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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.
114,092 entries
May 5, 2021 · 10:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Silver city, OR
I was in my car turning onto my street when I saw 7 bright lights all flying in a line right above me and then before I could take a picture with my phone they disappeared with no sound the lights were just gone all the sudden
May 5, 2021 · 9:15 AM · FORMATION
Kingman, AZ
We witnessed between 50-75 or possibly more lights in a straight line from as far southwest as we could see to the farthest northeast we could see, moving fairly quickly. No sound or flashing lights. Lasted about five minutes. Called the police dept. and asked if anyone else called in and was told yes.
May 5, 2021 · 4:45 AM · FORMATION
Garden Valley, CA
A string of non flashing lights in a straight line moving from Sacramento to the Tahoe direction. No noise, no trails, no apparent interference of digital equipment or power.
May 5, 2021 · 4:45 AM · LIGHT
Los Osos, CA
At 4:45 AM this morning I saw a line of 10 lights that looked like super bright satellites but they were moving in a straight line going south east towards San Luis Obispo. I was in los Osos and thought that was odd and waited a minute and then saw another line of them and went to wake up my wife. Then we watched a line of 50 or 60 of the same kind of bright lights without sound moving south east in line in close formation at a steady speed going from the coast towards San Luis Obispo down los Osos Valley. The cameras wouldn’t capture the trail of lights.
May 5, 2021 · 4:40 AM · LIGHT
Minden, NV
I went outside to watch for meteors at approximately 4:40 am. As I looked straight up I observed a train of starlight objects travelling in a straight line coming from the northwest and heading southeast directly towards the moon. Some were closer together than others but all were in a straight line and moving very fast across the sky. I went inside to grab my phone in time to try to photograph them. I counted the last 20 of them as they disappeared into the moonlight, but there was at least that many more before I ran back into the house to get my phone. I've never seen anything like that before.
May 5, 2021 · 4:40 AM · SPHERE
Oregon City, OR
Around 4:30 AM I went to walk the dog.After sometime I looked up to see if I could find any Aquarid meteors. Instead I saw small orbs of light in a row, about 10 the first group flying by following each other, west to east. No apparent sound. A little while later another group, larger the the first, probably 20-30 flew over. All in a row, except for 3 that formed a triangle as the flew by. Not sure if satellites travel like this in a sort of beaded string and I thought meteors looked like they were falling and emitted a trail of light These definitely looked like they were going somewhere and there was no light trail.I wanted to take a video but didn't think my phone camera could pick it up well. They were very small orbs of light in the sky.
May 5, 2021 · 2:15 AM · CROSS
Everett, WA
At 2:15 am, July 5th, I stepped outside on our back deck to smoke and observed an incredibly bright, and fast moving lowercase t-shaped white light traveling across the horizon. It was already at a quick speed by the time I initially viewed it. Traveling West to East, it was far brighter and faster than a satellite, and the same would hold true for an airplane. It struck me as an odd time to launch a rocket, given how many people were blowing off fireworks that night, however, after watching filmed rocket launches several times this year while researching Spacex’s Starlink launches, Blue Origin, and Rocketlab launches, I felt like I was probably watching a night time rocket launch. The only two or three peculiar things were that it was completely silent, although I could easily have been watching something that was 400 miles away, because of how light travels, and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference; and it didn’t leave an exhaust plume. However it was nighttime, and its absolutely possible that the exhaust plume wasn’t visible in the night sky, nor at a relative height to be able to reflect light off of the sun. Hell, if I could do the math, that probably wouldn’t even be an option. Regardless, I watch the light zoom all the way across the horizon in about 90 seconds, saying to myself’ “What a treat, this is amazing!” The horizontal line of the t shape had become significantly stretched out, while the vertical line, from my position, stayed equal length to what it originally was. It’s about to go behind the tree line, so I sprint from the back deck, through the house, and out the front door to hide behind the car and watch this weird light continue on its path across the horizon. I’m scratching my head, when the light just stops moving abruptly. I watch it become enveloped by clouds, but it has an immensely striking lightness shining through the cloud. There were 3 or 4 visible stars in the initially cloudless, and now nearly entirely cloud-covered night sky. Western Washington has very fast changing weather and variability in in vapor pressure, but what really struck me was how bright the still light was behind the clouds. Far brighter than the moon. So significantly brighter than the stars I really had to wonder about it. I observe the abruptly still white light dim completely away, and then like how a lighthouse light becomes visible in the mist as it spins around back into view, the light went back to full luminosity in exactly the same still position, although this time with a red ring around it. Both of which eventually diminish into blank, dark nighttime sky. At the bar a few days later, while discussing the bizarreness of the experience with the bartender, a young man of about 30-35 entered the conversation and told me he worked for a subsidiary of Raytheon, shooting 1-30 mHz waves into the clouds in order to gather data on encrypted messaging information, and told me his work schedule had been delayed by a series or prototypical rocket launches being carried out under Amazon’s Project Kuiper, from the Seattle area. He believed I witness first stage booster separation, ignition of the second stage engine, and simultaneous reignition of the first stage booster as it was landed back in the greater Seattle Area, giving greater possibility to why I watched the light stop midair, disappear, and then reappear with a red halo, then decrescendo into darkness. Now, whether or not that is the answer, which I feel is on pretty slim evidence, given that launch schedules are planned out years in advance, and I couldn’t find any corroborating evidence to say that Project Kuiper has already done prototype launches, I still am holding out strong feelings for a government-related, man-made object to be the explation for this. I’ve spent a significant amount of time researching orbital reentry as well, and although it doesn’t exhibit the typical characteristics of boosters or rockets breaking up on reentry, I did find info on possible entry times of a Chinese-based Long March rocket, CZ-2F that was predicted to re-enter above Washington state within 4 days of of my t-shaped light observation, with a plus or minus of 26 hours. However there were no reported sightings of the re-entry, so its possible it may have been slightly miscalculated. I’ve also considered the possibility of it being a Navy-related government drone, given that I live within 5 miles of a nationally used Navy Base, although that would be one hell of a light they threw on that sucker. I’ve sort of ruled out a really long lasting firework, given that I used to make the stars (the expanding or fast moving colored lights) that go inside or mortar fireworks. There are compounds like titanium or magnesium that can give that long lasting exhaust flare, but there is always a smoke trail to accompany it. And I’ve also never seen a firework trail last longer than about thirty seconds at the very max. Your guess is as good as mine.
May 5, 2021 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Willcox, AZ
A bit past 2100hrs, 5 May 2021, lasted approx. 20 min. A series of lights appearing in a line from 10:00 traveling to 2:00 o'clock position across North Star. 20 degrees above the horizon. The lights appeared in a black section of the sky traveling to the NE in a line very evenly spaced, slow speed, single file, to the 2 o'clock position where they each disappeared one at a time - as they had appeared - in a black section of the sky. Each was visible for 15 seconds, 10 to 12 visible at any one time and this lasted for about 15 minutes. As they reached the center of their travel distance they brightened and a cone of light pointed in our direction brightened for 1 or 2 seconds. Then became the point of light they were at the beginning and end. When looking at those coming into view the distance they were visible at the other end was extended about 3 or 4 objects/lights. Looking directly at them the fainter points were lost. There was no sound. Brigh! t white point of light in each case.
May 4, 2021 · 10:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Spicer, MN
Titanic size, slow, low floating, silent, rectangle
May 4, 2021 · 9:58 PM · FORMATION
Weston, WI
Looked like a string of lights. Directly above my home. Moving south. Dissapeared...lights went out but I could still see what was a darker cylinder image still moving south. Object(s) made No noise. It was a very clear night.
May 4, 2021 · 9:56 PM · FIREBALL
Clovis, CA
I am a police dispatcher and on my night off I observed several objects rising in the sky. The first appeared as one then split into two, followed by a third. They moved quickly in a southeast direction. Around 5 minutes later, 3 more rose and went into a southeast direction as well. 4 more came up and went in a southeast direction. That occurred all within about 10 minutes of each other. At 22:14, 5 more came up and went in a southeast direction as well. They appeared to have a flickering light almost appearing as though it was a flame or fireball. They were round, disc shaped in a white or light silver color but it was reflective as you could see their flickering lights reflecting on them. There were several witnesses to this as well as people running in the street to record and see as well as several vehicles driving in the area to see if we could find where they were coming from. They all disappeared in the southeast sky. There was absolutely no sound to! these discs but could be seen very clearly that they weren't drones or planes etc. Several pictures and videos were taken but certainly do not show the detail that could be seen in person.
May 4, 2021 · 9:55 PM · CIGAR
Maple Lake, MN
When I talked to the gentleman at the UFO Reporting Center, he thought that it was most probably Elon Musks Starlight project. I had never seen this phenomenon before.
May 4, 2021 · 9:30 PM · CYLINDER
Harrington, ME
Soon after...poof it was dimming and was gone. Shortly after, we saw several smaller objects one was doing this zig zag maneuver and the others were just flying through the area. My wife who has been a long time skeptic, could not believe what she was seeing. Must say...she is now a believer. Vic G
May 4, 2021 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Tigard, OR
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at approximately 9:30pm, my partner and I were outside enjoying a fire in our fire pit when I noticed very strange lights out of the corner of my eye. We both then looked up and saw a row of lights floating through the sky. There were many small lights moving together, all a part of one object silently moving through the sky. The lights were not in an even pattern and were steady as it moved through the sky. My partner and I ran to the front of the house to continue watching it as it moved. It passed over the nearby hill and disappeared into the darkness, as if designed to easily blend in at night. My camera on my phone was not strong enough to pick up the lights, but my partner’s phone was. The image does not show the details of all of the little lights as it looks like a more solid ray of light, but the image does show that there may have been more there than what was visible to the eye. In the photo, you can see a difference in the coloring above the lights, as if coming up to a point. This leads me to believe that the lights were along the edge of the object, flat underneath, and domed to a point on the top.
May 4, 2021 · 9:30 PM · OTHER
Stanwood, WA
White unblinking lights in long line, straight formation, no sound, slow steady speed in straight line moving west to east
May 4, 2021 · 9:25 PM · CYLINDER
Vancouver, WA
I have never seen anything like it before.
May 4, 2021 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
Spanaway, WA
A large craft with numerous lights forming a line moving silently towards Mt. Rainier (east)
May 4, 2021 · 9:25 PM · UNKNOWN
Santa Clara/Eugene, OR
As I was stargazing outside at 21:25 I saw a series of closely connected lights pass silently and smoothly over the neighborhood traveling West to East. It was visible to me for about 25 seconds but was already halfway through the sky before I noticed it. I first thought it was a shooting star but realized it was a series of individual lights, and positioned as if they were along the sides of a very long aircraft. The only aircraft I could imagine would travel like this (regarding size and flight pattern) would be a blimp the length of the Hindenburg.
May 4, 2021 · 9:25 PM · FORMATION
Lebanon, OR
Seen over the area of Lebanon, Oregon, moving from west to east—a stream of bright lights traveling relatively slowly in a straight line with a white “head” and a tight straight stream of distinct, (at least 18) various colored lights (about 2 “fingers” long) following behind—high in the sky but lower than a high flying jet. Clear sky. No evidence of any flaring out like a rocket reentering the atmosphere and the lights did not separate out. The lights appeared to be all connected in a straight line. Two witnesses watched for about 3 minutes from the time we first saw them until they passed out of sight. In our many years of sky watching my Coast Guard veteran husband and I have never seen anything like it! I am a retired College employee with a longtime interest in astronomy.
May 4, 2021 · 9:24 PM · OTHER
Mukilteo, WA
The lights appeared to be broken up into separate distinct lights, like you would expect from an airplane window with solid spaces between the lights, but in an irregular pattern. I see airplanes and jets all day and nights around here (I'm near an airport), but it looked nothing like any plane I have ever seen. As it was directly over head I specifically listened for any sound and heard nothing. I looked to see if there was a body to the object,then noticed the line of lights was preceded and followed by a couple of ligths in the same straight line formation as the others, but separated by a lenghtly distance. The overall length was huge, way to big for any commercial jetliner, and flying to low to not be making a very loud noise; I estimate it's altitude was about 2,500 ft. high. I watched as it flew in a straight line eastward until it flew out of sight. Very bizzare. I have piloted private airplanes with my father since I was 15, and have lived in the area of Paine Fie! ld for approx. 35 years., travelling in commercial airplanes and jets of all sizes over the last 40 years, and have never before seen anything the likes of what I saw tonight.
May 4, 2021 · 9:00 PM · FORMATION
Everett, WA
At about 9:00pm on May 4th, my boyfriend and I decided to walk to the store. While walking I happened to look up and we saw about 15 or so lights that were in a straight line contracting moving away from each other then shortly after retracted and disappeared. They stayed in a straight line and the best way of describing it was like a coil or slinky being stretched. As the line formation contracted the lights grew further apart yet held in line formation and at the end before disappearing they retracted coming back together as one and then disappeared. Both of us tried taking video and pictures with our phones and were both strangely unable to as both froze... Strangest yet most intriguing thing I’ve ever seen!
May 4, 2021 · 8:00 PM · CHANGING
Encinitas, CA
I've seen these same objects multiple days in a row at the D Street Beach in Encinitas, CA, although most of the other nights it was only one of these multi-light shifting orbs, when last night I spotted 3. The three I eventually spotted were rather far out over the ocean—a few miles and were arranged in a perfect equilateral triangle with the apex the furthest out over the ocean. On other days I've had different friends who also witnessed the object(s) which have looked very similar—a brightly lit, multi-color orb that hovers and sometimes changes in shape, sometimes expands and contracts. And sometimes it is moving up the coast like a bright light. Before last night, 5/4/21, for the last 10 days, I had noticed only one of these orbs but in the same location, near where the star Sirius in the western night sky, which is also near the constellation Orion. The orb appears planted in the sky at about the same height as the normal flight path of the military he! licopters, or maybe a little higher, (which are out patrolling every single night) but the orbs were unmoving and almost disguised as a star. For a long time I didn’t notice it because it looked just like a brightly lit star but upon videotaping, it clearly is not a star. I've also videotaped it with helicopters flying past it, too, and it is definitely different than the helicopters. I've witnessed these orbs on different occasions off the coast of San Diego over the ocean, infrequently now for about a year, sometimes playing with the military, sometimes being followed by them, and sometimes much closer than they were last night, but haven’t made any reports until now. But now the frequency has changed dramatically as they have shown up every night. Last night the orbs were just planted in the sky and the military helicopters were ignoring them. The strange thing is how long they seem to just be planted there without moving—far longer than a helicopter or a drone can hover! , totally without sound, and the strangest part was that they’! ve been planted there for many days in a row. I start to notice them just as the sky gets dark enough. Unfortunately all of my videos are shaky and don’t show the way the orbs are just planted in the sky but the colors of the objects are dancing and shifting—you can see that much. I’ve ordered a new lens and tripod for my camera phone to continue collecting data which is very shocking to me. I was a big skeptic about all of this until I had other witnesses confirm. I fully expect them to be there again tonight. They have stayed in place without moving until I got tired and went home for the evening all of these nights. Last night I don’t recall missing time but I have had contact experiences in the past. The beach here where I live is very quiet and dark and private with tall hundred foot bluffs behind me. I generally watch the sunset on the beach every night and started seeing strange lights a year ago but for a long time believed it was just the military until some very strange th! ings happened—like the orbs sometimes shoot across the sky. I also saw a recent display of 4 or 5 of them together fading in and out disappearing and have that on video as well.
May 4, 2021 · 7:20 PM · LIGHT
Bend, OR
Thought I would provide an IFO report since you will likely get some reports on this. Observed StarLink train of satellites approx 1920h cross WNW to E relative to Pilot Butte at approximately 30 deg alt to horizon. The train per se spanned about 10 degrees (closed fist width at arms length). Much brighter than reference stars in Ursa Major that it passed below. An amazing sight and I can see why folks who don’t know what they are would think it was a UFO armada.
May 4, 2021 · 3:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Villanueva, NM
Daytime, afternoon/midday. Looked at a photo we just took. Saw tic tac in background partially in/near the clouds. Not in photo immediately before or after. Both have photo experience. NOT a lighting/exposure issue. I don’t believe most photos of UAPs are real but I think this WAS something. Have no idea if time was weird, we weren’t keeping track. Asked him if he still has photo, says he doesn’t know (he’s a photographer and doesn’t save them all if he has a better version in the series). I would have reported it earlier and with the photo but I just found out your resource existed today. Don’t know if there were electrical disturbances. We didn’t check. Weather disturbances on and off that week while camping there. Silvery or light color. Looked like a classic tic tac based on other photos I’ve seen. Used to be more of a skeptic but was open to the possibility of it. This photo always seemed to have something real in it to me. Will send photo if my ex can find it.