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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.
4,277 entries
December 30, 2017 · 9:05 PM · LIGHT
Anthem, AZ
Several Red lights about 30 degrees above the horizon to the east of Anthem AZ. Seemed to be fairly stationary in th sky. Pulled over to get a better look and they slowly faded out from view.
December 29, 2017 · 1:00 PM · CYLINDER
Ganado, AZ
Caught accidently in photo of highway. Seemed plunging to earth. Contrail. Cylinder with four precise round appendages attached above rear parallel with body. Hazy, fuzzy.
December 25, 2017 · 6:15 PM
Chandler, AZ
One solid red round Orb like light. One Solid white Orb like light. Red Object at a standstill, white object came into view, and looked like the white Light was going to crash into the red light in its trajectory. but white object veered off And came to a stop, past the red object. Then white object began moving again, and and zipped past the red light again, as If the two lights were playing a Game of "Chicken" This went on for approx. 4-5 mins, then White light speed off out of sight. Approx. 1 min later the red light took off until it was out of sight.. This was at Approx. 6:10, 6:15 PM At Chandler, Az. Cross streets, Cooper rd/Pecos rd. 85225. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and found her to be quite sober-minded. PD
December 23, 2017 · 6:30 AM · CONE
Show Low, AZ
Big bright dot with a huge multi-colored tail which fanned out in the back. In the background there was a huge cloud-like plume where it entered the atmosphere.
December 22, 2017 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Green Valley, AZ
It looked like a comet, or what came to my mind was a "silver seed." Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:55 PM · CIGAR
Mesa, AZ
A glowing orangish cigar or cylindrical shaped object formed a huge fan of whitish glowing gas (at about a 45 degree angle behind the object) with object traveling horizontally at a high rate of speed from North to South over Phoenix (Observers were looking west from a Mesa Hillside). The residual gas remained behind and stayed glowing for several minutes after object could no longer be seen near the horizon. The object was not a meteor or an aircraft. Based on the remaining gas plume the object originally must have traveled west to east first and then turned south somewhere over north Phoenix. It could have been a rocket that went off course? Rocket launch at 5:27 p.m. (Pacific). We have changed the time indicated by the witness, to reflect an afternoon launch. PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:52 PM · LIGHT
Mesa, AZ
I grabbed my mother in law and said come outside there is something in the sky. I went in the house to grab my camera and when I came back outside my mother in law let me know that a yellow round light beam shot out for about 2 seconds and then a green light that was round shot out. From my understanding of air control rockets can emit beams of light due to aircraft's. They even tell you on new statements not to use lasers or appoint them randomly in the sky rad aircraft's. I called my brother who lives in Los Angeles he captured the event on video. This did not look like a rocket to me in the video. It looked more like a comet like object. If you look closely at the video you can see there's something in the trail like there's 2 objects. I've never seen a rocket leave a trail the way that this anomaly did. The most odd aspect of this event is how the light lit up the cloud like it was forming a cloud. Not to mention after my brother filmed this video he said that helicopters were following the anomoly. If this was a rocket what purpose would helicopters have in following a test rocket. Rocket launch at 5:27 p.m. (Pacific). We have changed the time indicated by the witness, to reflect an afternoon launch. PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:45 PM · FIREBALL
Tonopah, AZ
After making a 90-degree turn South, it looked more like a ball of Fire with a glowing smoke around it. For approximately three to five minutes after the ball of fire was out of view the smoke glowed in the path that the object took clearly marking the 90-degree turn. I briefly mention to my son it look like what the Aurora Borealis would look like up north in Canada or Alaska. The fact that it continue to Glow and that we could not come to a consensus as to what it was made me file this report.
December 22, 2017 · 6:45 PM · CIGAR
Tucson, AZ
As I stepped outside around 6:45 PM I witnessed a cigar shaped object that had no noise and illuminated the sky so bright my brother thought it was a North Korean missile. It’s seem to stand still and then vanished.
December 22, 2017 · 6:45 PM · CONE
Phoenix, AZ
1 craft was slowly crashing while another shined a giant spotlight on it. Our son has a friend in San Diego that sent us identical pictures of what we were witnessing. The craft that was crashing appeared conical in shape! The object left a trail that stayed lit for 10 minutes. There was an aura around the craft.
December 22, 2017 · 6:40 PM · FIREBALL
Marana, AZ
Sighting of missile launch?? PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:40 PM · OTHER
Dragoon, AZ
Driving on Hwy 191 S. nearing the turn off to Dragoon Rd.,We saw a rocket type object flying fairly low in an otherwise dark sky. It appeared as a bright dot with a huge glow arching above, below and behind it as it travelled South in a straight trajectory. It had a heavy tail that glowed brightly and led back to a bright cloud formation well to the North. It passed behind the Dragoon mountains and out of view but we continued to see the glow above the mountains as it progressed. I have photos, though they don't represent how bright it was, and they also show 2 additional bright lights alongside it that we didn't see. Perhaps it was a rocket? We are not knowledgeable with that kind of thing. Still, I'd like to know. Sighting of missile launch. PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:40 PM · LIGHT
Mesa, AZ
My partner and I saw a bright light with a trailing aura (like a wake spreading out behind a boat, only not V-shaped, but more U-shaped) slowly move across the sky. We live near the Phoenix-Sky Harbor flight path, so we see planes coming in a lot. This looked completely different than the normal planes we see coming in at night.
December 22, 2017 · 6:30 PM · CONE
Lake Havasu City, AZ
No information provided by source. Possible report of missile launch. PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:30 PM · OTHER
Snowflake, AZ
Sighting of missile launch at 5:26 p.m. (Pacific)?? PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:28 PM · LIGHT
Village of Oak Creek, AZ
Tonight, in the Village of Oak Creek, near Sedona, Arizona, there were two large lights in the sky. It was witnessed by many people who were driving on Jacks Canyon and by others at the local grocery. I took 3 pictures, my husband took 4. There were two lights. The light on the right was bright and remained in the same place. The light on the left illuminated the object on the right as it gradually moved off to the left. The light remained in the sky and illuminated a round area above the mountain. It was not a spot light, it was strong and filled the sky over the mountain area. There was not any sound. It lasted approximately 4 – 5 minutes. Sighting of missile launch. PD
December 22, 2017 · 4:00 PM · CYLINDER
Duncan, AZ
Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD
December 21, 2017 · 7:44 AM · DISK
Anthem, AZ
My security cam in my backyard will send a series of 6 pictures to my email in the event of something flying in front of it. It usually does not detect birds unless they are very close up. I received a series of 6 pictures on my email 12/21. On the 3rd one, usually the 3rd is what is the trigger, I received the attached photo. The other five are blank, only the 3rd picture shows the attached. Is this bird? If so, it’s a really large one. If this is anything please contact me. Thanks!
December 21, 2017 · 6:30 AM · CIRCLE
PHONEX, AZ
The object was very circular, and it was piercing white.. The trail it had behind it was fanned out very wide and extremely bright...It was followed by , in the cloud, a bright, concaved light pointed toward the first object and the colors, as it fanned out toward the initial object, were the colors of the rainbow.. It lasted about 15min. max and several neighbors witnessed this with me.It traveled up from the west horizon and then it traveled at a steady trajectory and kept the same velocity as it went directly below the southern horizon...I captured this on my cell phone video...it is available.. Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD
December 18, 2017 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Queen Creek, AZ
It looked like a a multi-lane highway of lights that seemed to hang like stars but were swooping slowly in a formation. They moved slowly along the sky like a river of stars, but they weren't as high as stars, as I could see them from different angles as I drove away. I stopped and took pictures. I stopped another driver passing by; they didn't notice at first with the bright street lights drowning out the sight, but once they saw it they were amazed as well and tried to get pictures too. I've never seen anything like this.
December 18, 2017 · 8:00 PM · FORMATION
Queen Creek, AZ
Hundreds of lights in snake formation traveling above the planes that were coming in to land 3 miles north at Williams-Gateway Airport. Formation headed from north to south then straight up. Each light of snake like formation was at least as bright as a plane's lights, some lights beamed steady white, and some blue blinked, and was at least a mile long.
December 18, 2017 · 7:45 PM · OTHER
Queen Creek, AZ
1000 star lights following blue lights moving like a snake.going in circles then moved out of sight by the big dipper.was about 3-4 main blue lights. do have pics
December 14, 2017 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Sonora Desert, AZ
We were driving on highway 8 South. 4 lights became two pairs then not light. Then disappeared.
December 11, 2017 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
San Tan Valley, AZ
Three bright oval lights, white in color observed in the sky's north of San Tan Valley, AZ. At first one bright light was seen as it was stationary and stayed bright for 5 to 7 seconds. Then it went out and two more lights lite up as the third light lite came back on. All three lights same brightness, as they went dark they seemed to, in a faster then normal, sped to another location in the sky to the north east of San Tan Valley, AZ, and again would light back up and stay stationary for about 10 to 15 seconds. After about 35 seconds all lights went off and nothing was seen again. In the past month I have seen this same action one time before with the difference of there being only one light. Witness provides no contact information. PD