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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
August 19, 2022 · 9:51 PM
Rapid City, MI
An object or light approximately 1/4 mile long line which moved slowly across the sky from northeast to southeast and then disappeared. There was no trail, just a constant line of light NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:50 PM · CIGAR
Gloversville, NY
Sitting on the beach late at night having a fire when my dad points out a long cigar/blimp like thing in the sky with what looked like 10 white lights in a row but way more compact than the star link image. It was in the sky for roughly 30-40 seconds then slanted slightly and disappeared into the darkness.
August 19, 2022 · 9:48 PM · DISK
Marcellus, NY
Round object, came into view for approximately 20 seconds. Slightly angled lights or vents from and engine. Came across the sky, my friend and I took pictures and as it made it's way to our right it slowly disappeared NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:48 PM · CYLINDER
Hooksett, NH
I glanced out of our front window to look for the Northern lights.which were supposed to be visible in NH skies this evening. I saw a long bright cylindrical light in the sky traveling from the Northwest towards the Northeast. I shut of our light and called to my husband. He watched it moving through the sky and told me to get the camera. He said it looked a bit orange to him and while I tried to get the camera to come on he said it just faded away like it was cloaking itself. I could not get a picture in that time frame. The object did not have any blinking lights and it moved very quickly. There was not any difference in brightness or mass on any part of it's shape. It was the same brightness from one end to the other. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:47 PM · OTHER
Colonie NY ... a few miles west of Albany, NY
Bar looked like a neon night, about 3 inches long from our standpoint, and straight across, moving slowly, easterly along the sky..... that would make it several hundred feet long. It didn't appear to be moving upward or downward, just level. After it came to our attention, about 30 seconds later, it faded out slowly. My neighbor is 65 and an engineer. I'm 74. We are not easily impressed, but we see no way this was a jet stream, an aircraft, or anything else our imagination can fathom. There was no noise. We would like to know if anyone else saw this thing NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:46 PM · LIGHT
Bridgton, ME
NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:46 PM · CIGAR
Davison, MI
Sitting by the fire when we looked up into the sky and saw this long worm shaped looking object in the sky. It appeared to be moving slowly from west to east. It had a very feint glow to it, pretty well hidden and not obviously seen unless you were already looking into the sky like we were. Someone a couple campsites down from us appeared to notice as well and shined they’re flashlight in its direction, it then vanished into thin air. We tried to make sense of it but it was not shaped anything like an airplane, no blinking lights off it, was moving way to slow to be an airplane, it couldn’t have been a kite because we would’ve seen it come down. I would almost describe it like a very slow moving, dim, fluorescent light. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:46 PM · CIGAR
Tigard, OR
I suddenly saw a train looking object with two rows of light in sky for 3 seconds in sky. I took a video and my brother in law tool a photo but 6 other people saw it too. I did see the pictures for starlink satellite and was nowhere close to that. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:46 PM · LIGHT
Black butte, OR
5 of us saw this string of lights which do NOT look like Starlink satellites. We were hanging out on our deck. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · CIGAR
Indian Lake, NY
Sitting out in front of the camp fire on Lake Abanakee in Indian Lake NY on 8/19/2022. The sky was clear and all stars were visible . At 9:45 pm my wife noticed a white line that was very bright moving slowly across the sky over the lake towards the north west. It did not leave a tail nor did it have a bright head on it.. it was uniform in color . This line was moving across the lake slowly at a uniform pace for appx 15 seconds then disappeared . I have seen all sorts of shooting stars and comets throughout my life but never have seen anything like this Which is why I’m reaching out . The pics attached were what we were able to take of it. It doesn’t look like much but it was much brighter in person NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · FORMATION
Thornton, NH
We were sitting at our tent sight at a music festival between acts. As we were waiting we saw this ship moving though the sky. It was completely silent and it was huge. My phone was already in my hand so I grabbed my camera and started recording. We all watched it move though the sky and fade into nothing. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · OTHER
Bennington, VT
Long string of bright lights in perfect line with border around them, approx 200 feet in length going west to east, approx one mile away at altitude roughly 2,000 feet. watched for approx. 15 seconds then the whole band just blinked out. No sound and no FAA strobes. Object did not change direction, change color, grow bright or dim. Speed slightly faster than a passanger jet. All lights were a bright white. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · CIGAR
Spafford Lake, NH
The cigar shape was on an angle traveling slowly towards us and at the end it just disappeared when I first saw it it had a flash of light.
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · CIGAR
Topsham, ME
2 people sitting around fire stargazing and suddenly saw a long vertical cylinder tilted right slowly going upwards. Then it looked like it was being covered by something and disappeared. NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Gray, ME
Noticed object driving down Lawrence rd in gray maine. Slowed down to get a better look at it. Was a very thick long lite! We had visual of it for a few minutes and it wasn’t moving. We both turned to look at the picture my daughter had taken and looked back up and it was gone! We drove about a mile into a open field and could see in every direction but nothing in sight!
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Red Creek, NY
Figured it was just an aircraft or drone maybe. Never seen anything like this change length and brightness then fade quickly. Appeared dim then got brighter and changed length, thin, short to long appeared to be white dot type lights. White lights in a line. From the distance we were at, guessing about a a couple of miles from the shore. At that distance I’d say about 100 feet + long or more and guessing around a few miles up. Appeared, got brighter, lengthened then faded out like someone turning a dimmer switch. No noise from where we were. Tried to get a video with my IPhone but was too dark and far to appear in my screen. Very dark star lit night. We did see other aircraft in the sky, but not at that altitude. Lasted about 3 minutes maybe 5. Four of us saw this. My wife and I , and my two neighbors that were sitting with us. Please note this is at my summer home in Red Creek NY. Can contact me if you wish, but not necessary, but felt it was necessary to report this, especially during global conflicts with Russia, China etc. and knowing Fort Drum is not too far away.
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · CYLINDER
Monhegan Island, NH
Appeared below the Big Dipper and continued up towards it for about 25 seconds before vanishing. The craft was quite larger (much bigger than any stars) and bright.
August 19, 2022 · 9:45 PM · OTHER
Searsmont, ME
NUFORC: Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:44 PM · CHANGING
Wolfeboro, NH
While looking at the stars off my deck, a long thin light appeared over the mountains, and seem to move slowly towards us, high up in the sky. It seemed to get longer in shape and then shorter in shape. There was no sound but seem to be a small breeze. As the object got closer it seemed to turn and change shape slightly and then got longer as it started to go vertically into the sky. It seemed to get faster as it got longer and then disappeared Starlink
August 19, 2022 · 9:41 PM · LIGHT
Carey, OH
13 weird lights came up from behind the tree line, the all slowly came up then went across the sky slowly until they each disappeared. I have a few pictures of them, I used night mode on my phone which requires me to hold it still for 3 sec to get a perfect picture, I was shaky though so it's not a perfect picture, some of them disappeared before I could get my phone out.
August 19, 2022 · 9:40 PM · OTHER
Berlin, NH
We noticed a string of lights slowly moving toward us. As it came closer it got bigger. Wasn’t more than 500 feet off the ground. It became the length of two mini vans parked behind each other. As it came closer we stood there in shock and under the lights we noticed it was more than lights, it had a round body. It was like the lights where under the round body causing the underside to light up. There was no noise during the activity. After about 3-5 minutes the lights dimmed and zoomed faster than I can put into words. About 20 minutes later we spotted it again on Forbush ave(about 2 minute walk from the location of first sighting) it did the same thing, moved closer then dimmed it’s lights and vanished.
August 19, 2022 · 9:40 PM · DISK
Salem, NY
While outside on our deck, looked up in sky saw something above our residence, then fly off quickly, brushed it off as shooting star. My wife was then called out to the deck with our son to look at the stars. The sky was clear to see the stars. My wife then spotted an orangish yellow row of lights near the tree line, as she pointed it out to me it I grabbed my phone and proceeded to record. At this time the lights colors changed to a white light that was in rotation around the craft. The craft began to fly higher within the sky which then the lights started dimming. Assuming the craft may have seen the jets. We then saw the two jets fly over our house, side by side, right after the craft lights disappeared. The jets then circled the area where the craft lights were last seen. As I shut my camera off, I saw a quick flash of light below the jets, then we went inside because my wife and I felt like something was not right. We initially thought it may have been a rocket and the orangish color was the rooster tail of it until it changed to white.
August 19, 2022 · 9:38 PM · CIGAR
Dexter, ME
I was on my way home from seeing family, and it was around 9:38 PM. As I was driving, I noticed what looked like the Pleiades star cluster to the North of me. However I thought it was odd, because they were unusually bright white and weren't in quite the right shape. As I continued driving, I noticed that the lights were separating from each other (from my estimate there were roughly ten lights) and they slowly formed a cigar shape. I continued to stare, and started to worry about going off the road, and as I was considering pulling over, I noticed that it seemed to be a single object, and was much closer than I thought it was. It was no more than a few hundred feet off the ground, and by that point it seemed to be about the size of a jetliner, but there were no lights to signify wings, nor any rumbling from a plane that size being so close to the ground. From what I could see, it looked quite angular, and there was a haze cast by the lights. I took my eyes off it for only a moment to pull over, and it was gone. I looked all around to see if maybe there was a light from a nearby residence that perhaps could have reflected off of my windshield, but I couldn't see any. After about 8 minutes of looking, I decided to continue on my way home.
August 19, 2022 · 9:37 PM · OTHER
Ferrisburg, VT
While driving northbound on rt 7 noticed a line of lights off to my left. Pulled into a McDonalds parking lot to get a better view. When the lights got directly overhead they just disappeared. They were not very high, lower than a commercial airplane that was passing in the opposite direction.