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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
December 29, 2016 · 9:10 PM · CYLINDER
Oakland, CA
Of the right wing, a cylindrical light object rose quickly in diagonal direction above Oakland and surrounding city then hovered for 5 mins or more. It rose and moved in a projection that was unusual in how quickly it turned and ascended diagonally. It then hovered in one spot for over 5 minutes. Our plane turned into descent and we lost sight of it.
December 29, 2016 · 8:40 PM · EGG
Delray Beach, FL
We were walking on the beach at night and saw a fast moving, oval/orb shaped orange light moving across the sky. It looked like it had fire inside of it from the front. There were no lights on it besides the fire from the front. It was flying lower than an airplane with no noise and was too fast to be a Chinese lantern. Then after a few seconds, an identical orange orb flew across the sky in the same path.
December 29, 2016 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
El Monte, CA
We assume a nighttime sighting, and have amended the time above. PD
December 29, 2016 · 8:00 PM · CHEVRON
Dillon, SC
The UFO's were flying all over Dillon, SC. I saw eight of them.
December 29, 2016 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Patterson, LA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 29, 2016 · 8:00 PM · OTHER
North Dartmouth, MA
Picking up some take-out food off of Route 6, Dartmouth, MA, my husband called my attention to this object that had traveled over our heads. The object was large with 5 glowing white lights, shaped like a Jacks (sort of 5 pointed). We pulled up a bit to get a better look, turned around, and it was gone.
December 29, 2016 · 4:17 PM · RECTANGLE
Norfolk, VA
My photo was taken 12-29-16 at 4:17 pm in the parking lot at the Norfolk Navy base in Va. I was taking a photo of a group of helicopters and a bright light popped out of the clouds and I looked up and snapped this photo. Then it was gone. It is big.
December 29, 2016 · 12:54 PM · RECTANGLE
Templeton, CA
I was in my bedroom at 12:54 and I heard a strange noise outside, so I look out my blinds and I see a rectangle with strange light on it like a circuit board, not that long from this event I heard some kind of air crafts and I saw a military titan plane from my window.
December 29, 2016 · 11:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Miami, FL
On December 29, 2016, I took my daughter and son, as well as my son’s friend, to the zoo. It was a sunny day and the sky was blue with some scattered cumulus clouds. At approximately 11:00 am we were exiting an exhibit, when I noticed something glint in the eastern sky. I stopped to look and it glinted again. I could not discern its altitude however whatever was flashing (reflecting?) light was stationary. The glinting occurred every 5 seconds or so. I pointed out the object to my son and his friend. They both acknowledged seeing it glint. As I was pointing out the object to them, another zoo patron walked by me and said to me, “You see it too…huh?” I smiled and nodded at him. He kept on walking. My son, his friend and I observed this stationary glinting object for 5 minutes or so, before it just disappeared. I did not see again for the remainder of the time we were at the zoo. The object was too far away to discern any detail. I have no idea what I saw. I did try to take pictures of the object with my phone, but nothing came out on the pictures I took. To my chagrin, I did not think of taking video of the object.
December 29, 2016 · 7:00 AM · FORMATION
Davie (heading to Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale), FL
While driving on 595 from West to East, just passing the turnpike ramp; I saw what I thought was a bright star. Only it didn't "twinkle" but it did have that star effect that emitted rays in a "T". I refocused by sight to make sure if what I was seeing, but to me at the time & I suppose my mind was trying to reason with what I was seeing, I saw the top portion of the object. Seemed like a plane, since it had those red & green lights on the ends, but it then I start noticing that it also had light on top, that changed colors in a pulse of blue, green, red, purple. At this same time, the bright white light started to dim. I had to get my eyes back on the highway for a bit then I searched for it again but I couldn't find it again. I scanned the area in the sky where I spotted it. I found it once more, only the light wasn't as bright & it didn't have that "T" of light rays. & since the light wasn't as bright, I could start making out the color of the object & more or less the shape. It was a dark white/light gray in what seemed like a mini blimp or maybe it could have been blimp sized but really far. The final feature before it left was the "opening", as if the object open & closed like Pac-Man & the light was inside Pac-Man's mouth. It did this only twice & it was gone, it was stationary the entire time. I couldn't find it again but I did search for it for about 30 mins
December 29, 2016 · 6:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Elkhorn, WI
large v shaped craft only 6 or 7 white lights. no flashing or colored lights. stationary. Low to horizon in southwest sky.
December 29, 2016 · 2:00 AM · LIGHT
White Stone, VA
The object, seen through my window while I lay in bed early in the morning, initially appeared to be a bright star or possibly a planet. It was blinking white, red, blue, and green in color. Suddenly it began to move as if it were almost vibrating, but then the movements became more obvious–it moved up and down, side to side, and would zig-zag through the sky before it would stop and stay still like a star again. If I watched long enough, it would begin to move again, in the same manner. It was so captivating and interesting that I had somehow unwaveringly watched it for four straight hours before I had to pull myself away to get some sleep. The following week, I woke up around the same time and saw the same thing. A single star-like object in the sky, blinking white and different colors, and moving in strange patterns for brief periods of time. I continued to watch this object in the sky in the early morning every few weeks, always in a similar place in the sky. Sometimes, when I would first notice it, I would doubt my earlier sightings (blaming it on my eyes or thinking perhaps I had imagined it), yet if I watched long enough, the object would begin to move and blink as it had before. On Thursday, March 29, 2017, I woke around 2:00 to see TWO star-like lights parallel to each other in the sky. The first was in the same area in the sky as usual and the second was a little to the left. Initially, I thought maybe the second light was just a star, but suddenly both of the lights began moving exactly the same way. This led me to believe that the lights could be on opposite ends of a large craft, but later the lights began to move differently than each other. Sometimes they would move in opposite directions, but sometimes they would rush close together before vibrating away and then pausing in the sky. This sighting was perhaps more spectacular than the other mornings, since I had never seen more than one at a time! As I am writing this, I notice that the two dates I know for SURE I saw these crafts (I have a journal entry from the first sighting in December and for last week's sighting, so I know what days those sightings were on, but I didn't write anything for the other sightings) are both on the 29th of the month. This could be a coincidence, but I wonder if the other times I sighted the craft that I didn't document the date for could possibly be on the 29th of the month as well. If so, perhaps this coincides with some planetary cycle that could explain the light, rather than something extra-terrestrial. I will continue to watch for the lights. If I see any between now and April 29th, I will make another report. As for my background, I'm only a high schooler. I don't have any qualifications that would lead me to be more trustworthy, but I am telling the truth of my experiences. I would love to know if there is any information on similar sightings! Also, an idea occurred to me the day after my sighting of two lights at once. I set my camera's f-stop and ISO so that if I were to take a picture of a moving light at night, the photo would show the path of that light's motion. I have arranged my camera on a tripod near the window I see the lights out of, and I hope to capture the lights next time I see them. If I am successful, I will submit a new report with my findings.
December 28, 2016 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Eugene, OR
It caught the attention of myself and three kids, age 12 to 15, immediately as it lit up the sky as it flew by at speeds faster than any man made aircraft could do. Possibly a meteor or space junk? Eugene, Oregon. Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD
December 28, 2016 · 9:01 PM · CYLINDER
Fredericksburg, VA
December 28, 2016 I live in Fredericksburg, VA in Spotsylvania County. On December 28th 2016 around 9:00 p.m. I let my dog out to go to the bathroom and when I looked up at the sky I saw approximately between 70 to 100 cylindrical shaped objects in the sky. They were everywhere when I looked up. They were all above and around me in the sky at a high altitude as I couldn't really make out the shape and am describing them by the lights I saw. They made no sound and were pretty high up because several commercial planes flew by and they were well below the lights I was looking at. Each object had 4 white lights along the side and then it had a green blinking light above it and a red blinking light below it. They were stationary, just hovering there. I grabbed my binoculars and looked at them but couldn’t see any defined edges, only the lights described above. They were not planes or helicopters or blimps as there wasn’t any sound. I continued to watch them for about 15 minutes and they did not move with the exception of 2 of them moving and traveling east but they were not moving very fast. Have looked at news articles in the news paper the following day and nothing was reported. Even my dog was looking up at them which I found strange. Wondering if anyone else has reported seeing these that same evening?
December 28, 2016 · 7:20 PM · LIGHT
Elkton, MD
While driving to visit family, we spotted two abnormally bright orange/red lights in the sky. Observed for a few minutes, stopped and got out of the car as one of the lights became even brighter than within seconds it traveled straight up and disappeared. The second light did the same thing. Have never seen something travel so fast nor straight up in our lifetime.
December 28, 2016 · 6:00 PM · CIRCLE
Rosamond, CA
My husband and I love star gazing, own a telescope, and are very familiar with the ufo phenomenon. For a few weeks now we have noticed these amazing lights in the sky. We decided to try and catch them on camera. Unfortunately, we only have a cheap Android phone, so we used it to our best ability before the crafts were gone and the phone lost battery. To get a closer look, we set up our stakeout on our roof. After a cold night and hours later, it appeared again like it had nights before. It began as a circle bright white light moving from south to the north quite faster than anything we had ever seen then it suddenly stopped a few blocks away and hovered over a house for only 2 seconds (as we are scrambling for the camera its light begins to get brighter and turning bright orange and then takes off so quickly back south) we didn't catch footage of this one. But we thought we could stay longer and see if it returns. Well to our surprise another craft flew by maybe an hour later. This one looked much different. It was almost cone shaped (like the orange caution cones) with a bright green light at the top as it was sort of descending down it began to pick up speed again and in the video you can hear me say its not green anymore. Suddenly, it zoomed off to the east were the sun was still rising changing to a bright yellow light. The oddest part about this is the way it would dissapear an then flash the light ever 2 seconds. But each time it appeared it was in a different position it wasnt flying a straight path. Flash up flash forward flash down. Sorry the video couldn't be better quality.
December 28, 2016 · 5:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Marlborough, MA
I was driving to my sons doctors appt with my boyfriend. Where we live there is a lot of planes so we were watching them up in the sky. My boyfriend spotted three red dots hovering over a field in the night sky. There was no noise from these red dots and they were in a triangular pattern. It was flying quite fast and very low. Maybe about 200 ft up. He continued driving and I continued staring. We eventually drove behind the trees. We reemerge from trees and it was nowhere in sight. This was right behind the Marlborough airport but was most definitely not a plane.
December 28, 2016 · 3:40 PM · LIGHT
Jewett City, CT
This object was flashing in the sky. It wasn't an airplane because it was motionless. Although we seen a few airplanes circle near the object. Everytime it flashed it got brighter and brighter. We watched it flash for 50 minutes until it disappeared into thin air.
December 28, 2016 · 8:39 AM · CHANGING
Suwanee, GA
Looked like a snake when zoomed in video with few lights going down it and far away look like a flashing star.
December 28, 2016 · 8:30 AM · OTHER
Millers Creek, NC
We were in our house then we herd a noise of a low flying aircraft so all 4 of us went outside and saw a big almost Star Wars looking ship moving very slowly across the sky and it had really bright flashing lights. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 28, 2016 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Multiple, IL
Having never seen anything like this before, I feel like I may be a bit crazy. I have been watching a lot of Ancient Aliens and listening to Coast To Coast nightly, but that fact has no bearing on what I actually saw this morning. I am a truck driver, and I drive the same route every night, which takes me from Bloomington, Illinois, up Interstate 39 to Plover, Wisconsin, and back. This gives an idea of approximately where I may have been in relation to towns or cities, as I wasn’t exactly sure what towns are around the objects I saw. I do know that the first one was seen in southern Wisconsin, close to the border, probably around the 170-mile-marker or so, before getting on the toll way. As I have not seen anything like this, it’s difficult to describe, but I will admit that the first and third objects could have easily been airplanes seen from a distance, but I do not think they were. All three objects were orange in color, all seen from a distance as I was driving, so I couldn’t keep my eyes fully trained on them. The first one, which was seen around 4:30 A.M. CST, at first did look like it was possibly an airplane coming in for a landing, as it was descending, but when it did a zigzag movement while in descent, I realized I may have seen something not operated by humans. I know that some military airplanes could pull off a zigzag pattern, but the way it moved while also descending was a bit strange. I spent 4 years in the Marine Corps, and being an air winger, I frequently witnessed maneuvers by Hornets, EA-6Bs, Harriers, Ospreys, and others. I never saw any of those things, including helicopters, do anything like what I saw. Eventually, it got too low and was hidden behind the tree line of the Interstate. I tried to keep an eye out for it to pop up again, but it didn’t. The second object was much higher in the night sky, around 5:15 A.M. CST, and was much further away from me than the first was. I was driving south, and I first saw it almost directly in front of me. It seemed at first to be moving very slowly east, then sped up a bit. Up until this point, I didn’t think the first object was enough to file a report, as I stated that it could have easily been an airplane, even with the odd zigzag move, but what happened while watching the second one actually astonished me quite a bit. After it sped up a bit, I saw a quick shaft of light. This light was not bright or flashy, and it only lasted a split second, maybe a quarter of a second at the most. It was like a lightning bolt, but rather than going from the ground to the sky, this bolt came from the sky and was aimed directly at the craft. Also, it wasn’t jagged like a bolt of lightning, but rather it was straight, like something was beamed from space to the craft. I have never hear! d or read of anyone seeing anything like this before, so maybe I really am crazy. Anyway, after this beam to the craft, it kept on moving in an easterly direction and I lost it as it kept going. The third object was spotted around 5:45 A.M. CST, and this was the least eventful of the three. I also saw this one coming from the south, or at least that’s where I spotted it since I was driving south. This one traveled at a leisurely pace for the most part, speeding up one time, but slowing back down soon after. This one didn’t do anything odd, but also went in an east direction, where I lost it in the twilight of the rising sun. Honestly, of the three things I saw, I really don’t know if any of them was actually extra terrestrial, but they could be. That’s why I wanted to report them. I’m truly interested if anyone else saw the shaft of light to the second craft I saw, or if anyone has ever reported such a thing before.
December 28, 2016 · 4:30 AM · SPHERE
Aiken, SC
In the early morning, while still dark, a very bright blue orb-like ball crossed the sky. It was very low and close to our car. It moved very fast, lasted for approximately 3 seconds, and then completely disappeared. I was not a believer before today but am convinced that the object was a space craft of sorts. The second observer is educated on this subject yet still could not believe what he had just witnessed. Definitely a little frightening. Left us feeling very confused and amazed.
December 27, 2016 · 9:30 PM · OTHER
Las Vegas, NV
I was driving north in the vicinity of Buffalo and Grand Teton and looked out my window towards the west and saw a rather bright reddish orange light traveling either towards the southeast or it was rapidly climbing. I pulled over and got out of my car and continued to watch as it got higher in the western sky, it remained reddish orange and appeared to vary in intensity like a fire or flare that flickers, sort of like seeing a campfire at a great distance. Then the object slowed and appeared to hover and meander a bit in it's position. Then it slowly reversed course and headed back towards the west-northwest, and at the same time it changed course it also dimmed greatly and became hard to see, and now appeared whitish and very dim, slowly fading to where I could no longer see it. I tried to get in on video but it had already turned NW and cant see it on the video. Its initial direction of travel was about 130 degrees, after it changed course it appeared to head about 310 degrees. My direction of travel was about 360 degrees, and I initially saw the object at about a 270 degrees, directly towards the Spring Mountains. It reminded me of a high altitude rocket, Ive seen a lot of rockets out of Vandenberg when I was younger. But this object varied in speed and direction, unlike any rocket I've seen. I saw something like this about a year ago, in the same general area but it was out farther northwest of Las Vegas towards the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
December 27, 2016 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Columbia, MO
At approximately 21:15 pm central standard time in Columbia, MO, my spouse and I were on our back deck looking towards the south while smoking. I noticed a strange flash of white light towards the southwest part of the sky and began watching for it again. It flashed again around 10 seconds later but flashed in an irregular way now in a blue and red beam of movement like a very slow motion trail. It continued to flash mostly either faint or extremely bright flashes of white light with no pattern or rhythm of flashing, and once in a blue moon it had the flash of blue and red again similar to a meteorite breaking up in the atmosphere but in a more controlled way. It inched slowly across the sky from west to east in a horizontal direction until disappearing behind the trees. It moved much too slow to be an airplane, satellite, or the ISS. It was clearly in the sky and not out in space, and guessing roughly it was probably 5-10,000 feet off the ground; perhaps a 1/2 a mile to a mile from our location. In about 15-20 minutes it had moved so slowly that it only covered about 10 feet of the sky from our point of view. Any passenger or military plane or helicopters I've seen here would cover that distance in under 20 seconds. The B-2s fly out here quite often too with Whiteman AFB being so close. Definitely wasn't that and didn't sound like the B-2. This object had no sound whatsoever. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD