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January 18, 2018 · 7:05 PM · DISK
Timberlake, OH
Tonight, on January 18th at approximately 7:05pm EST while sitting in my hot tub and looking up at the stars/sky, I observed two objects flying sort of erratically from east to west almost side by side. Then, all of a sudden, they changed direction and headed south. I tried to turn off my hot tub to see if I could hear anything, but couldn’t. These objects had lights, maybe reddish. I can’t be sure of their shape, but I would say round or oblong. It’s hard to say because, even though the sky was dark, it was still early in the evening and there was some steam from my hot tub. I’m not sure how high they were flying, but I’m going to guess no more than cruising altitude for a commercial airliner, but it is really hard to guess their altitude. For reference, we have very tall, mature trees in our village and these objects were much much higher than them and where I’m used to seeing airliners fly. For background information, I live about a ½ mile from Lake Erie near Eastlake, OH. There are no street lights in my village. I often sit in my hot tub and look up at the stars and watch the planes flying into CLE Hopkins and Lost Nation airports. I have also seen a fireball or meteor not to mention many shooting stars. I was honestly in disbelief of what I was seeing and was saying to myself ((deleted--"What is this?”!. I observed these objects for maybe 10-15 seconds before they disappeared to the south. In my mind, I was trying to make sense of it and whether it could have been a couple of drones but I guess they’d have to be real good pilots to pull off that maneuver at night let alone daytime. Still, I can’t be sure of what I saw but it was very abnormal from what I’m used to seeing, so I wanted to report it just in case anyone saw the same thing.
January 17, 2018 · 11:50 PM · LIGHT
Sidney, OH
While driving on a country road near the interstate, I saw a white bright fireball-like flare come straight down from the sky, leaving no trace it disappears close to the ground, I don't know how many people seen it but it was too bright to ignore
January 16, 2018 · 8:25 PM · TEARDROP
Canton, OH
Driving on 77N, my husband and I witnessed a bright green teardrop fall from the sky.
January 14, 2018 · 6:00 PM · CIGAR
Wilmington, OH
At 6:00 pm, 4 people observed what appeared to be a rocket launch southwest of Wilmington, Ohio. There was a single craft that was large in size and had an “S” shaped trail behind it. The craft was black in color and was observed from about 15 miles southwest. I’ve searched for launch dates and I can’t seem to find one for today
January 13, 2018 · 10:10 PM · LIGHT
Chesterland, OH
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 13, 2018 · 10:05 PM · FORMATION
Painesville, OH
Clear sky at approximately 10:05 PM. Out walking dogs, and looked up at the constellation, Orion's Belt, and saw an area of the sky lighting up with random lights, blinking on and off. The groud moved from the north, to the east. I yelled for my son and he ran out to see the last minute or so they were visible in the sky. I could here a faint noise in the sky. I did not see any type of aircraft or object...just the bright blinking lights. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 6, 2018 · 8:20 PM · CHEVRON
Batavia, OH
Faint lights appeared in the sky in the formation of a large chevron. They moved in sync like birds in flight at just above tree-line level. The entire sighting lasted about 5 seconds before the lights disappeared. If this was a craft, it was completely non-material as it was a totally clear night.
January 1, 2018 · 12:25 AM · FORMATION
Toledo, OH
7 orange low altitude craft flying in close formation. Sonic booms were heard in the area around the same time of sighting by different witnesses. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Hi there, sorry for the delay. I am attaching pictures for you. I unfortunately was not a witness but was told of the event as I went the opposite way home as the witnesses. The booms were heard from my daughter and family, and the timing was spot on. As for the pictures, my friend who took them said objects were orange and low in the sky. When she saw pictures they look far away and are white. She said they looked like they had tails. She doesn't remember any sounds. I hope this helps and I'd like to know if any other sightings we're reported in the area. ((END ADDENDUM))
December 20, 2017 · 9:20 PM · TRIANGLE
Somerville, OH
On Dec 20 2017 my dogs were acting like they heard something outside so I let them out and looked to see what had them wanting to go out. I saw nothing in the yard. As I waited on the dogs I looked up at the sky to look at the stars and to the left of Orion's Belt in the northeastern skyline, I saw two very bright lights, much brighter then all the stars in the sky, moving very slow. At one point they stopped for a long time. They stayed in the same spot for several minutes looked to be at least 10,000 feet high off the ground. There was no sound coming from them. At times they looked to change shape and color changing from white to green and back to white. They also would blink and at times white straight lines would come out of it going in all directions around it. Jets were seen at different times and could be heard 3 times. At this point I had my wife come over and look to see if she could see what I was seeing in the sky to the east of our home. We used bo! th a small telescope and a hunting rangefinder. The telescope didn't work well but with the rangefinder the lights were seen very well. They looked to be blinking white and green kind of like fireworks and a round bright white light circled one of the objects several times and then vanished. Knowing I had never seen this before I wanted to get it on film so I grabbed my phone so I could get it on film. Strange thing with my eyes I could see both but with camera only one would show up. I also took a short video. The one to the left vanished. It was a very quiet night and no sound could be heard except when the jets were seen. Later on when watching the video a strange sound could be heard at times. something like a pulsing sound. Also when examining the photographs two triangle shapes can be seen with a grey shape below them. The whole event lasted about 20 minutes.
December 16, 2017 · 2:00 AM · LIGHT
Dover, OH
I took the dog out pee. i was looking at the Big Dipper when I first saw one dim light,then I saw two other lights following in a triangle shape. The three lights moved across the sky with no sound and at a very fast pace. The two outside lights moved to the center light and then went back to their first location. The altitude of the lights looked to be like that of a satellite or the ISS flying over. The lights went from overhead to the horizon in 2 to3 seconds. I have watched countless satellites and aircraft, but have never seen anything like this.
December 8, 2017 · 6:40 AM · UNKNOWN
Lakewood, OH
There is no spectacular story here, it's just that I cannot explain this red, pulsing light that I saw on my drive to work this morning. I pulled up to the stoplight to turn onto the highway on ramp, and noticed this red ball of light in the sky. It was high enough that it wasn't coming from a house or a building in the area. It had to be something in the sky. There are no poles nearby that could emit the light. There were no other colors. It was just one red ball of light, that just stayed in one spot. It was not an airplane because it did not travel. It was not a helicopter. It only had one red light, so it was not a pole that warns aircraft of low power lines and it wasn't a cell phone tower. I am familiar with this area in the day light which is why I cannot figure out what it was. As I turned on to the highway the light continued to pulse, in that same spot. I kept looking back over my shoulder to make sure I didn't see other colored lights or additional lights or movement- but I didn't. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 7, 2017 · 8:50 PM · TRIANGLE
Tipp city, OH
Hello. I found your website on the missing 411 documentary. I am an abductee/contactee. I don't have pictures of the craft on the night of the train incident but I do have a few pictures of other crafts I seen in 2019. I have a radio reflective object in my left hand I believe to be an implant. I witnessed my 1st ufo when I was 13, I am 32 now. I have seen many crafts. I am being watched by them closely and military/government as well. I have had the black hawk helicopter above my home, military personnel at the hospital. I have alot to say when it comes to the paranormal side of life as well. That all being said I would like to share my story with you but will have to do it in our next conversation. Thank you!
December 7, 2017 · 8:15 PM · TRIANGLE
Tipp City, OH
I was walking to Troy from tipp city to see my uncle. I was drinking alcohol but I only had 3 beers to warm me up for the cold walk. I left my house on main Street in tipp city December 7th 2017 around 8pm. I took the train tracks for the first time to save me some time walking. About 10 minutes into my walk my cell phone died which I remember my battery being at 50 percent which should have lasted a day. I was listening to music off YouTube and my music shut off which I realized my cell had died. I kept walking about 5 minutes later into the cold darkness and a light had turned on above me, I stopped cause I originally thought it was some sort of a street light but I instantly knew there was no way for a light to be there and then a second light turned on and then a third light in the shape of a triangle. This object was pretty big and about 40 ft above my head no sound. I have witnessed many close encounters before especially from the triangle. At that time I remember saying my cell is dead and can't get any pictures of another close encounter. But as I'm observing this object a bright white with a blue tint shined over my body. It then began flashing lights bright as camera flashes at me and I realized I can't move, like it froze me. About 20 seconds of being in this light these big good halo type rings go over my body and it fills these rings up all the way to my neck and I then see the light getting closer and as I got right up inches away from the light I hear a loud humming sound and I was knocked out. I know now that it had picked me up off the ground and the humming sound was a vibrational sound that had knocked me out and rendering me unconscious. I then awoke in a ditch and I tried moving and I couldn't, I would wake up frequently and be knocked back out a few times. I then woke up and tried to get off the ground and my left arm was hanging and I was paralyzed. I tried with all my strength to get up and I rolled over onto a rock and saw blood pouring out of my face, then knocked back out. I woke back up to hearing people screaming and I got happy and I tried to tell but I couldn't talk. It ended up being a bunch of police officers and EMTs. They picked me up and got me on a stretcher and I was in so much pain I blacked back out. I awoke again on a helicopter and I tried as hard as I could to ask the man what happened to me and he stated that I had been hit by a train. I was completely shocked. I blacked out again and awoke in hospital and they had told me I had few broken bones and countless fractures and a crushed lung. I went into surgery and got put in a room. I started really thinking to myself last things I remembered. It all then came rushing back to me at that point. I had told all the doctors and nurses what actually happened. I did 4 days in hospital and I forced myself out because I thought I was going to be in debt the rest of my life. Next day the pain hurt beyond words can describe. I wish I had stayed longer. Weeks went by and there was a weird bump on my left index finger and I thought it was possible it was fractured and I got very concerned. So I made a doctor's appointment to have it looked at. My doctor called me back very next day shocked and scared. I asked what was wrong and she stated that I had a radio reflective object in my hand and she really wanted me to go in for surgery to remove the object. I went back to hospital to retrieve the x rays onto a disc. The woman was acting strange and said due to storm I couldn't get any copies. I said I have all day to wait cause I was very interested to see what this object was. As me, my mom and my brother was in the waiting area we see a woman dressed in military fatigues and 2 men in black suites walk out and did not even look at us. After they left about 20 minutes later the receptionist said I have access again and got the disc ready for us. I instantly went home and popped the disc into our computer and saw the object. As me and my brother was looking carefully at the pictures the pictures started getting erased before our eyes I freaked out and instantly ejected my disc. Few months went by and my brother got into the computer and the tower had crashed. He was only one who used this computer after I did. I reported my story to mufon and every time they called me it went straight to voicemail, did not ring any time I was contacted. I called them back and each time it made very weird loud screeching sounds so I ended up giving up. I told everyone I know my story. I am reporting to you guys now in hopes to be heard. I tried to bury this entire situation but it never leaves me. I don't remember what happened on the ship or who these beings were, but I've had many dreams of these tall grey beings, I should state at that time I never heard of tall greys only short ones. I have done countless research and discovered there are in fact reports of tall greys. I can't go out the house without witnessing an object of some kind. Family and friends didn't believe in UFOs until I had shown them, they are all true believers now. I will take a lie detector test proving my encounters. The lump in my hand is gone. I would like to know where in my body it has moved to. I also want to find a hypnotherapist to unlock what all happened that night. I need to know. Thank you for taking your time for reading my encounter. If you have any questions I would be happy to answer and help. I don't know why they abducted me and placed me back on tracks farther down than I remember and turned me into a walking vegetable. Part of me thinks it was just an accident, other part thinks it was on purpose. Maybe I was part of something bigger, like stopping the train to safe life's of others in a car or something broke down. I'm not sure. I hope it was to save another's life.
November 29, 2017 · 7:45 AM · CYLINDER
West Jefferson, OH
From the east (near Us Rt 40) notice a bright light in the distance moving west. I had a FlightAware app on my phone and there was not any commercial aircraft in my area. The light came closer to the ground and a white cylinder appeared in sky. It was traveling west with no emissions. It was traveling too fast to be a balloon. My first thought it was the ISS, but it was over South America at the time I seen the object.
November 28, 2017 · 1:00 AM
Willowick, OH
This light appeared to be in the shape of a half circle. There seemed to be two distinct lights but grouped very close together. The light remained there for around 20 minutes until it slowly began to turn upright and began to vanish slowly. It looked as if it was vanishing under a black silhouette. Once the object disappeared an incredibly strong gust of wind blew out toward the lake for around 10 seconds then stopped suddenly. There were no morning reports of a vessel that caught fire and sank. Before the object vanished I was able to take a picture I will attach to this report. A photo was submitted to NUFORC, which appears to show three reddish lights, oriented more or less horizontally. We do not know what the lights were. PD
November 26, 2017 · 9:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Kettering, OH
My boyfriend and I were leaving our home to go grab something to eat, and we stopped to talk to our neighbors, who were outside. As we were talking, I turned to look toward my car and in the sky, about 100 feet about the ground was a triangular shaped craft. Lights lining the edges. Almost translucent looking. No sound, just cruising across the sky. After a few seconds, it faded out and disappeared over our heads. My first and only encounter, and boy was it remarkable. I have no doubt in my mind what I saw. The neighbors saw it, as well, and my boyfriend watched all three of us react to it because his back was to it. It was like watching a sci-fi movie. I’m pretty sure I witnessed an alien craft possibly jumping through portholes or dimensions or something. I can’t stop thinking about it.
November 25, 2017 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Jackson Twp., OH
We suspect that the lights, because they reportedly shone on the clouds, may have been advertising lights. PD
November 22, 2017 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Cortland, OH
A circular balloon-like object hovered just below the clouds and ambled across the sky. It had luminescence around the edges, appeared to be a ring of dim light at one time. It stayed within sight for about 2 minutes, and then it gradually flew away out of sight. Spotted by 2 in Ohio. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
November 20, 2017 · 5:30 AM · UNKNOWN
Wadsworth, OH
I then ran inside, dropping my bike and yelling curses at my family about what I just saw. I then googled the hotline and talked to a man who rushed me and kept asking if this was a prank. It's not. My mom and older friends claim to have seen these all around Ohio, always flying northeast when spotted. After I hung up, I heard a thunderous sound that lasted about two seconds. It almost sounded like an echoing whip snap sound. And now I'm here watching my cats stare at the sky with wide eyes.
November 19, 2017 · 1:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Cleveland, OH
Two fighter jets flying at very high speed from Lake Erie south over a neighborhood just west of downtown Cleveland. They disappeared to the southeast. I, and some other ground observers, wondered what they were chasing, or where they were going. Weird. This is not a typical aircraft exercise area. No. No UFOs seen. Just in case someone else saw something at that time in the Cleveland area.
November 16, 2017 · 5:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Lancaster, OH
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 16, 2017 · 12:15 AM · OTHER
Milford, OH
6 balls of light following one massive ship. Main ship was very bright and slow moving. A very low pitch sound was heard by me and a few friends.
November 15, 2017 · 10:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Dayton, OH
There was a very low flying aircraft, probably around 600-700ft above the ground. It was shaped like a boomerang with hard edges. It was painted pitch black and had five lights. Three white that were mounted on the far side of each aircraft, and one in the center that was blinking rapidly. There was another two large orange lights mounted in the center of each wing. It was moving very slowly, maybe 10MPH. It was about 20 feet long and had a wingspan of about 50-60ft. The object didn’t make any noise.
November 10, 2017 · 8:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Conneaut, OH
On Friday, November 10, 2017, at approximately 8:30 p.m., my sister and I were driving from Cleveland, Ohio to Conneaut, Ohio, to our parents’ home in the countryside. Each of us had traveled to Ohio from different states for a funeral service in Cleveland to be held on Saturday, November 11th. I live in Texas and my sister lives in New Hampshire. It had been dark for several hours. We were driving to our parents’ home on State Route 7 a few miles from the old Raceway 7. The nearest city is Conneaut, Ohio. It is a very rural area with only sporadic traffic. We had leased a Toyota Rav, I was driving, and my sister was in the passenger seat. We were traveling about 50 mph. Over a period of a minute or so, I became aware of a bright light in the sky to my left and out the window. Fairly low to the ground, my first thought was that it was a power transmission tower with lights. However, as we grew closer to the brightness, I could see an outline of an object and realized that it was suspended in the sky – it was definitely not a transmission tower. We were still traveling approximately 50 mph and started moving underneath the object, which was either stopped or traveling much slower that we were. At this point, it was hovering directly over the highway and our vehicle. Both of us realized that the object was of immense size – huge. Seemingly triangular in shape with a flat underside, its lower surface, very dark and almost black, was completely covered in an array of different sized very bright lights, both large and small. All of these lights were white. Very apprehensive, I asked my sister, “What is that thing?” My sister, concerned at this point too, unbuckled her seat belt and instantly turned around in her seat to look up and out the rear window. She screamed, “I think it is a UFO!” The object was so immense that its outer edges seemingly spanned hundreds of feet outward in both directions on either side of our car. As we watched its outer edges, my sister stated that she thought it was following us. We continued driving, speeding up to try to get out from under it, and at this point saw that we were nearing our parents’ home. My sister yelled, “Switch off the headlights, I think it is following us!” I did turn off the headlights and we sped down the dirt driveway. Thinking it was overhead, we and bolted into the house, terrified, without stopping to remove our personal items from the car. My sister stated that she felt we were in danger and we did not exit the house for fifteen minutes, hoping that the object had departed. We both believe that this object was as large as several football fields. We saw no wings (as with an aircraft) and heard no sound. It was completely silent. The object was not high in the sky, but flew very low, much lower than would be expected of a conventional aircraft. At no time could we see the top of the object. The only visible part was the extremely expansive dark and very bottom of the craft, with numerous bright white lights. In short, this was one of the strangest events I have witnessed. This was definitely not an airplane or jet, it was very low to the ground, it made no sound, it was larger than any aircraft I have ever seen, and it seemingly followed us for a short distance. My sister and I felt sense of panic – mainly because of the tremendous size of it – and the fact it was directly over us and seemed to be following our car. I have been a Pilates instructor and myofascial therapist for over twenty years, and my sister owns a lumber brokerage business. We both have good jobs and are in our late 50’s, we had not consumed any alcohol, and to this date, we cannot furnish a rational explanation for what we witnessed that night.