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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.
5,054 entries
June 19, 2019 · 6:15 AM · DISK
Clay, NY
On June 19, 2019, at approximately 6:15 AM, I was driving South on Route 481 in the Town of Clay, NY. The sky was bright, mostly clear with the sun rising and mostly wispy high clouds. I spotted an odd, flat profile object moving right to left (West to East, roughly) straight across my windshield field of vision. The object moved extremely slowly, even slower than the aircraft I see landing and taking off every day as I drive near Syracuse Hancock International Airport. I also see Air Force drones flying all the time, as our base at Hancock Field trains Drone pilots for the Air Force. The object was white to a flat light gray, uniform in color. It looked like a dime flat in profile, without striations on the edge. I followed it with my eyes for approximately one minute, when it suddenly tipped to the right (South) and as it did I saw a very bright glint of silver as it tipped its bottom surface toward the rising sun. It immediately accelerated up and to the Southwest at an approximately 45 degree angle. For a second, I could see its disk shape as it angled away an then it was GONE. Extremely Fast.
June 15, 2019 · 8:30 PM · OVAL
Astoria, NY
The original time/dated stamped video is on my wife's iPhone. We own an apartment on the 16th floor of a residential high-rise building in Astoria that overlooks the East River and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. I was not at the apartment. My wife and her mom were at the apartment. My wife was trying out new clothes in the bedroom. She looked out the window when her eyes were caught by a white-light, oval in shape. She initially taught that it was a spy-drone but she commented to herself that “it was bigger than any drone she’s ever seen”. Upon her closer look the light seemed to wobble in place. My wife felt that she was watched—you know the feeling, we’ve all experienced someone looking at you while stopped at the red light and both drivers turn at the same time to look at each other. My wife pointed this light out to her mom as she dressed and ran to get her cellphone and film from the balcony; that is when the video started. It captures 10-seconds of this light that moved to a greater distance across the river, in the matter of seconds my wife ran for the phone. As soon as the video started, as if the object knew it was being recorded or read my wife’s mental intention, it took off into the horizon fairly quickly. Faster than any drone, helicopter or airplane could perform such a feat. I rule out a drone due to the amount of light it emitted drones have to conserve their limited battery power. Drones are not legal to fly in NYC. The sun had already set so it was not light reflecting off any object. From our apartment, every year, there is a fireworks which precedes the bigger show hosted by Macy’s every year. The area flocks with thousands of people. From our balcony we have a vantage point to view the show. My point is that last year someone flew a drone to capture images of the fireworks and from our balcony we, and independently others, could clearly hear and visually track the drone with the blinking! red/blue lights and prop-noise. The drone would fly close to! the river, climb up to about 300 feet fly around and dive again. We’ve seen drones in other parts of the City and we are knowledgeable of them. Living near LaGuardia Airport we are used to airplanes. Living in the City we are used to helicopters and the rare blimp. This was not the normal route of either. This object, my wife and her mom said, was totally silent. It was uniform in light; no multi-colored blinking or solid lights. Again, NO SOUND! In 18 years living at the apartment and over 30 years living in NYC this is the first time anything like this has ever happened.
June 6, 2019 · 8:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Appleton, NY
Walking through the field back home in Appleton, NY, from a day at the lake. Looking down there was red laser beams like an small formations. I thought that from being in the sun for a long time, maybe my eyes were getting adjusted to the lighting outside as it was sundown. My friend said, omg, do you see that and my other friend said she seen them too, so were walking wondering what in the world it could be as there was no buildings, towers or anything around we were literally walking back through a corn field, and I jokingly said it's like a ufo...the aliens are watching us. Just then my girlfriend turned around and said omg it's a UFO... myself and other friend turned around and there was a triangle shape VERY bright light of some sort with a trail behind it, it was not a plane, jet, helicopter or like anything ANY of us have ever seen before, and it was around for about 20 minutes or so and vanished.
June 2, 2019 · 11:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Walworth, NY
First spotted (through window) near Alcor-Mizar in Ursa major (very high in sky) as a single bright point flash of light significantly brighter than any nearby stars. Flashes continued at about 5-second intervals each with longer duration but diminished brightness until after 3 flashes duration was about 1 second and substantially dimmer than original flash. The flashes then increased in brightness and shortened in duration until approximately identical to first flash. Cycle was seen to repeat at least 4 times until too near zenith to keep in sight through window. Object appeared to move-drift almost due-eastward at approximately 10 degrees per minute - MUCH slower than ISS or Iridium satellites that I enjoyed observing until satellites were recently de-orbited. MUCH slower than any commercial high-altitude aircraft. No dimming or obscuration of neighboring stars observed. Sky-conditions unusually clear, dark and cloud free.
May 30, 2019 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Hilton, NY
Observed a changing light of red, green and white going on and off for a stationary position with erratic movements from time to time but stayed at a heading of due magnetic North all the time. Was seen during the same time that the ISS was passing overhead and upon disappearance of ISS the light also disappeared.
May 26, 2019 · 11:20 PM · SPHERE
Springville, NY
Orange light in sky, moving erratically up and down as it went across the sky. No pattern to movement, no blinking lights, no sound. We've seen it on two other occasions. This time, it moved across the sky without stopping. Disappeared beyond the trees.
May 25, 2019 · 8:19 PM · CHEVRON
New York City (Brooklyn), NY
Three people sitting in a backyard in Brooklyn observed a round boomerang shaped object flying across the sky. It was at first thought to be a parachute but did not have a person or weight attached- and instead of gliding like a parachute, it was advancing steadily through the sky as a plane would. There was no visible engine nor trails, and it was completely silent. It appeared to be moving south towards the north at a airplane like speed, and disappeared out of view behind the buildings.
May 24, 2019 · 11:45 PM · FORMATION
Brockport, NY
It was a long line of twinkling lights falling slightly Northeast toward the ground, far off in the sky. It looked like a crack in the sky at first, but I noticed tiny twinkling lights kind of coming down in a stream. SpaceLink satellites. PD
May 24, 2019 · 11:30 PM · FORMATION
Gansevoort, NY
Space Link satellites. PD
May 22, 2019 · 8:37 PM · CIGAR
New York City, NY
I noticed a cylinder/cigar-like object, brownish in color, traveling with increasing in a circular fashion. It seemed to travel with increasing speeds in tighter and tighter circles and then it disappeared, leaving a strong odor.
May 21, 2019 · 10:23 PM · OTHER
Daytona, NY
One amber light turned into three dots in the sky and then disappeared, reappeared and formed into a line of four dots, moved extremely fast in the sky to the left and then disappeared, than reappeared for a quick second and disappeared for good
May 18, 2019 · 10:00 PM · CHANGING
Lagrangeville, NY
Anonymous source. Possible advertising lights?? PD
May 18, 2019 · 9:38 PM · FORMATION
Lagrange, NY
4 bluish-white lights flying in a circle and meeting in the middle. Could not have been any event or music festival lighting as they were moving North-East. I followed the lights for about an hour until I got right under them and they just vanished. There is two small private airports in the area but the lights were seen in the opposite direction. Also, no aircraft to my knowledge could emit that kind of light formation. It also could not have been a drone because these lights were very far apart. (It was seen in the next town over) The objects were silent and as they were flying in a circle they were also "wobbling"
May 11, 2019 · 4:00 PM · OTHER
New York, NY
Weather: Sky clear. Sun setting. Their was an object in the sky glittering brightly. Azumuth 130 degrees. When the glittering stopped for a few moments I could see a white light flashing connected to a thin cable. I went inside to get my high powered binoculars to get a better look. I clearly saw an object horizontal that looked like a cable connect to a flashing white light on each end. The light flashed in sync. Total of two flashing lights. Whatever that cable or wire was it glittered with the sun. Over a period of one hour it transitioned from horizontal to vertical. A high altitude jet passed by, appeared to be below its altitude. I reported it as a high altitude weather balloon over JFK Airport to the Port Authority so a NOTAM could be issued to all pilots flying in the vicinity of JFK Airport.
May 9, 2019 · 10:20 PM · UNKNOWN
New York (Queens; Woodside), NY
Went outside to throw out garbage to find a red light in the clouds. It was crimson red, as if something was glowing a red light from within the clouds. The light was still, but seemed to intensify until it faded to an orange-yellowish light, equally beyond the clouds or within them. The two colors alternated in equal times at about a minute each. I went back inside, but it could have been there longer.
May 9, 2019 · 9:55 PM · TRIANGLE
New York City, NY
At approximately 9:55 pm on the night of Thursday, May 9th, 2019, a craft flew over Riverside Drive in Manhattan. It was flying very low, not far above the buildings that line this side of the Hudson, and was sort of see through, not unlike Wonder Woman's plane. But with lots of lights and kind of triangle shaped, but with softer, rounded points. It glided by with a barely audible swooshing sound... I saw this through a 14th story window on Riverside Drive, until it was out of my frame of vision...about 5 seconds.
April 26, 2019 · 10:30 PM · CHANGING
Staten Island, NY
We are on the way to our home in queens on freeway 440 in Staten Island, New York, on April 26th at 10:30pm then we saw 4 different shapes lights in the sky. We recorded in our mobile. We scared and left the scene and when we reach on belt parkway we saw big dark blue color light in sky. We try to capture but quality of video and pictures are not good. This type of lights we saw in Hicksville City of New York back in August 2018. We have video on that too.
April 23, 2019 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
New York City (Queens), NY
Seen driving by JFK airport on the way to work. beautiful day, and no clouds in the sky. saw a bright light that looked like a star around 8:51am. it froze then slowly dropped south in slow motion, and took off and vanished to the left of my vision. then nothing. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 19, 2019 · 12:30 PM · CIRCLE
Jamaica (Queens), NY
I heard a low lawn mower sound for at least 20 minutes, assuming my neighbor was doing some weird activity as usual or what not. Until I looked out the window I saw the strangest thing, a stationary object in the sky that was perfectly still that was emitting a beam of light. I took a video and 3 minutes afterwards the beam turned off and it flew away. It was closer than an airplane, almost like the distance of a blimp. I would like to send this video, but I don't know how to mail it.
April 17, 2019 · 9:08 PM · LIGHT
New York City (Brooklyn), NY
Leaving Home Depot on Cropsey Avenue near Coney Island my partner and I saw and orangish light blob flying toward our direction, it went into the clouds and disappeared. We got into the car and a minute later saw another one fly by (not at tremendous speed). The third one approached a minute after the second one. By this time I was able to get my I phone out of my bag and take a video of it as I jumped out of the car to not have anything impede the video. This third object also orangish in color, disappeared into the night sky. Upon looking at the video you can see a line of faint white lights hovering above this light form. We are both educated retired professionals. I posted the video to my Instagram page.
April 17, 2019 · 4:30 PM · CYLINDER
Ballston Lake, NY
I was walking my dog and looked up, a "tic-tac" white craft was floating southwest of my location, completely silent. It looked as if there might have been windows? I grabbed my phone quick to record it as it was floating away from my location, however the sun was very bright at this time so I had a hard time seeing the screen, but DID record the location of the craft. When I returned home there was absolutely NOTHING recorded but an empty sky and I am completely baffled. I know what I saw and it was definitely there.
April 11, 2019 · 6:00 PM · CIRCLE
Harlem, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information, so we are unable to request a correction of the date. PD
April 6, 2019 · 1:30 PM · CIRCLE
East Islip, NY
Circle craft accelerated through the sky at an extraordinarily speed, without sound. Metallic disc, then came to a complete stop, and hovered for over a minute, before disappearing completely. I saw this object by complete chance, happend to look up, and see it come to an abrupt stop. I was also able to get part of this filmed on my phone.
April 5, 2019 · 2:00 AM · CHANGING
Levittown, NY
There was 2 spheres orange/ red very small circles that would fade away. I didn’t get the chance to take a picture or video because I became freighted and terrified. Although it was beautiful to see another life form come to earth whatever it was, it definitely did scare me. I know for a fact it was not an airplane or meteor because they would fade away quick. One appeared as I walking from from the gym at 1:59 am, and the other at 2:01 am, for about 15 seconds each. I could’ sleep after but the worst part is that before I saw those two circles. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD