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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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September 9, 2021 · 7:40 PM · OVAL

Monticello, UT

The shape was large and slow moving but very high up. It was neatly sunset and the object kept catching the light. It appeared shiny or possibly slightly transparent. At one point it went behind a large cloud and we thought it was gone but it reappeared a min later. I held my finger up to the windshield to see if it was actually moving (it was nearly fixed, but very slow) and it was indeed moving very slowly to the east.

September 9, 2021 · 12:45 AM · TRIANGLE

North Lima, OH

My wife and I were traveling south on Route 11 somewhere between Canfield, and Columbiana OH when the sighting first occurred. Time was approximately 12:45AM EST. Not many cars headed in either direction. Traveling at about 65-70mph. We first noticed what looked like a super bright star that was an intense greenish turquoise at our 11 O'Clock (SSE direction from us). Probably between 300-500 yards off the ground. For about 2-3 minutes the object looked to stay in about the same position, but got slightly closer to us where it passed directly over our car. I was the driver so I wasn't able to accurately see the outline of the vehicle. But I am certain as it got closer there was a bright greenish light on the front, and two red lights parallel at the rear of the craft, with one of them blinking. The green light was VERY brilliant, and "crisp" almost like a super bright LED light. Not what I would typically see on a helicopter. We had our windows down without the radio on, and did not hear any type of propeller that you would expect to hear from a helicopter. A few seconds later my wife was able to see it directly above us slightly to the west. She feels very confident that the craft was a solid triangular shape with rounded edges, as it was silhouetted in front of the cloud. She also saw a greenish light, with a red, and what she believed to be a white light in parallel. But, she said she was more focused on the outline of the craft that color/locations of the light. For a few more minutes the craft essentially seemed to keep pace with us (approx 65mph) to our west, but getting slightly further in a westerly direction. After a few more minutes it seemed to fall behind us towards the WNW until we lost sight of it as we were driving through a wooded area. Our thoughts on common craft as an explanation: Airplane: It was traveling/hovering too slowly to remain in the air, but also keep pace with us at 65mph. Helicopter: My wife saw an outline of the vehicle as a triangle, and did not see any propellers. We also did not hear anything that would indicate a helicopter. Drone: Unless there was someone driving in a car near us controlling the drone, we are not sure how it could have kept pace with us over that 5-7 mile distance at 65mph. Balloon: The object came at us from the SSE, then kept pace with us at our west. Which is not a normal jet stream for the area to carry a balloon. The craft did not make any erratic movements, but what was odd was that it kept pace with us while seemingly remaining silent. Both observers are in their 30s, and did not have any alcoholic beverages that early morning/previous night.

September 9, 2021 · 12:01 AM · OTHER

Unkone, WA

At the ocean taking pictures later when we looked at it look at it you could see a craft in the sky that is miles long and in the next set of pictures a Box shaped square as you can see it's shiny sparkly you can see through it you can see it square come out of the other object I have clear clean absolute clear pictures I'm sending one picture I have the rest to show the larger craft

September 8, 2021 · 11:58 PM · UNKNOWN

Franklin, NC

I was on my ex gf cabin porch at night sitting with my dogs. All of a sudden it seemed like every dog and coyote within miles were either barking or howling all at once. My dogs were going nuts. Out of nowhere a completely dark very large craft drifted over the house moving at what seemed 10 to 15 mph smoothly. It seemed so large that it blocked the moonlight as it flew over. It made a strange whooshing noise like no other flying craft I have ever heard. But the noise was only while it was right above the house. I did not hear the craft coming or leaving. It was so low that the large trees were shaking and it seemed to kind of rumble the house. My dogs retreated inside terrified and as quickly as the craft arrived it was gone and then there was complete silence for a min. Which if you live in the woods you know there is always noise. This was silence, no frogs, no crickets, no cicadas, nothing. It was the wildest experience with a ufo I’ve ever had. Just typing this story has every hair on my body standing up.

September 8, 2021 · 10:20 PM · TEARDROP

Federal Way, WA

was driving to work i looked up and saw 3 teardrop shaped crafts that were rockets a few mile apart from each other in guessing I drove under one and heard kinda a jet like sound then all three shot up ward and were gone seen a few more 2 miles down oroad

September 8, 2021 · 8:48 PM · DIAMOND

York, PA

I was on my way home from work at 8:48 p.m. As I pulled up in front of my house (just outside of inner city York), I noticed something in the sky moving out from behind the trees near my yard. I looked up and spotted a large, irregularly-shaped diamond-like object travelling at a high rate of speed overhead. By my estimations, the object was flying at an altitude of 8,000-10,000 feet, and was between roughly 100 and 120 feet in length, though this was hard to determine as it was dark outside and I could only vaguely discern the sides of the object. There were 3 solid yellow lights on its points, and a blinking white light in its center. It was completely silent as it passed. It was heading northeast over Interstate 83, and disappeared from my field of vision after about 1 minute.

September 8, 2021 · 7:13 PM · CIGAR

Leonardo, NJ

Upon viewing storm clouds and then rays of light I stopped to take photos. The Sky was beautiful. I took approximately 12 photos. Upon review of the images on my iPhone I noticed one had a dark gray/black tic tac shaped object in the sky which did not appear in the others.

September 8, 2021 · 5:30 PM · OTHER

Duluth, MN

We stopped at a wayside rest on the Scenic Highway heading back towards Duluth. We were sitting on top of this cliff watching the lake and the rain clouds across from us over Wisconsin. Against the dark clouds of rain we saw this white snake like formation. We thought they were birds, but birds don't in a line and dip up and down like your moving your hand in a wavy motion. We watched it until the snake like formation disappeared.

September 8, 2021 · 4:30 PM · OTHER

Duluth, MN

September 8, 2021 · 10:01 AM · OVAL

Oxford, CT

I witnessed 3 bright but silent objects hovering approximately for 30-40 seconds and then a bright flash almost like the light was scanning from front to back but the light was intense almost as bright as a spot light on a helicopter. Then I was able to see something/someone lowered out of one of the crafts into the field across the street then quickly go back up into the craft. Shortly after the 3 bright lights flashed and disappeared but could see the light trails behind them and still with out making any noise. I possibly have this on my home security system.

September 8, 2021 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT

Rochester, NY

I woke up and went outside to smoke a cigarette. As I was standing at my back door facing west looking north west and yawned. When I opened my eyes from my yawn at the same time looked south west. I see a bright white ball of light moving from east to west fast, and curved a little north. I caught the end of it when It caught my eye. It was quick and brighter than a star. No streaking or trail. It didn’t light up the area around it or anything like that. There was no sound. I lost it over the house that were in front of me facing my back door. I was upset I was to busy yawning to pay attention to the sky usually I keep my eyes up but i was tired.

September 7, 2021 · 10:41 PM · CHEVRON

San Marcos, CA

UFO sighting 9/7/21 at 10:41 pm. Over San Marcos, CA area. Moving in a westerly direction northwest of where I was located. My girlfriend and I were out on our balcony just enjoying the night air and looking at the stars and planets like we do from time to time. I noticed one that appeared to be brighter than usual. I mistook it for the star Arcturus if I remember correctly and tried to “prove it” to my girlfriend using the Star Chart app on my phone. She interrupted and told me it was moving. I also noticed it moving. There were no flashing lights and it was moving way to slow to be a plane. There was no noise that we could hear like with the planes that come into our area. I snapped a quick pic and we ran outside into the street to try and get a better look as the UFO was moving behind our neighboring building. By the time we got down to the street we could not see it anymore. After looking at the pic there wasn’t much to see until I zoomed in on the point! of light and it revealed more than I’d seen before in any other pictures of the night sky I have taken. Ive since taken pictures of planes in the area with landing lights on and they look nothing like this picture.

September 7, 2021 · 9:30 PM · FLASH

Ocean Isle Beach, NC

While staying at Ocean Isle Beach during the week of Labor Day, our family was on the crow’s nest of the home at around 9:30PM and we noticed one orange light coming toward us from the direction of North Myrtle Beach. It in few minutes, the one orange light turned into two orange lights. They were there for about 5 minutes and then disappeared. After the orange lights, we noticed flashes of white lights and while looking through the binoculars, we viewed lights sporadically flashing all around. The best way we could describe it is like floating glitter. This occurred for around 1.5 hours total. We have seen other things before in the sky, but this was really intriguing.

September 7, 2021 · 7:45 PM · CYLINDER

Papillion, NE

It was a white tik tak with a black ring around the center. Moved slow and had no sound being emitted from it. It had no wings for propellers and moved like it new we were watching it.

September 7, 2021 · 5:10 PM · SPHERE

Randolph, MA

Out of my living room window I saw a group of about 20 bright gold balls about the size of a kids playground ball, bit bigger than a bowling ball, go down the street about 10 feet off the ground. They were traveling at about 60 mph. They were very bright gold, but I don’t think they emitted light. I stood & walked toward window & another group of about 30 came whizzing by. Then a third smaller group with one falling off from the pack toward the ground. My cat had been sitting in the window but ran away when the balls came. My husband refused to take me seriously or stand up to look. They were completely silent. There was nothing on the ground near my house. By the time I got outside they were gone but I was scared. A moped had just gone by in the opposite direction. By time he was out of earshot the balls came. There had been light rain on & off that day but clear at the time. Rained harder an hour later. Was this ball lightening??? I’d like to be contacted if! you can. Thank you Too fast to get a photo, phone not handy.

September 7, 2021 · 4:00 PM · DISK

Homestead, FL

I was at the backyard when I looked up at the sky and saw this strange object coming from out of the clouds over the house. I couldn't make out what it was. After a few seconds I rang back in the house to get the cell phone to record what I could .I got the cell phone and grabbed my father running back to record. It had moved very quickly I tock some pics and videos. It had started in south east and moved towards north west. It made a slit tilt movement and moved real fast upward then continued north west .I had a hard time keeping the camera on it at times it just disappeared and reappeared further or in another direction as if by a snap of a finger. by the last video it was moving on a more gradual pace towards the west. There was never any sound of any kind coming from the object not even when it was at its closest when it was over the house. It lasted for about 45 minutes. It just kept getting further away until it just disappeared in thing air. My father was with me. All photos and videos have the time and day stamps in the cell phone. I wasn't sure who to report this to hence the time it tock me to do so.

September 7, 2021 · 6:44 AM · UNKNOWN

Shoreline, WA

White trail like thing going across the sky low, looked unusual to me, not a normal jet trail line.

September 6, 2021 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT

Cleveland, GA

Bright amber light estimated to be about 20 or 30 feet in diameter. Appeared to be hovering then moved slowly Southeast into a thick cloud. No camera available. There may have been 3 or 4 amber colored beams emitted from the large round amber light.

September 6, 2021 · 8:00 PM · TRIANGLE

Bristol, CT

As my boyfriend and I drove down the street, we saw a golden glowing triangular shape moving slowly away from us. I watched it closely as we drove and can say I truly have never seen anything like that in my life.

September 6, 2021 · 7:56 PM · FIREBALL

Lancaster, CA

This unidentified flying object gliding through like a fireball and then dissipated out of the sky like a light bulb Lights out as it was gliding away. There was only one unidentified flying object gliding in the sky. The color of this flying object was like a red orange colored fireball, sought of like an oval shape object. The background skies was dark night, recorded from the grounds. Location direction facing South East from the back yard of the address submitted

September 6, 2021 · 12:35 PM · CYLINDER

Jacksonville, FL

JACKSONVILLE, FL - On September 6, 2021 - (Labor Day), I was traveling on a Jet Blue flight from Boston, MA to Jacksonville, FL. Our plane departed Logan Airport on time at 10am....scheduled to land in Jacksonville, FL at 12:50pm. The weather was clear blue skies for the entire flight. In full disclosure, I have been a licensed private pilot for 24 years, and a licensed drone pilot for 6 years. Typically when I fly commercially, I tend to book a window seat...on an exit row. On this flight, I was sitting in Row 12, window seat – exit row, on the left side of the aircraft. The jet configuration was two seats on the left, an aisle, and two seats on the right. At approximately 12:35pm, we had just entered the “pattern” for landing at Jacksonville International Airport. The Jet was on a downwind leg (paralleling the runway). The Jet was heading due West, at approximately 2,800 feet in the air, traveling at roughly 240mph. I clearing saw JAX airport out of the left window. Everything at the airport was very clear. The runways, the jets, the terminal, control tower, etc. I pressed my face against window looking west to see/gage when the pilot might turn left on the base leg of the pattern. Yes, I know it’s weird. As a pilot I tend to do that. Flying over this part of the pattern is a thick, heavy forest. In August, the leaves on the trees are very dark green. As I looked out the window, facing west, I saw three bright white objects flying in the opposite direction. I didn’t know what they were. Big white birds, three drones, no way, but I couldn’t tell. As they got closer, they were three long cylindrical objects. They were in a triangle pattern. They were roughly 75 feet to 150 feet above the tree line. I was above the objects. I was completely stunned what I saw. It was crystal clear and their white fuselage stuck out against the dark tree line. I could clearly see these “aircraft”. They were all white, I am guessing about the size of 2 or 3 cars (20 to 25 feet long)....maybe a bit longer. The width was about as wide as a car. They clearly had a rounded front fuselage, and a rounded rear – everything looked completely smooth. All three were the exact same size – and they were flying in a perfect triangle. These three had NO wings, NO rotors (blades), and absolutely NO exhaust. I could not see any windows. The entire encounter lasted 10-15 seconds. As they passed our Jet Blue flight, the left wing blocked my view for a second. As they flew past the wing, I looked to the rear and followed them until they were out of sight. I was completely stunned! After the flight, the captain of our plane was standing in the aisle outside of the cockpit. I stopped and asked him if he noticed anything on radar right before he turned the base leg. He said he did not notice anything. As I got into my vehicle, I was so upset that I pulled over and contacted the Jacksonville Control Tower. They took my information, and took a report. I told two people in the control tower what I saw. They probably thought I was nuts. When I got home, I also contact Naval Station Mayport. Since it was Labor Day, they had a skeleton crew working. I did leave 2 messages, one with a Lieutenant of Air Operations. To say that I am upset with what I saw is an understatement. Aeronautically speaking, what I observed is not possible. BUT I SAW IT! I hope I’m not cracking up. We spoke at length with the witness, and consider him to be exceptionally capable, and credible. PD

September 6, 2021 · 11:50 AM · OVAL

Ogilvie, MN

I went to my deck looking at the sky saw to s/e a round oval shape was like a very bright yellowish then it moved fast up then as it did I had a bright light in my eye then took off fast over the house went to the n/w it sounded like a jet plane it was fast there was two of them in the first of the year an watched them an all thru the summer till that day only one there I had sent a picture to a friend he said it was strange there was a lot of electrical interference with devices in house an car an even in the house strange today only one up looks very bright almost like the others but bright I have never saw any thing like this before was shocking though

September 6, 2021 · 10:26 AM · CYLINDER

Indianapolis, IN

Observer had spotted an unknown object. Witness was a retired Marion County and State Capitol Police officer, and at the time of the sighting, an Uber driver. Report as follows. Beach Grove/Indianapolis, retired police officer was sitting at the corner of Thompson Road and Emerson Avenue in the old Kmart parking lot. He was in his car facing West when he looked up and saw a black cigar-shaped craft with 7 round white lights on the trailing edge of the object, which was silent. He estimated the craft was 1800-2000 feet high, similar to low flying helicopters. From witness's vantage point inside his vehicle, he estimated the object to be around 1/2 mile (2640 feet) away. When looking at it with his arm outstretched, eye to thumbtip of around 25-30 inches, he noted it was 45 degree angle up and about the size of 3-4 of his thumbnails which is approximately 3-3-1/2 inches. This indicates a large craft estimated to be about 300 feet wide which would make the 7 li! ghts on trailing edge about 15 feet across. Object moved from NE to SW and disappeared out of sight as he drove off to pick up a customer. He stated he had seen this exact same craft in August 2021 about 8-10 miles West of this location near his home.

September 6, 2021 · 2:42 AM · FORMATION

Richmond, IN

I live in Atlas Apartments at 401 N 10th St and N E St, in Richmond Indiana. I had gone outside for a late night cigarette. Another tenant was crossing the street, and he stopped, at the sidewalk for a few seconds, and he yelled at me to "come and see this! I think they're UFOs!" I ran over, and my first thought was, that looks like the Phoenix lights formation. I'm positive that there were five, but, you can see two more, to the left, and a building blocks out, what I'm betting, was three more, to make two formations. Sorry for the two shakey pictures, and I was in such amazement, I didn't think to video the sighting. We couldn't see any movement and there was no sound. They aren't glares, but they are about the same color as the street lamps, and they did not change colors. I believe that this lasted about ten minutes.. maybe a bit less. From the left side up and then down the right side, they disappeared, one at a time, and both formations were in exact synch with each other. That is all. I was going through old pics on my phone, and I saw these, realizing that I'd forgotten to do this. Feel free to contact me, if you'd like. What I wrote, above, is word for word, what I would say, in a conversation. If possible, I would love to know if you rule this as a UFO sighting, or something else. Preferably via email, but a phone call is fine. Thank you for your time!