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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.
3,082 entries
December 23, 2017 · 7:40 PM · CIRCLE
Ann Arbor, MI
It was a cloud nite, so the objects are blurry. There are 4 flying fat in a repetitive pattern. Looks like they are flying in and out of a circle & uniting in the middle & going back out into the circle. Objects appear white. They are are in same place in the sky & have been in this pattern for at least 10 min.. I am an employee of a local college & was coming home,after shopping. I looked up at the ky & saw these objects. It is now 1952, & thete,are only 3 of them now. I have been watching from inside of my apt for the last few minutes.
December 23, 2017 · 7:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Flint, MI
traveling through flint area on north I-75 , as i come around a long curve curve i notice a distinct set of lights hovering in the sky close to the horizon.initially i didnt think much of it assuming it was a low plane or a distant tower but the closer i got to where this ufo was hovering the more i started to notice what it was.this giant triangular craft had an extremely complex and bright light array on the bottom and sides, and it also had what i can only describe as two light beams projecting above and below it ,illuminating the surrounding sky and clouds.as i approached i started to realize that whatever i was looking at was absolutely massive,bigger than anything ive ever seen in the sky ,and it was also hovering at a low altitude,low enough that i could see the black surface of the craft quite well..as i passed where it was hovering in place it started to maneuver across the sky in a highly precise and unnatural way,before disappearing instantly in a ! bright flash of light.
December 19, 2017 · 2:30 AM · CIGAR
Lake Orion, MI
I were walking my dog when I heard the sound of a distant fan or water trickling through a fan. It was a different sound than we had heard before but I was concerned due to the extreme ice we have had that someones gas line or something similar may have broken. As I stopped to figure out where the sound could be coming from I realized the sound was coming from above. I looked up, to my shock a large cigar shaped craft pitch black was moving through the sky in and out of the overcast clouds. I would say maybe 5 or 6 football fields in length. It slowly moved west to east towards Detroit. I ran home as quickly as I could to get my phone. Rushing out to take a picture to my dismay it was gone. This was clearly much larger than any hot air balloon I have ever seen, and due to the temperature in the low 30's with wind gusts upwards of 10-20 mph I find it unlikely this "massive" object was Hindenburg which it would have to have been. I am extremely angry! that I did not have my phone on me but who ever has anything like this occur.
December 12, 2017 · 5:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Commerce Twp., MI
Was awaken to very distinct humming noises outside my window. I didn’t notice anything in the sky after first, but after about 15 minutes the sound got even louder and I then noticed in the distance of me red and white hazy lights hovering over the end of my street. The object continued to make this loud noise as it was fast moving to where I could no longer see it anymore, but still hear the sound.
December 7, 2017 · 8:45 PM · TRIANGLE
Deford, MI
I was heading home from working in Cass City one winter night, and I saw these three bright lights in the shape of a triangle. They were hovering approximately 100 yards above ground stagnantly shining down. It was dark and there was a tree line by the road, so I couldn’t see anything other than the lights. Trying to grasp any logic I could, I finally was able to convince myself that it must be a cell-tower I’ve just never noticed before. The next morning I looked for a tower or any rationality near the sighting about 1/2 mile south of Deckerville Road on Cass City Road; there was absolutely nothing, other than fields and woods.
December 1, 2017 · 7:35 PM · TEARDROP
Jackson, MI
I was driving south along Hague Avenue past Jackson Community College at night, when I saw a streak come straight down in a falling motion that resembled a shooting star, though the color was a spectacular sapphire blue. At the end of the streak, closest to the ground, there was a large teardrop shaped light which disappeared when it reached the treeline. The whole even lasted only a few seconds. I was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the event. As for my background, I was raised in a nearby area and am currently employed as a social worker. I have a graduate degree from CMU. I commute this route down Hague Avenue on the way home each night.
November 26, 2017 · 6:45 PM · LIGHT
Comstock Park, MI
Skies were cloudy and no stars were visible. Couldn't have been shooting star but moved as quickly as one.
November 25, 2017 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Oxford, MI
I was with my college roommate driving to a party and I noticed something out the window. It was a bright orange/yellow circular light/object. I freaked out as it looked unworldly. My friend saw it as well. The rest of the drive we were freaked out and trying to find an explanation for what we saw, which we could not. We saw the object for about 30-60 seconds before it was gone. The light was so bright/large.
November 10, 2017 · 9:20 PM · TEARDROP
Grass Lake, MI
Teardrop shape appeared quickly over the tree line to the southeast of me. Looked like it had a white aura surrounding a green-bluish teardrop. Thought it could be something falling but it was too large of an object that appeared it of nowhere.
November 4, 2017 · 7:45 PM · FORMATION
White Lake, MI
Drove closer using Google maps and could not find source. Found multiple groups of people watching the "show".. two groups said this is 3rd such occurrence in 2 weeks. No explanation. Believe to originate above Indian Springs Park in White Lake. Lights eventually stopped moving and maintained a solid formation at 7:58PM exactly and then began to descent/land and by 8PM the event was over.
November 3, 2017 · 2:38 PM · CIRCLE
Port Austin, MI
Biking through cemetery in town just after 2:38 PM. Witnessed bright silver circular object in sky 1/3 size of and to the right of the sun in clear sunny sky. Lasted about a min or 2. Quickly changed to light crystalline colors, and vanished.
October 30, 2017 · 12:15 AM · LIGHT
Newberry, MI
On the Lake Superior bluff looking east over the lake 17 miles west of Whitefish point, there is a very long string of 11 red lights at horizon level. They are stationary flashing red two seconds then off two seconds. detached from the line further north is red light with a flashing white light. This is positioned just north of the entrance to Whitefish bay. The line is approximately the length of three or four 1000 ft cargo ships. I have been up here for forty five years, seen numerous ships out on the lake, but just sitting there like this not moving for over 45 minutes They are approximately 17 to twenty miles from my vantage. Binoculars showed no outline of ships.
October 21, 2017 · 8:45 PM · CIRCLE
Taylor, MI
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 20, 2017 · 3:00 PM · CIGAR
Monroe, MI
Immediately checked flight radar and showed no planes in a 20 miles radius.
October 17, 2017 · 9:15 AM · DISK
Dimondale, MI
I was traveling down the road and got distracted by this ufo traveling behind this airplane then underneath and finllay went in front of it and disappeared. It was a creepy event lasted about 45 seconds.
October 15, 2017 · 11:20 AM · OTHER
Warren, MI
Often, I sit to to take nature pictures, of any sort, at the back of my yard that overlooks a river and a beautiful woods on the other side. This morning (10/15/17, 11:20 AM) I heard the whine of a large passenger airliner approaching from behind me. This is not uncommon, as I am more or less on the flight path for planes landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. But because of the whine, I thought it to be quit low, it was unusually low due to the very overcast sky. As it passed overhead, I thought I should have taken a picture of it, just to do it and then erase it, though I didn't. Then off to my right I saw what I thought to be a small bird fluttering along in the wind, a distance away, maybe a leaf, it didn't drop at all, must have been a bird? If I had tried to photograph it I'd of been able to zoom in on it and be able to tell. A few second later, looking now of to my left (which 3/4's of a mile away is the General Motor Tech Center) I see what might be another bird. Well, I'll see if I can find it in the viewfinder when zoomed in on and get it focused and get a picture of it. It, due to its distance, looked still quit small and a little strange, like its wings were drooped downward kind of low. I took the picture, quickly hit viewer to see how the picture looked, zoomed in on it and it look very strange, like an number 3. I then quickly pointed the camera to the north, then finding it again, took 4 more pitures. It looked like Number 3. It's hard to tell how how big it is, how far it was away and how fast it was moving. My guesses are it was ¾ to 1 ½ miles away. If it was ½ to ¾ of a mile away. Because of the time between the first picture and the second picture being about 30 seconds it was traveling at 30 to 50 mph. If it was a half mile away my guess is it was 10 to 12 feet long.
October 13, 2017 · 10:00 PM · OTHER
Niles, MI
No information provided by witness. PD
October 5, 2017 · 9:00 PM · FIREBALL
Port Austin, MI
Four different times scene Fireball objects leaving an aircraft floating looked like maybe three at a time.
October 5, 2017 · 8:56 PM · FLASH
Bay City, MI
Tonight at 8:56 (or 20:56) while driving from Saginaw to Bay City two aircrafts were spotted, flying in tandem at roughly 350 MPH near Amelith Road Bay City, Michigan. The lights were flashing at 1 millisecond intervals and were white. The crafts were apparently going straight ahead, then turning towards the direction of the airport, where we lost sight. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 5, 2017 · 7:30 AM · DIAMOND
Flint, MI
They appeared to be still for approximately 15 minutes and then began taking off in all different directions and then changing directions. One in particular appeared to be heading straight up, and then turned very fast in a different direction. We then began traveling on Interstate 75 South and we seen several more they as well just appeared to be sitting still for a period of 25 minutes then they appeared to take off going straight up with a very bright light shining at the top as bright as the stars and taking off in different directions.
October 4, 2017 · 6:05 AM · CIRCLE
Troy, MI
On Wednesday morning, October 4, 2017, at approximately 6:05 a.m. I had to take one of my three dogs outside on a leash due to major surgery he just had. Normally, I allow them to go out by themselves because I have a fenced back yard. While the other two dogs were running around the back yard, the dog I had on the leash just stood in the middle of the driveway looking around. While he was doing that, I was noticing how nice the stars were and the little dipper was visible. The cold front had not moved in yet, but I did notice some light clouds moving in. Something caught my dogs attention and he started to walk down the driveway to the back yard. We were headed North on the driveway. That is when I noticed a bright ball of light arcing from about ½ a mile from my driveway on the East side. It was about 300 feet in the air arcing East. Then it literally stopped for a few seconds in mid-air, and then flew straight up into the sky until I could not see it any longer. From my location the ball looked to be bigger than a soft ball and as bright as a led light. When we all went back inside the house 40 minutes had already gone by. The 40 minutes that passed from us going outside and going back in again is confusing. Our morning journey outside usually lasts 10 minutes. After we went inside I heard a helicopter near my house.
October 3, 2017 · 6:08 AM · LIGHT
Fraser, MI
I walked outside and looked up at the stars. Orion is in the south and was a clear morning. I looked to the west and noticed a plane flying overhead, with a red blinking light and flashing strobe. Metro airport is south and west of my house location. As I stared at the plane I noticed something that appeared to be as bright as a satellite, noticeable but faint. I stared at this because the faint light appeared to keep the same speed as the plane, off the left wing. I thought, how odd is this, the plane and light were moving from west to east. At about the 11:00 position the plane and light seemed to converge. I thought this was logical because of the difference in altitude between a plane and a satellite, but the light converging on the plane stopped and stood still for 1 or 2 seconds. Then the light moved again, accelerating West in the direction it came from. I looked at my watch, it was 6:08am.
September 29, 2017 · 1:00 PM · OVAL
Detroit, MI
I'm an engineer, I was on a plane flying to Detroit. I was looking North at a break in the clouds. I could see green farmland below through the clouds, the clouds were thicker on the East & West sides as the break in the clouds gave me the ability to see the ground below. The plane was approximately 25,000 feet up. I would not have noticed anything if the object didn't move at this very moment, it was stationary right next to the West cloud, then it moved forward some, then to the right then forward again to then hide in the East side cloud edge. I couldn't believe my eyes. The object was oval but it had depth and the top surface was pure white. This oval was the shape of a track & field track, so parallel in the middle with rounded ends. But the top surface was perfectly flat, and pure white. I would not have seen it, if it didn't move. The sides were a grey/white color, I could see very thin vertical black striations. The object was rigid, the top white surface came to a very obvious edge, then 90 degrees straight down. The vertical drop was what appeared to be about half what the short length width was. The object had no obvious propulsion mechanism, no observable heat waves, no radiations, no light emmissions that I could see. It did not tilt to move forward, did not tilt to the side, then did not change its orientation to move forward again. It just moved, I believe I would have missed it if it didn't move at all. From my eyes it was approximately an ! inch to 1.5 inches in length. Length is the rounded ends to each other, width then was the parallel sides to each other, depth was the white edge to the bottom of the grey striations. The bottom also came to a very rigid end. This object definitely appeared to be hiding in the clouds. No windows, no radar apparatus, no spinning anything, no external attachments. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 25, 2017 · 11:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Fruitport, MI
1 triangle shaped object, flashing light red, green and white. Moved up and down, bouncing like. We have amended the time above, to reflect a nighttime sighting. Possible "twinkling" star?? PD