared larger than a full moon. By the time it crossed my field of vision (I was in the passenger seat), it appeared slightly smaller than a full moon. It was perhaps several hundred feet in front and above us and appeared to be moving at about 100 mph or less. It seemed to be heading down and then it vanished. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and we found her to be very eloquent, and very sober-minded. We suspect that she is an excellent witness. PD
December 14, 2017 · 6:00 PM · SPHERE
Gold Hill, OR
Anywhere from 5-7 pm pacific time while driving home from work, through Gold Hill Oregon close to the vortex, I saw a huge Orb of light in the sky come from around the mountains on the right side and in a couple different quick zig zagged movements head to the left and then disappear. I was driving South on I5. This is my second sighting in Oregon. A few years a part. I later heard via the news that an identical UFO was seen on camera at Yellowstone.
December 14, 2017 · 9:00 AM · OTHER
Fort Wayne, IN
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2017 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Durham, NC
Meteor? PD
December 14, 2017 · 5:00 AM · CIRCLE
Evans, GA
I saw yellowish orangish light ng up to a star or some shaped circle then disappearing I thought it was a lantern from Rapunzel, but when I saw the last one go my and my sister saw that it dashed up the sky then disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2017 · 4:25 AM · SPHERE
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
I recorded the bright Yellowish/orange sphere on my way driving into DFW Airport. It was hovering over the city skyline. It dimmed colors and became bright. It was to big to be a drone and flying way to low to be an airplane. Description of background, city-skyline-dark skies.
December 14, 2017 · 3:47 AM · LIGHT
Birmingham, AL
My Sighting: At approximately 3:47, I observed a light in the sky, too small to be a plane even at its biggest shape. The object was moving in an alarmingly strange fashion, which is what initially caused me to observe it. I will state my location, which is Birmingham, Alabama, traveling northward at the time on Highway 280, but waiting in the turn lane to turn on I-459 South. I noticed the light intensity on this object was changing in an unpredictable way, much like the movements. While the movements and shapes of this small star shaped light were sporadic, it did move in a general direction of east to west. About 40 seconds after observing said object, I noticed it got harder to follow. When it became visible again, it dropped to the ground at an extremely fast speed. I should also mention that it was daytime and my visibility was clear. I spoke to the hotline manager at 3:55 to report my sighting.
December 14, 2017 · 3:45 AM · TRIANGLE
Gresham, OR
My after thought was that it was maybe a asteroid or shooting star, because of how it moved towards the water. I quickly ruled that out by the way it just turned on right above the river, instead of falling from the sky downwards towards the water. Also the three neon green lights formed a perfect triangle.
December 14, 2017 · 3:30 AM · FIREBALL
Anderson's Corner, DE
Looked almost like an arc of fire streaking across sky. Traveling in a straight line, appeared and disappeared in about a second or two. Almost like a shooting star, but much bigger and closer. Meteor? PD