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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
February 1, 2017 · 11:30 AM · LIGHT
Greer, SC
It was my mother and I and we were pulling into our neighborhood late at night, after a trip to Charleston. As we approached the house, I saw a small white light in the air that looked like a star. A second after noticing it, it ascended at a rapid elevation into the sky until disappearing. To note, the object rate of acceleration was too high to have been a helicopter, so I Immediately discarded that idea. I did however, suspect it to be an LED helicopter, which are small, colorfully illuminated toys that are flung up into the air at a high speed. If not a manned craft of some nature, this would appear to be the most likely explanation. However, this white object lacked any of the flashing colors of the LED toy (which would consist of blue, red, green, etc), and did not fall back to the ground at any noticeable time. It merely hung in the sky for a single second, and then took off into the sky. I myself am very open minded to the possible existence of extraterrestrial UFOs; however, I also firmly believe that the majority of such sightings are either hoaxes or misinterpretations. This understanding is what prevented me from making a post earlier when it happened. However, after learning through research that there has been a number of small UFO sightings in the unexpected area of upstate South Carolina, I thought that perhaps mentioning my quick encounter could be worth while. Do note that I am not making a firm conclusion that it was of extraterrestrial origins, but rather that I cannot come to any definite conclusion to what I saw. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 1, 2017 · 9:12 AM · LIGHT
Los Angeles/Sherman Oaks, CA
Two small bright lights moving slightly, they were not touching, than disappeared. There were no clouds. Los Angeles at around 9:12am
February 1, 2017 · 6:00 AM · LIGHT
Chicago, IL
came home around 5:30pm and let the dogs out and notice an object over Chicago west of the moon, I waited an hour to see if it moved and it didn't so i looked at it through my binoculars and see it had light under it in the shape of a cross. I watched it for about 10 minutes. when my wife came home at 7pm i ask her to look at it she see the same thing. as of now it hasn't moved
February 1, 2017 · 5:05 AM · DISK
Dubuque, IA
February 1, 2017 was driving west, alone across Julien Dubuque bridge. (Between Iowa and Ill.) When looking up, I saw a disk shaped craft come out of the blue sky, It made a half circle loop, then disappeared back into the depths of the sky, leaving a dark blue rippling effect, as it vanished.
February 1, 2017 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Eureka, MO
While driving S on I 44 between St. Louis, MO, and Eureka, MO, we encountered a large group of police and other army type vehicles with lights flashing, as we approached we were watching and there was a trailer surrounded by these vehicles hauling a large saucer, it looked as if they were having difficulty going through an underpass. The saucer shape was like nothing we'd seen before. We continued on, stopped in Eureka for the night, at the Steak and Shake restaurant, the employees were outside and immediately asked if we had seen the flying saucer. They were in contact with others who were trying to get closer but were being turned away. We have photos too. Other reports. Piece of USAF equipment. Photos posted. PD
January 31, 2017 · 11:45 PM · OTHER
Richlands, NC
((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) in addition to my prior report i would like to add something.the time i saw the fireball on the sky suddenly i heard the sound of high frequency electricity ...like zzzzzz.i cant describe it better cause its a sound.and when the fireball dissapeared the sound stopped.i ve been asked the direction of the subject and it was north. ((END ADDENDUM)) The witness describes a very peculiar phenomenon, which is not at all well understood by astronomers. The object described may have been a meteor, in which case, a person on the ground should not have been able to hear it, given its presumed altitude, and given that it was almost certainly traveling at hyper-sonic velocity. Witnesses on the ground, if they hear a meteor at all, sound hear a sonic boom, like a clap of thunder, but they should not hear a "zzzzzz" sound. Please see a similar report from Roswell, NM, for an earlier date. PD
January 31, 2017 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Maricopa, AZ
At approximately 11:00pm, I was driving along 347 in the Gila River Reservation, when two orange lights, a respectable distance apart, appeared together in the southwestern part of the sky. I'd seen similar lights the night before. As I watched, four more lights gradually appeared to the lower right near the horizon. All four were in a straight line in tight formation. All lights stayed in position for just a minute or so. Meanwhile, I began to take pictures with my camera phone. First, one of the two original lights disappeared - or more aptly, dimmed till vanishing. Then shortly thereafter, the other one disappeared. The remaining four stayed visible for a little while longer. They shifted position slightly, still staying in tight formation. And once again very slowly, they faded away. As for my background - I'm an equipment technician for a photofinishing and book manufacturer in located in Phoenix, AZ.
January 31, 2017 · 10:15 PM · SPHERE
Albany, OR
I was walking a country road, some clouds, I saw what I think maybe a comet, but it was like "falling star" and then it seemed to mush around the edges like a cloud and then it swarled like a corkscrew and disappeared and seemed like vanished suddenly, It was white, it looked bigger as it swirled and vanished instantly.
January 31, 2017 · 9:00 PM · OTHER
Charlottesville, VA
I don’t believe these are search lights. I’m in Virginia, United States, and I noticed these blue, red alternating blinking orbs circling in a seemingly random varying collection of clockwise and counter clockwise circles. I stayed out for about an hour to see if I could figure out a pattern but no luck. There are no places near me that would have an “opening” of that magnitude, and the local airports would be in a different area of the sky considering their location in relation to me. They’re very odd and placed all over the sky. They appear to be different distances away as some fade out and reappear, smaller circles than others. I’ve also just noticed an all around….. Different night sky, this year. I stargaze every night the clouds allow. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 31, 2017 · 6:40 PM · LIGHT
Mechanicsburg, PA
Sighting 6:40 pm 1/31/17 Mechanicsburg, PA I was driving east on US RT 11 locally called the Carlisle Pike at about 6:40 pm I noticed unusual lights in the sky to the right South of my location about 50 degrees off the horizon. The lights where four orange yellow lights in a downward sloping angle about 15 degrees. The lights appeared to be round. It was well above the tree line but too low for a commercial aircraft unless it was landing in Harrisburg, the location seemed off in regards to a plane landing and the lights were solid not flashing as planes normally do. The lights appeared to be stationary and not moving as a plane would. It's important to note that the Moon was behind me and that while Venus is currently just to the right of the moon and Mars just above the Moon forming a triangle this was not in the area of the sky where this sighting took place. Mechanicsburg is in the middle of the Cumberland Valley part of the Great Appalachian Valley just west of Harrisburg PA. Two major highways pass by Mechanicsburg to the South the Pennsylvania Turnpike and just to the North interstate 81. I reference this because the Turnpike is used as guide into Philadelphia International by planes coming from the West, it's also the flight path of the local medivac helicopter from its base in Carlisle, PA. There is a large amount of air traffic that flies high over my neighborhood daily. As I drove I tried keeping my eyes on the object and the road as traffic was flowing steadily for post rush hour so I didn't have an opportunity to pull over. I made sure to note the time and reached for my cell phone to try and get a picture. When I opened my camera app on my iPhone the camera app malfunctioned giving me a screen of green bars horizontally and up and down. During the process of closing the app restarting the app and driving the lights disappeared. Mechanicsburg is home to the Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, a 806 acre facility with over 150 buildings, including a Department of Defense rail yard including Nuclear Cask railroad cars. The area of the light anomaly was over the area occupied by this installation. I'm a special education teacher by degree and career. I teach children with learning disabilities in a neighboring school district. I am fascinated by paranormal topics, but never thought I'd be writing a report about an observation I would have.
January 31, 2017 · 6:15 AM · TRIANGLE
Glendale, AZ
Black triangular craft with 4 white lights spotted flying North bound over the Arizona Cardinal's stadium. We are unsure as to whether the sighting was in the morning, or the evening. We have attempted to contact the witness via telephone, but unsuccessfully, to date. PD
January 31, 2017 · 6:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Duxbury, MA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 31, 2017 · 4:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Strafford, MO
Spotted one while driving around 4:00am on I-44 in Strafford, Missouri. I was headed towards Tulsa, Oklahoma, when i witness the slow moving saucer and its flickering lights slowly disappear into the night. My passenger was asleep and was awaken by the sightings. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 30, 2017 · 9:50 PM · CHEVRON
Travelers Rest, SC
After turning, the lights were dimmer. It was opaque and shimmery. It made no sound
January 30, 2017 · 8:15 PM · CIRCLE
Oviedo, FL
We have requested a copy of the photo, but have not received it yet. PD
January 30, 2017 · 7:08 PM · UNKNOWN
Milton-Freewater, OR
There are 3 Bright hovering lights above North East Oregon near the Blue Mountain Range, cannot verify shape, only that these bright objects are moving very slightly in contrast to the stationary stars behind them! At first I saw one, as it slowly rose into the sky, and then became stationary, noticed two others in a triangle shape above the city. Could see a plane flying nearby them, much closer by comparison.
January 30, 2017 · 6:45 PM · FIREBALL
Katy, TX
Witnessed a bright flash of light that looked like a plane burning or meteor descending at 30 den north to south. Looked to be landing or crashing to the ground.
January 30, 2017 · 2:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Cottonwood, AZ
I was taking pictures of a cloud formation and an object came into view on the far right and then vanished. Object appeared to be a black metallic color, flying casually right to left. Shape of object was similar to a rectangle.
January 30, 2017 · 7:00 AM · CHANGING
Catonsville, MD
I live near an airport and I see objects chasing and circling aircraft as they approach. Shape hard to tell, could be round or oblong. They have very dim lights, but are visible against the night sky. I see so many, it's like an invasion. Thankfully, no harm DONE.
January 30, 2017 · 6:13 AM · FLASH
Fort Chafee, AR
Large green flash light up entire area no noise left a smoke plum trail that lasted a while smoke trail was in a shape of letter "s" smoke lasted about 20 seconds very amazing to witness. (( Source of report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information.
January 30, 2017 · 4:45 AM · OTHER
Fletcher, NC
I figured, maybe if somebody else reports it, and has photos, you'd have more data about their path. I didn't have my phone on me and I am not sure the camera would even capture them. They were really high up. I would not have noticed them had I not been laying down on a mat and looking up.
January 30, 2017 · 2:30 AM · LIGHT
Somersworth, NH
I went outside for a smoke at about 2:30 am on 1/30/17. I was looking at the stars as usual and pointing out the planets to myself when I noticed what looked like a very bright star but it was flashing and remained very still, which led me to believe it was just a star. After about 3 minutes I noticed it started to move, it stayed in the same general area but it zig zagged left and right, up and down for the next ten to fifteen minutes before I went inside.
January 29, 2017 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
At first glance I believed them to be planes, since the airport is in that same vicinity, however these lights hovered for over 30 minutes and never moved. They looked like flares that would not turn off. What are those?
January 29, 2017 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Conyers, GA
I saw three sets of four lights in the sky over the woods behind my house. There was one (very) bright gold light for each, followed by three red lights in a horizontal row. They moved somewhat slowly, and appeared to hover intermittently, and one of them changed direction more than once, lazily moving one way, then another. There was a soft sound like a jet engine, but given how bright they were (and therefore close, I assume), I would have expected it to be much louder.