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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.
3,270 entries
February 16, 2017 · 6:30 PM · OTHER
Grifton, NC
A very very Bright Long object. The back of it was illuminated and you could see what looked to be a type of vapor trail but not like a jet would leave and also the clouds around the back were illuminated.
February 16, 2017 · 5:09 PM · SPHERE
Winterville, NC
It then was spotted again minutes later due W heading ESE directly over our house. Object was a constant light without blinking and appeared to be much higher than atmospheric flight space. Not a satellite or space station, much larger.
February 16, 2017 · 4:30 PM · SPHERE
Grifton, NC
Very large very bright Craft. The rear sky was illuminated and you could see a very wide exhaust vapor it was like puffs of exhaust vapor.
February 15, 2017 · 7:25 PM · LIGHT
Aberdeen, NC
One object hovering over Starview Rd., and Pee Dee Rd., Rd Sand Springs got brighter then slowly moved heading south US HYW 15-501 disappeared through the cloud or trees.
February 13, 2017 · 9:15 PM · SPHERE
Highlands, NC
Witnessed a bright yellow orb, not completely round, hovering in the sky to our northwest, possibly over the area of Highlands, NC. Called my husband outside to witness this sighting. It was not high in the sky and seemed to hover at least 15 minutes. We had never seen anything like this before. We set a pair of binoculars upon a stone ledge to keep our hands still and get a good look at this object. It appeared to slightly float up/down. It had a distinct repetitive pattern on its surface. I took several pictures of it with my cell phone. The wind was calm. It eventually moved farther away heading NNW.
February 12, 2017 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
King, NC
Saw what looked liked a really bright star or possibly a planet. However after Looking through binoculars and saw a fast spinning rotating orb with flashes or red, blue and green in it. Appeared to be like it was made out of electricity.It also appears when looking at film of it that there is some sort of heat signature or force field for lack of a better term surrounding it. There were dark orbs or shadows moving in and around it as well as little flashing lights like fireflys. The orb moved around sort of zigzag patterns. At one point it descended below the roof line of our neighbors house in a matter of seconds and then came back up. We witnessed a second one to the left and it looked very similar although it was hard to focus on as it was further away and moving so quickly and in fast short circular patterns. We have been seeing this for several months off and on though this was the closest it has been. My husband has recorded several videos of this object. Sighting of Venus. PD
February 11, 2017 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Fuquay Varina, NC
While taking the family dog outside, it was identified that an unknown glowing orange object around 1000 feet up was flying just above our house with no sound whatsoever. The object remained at the same altitude and speed until no longer in sight. The orange glow was not indicative of a commercial craft plus it had no propulsion noise. We started recording the event on an iPhone and it was recording but when we went to replay the video only the first seconds actually were captured.
February 10, 2017 · 7:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Hurdle Mills, NC
Hello, I wanted to share something that happened to me on February 10th, 2017, at around 7:15PM EST. On Friday around 6:30PM I left my house to go pickup a pizza we had ordered for dinner. I made the trip there with nothing abnormal, began the trip home and seem to have lost some time. After making a left turn onto NC RT49 in Roxboro, NC, heading back to my home about 9 miles away, I remember seeing a section of the road where after the left turn, the road has 4 lanes. About a mile or two after that the road narrows to 2 lanes and its around another 8 miles to my house. I moved here about 3 years ago, so I am usually looking around at landmarks, way points, or familiar sights to keep me aware of where I am. During this trip home I remember the part where the road changes to two lanes, but have no memory of what I saw during the trip home until I looked up, saw lights in the sky above me, and realized I had driven passed the road my house in on, and driven another 8 miles or so. I onl! y remember seeing the lights above the road, and had to sort of hunch down in the seat to see them above the road. At that point, I realized where I was, looked at the clock and it was 7:28PM. I thought maybe I had fallen asleep, but the road has some curves-twists that could not be navigated without some sort of intelligent control. I have no idea what happened, but thought I needed to tell someone about it. Thanks, Scott Horner
January 31, 2017 · 11:45 PM · OTHER
Richlands, NC
((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) in addition to my prior report i would like to add something.the time i saw the fireball on the sky suddenly i heard the sound of high frequency electricity ...like zzzzzz.i cant describe it better cause its a sound.and when the fireball dissapeared the sound stopped.i ve been asked the direction of the subject and it was north. ((END ADDENDUM)) The witness describes a very peculiar phenomenon, which is not at all well understood by astronomers. The object described may have been a meteor, in which case, a person on the ground should not have been able to hear it, given its presumed altitude, and given that it was almost certainly traveling at hyper-sonic velocity. Witnesses on the ground, if they hear a meteor at all, sound hear a sonic boom, like a clap of thunder, but they should not hear a "zzzzzz" sound. Please see a similar report from Roswell, NM, for an earlier date. PD
January 30, 2017 · 4:45 AM · OTHER
Fletcher, NC
I figured, maybe if somebody else reports it, and has photos, you'd have more data about their path. I didn't have my phone on me and I am not sure the camera would even capture them. They were really high up. I would not have noticed them had I not been laying down on a mat and looking up.
January 28, 2017 · 11:30 PM · SPHERE
Greenville, NC
At first I saw a bright red orb float directly upward then disappear. Then it came back into site and floated downward. Then it appeared somewhere else and disappeared and then came back to wear it was. I haven't been watching the sky nonstop but I have been checking occasionaly and I have not seen it again. This happened about half an hour ago, so I guess it stopped. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 28, 2017 · 11:30 PM · TEARDROP
Trinity, NC
2 pairs of bright white vertical teardrops, each pair separated but in sync. Small pulsating red, green, blue and yellow lights. Seemed to be stationary in NE sky about 45 degrees above horizon. Traveled in sync with stars and crossed the sky in a three hour period. Managed to take some low-quality photos.
January 27, 2017 · 7:15 PM · LIGHT
Wendell, NC
Very bright light moving faster than normal aircraft. Witnessed light get dimmer and smaller until it disappeared. Appeared as though, the light was exiting our atmosphere.
January 26, 2017 · 10:35 PM · OTHER
Hillsborough, NC
Resembled small Star Wars jet, light in color with green, red & white lights; almost completely silent, going relatively fast curving a sharp right past vision. Low flying, too small to carry more than two people. Appeared out of nowhere, from the east.
January 26, 2017 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Hickory, NC
Observing it for a few hours, it noticiably had a slow decend to it before it was no longer visible. There were also other verified military aircraft or what seemed to be flying within it vicinity thoughout what seemed to be a decending craft or light of some sort.
January 26, 2017 · 12:40 PM · OTHER
Greensboro, NC
A co-worker and I were sitting in my car at lunch (12:30 PM EST). Off to the southeastern part of sky, we notice bright white dots or discs. Converging together. Separating, then disappearing. It look like a white webbing that constantly changed shape. Witness has forwarded a high-qality video, which indicates a white "clump," moving across a clear blue sky. We will post the video, at a later date. PD
January 25, 2017 · 6:30 PM · FORMATION
Greensboro, NC
Was walking our dog, looking up I saw a formation of 3 lights in a triangle formation in the distance, there was about a visual inch between the lights. They were blinking, I thought they might be jets in the distance, but as I have thought about it for over 18 hours it may have been other-worldly. They were in the north of the city traveling east along treetop level per my perspective. The top light was ahead of the bottom one and the bottom one was ahead of the back one which formed an obtuse triangle. Being that far apart at that distance would make them several miles apart in the formation, which I think is strange for any jet formation, they were going about the speed of a commercial jet, not fast as if military and I did not hear a the jet engine. There were no wild movements nor disappearances. Also, as far as I could tell they blinked at pretty much the same interval.
January 20, 2017 · 2:00 PM · SPHERE
Fayetteville, NC
7 sphere like objects that reflected the sunlight off its surface seen in western part of sky in a circle formation. Appear to be going in a circle than disappearing in clouds.
January 17, 2017 · 8:42 PM · LIGHT
Concord, NC
Bright circular light bobbing around for upwards of 20 minutes moving up and down and left and right not getting any further or closer.
January 14, 2017 · 8:35 PM · SPHERE
Edneyville, NC
I was sitting on my porch looking into the night sky towards the east. A red light appeared as if it "turned on." It was very large, larger than a star, and about half the size of the moon. It started dim, but began glowing. After hovering in place for a few seconds, it started to move slowly in the sky towards the right and then "turned off." It was bright red in color as if it were glowing. It was difficult to determine the distance, but it appeared to be a mile or so away, but depending on the size, it could be different. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 14, 2017 · 6:55 PM · UNKNOWN
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC, 04/14/17, 8:55 PM. I went outside to put some scraps out for the neighborhood night creatures that visit. When I got in the middle of my back yard, I noticed what looked like a planet. Bright as Jupiter or Mars. While pondering which it could be, I noticed it was moving. No flashing lights, and it was not in the path I am used to air traffic flying over. Airliners that travel over my area are going on the North to South route at around 40 thousand ft. They are much dimmer and move quicker than this object. Even at that height, the flashing navigation lights are still obvious. This object may have been a satellite but from my memory of viewing Iridium satellites or the ISS they moved much faster. This object was so slow I wasn't sure it was moving at first. It was moving from North West to South East. I first saw it directly overhead. By the time I was sure it really was moving slowly, and not my imagination, I began to be sure this seemed unusual. When it got to about 45 degrees going South East it quickly faded. It had been a very consistent brightness until that point. It had no color or peak of brightness as it passed over. It was like Jupiter or Mars, but moving until it faded over a 5 second period.
January 13, 2017 · 3:00 AM · FORMATION
Asheboro, NC
From my viewpoint, I saw four lights in a square formation, to the left and just below the North Star. They were only as bright as evening stars and constant, not blinking or flickering. I watched them as they move in formation from the right side of the North Star to the left side. They stayed in a square, for the most part, moving simultaneously closer to each other then away from each other making the square smaller then again larger. While doing this, they did change places, moving from corner to corner in a clockwise direction. The west to east movement of the formation ended when at the lower right hand corner light moved out further away from being square, the only time the formation was not square. Then all four of the lights disappeared at the same time. I did not time how long it was, but estimate it was about one to two minutes in duration. The lights were high in the sky and my view was not obstructed when they disappeared. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and we found him to be eloquent and serious-minded. We suspect that he is a highly reliable witness. PD
January 12, 2017 · 8:00 PM · CYLINDER
Troy, NC
On Thursday night, January 12, 2017, as I was traveling south on highway 134, just about 5 miles outside of Troy, NC, I noticed a metallic cigar shape object falling straight down out of the sky. It was a clear night with a full moon, so I could see the object clearly. I drove past the object before it either hit the ground or whether it leveled out and flew away. I called a friend who I call a sky watcher, and sure enough, she had spotted a bright burst of light, which then faded quickly over the city of Sofia. Don’t know if the two events are related or not. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 11, 2017 · 9:00 PM · OTHER
Franklinton, NC
Slow, bright spinning light bar flying below 600 ft. Witnessed on Hwy 96.