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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.
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August 26, 2020 · 9:05 PM · TRIANGLE
Ashland, OH
The object was as high in the air as an commerical airplane. There was a point of light at each corner of the dark triangle, one middle
August 20, 2020 · 9:51 PM · FIREBALL
Sandusky, OH
I was going out to have a cigarette and I noticed in the sky over the tree line a very busy orange red light that seemed odd. I was on the phone with someone and I told them I'll call you back as this light turned into5-6 orange red balls and move slow together before 4 of them speeding off and one slowly went east, and I watch that one until it gotten so far I couldn't see it anymore.
August 20, 2020 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Cincinnati, OH
my friend and i was goning down pippen rd at 9:00pm we stop at a red light at the pippen and Kemperrd intersection we glance up at the same time and saw one large speare like object going east across the sky very fast it then did a couple 360° turn and headed back west we watch as we continued farther down the road til it vanished at 9:04pm it had a bright white beam and red lights glowing
August 19, 2020 · 9:47 PM · LIGHT
Cambridge, OH
August 19, 2020 @ 9:47 pm Rural Eastern Ohio While taking the trash can to the curb. I noticed a pair of odd flashing lights in the night sky, traveling west to east in a straight trajectory at a slow but constant speed. The event lasted a little more than a minute before the lights disappeared behind the trees. The bright white lights were flashing in unison and similar to anti-collision strobe lighting on an aircraft. But there were no red or green directional lights observed, just the two very bright flashing lights. I was a bit stunned at first. But then I remembered I had my mobile phone in my pocket. I took it out and attempted to record the object. I say object because the two lights appeared to maintain the same distance from one another the whole time. The lights also appeared to be at a lower altitude than normal nighttime air traffic for this area. At one point I thought that it might be some type of consumer drone. But there wasn’t the telltale buzzing sound that a drone makes. It also appeared that the lights were quite large. At the angle that I was viewing them, I’m guessing that they were somewhere near a thousand feet AGL (above ground level). Therefore being too big to be a drone. There was a slight low rumbling sound during the sighting. If it were a standard aircraft flying at that altitude it would have been easily discernible. Though my video was a bit shaky, I did manage to capture footage of the flashing lights. I also pulled a still from the video. When enlarged, it clearly shows the two individual lights. As far as I know I was the only witness to this event. Our neighbors were outside at the time having an argument (which was captured on the video’s audio track). But I believe they were too immersed in their confrontation to notice the lights. Our property is located about 2 miles east of a small city and these lights were traveling from that direction. About 3 miles to the south west is a small municipal airport. These lights did not take the normal flight path that local aircraft make on approach or departure. I’m a retired security lieutenant and I used to work night security at a factory adjacent to that airport. I have seen countless aircraft on approach at night. These lights did not match anything that I have seen before. I’m also a hobbyist UAS (unmanned aerial systems) pilot. I’m familiar with drones and their flight characteristics. Which is why I do not believe this was a drone. I still have no idea what I witnessed on the night of August 19th 2020 @ 9:47 pm. It has come to my attention that a sighting of a similar object occurred that same day approximately 12 hours earlier in the Cleveland Ohio area. This is why I decided to report my sighting to you.
August 19, 2020 · 9:47 PM
Cambridge, OH
Our study showed compass heading change in the MSV (Multi Sensor Verification) range of 3 degrees from 111.12 to 108.13 in five minutes beginning at 01:47:19 UTC, but without the qualifying field reading change that normally triggers the device, which in this case would need to be in excess of the threshold of 29. This is still VERY interesting in view of the compass heading change for three reasons: 1) Three degrees under controlled conditions is considered as significant, just as 2.5 times local background radiation is considered as significant. 2) Original MADAR was based on CHC (compass heading change) and was successful in several instances, and no field readings in milligaus were available at the time. 3) 3.5 miles was given as the distance between the sighting location and the MADAR site at Canton and occurred within 5 minutes of each other!
August 18, 2020 · 1:55 AM · DISK
Canton, OH
did not travel. hovered in place, as I traveled under it. The crafts light glowed a dark red and stayed Red. Approximately 150-300 feet in the sky. as I got on the rt 30 west exit ramp i looked back and it was gone. Clear skies. no trace. May have been a Sheriff's Drone. I did see a Sheriff about a half mile from the object. Looked online at some drones. Don't know what it was?..
August 15, 2020 · 10:40 PM · LIGHT
Richfield, OH
While stargazing in a place without much light pollution, I focused on a star directly centered in the cross section of a cross-shaped constellation, approximately halfway up the sky and almost directly southward but slightly to the east. This star had stayed directly where the two lines of this "cross" constellation crossed for at least 20 minutes, not moving. It suddenly moved downward and to the left of the cross section point where it was previously, then slowly hovered above and below the horizontal cross line before settling just above the line and slightly to the left of the vertical cross line. It then did not move for at least a half hour, at which point we left. I know that its movement wasn't just my eyes playing tricks because I used the horizontal and vertical cross lines as a frame of reference. My friend was looking at a different star close by and said they saw it move at the same moments I saw my star moving, but at the time I thought they were referring to my star. Afterwards my friend said they think the movement they saw was just their eyes playing tricks, which along with the confusion about us looking at different stars has made me doubt my own sighting. However, I know that I saw it move especially because I kept comparing its position with the stable "cross" constellation.
August 12, 2020 · 3:00 AM · FIREBALL
Toledo, OH
Ran outside to grab something out of my car. As I do not generally look at anything going outside in the dark for some reason as if for me to see I turned and looked up into the sky and next to a very bright white ; possibly star was a large circular what appeared to be a ball of fire. There was a glow around the ball. It was at a stand still for a short time then proceeded to slowly move as what i would describe slowly like a floating lantern. It moved down slightly and then back up and moved passed trees to be out of view. My husband a couple hours later seen the same thing 2-3 hours later in a location a few miles from the location I seen it. Within a few minutes of me walking inside I began feeling as if my brain wasn't processing correctly and I was in what was a state of confusion as if I had experieced a head injury. Upon further searching I found information regarding my description and UFO sightings as I have never experienced or seen anything like it. Additionally, it appeared rather close.
August 10, 2020 · 11:46 PM · LIGHT
Cincinnati, OH
3 lights in the sky would appear and move at rapid speeds and almost seemed to flutter as well. One would appear then disappear and two others would appear and squiggle in the sky. They would make rapid motion in one direction and move the other. This was clearly not a drone nor plane as it was above the clouds and was moving at very rapid speeds then coming to an absolute stop. I’ve never encountered UFO’s before but I’m definitely a believer after seeing it with my own eyes.
August 8, 2020 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Johnston, OH
Me and husband went out stargazing to see the perseid meteor shower. We were outside laying in the grass, we live in a rural farming country area. We have soybean crops in our fields. We were outside only about 20ish mins when I had seen my first perseid. Then immediately after looking towards the big Dipper I saw a flash of light slowly dissipate. I thought it was odd and it stuck in my mind for a lil bit but then I forgot about it as we laid there talking and staring up. About 15 mins and 2 perseids later, at the same time, we both witnessed what looked like a very very dim star but it was moving, FAST. It was not blinking. It was circular and dim lit. We watched it go from one end of the sky to the other is a super quick succession. And I thought why wasn't it blinking like a plane. I chalked it up to be too far away but as it got closer to the treeline if the northwest sky, some clouds came and and the object had to have been right above the clouds becau! se we suddenly saw a spotlight on the clouds that was coming from the object. But the object was still sooooo dim and you couldn't see the light coming from the craft but u could see it on the clouds. Like it was some form of ultraviolet light my eyes couldn't see but illuminated on the clouds. Then we saw two of the lights over the clouds hovering then disappeared. We were trying to debunk the entire thing and forget what we saw because we couldn't believe it. So we focused back in the sky. A few mins later looking up southwest directly above me , while I was staring up, a dim lit "star" that was suspended not moving suddenly flashed sooooo incredibly bright then went dim and I o served the same kind of object moving extremely fast through the sky and it went all the way north till it was near the clouds again and I witnessed the "spotlight" in the clouds again. It was then I remembered the first flash of light by the big Dipper and I realized this was ! weird. I The objects had no contrails or anything. But I'm gonna be honest, either the multiple crafts we witnessed were communicating through the flashes or I felt like , in some weird way, which I know this crazy, but I felt like they almost noticed that we noticed them. I have no idea how. It was so strange. Everything got extremely eerie so we decided to go in. That was a little after 2300hrs. I couldn't sleep last night and this is all I keep thinking of and I'm scared. So I found this website to report it and get it off my chest. But I keep thinking how they are out there. They could be out there right now on the sunny summer bright day and we wouldn't even know it.
August 8, 2020 · 10:20 PM · LIGHT
Zanesville, OH
While walking my dog I observed 2 red lights in the sky north of our home. The lights were continuous and not blinking. The lights appeared to be 50-75 feet apart moving independently and rapidly in a southwest direction for approximately 10 seconds before slowing to a stop. After stopping first 1 light slowly faded from sight followed by the other. Approximately 5 seconds after both lights disappeared a third appeared from the same area as the first two, moving more rapidly than the first two in the same direction as the original lights. Upon reaching the same area that the first two lights disappeared the third also slowed to a stop and proceeded to fade from sight. I continued to observe the area for 10 minutes after the last contact, but no further lights were observed .
August 8, 2020 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Mentor, OH
No processor! Circle of faint reddish glow traveling from south to north in the dark. It stopped then moved and stopped again and moved north bound. There was no noise or fast turns. It looked weird amongst the stars. I live near Lost Nation airport and know what planes look like at night and this was no plane. Just wanted you to check for satellites or air force doing tests? Please check as it was unusual and I can’t believe it.
August 8, 2020 · 9:58 PM · SPHERE
West Chester, OH
As I was looking at the moon in the east, I saw a bright orange object spherical object that seemed to be on fire pass in front of the moon. It rose up over the house and water tower directly across the street from me. There was no sound. At first I thought it must be a hot air ballon on fire because of what appeared to be flames around it, but because it kept on going on in a controlled flight to the south and up in the sky. I thought is must be a plane on fire but that didn't make any sense because a plane would have fallen. I ran in the house to get my I-phone and ran back out to take the first picture and could still see the distinct shape and bright orange color but it had gained considerable altitude and distance. In the next immediate shot it was out of sight. I checked to see if any satellites had been launched but there were none on that day. This is my first sighting of such an object, although I have seen others UFO's one very very close and others in the sky the looking distinctly like stars but definitely not acting like stars and witnessed by a crowd of people. I saw the last space shuttle launch and this looked nothing like it. I have 2.5 Maste'rs degrees in education. I am an elementary school teacher of 37 years and teach all subjects. I have a 2 photos of the object.
August 8, 2020 · 9:33 PM · LIGHT
Greenville, OH
At 21:33pm August the 8th 2020 our backyard security camera recorded a very bright pulsating flash that lasted approximately 12 seconds. There was no accompanying sound. It's my understanding that the same things have occurred in different areas of the United States.
August 8, 2020 · 12:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Westerville, OH
I observed an object extremely high in the sky that was not moving, seemingly, for several moments at a time. When it did move, it only moved incrementally from left to right, or down. The day of observation was unlimited visibility, with clear, blue sky and puffy white clouds. The object appeared to be the size of a star, tiny as in the eye of a needle. It reflected the sun from time to time, and pulsed when it caught the sun's rays, then dimmed again. his dimness or brightness may have occurred when the object turned or rotated. The object appeared about 60-70 degrees above the north's vertical horizon. It was so distant that the shape of the object could not be determined...however, it was not a plane, and I base that conclusion on the fact that it appeared over a 20 minute time period to have moved only slightly right, left, or down. This is my first ever observation, I am 81 years of age, with three college degrees, including a Ph.D.
August 8, 2020 · 12:40 AM · TRIANGLE
Green Springs, OH
Started seeing this one flashing white light. All of a sudden it turned sideways and became 2 lights. About a half hour later, I was walking down the street. It was dark out so the street lights were on. All of a sudden I noticed there was a dark shadow coming from behind me. I looked up, and this black matte triangle/boomerang type thing was flying over top of me. Absolutely NO sound at all. Hoovering right barely over top of the buildings. Had I been on the roof of one of the buildings I could have touched it. It continued West at a slow speed then vanished!
July 30, 2020 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Columbus, OH
Around 9:30pm our neighbors a few houses down set off hundreds of fireworks in the span of 4-5 minutes. The fireworks were too small to see over the tree-line and sounded like gunshots so we went outside to check it out. Walking back inside and see a small white light appear in the sky. Over the span of 5 seconds it covers 5+ miles and comes within 2 miles and is now a large white/yellow/orange orb hovering in the sky. The UFO watches the commotion for 15 seconds, turns right, accelerates and vanishes into nothing. Multiple witnesses and certainly not an effect from the fireworks. The airport is 5.5 miles from my house and we can see planes fly in and know what they look like. This was not a plane, helicopter, or drone.
July 28, 2020 · 10:36 PM · CIRCLE
Johnstown, OH
Our family was outside watching for the Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids meteor shower. We live outside of Johnstown, Ohio and it was a very clear night. Our daughter was taking pictures of a bright object in the sky, which we thought was likely Saturn because of the outer ring in the picture. This picture was taken with a Samsung Galaxy S8+. This was the brightest and largest object (other than the moon) in the night sky, glowing a bright orange/yellow – different from the other stars. After looking at pictures of Saturn, we determined that this object looked nothing like the pictures we were seeing. It has appeared on a few more occasions since the night of the 28th.
July 24, 2020 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT
Harpersfield, OH
At about 9:40pm I went outside to walk my dog. I often watch the stars, and am fairly familiar with the night sky. As I headed South, I saw an unfamiliar very bright white “star” under Neptune. It was as bright as Neptune, but not as large, and hovering just above the tree line. I was excited to see a new star and pulled my phone out to open the star app (Sky Guide) I use to identify stars. As I opened the app, I watched the “star” slowly move closer to me and then gently “float” up and diagonally into the space between Neptune and Saturn. It then moved diagonally rather quickly towards Saturn (Northeast) then up again. It did not move like a floating object. There was a definite flight like intentional pattern to its movement. Although, I’ve never seen an aircraft move in the manner like the object I observed. The object seemed to turn and change from a bright white to a softer amber glow. I then could make out three dimmer lights in place of the single amber color. Then the amber colors slowly dimmed simultaneously very similarly to how a flame might extinguish. Since I do like to observe the night sky and identify the objects I see, I opened an app I use to identify aircraft (Flightradar24). There were no aircraft in the area. I’ve seen Chinese lanterns in the sky, but this was not a Chinese lantern. It did not move in a straight line through the sky like a meteor or satellite.
July 24, 2020 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT
Harpersfield, OH
At about 9:40pm I went outside to walk my dog. I often watch the stars, and am fairly familiar with the night sky. As I headed South, I saw an unfamiliar very bright white “star” under Neptune. It was as bright as Neptune, but not as large, and hovering just above the tree line. I was excited to see a new star and pulled my phone out to open the star app (Sky Guide) I use to identify stars. As I opened the app, I watched the “star” slowly move closer to me and then gently “float” up and diagonally into the space between Neptune and Saturn. It then moved diagonally rather quickly towards Saturn (Northeast) then up again. It did not move like a floating object. There was a definite flight like intentional pattern to its movement. Although, I’ve never seen an aircraft move in the manner like the object I observed. The object seemed to turn and change from a bright white to a softer amber glow. I then could make out three dimmer lights in place of the single amber color. Then the amber colors slowly dimmed simultaneously very similarly to how a flame might extinguish. Since I do like to observe the night sky and identify the objects I see, I opened an app I use to identify aircraft (Flightradar24). There were no aircraft in the area. I’ve seen Chinese lanterns in the sky, but this was not a Chinese lantern. It did not move in a straight line through the sky like a meteor or satellite.
July 19, 2020 · 11:35 PM · TRIANGLE
Dayton, OH
I was sleeping outside and I was on my phone and I saw something in the sky. It was triangle shaped with a light in every corner of the craft. It was about 250-300 feet up i’d say. it was making a humming noise and moving fairly slowly. I couldn’t tell what color it was but i’d say grey or black.
July 19, 2020 · 12:05 AM · OVAL
Doylestown, OH
My daughter and I were driving, and a very bright pink light appeared in the sky. I immediately pulled over and we were both saying “what is that?” It was still and very bright, the color of a flare but the light was massive. We were in the middle of the country. As soon as I pulled my phone out to take a picture it disappeared. It didn’t trail off, it was like it vanished into thin air. We were both in shock and couldn’t move while it was visible. I’ve never seen anything like it. I hope that others saw this too.
July 18, 2020 · 11:15 PM · LIGHT
Lakeview, OH
My wife and I were out in our back yard taking pics of comet Neowise. She had gone to sit down. I noticed a bright light with what appeared to be a light bluish beam far off to the west. I went back and got the camera from my wife and started filming as it began to pass over the area. She did not see it due to where she was sitting. I had gone further into the back yard away from the trees so I could get a better view. It seemed about 1500 feet up traveling from west to east, there was no noise coming from it at all. It was as bright as burning magnesium but with what seemed to be a bluish tint. There were no blinking lights like normal aircraft. I have been an amateur astronomer for about 35 years and have never seen anything like this before. I can give a copy of the video but my internet is very slow.
July 18, 2020 · 11:00 PM · CIRCLE
Willowick, OH
I was sitting on my patio on Saturday July 18th about 11:00 pm when I saw an orange object fly from the south north towards Lake Erie. The orange light dimmed then disappeared. When it dimmed two more orange objects followed in the same direction and disappeared. When those lights dimmed three more orange objects flew in the same direction and disappeared. Then two more orange objects appeared and flew in the same direction and disappeared. When they disappeared another orange object followed and disappeared. Altogether there were 9 orange objects. The show lasted approximately 10 minutes. I would have loved to film them but my phone was in my purse in my office and I did not want to try to retrieve it. The objects looked to be a small cone shape.