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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.
3,827 entries
May 13, 2017 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Centerville, OH
On 13 May, at approximately 11pm, I was sitting on my back porch looking at wildlife with my night vision monocle (model AN/PVS-14). I decided to look up and see the stars that aren’t normally visible to the naked eye due to light pollution, and while I was looking up (almost due east), I saw what appeared to be a faint satellite moving towards the north west, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon. I decided to watch the satellite as it traversed the sky, and as I tracked it, it changed heading towards the south west for approximately 5 seconds, then turned again towards its original heading. This object was not visible to the naked eye, requiring my night vision to see. There was no flashing; just a faint, steady pinpoint of light. I called a friend immediately afterwards to describe what I saw, and while I was on the phone (approximately 5 minutes later), I saw two more of the faint points of light moving on the same trajectory. 15 minutes later, I saw a 4th point of light moving the same direction. Of the 4 objects I saw, only one changed heading while traversing the sky, the other 3 were constant.
May 13, 2017 · 8:40 PM · CIRCLE
Gallipolis, OH
I saw a small greenish blue light dancing around in the sky. It was very far away and was moving way too fast for a helicopter or airplane. It would move back and forth quickly. I then noticed a man was standing close to where my car was parked, so I left as soon as I saw him. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 10, 2017 · 9:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Ontario, OH
Coming from US 30 south to Lex Springmill RD.. I saw a row of lights in the sky. They were too high to be parking lot lights. When I approched the traffic light at Lex Springmill, the craft passed over my car. It was really dark in the sky. I saw real bright lights, blinding bright. When it when over me.. There were no tail lights. No side lights,, just the 8-10 lights in front. No sound and it blended in the dark night sky.
May 10, 2017 · 10:00 AM · LIGHT
Canton, OH
Not the first time this has been observed. Bright light in the sky. Several thousand feet up. Looks as if either entering or leaving atmosphere. Starts bright like reflective sun light, then fades to nothing. No marker lights observed. I have seen several of these the past few years. 1-2 monthly.
May 9, 2017 · 11:30 PM · OTHER
Amanda, OH
We got home around 11:30pm on 5-9-17, and noticed a cluster of it looked almost like stars moving across the sky and then disappeared then noticed that another group came from the direction of the moon near a bright red yellow star and did the same thing, we counted 32 of them that came in clusters and flew across the night sky then disappeared like it never happened.............. what where they?
May 3, 2017 · 11:15 PM · CIRCLE
West Union, OH
I was facing south looking straight up. It was yellowish in color and looked to be higher up than a jet would fly.
May 1, 2017 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Georgesville, OH
While I was enjoying my hike down along the creek, I also just happened to look up in the sky and saw a slow approaching "orange" craft of sorts. It approached from the southwest and directionally moving West toward the Dayton area (my own conclusion). Naturally, I was trying to listen to it since it was a low flying, blurry-orange, circular craft of sorts, The craft was approximately 200-feet above the tree tops. Conversely, however, there was NO SOUND. Speed was that of a commercial jet aircraft descending slowly in altitude just before a landing. However, this craft just stayed at an even altitude just above the trees. Just as it passed above me it kept flying straight, and then all of a sudden, it decided to ascend rapidly and silently at approximately a 65-degree angle. The notable part was that it reached peak altitude (that of a typical jet) of approximately 37,000 to 40,000 feet within only a 5-second time frame -- YES, SILENTLY AND VERY VERY FAST! This is the first time I've ever seen a craft like this. As it ascended it also had a mysterious after glow in front of it, and directly behind it, hence the glowing effect with orange color. Yes, it more or less freaked me out, but then again I still believe it to be terrestrial in nature (of the earth), and perhaps one of those little-hidden high-tech crafts ingeniously created out of some alien-type technology (area 51 stuff). I have heard that Dayton's Write-Patterson air force base (about 50 miles away from Darby?) has some underground secrets, maybe that craft was one of them. Yep, this sounds like just another nut-job trying to stir the mystical UFO pot, but I saw what I saw. I had a friend tell me that it was some small space debris burning up in our atmosphere, but I have to say this was not that. It flew slowly, it had a purpose, and it flew exact and silent. So I looked it up on youtube and low and behold I saw a craft(s) similar to what I saw -- wow. Has anyone else on here ever seen such a craft? I bet someone has. Even if it's a clear night out (which it was when I saw it) it will still appear as though it's in a foggy cloud, hence, you cannot see any specific details other than a round orange shape, no sound, and definitely a flying craft. Take care. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
April 26, 2017 · 4:07 AM · LIGHT
Vienna, OH
My wife and I were coming back from a late night trip to the store. I noticed the sky was clear as we exited the car in our driveway. We decided to stop and stare at the stars, when she spotted a light flying high in the sky. It was the size of a star, but flashing and moving faster than any plane we've ever seen in the area. She lost it behind a very small strip of cloud, but not before I managed to spot it. However, when it came back into view, it was flying the complete opposite direction of what it had been. The cloud was far too small for it to have turned around without us seeing it. The light flickered a lot as it moved back across the sky. I watched it for five minutes, before it suddenly disappeared in the middle of clear sky, as if it just vanished. It was at this time my wife noticed two more lights appear in the sky. They were the exact same size, same color, and same brightness. They were parallel to each other and just a little distance away from eac! h other. She saw one begin to glow, then the other, alternating. Both lights were stationary at this time. At this time I noticed the other light reappear in the exact same place it had been when I'd lost it. At this point, i got too uncomfortable, and we went inside. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 23, 2017 · 8:15 PM · CIGAR
Marysville, OH
Looking west from Marysville, OH, I saw a stationery craft in the sky with a light which moved from left to right and then back to the left. It looked flat in shape, like a pancake. Suddenly, the craft moved straight up in the sky, and then tilted toward the South and quickly shot across the horizon. When it tilted I could tell it was wider at the top and narrower toward the bottom. There was no noise. The craft was about 5 to 10 miles away. It traveled a distance of about 10 miles in about 5 seconds before I lost sight of it.
April 21, 2017 · 12:05 AM · SPHERE
Hanging Rock, OH
Hello, Folks. I was driving east on U.S. 52, and at the time, there were no other vehicles around, and no homes in the vicinity, While driving on 52 East, I come to this very rural area, where I see this white sphere of light in west lane, about 15-20 foot in diameter, moving across the highway at a quick and steady rate, probably about 100-200 feet above the highway. I watched the object as it Vanished into the trees. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 18, 2017 · 10:20 PM · CHANGING
Uniontown/Kent, OH
Hello I hope you are having a good night, I am the fiancé of a marine who’s MOS is Mechanics for large helicopters and planes. I am familiar with a lot of air crafts because of it. I live in Ohio. I was traveling from the Kent University campus to my parents’ house in Uniontown, Ohio. I was taking a lot of back roads and highways that cut through the countryside, it was mostly corn fields and trees with the occasional house. Neither of which was lit. I had been on the road for about 5-6 minutes after leaving the Kent campus when I saw the ufo. I first passed it off as a plane with its headlights towards me (the ufo was a fair distance away at this point so it looked small enough to be a plane) The only thing that initially made me think its flight path was weird was that it almost seemed to be hugging the tree line from far off, I thought that was low. I was stopped at a stop light at the time, and I made a choice to ignore it. But when the stop light turned green, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the object shoot across the sky at a speed I’ve never seen before, and it stopped about what I’m guessing gave it about 5 miles of distance between me and it. That fast movement scared the crap out of me. I immediately gunned it and took off down the road. I would occasionally glance around at the sky to see if it followed me because it scared me, but I thought I lost it for a while. I didn’t see it again till I turned onto the road called Switzer street in Uniontown. It was sitting dead ahead of me all the way at the end of the road. It looked like a very bright light at this point I couldn’t make out the shape of the craft because of it. I just saw the giant ball of light. At this point it was about half the size of a full moon. I gunned the gas again and made it to my parents’ house and ran inside. They knew I was coming so the door was unlocked. I didn’t tell my parents about it initially. I didn’t want them to think I was crazy but when I was leaving the house later, I asked my dad to walk me to the car because I was still unnerved. He agreed to. As we walked it showed up again between the tree line. This time my dad saw it first and told me to look in its direction. “What ((words deleted)) is that?” my dad asked, as he walked a bit closer to the edge of our property. “I think its probably just a plane.” I responded. I really didn’t want to call it a ufo at that point I was honestly freaked out and was trying to explain it away. “That’s not a plane, it’s just sitting there not moving. Planes don’t do that.” He said, exasperated. No sooner did he say that did the air craft slowly start moving so it swung around and stopped above our back yard. Still at the same far distance. My dad was spooked at that point and told me to go back in the house with him. I refused, I wanted to get back to Akron. I did not want to stay in the country side anymore. He argued with me, but eventually let me go, if I promised to call him as soon as I got back. I agreed and climbed into the car and locked the doors. I watched dad run back inside. When I looked up at the sky again the ufo was gone. It was a clear sky tonight. that shouldn't of been possible for it to just disappear like that. I felt a pit in my stomach I did not like what was going on one bit. I pulled out of the drive way, paranoid, and still watching the sky. I took off and turned on to a road called Cleveland, Heading back towards Akron. It was a few minutes before I hit my first stop light. It was a red light again. That’s when the ufo showed up again this time it was close! It was directly above the powerlines that were running up the side of the road. It turned out its big light and it was replaced with a bunch of small red and blue ones that traced the length of it. It was very long, almost cigar shaped but thinner. The lights were evenly spaced out. Thanks to the lights I could see the ship was about as big as two commercial planes put together. It had to be at least be 1000 feet in the air still. Which only leads me to believe it If it had landed, it would have been a crap ton bigger. I gunned a red light to get away from it. I didn’t see it again till I was merging on the highway. At that point it was around 10:40pm ish. I saw the same bright light as I did before, only this time it was at the same distance as it was when I first saw it. I nervously watched it, it moved out of my sight again, just as I was getting on to I77. I did not see it again. I called my dad when I got home and explained everything that happened and he gave me your organization's number and told me to report it. I was also asked by the man I talked to on the hotline to give the ufo’s point of elevation. I am not sure what that is, but I will ask my fiancé when he is off duty. He is stationed in Japan right now, and they are 14 hours ahead of us, so he’s in the middle of his work day. But I will include the point of elevation in an email along with a drawn picture of the ufo. I just need to find a printer to scan it into. I was unable to get a physical picture of the ufo because I was driving for most of this sighting. I hope this was helpful! Have a Good night!
April 17, 2017 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Portsmouth, OH
Four additional lights were observed following at random distances behind. Lights appeared to reach area over Ohio River, and then turned southwest, and in a very short distance, disappeared from sight. Clear night no cloud cover for them to disappear behind. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 14, 2017 · 12:45 AM · CIRCLE
Jackson, OH
We have amended the time, assuming a nighttime sighting. PD
April 8, 2017 · 3:36 PM · CHANGING
Columbus, OH
While driving south on Maple Canyon (about 50 yards north of the Dublin-Granville Rd intersection) I came to a stop due to a red traffic light. A flash of white light ahead in the clear blue sky caught my eye, at first thinking it was an airplane. By judging the distance/height of the object, I would place it somewhere around 15,000 ft in the air, appearing to be about the diameter of 1.5-2 commercial airliners. The white light (circular/oval shape) became smaller (about half the size), returned to its original size, then with a flash of chrome suddenly appearing (as if turning or changing shape and reflecting sunlight possibly), a thinner flat shape became visible and without the white circular/oval light. While still stopped due to traffic, I never lost focus of the object, but it then completely vanished. No trails visible anywhere near where I witness the object, only clear blue skies. The duration of the event was 10-15 seconds.
April 7, 2017 · 9:00 PM · OVAL
Sacramento, OH
A black hole in the past has shown up behind me and gravity goes away and its happened more than once and once later noticed nasa saw it infront of the sun but bigger , 9 foot round and looks like the black hole in space and when it does gravity lifts me up off the ground and float in air a little and i feelt as if i could go into it and a negative bad force keeps my head from being able to turn ! Iv reported alot more to ohio house of representatives lary householder the speaker of the house thats on tv for the bigest FBI case in ohio history on a politician in ohio his emails FBI have and secret information im scared to tell , im sane and proof is available ill ask them to share information also on ufos unfortunately i feel dumb explaining to you about ufos and imbarement you might call me crazy , FBI has much information you need and on ufos and black hole even found out cia has files on the black hole and military and more , ufos in Pittsburgh and dayton! ohio and black hole , what can i do ? If i told 911 they would laff and people !! Theres alot to explain in the emails and FBI knows but the information on sutch matters needs catigorized The emails under ohio law can be public records and you can get them !! Im not a conspiracies person i rased 5 daughters over 18 now and a divorce and moved to new place to start over These things happen and what i told on You dont need me but you need the information please , some of what im telling on needs a open mind and catigorize it and 50/50 mouth happened after black hole 2017 Again later nasa saw it infront of the sun and ahhhh i sound weird but get informed on 50/50 mouth and reflections and black hole even the one navy saw and trump laffed Please understand its real but needs 1 hour to collect this information and then catigorize and read It explains things your not understanding possably And i dont tell people A coach knows cia i told on and volunteers as well and saw things as well and video Get informed you dont need me and i dont need nut balls with aliens following me around , please understand The 50/50 mouth started after black hole October 2017 seen again its been more than 5 times and again gravity goes and you levitate a inch off the ground and if my toes point down it could cause you to go into what apears a never ending pit of black !! More in emails to ohio house of representatives please get copys and catigorize it right hand to god its real but will cause panic in regular people Get informed and catigorize then get the investigators and more and video and recordings and then ufo information then judge shhhhhh dont tell all its very real guys
April 5, 2017 · 5:30 PM · DISK
Chesapeake, OH
At about 530 PM (EDT), I was sitting in my backyard, watching the birds, when I saw something moving through the sky below cloud level and at a quick but not overly fast pace, at a steady South to North direction. I first thought it was a bird, until it was nearly overhead, when I realized it was a disc shaped craft, spinning counter clockwise, and flashing lights in a red-green-white pattern. The white light seemed especially bright considering it was still daylight. The object made no noise as it passed and continued South to North until it was lost from view.
April 2, 2017 · 4:17 AM · OTHER
Columbus, OH
Makes me feel as if the bad angel's are released. My boyfriend seen it as well. I tried to capture it on my cell but the only thing that showed up was a piece of the light coming from the center of it. I have many photos, personal dealings and I've never seen this. Looked like a cloud in form. But wasn't.
March 25, 2017 · 11:45 PM · FORMATION
Hamilton, OH
My 22 y/o daughter and I watched a formation of red lights move from south to northwest across the sky and disappear into the clouds. No sounds were heard, and the actual shapes of the lights were hard to describe. Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 23, 2017 · 8:05 PM · DISK
Fairborn, OH
I was talking a walk through a neighborhood in Fairborn, OH, (near Wright Patterson AFB), when I noticed something flying overhead to the north. My friend and I watched it for a few minutes. It has a white light in the center and light blue and green lights on the perimeter. The craft flew in a straight line east to west, then made an aprupt 90° turn to the left (south) without stopping or slowing. The craft made several other adjustments like this over the next few minutes. The craft also was doing up and down in altitude. After several minutes, it appeared to lower in height then disappeared. To be honest, I thought it was a drone at first, but there was a moment when it turned and it looked like a saucer. Still could have been a quadchopper drone, but I've never seen a drone with this color configuration. Not to mention, I thought there were laws regulating drone lights. Fairborn is a busy city near Dayton and borders Wright Patt AFB, so making an illegal brine ((sic. flight??)) would be brash. Feel free to contact via my email address listed below. If you call, please leave me a voicemail and I will return your call.
March 15, 2017 · 9:00 PM · OTHER
Pickerington, OH
UFO Summary I have been somewhat negligent in writing this ufo sighting summary. I believe part of it is due to life events, as well as concern whether or not my report can provide any value, compared to other reports I have heard and read. However, this event has periodically plagued my mind for the last two years and I believe by providing this report, and possibly talking to someone regarding my incident, I may be able to find some sort of closure. I will try to be as accurate and descriptive as possible. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have. Also, if time permits, I would greatly appreciate someone reaching out to me for the purpose of helping me process this event. Event Sighting: I believe this event occurred in approximately March or April of 2017. The time was at approximately 9:00pm. The location of this event occurred in the parking lot of Planet Fitness located at 1175 Hill Road North Pickerington, Ohio 43147. I was walking into the Planet Fitness to work out, when I happened to look in the sky, oriented in the Southern direction. Initially, I just happened to look up very briefly almost as if by impulse. When I looked up, I happened to see lights in the sky and did not think anything of it. I then immediately looked back down to see where I was walking as I was in parking lot about to cross into a driving lane. Almost instantaneously, as I looked down, my mind recognized that something seemed abnormal about the lights. As I realized this abnormality, I looked back again and became very uncomfortable with what I began witnessing. While the event itself may not seem “spectacular” in any way reading this, I can assure you that as an observe! r, it was a very unnerving event once my mind started processing what I was viewing. As I looked back up at the sky in a Southern direction, I saw 4 lights that I would characterize as a somewhat muted red/orange. It will be somewhat difficult to describe distances and dimensions, but I will try my best. If you can imagine me standing on the ground looking up at the lights, I would say the object was approximately 60 degrees in the air, using the flat ground as a 0 degree baseline. The lights appeared to be approximately 1,000 feet away, in the Southern direction from my location at 1175 Hill Road North Pickerington, Ohio 43147. The lights were traveling in an East by North-East direction, very slowly. From a general observation perspective, I would say they were travelling at approximately 8 miles an hour. The immense uncomfortability in that moment came when I began truly trying to understand what I was observing. As I looked up to analyze the 4 muted red/orange lights, I could see that these lights were moving in what appeared to be exact unison. At first I thought they may be some sort of airplanes very far away. I took specific note of their movement in attempts to understand what I was seeing but again, when I truly attempted to analyze the lights, it was apparent that there was no visible variance between their distance relative to one another. I also realized that it was a cloudy night with clouds fairly close to the ground, and these lights were clearly visible under the clouds. This ruled out any chance of these being distant aircraft. This realization made me believe that these lights were much nearer than I initially expected,and that they must have been been affixed to the same originating object. They were almost directly over a water tower. I became increasingly uncomfortable as I began to perceive the size of the object these lights seemed to be a part of. If these lights truly were on the same object, I would venture to guess that the “craft” was the size of a football field. Oddly, the lights were oriented in a “diamond” shape, in relation to the trajectory of the craft (East by North-East). I will try to explain the 4 lights’ positions using the illustration below. Points A,B,C, and D almost exactly illustrates the location of the lights in relation to one another. Again, in this illustration, the craft was moving in an upward and left direction from my perspective, meaning that the light at point D was “leading” the craft. I could hear absolutely no sound that would be indicative of a massive flying object this close to my location. I also began having the overwhelming and distinct feeling of fear, terror, and powerlessness. While I can not say I actually saw the body of the object, I would say my mind “worked out” the shape of the craft while I was viewing this. I could almost see the outline of a black shape almost the exact shape above, but I cannot tell if I truly observed it with my eyes or if my mind “filled in the gaps” from the lights. At this point of my viewing/analysis, the lights began being obscured by the clouds and eventually disappeared above the clouds. Unfortunately I was so mesmerized by this event that I did not think to take a picture with my phone. Overall, from initial sighting to disappearance, I would say the entire event lasted only 10-15 seconds. However, the event felt like minutes. Almost as soon as the 4 lights seemingly connect to the massive craft disappeared, I happened to see what appeared to be a brownish orb coming down from the sky. With myself still looking in the Southern sky at the same location, the orb was falling from the East approximately 600 feet from me. I will be honest and say I have no idea what to make of the orb. I noticed it when it was approximately 80-100 feet off the ground and falling at approximately 8-10 feet per second. The orb was behaving like, and almost the size of a grocery bag in light wind but something did not seem right about it. The orb seemed too illuminated to be just a bag. Again, it was 9:00pm at night and this object was almost 600 feet from me. There were street lights across the street in the direction of the orb but I cannot see any way how an average street light would have been able to illuminate the orb as brightly as it was. Also, the orb fell to what seemed the ground from a height of appro! x. 100 feet. Logically, it the orb was illuminated by the street light, the appearance and intensity of the illumination would have varied considerably. While there was some variation on the surface of the orb in relation to its brightness, it did not seem to match what one would expect from its orientation to the street light. Also, the surface exterior of the orb seemed to fluctuate. It seemed to have indentations and protrusions that continuously varied in positions to one another, but there were no sharp edges. As the object was falling to the ground, I lost sight of it once it neared the ground and honestly, I did not stay there to see if it reappeared. The amount of fear I began feeling propelled me to jump into my car and “hide” so to speak. I would say the orb sighting lasted approximately 8 seconds. Reporting To Police: After sitting in my car for a few moments, maybe 15 minutes trying to figure out what in the heck just occurred, I decided to contact the police. I decided to call the actual police station rather than 911. As I have written a lot so far, I will summarize by conversation briefly. I asked the operator who answered the phone at the police station if anyone has reported odd lights in the sky. The operator paused for a moment and asked me what kind of lights. Very hesitantly, and with telling telling her that I know I’ll sound crazy, I said “like unexplainable lights.” I briefly described what I saw in regards to the lights. She stated that no one has reported anything tonight, but that an on-duty policeman reported something similar in almost the exact location I did, approximately 6 weeks or 6 months prior. Unfortunately I cannot remember if she said weeks or months but I know she said 6. She said that the policeman had reported the lights, tried to chase them and had ! absolutely no idea what they were.
March 11, 2017 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Lewis center, OH
Around seven orangish red fireballs stretched from the horizon of the sky upwards to the left. At around the fourth fireball the angle of the pattern changed to horizontal for remaining 3 fireballs. They were visible for a few min then vanished. We attempted to take a picture from the car but wasn't as visible with the phone camera. Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 4, 2017 · 3:00 PM · CYLINDER
Cleveland, OH
White cylindrical shaped craft hovering motionless above downtown Cleveland. Have video and pics.
March 1, 2017 · 6:45 PM · CIRCLE
Hamilton, OH
Me and my girlfriend where walking down the street on the way to my apartment, when we looked up and thire was like a star shaped looking thing moving across the sky. But then we saw another funny looking craft trailing behind the star looking craft me and my girlfriend we thought that it was the moon at first but it was moving, the we noticed that the craft was round and it had a round light around it and like a deep black circle door to the craft. Then it went behind a cloud but we couldn't really see it after that.
February 24, 2017 · 8:30 PM · OVAL
Ravenna, OH
I just wanted to report this to someone and happen to find this site a few minutes ago. My sighting happend about two hours ago. I am in Ravenna, Ohio, and decided to do a little early spring catfishing since its very warm this evening. As i was fishing at my local reservoir, I noticed the sky was very clear except for a few misty clouds. About 8:30pm something caught my eye and I saw these two white lights moving in a cloud. They were moving in circles but in oposite directions. One counter clock ways and the other clock ways. Some times one would make bigger loops and then back to a tight circle. I watched them for 30 mins or so and then they were just gone. I returned home and looked up what I had saw and way amazed how many people have reported the same thing so I wanted to report it. It was strange not scary just strange. Thank you for reading my report.