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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
May 26, 2016 · 10:15 PM · FIREBALL
Franklinton, NC
It was a circular looking ball of fire falling towards the west. There was just one in the sky. It was burning as it was falling. At first, I thought it was a shooting star but it was too large and too close. I noticed that it looked like it was on fire and realized it was engulfed in flames. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 26, 2016 · 2:47 PM · OVAL
Fayetteville, NC
Driving in a Westerly position unable to maintain constant contact.
May 26, 2016 · 1:00 PM · SPHERE
Sunny View, NC
On the afternoon of May 26, 2016, we were watching the clouds, they started having beautiful prisms inside them so we took photographs, we were very surprised that evening as we looked through them at strange orb that we did see by eye but was caught on camera. We have been witnessing sightings at night here constantly for the last month, and sporadically the last couple of years, we also have witnessed strange aircraft unlike any other known of, we have searched the Internet for pics of every type of flying machine imaginable but it's not there?? It's definitely government craft we are seeing going into the sky at dusk any coming back down at dawn. During nightly light show, when a star suddenly moves across the sky, I can see these aircraft red and blue flashing lights,one on each side, coming across the sky in the direction of the moving object, these craft also make fly byes regularly in stealth mode using no lights. When interacting with the moving stars, a gray cloud will suddenly appear and distort the view moving in a fast circular motion but with a trained eye you can still make out lights moving around behind it. We don't have equipment for night photography but if we did I could easily prove we are not being told the truth about what's really going on, the lights are every night, I've reported it to police, local news, and the GSP airport but nobody seems interested??? I don't know why...?
May 24, 2016 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Emerald Isle, NC
Squarish red/green lights flew over one at a time in same direction (S to N) over about a 20 minute period. Only about 800 feet above the sound, coming from the direction of the ocean. Very bright and colorful. Silent. Clear, starry night. We were sitting on an open dock over Bogue sound. Mars was visible.
May 21, 2016 · 8:45 PM · TRIANGLE
Concord, NC
Circled low and slow three times in a long loop, possibly near/over I-85, varied trajectory each time. Sounded like a heavy plane engine.
May 17, 2016 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Otto, NC
Object is bright light that is stationary in sky for several minutes. Bearing E.S.E over mountains as seen from U.S. highway 141, then departed rapidly southward. Hard to determine speed, time from fixed position to disappeared, about two seconds. Seemed to have an upward angle, but hard to tell as I am in the mountains. Maybe I was traveling on a downward slope and it looked like it was going upward. I was driving and had to keep on the road. I was an owner/operator truck driver for over 20 years and I have seen many lights in the sky before, but not like this.
May 14, 2016 · 11:49 PM · FORMATION
Fayetteville, NC
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 14, 2016 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Raleigh, NC
My husband and I were walking up our driveway around 8:45pm, extremely quiet night & the sky was still bright. We noticed a really bright stationary steady light (brighter than a planet) in the northeast sky. No other stars or planets were out. Just seemed out of place. It didn't move for about 10minutes (we were trying to figure if it was a planet or space station). Also, it was not where a planet would be (calibrated StarWalk to moon & nothing bright should be there). My husband was caught off guard & mentioned how it was changing colors. Then, it disappeared. We looked for it about 2-3 minutes and all of a sudden reappeared in same position (small light that got brighter and brighter until it was as bright as before..and there were no clouds to distort the view), stationary about 1 minute then IT STARTED MOVING northward (to the left) about the speed of a second hand on a watch. It moved, by perception, about 4 inches across sky then light just quickly phased out. As soon as it disappeared again My husband saw a pulsating LED light which flashed 3 times, then paused, and flashed 3 times again (about 3 flashes in 2 seconds) coming thru the trees from southeast toward the west. He mentioned there was a plane coming although there was no noise (we were still looking for the light in the sky). He thought it was a plane until it stopped on our side of the treeline. Brilliantly white bright light. Then I saw it. It followed right under the top tree line (about 50 ft up). When it got in front our trees but still in the branches, behind our house, then the lights started going south to north following our tree line (sometimes a little lower in the tree line and then sometimes a little higher but was never lower than about 50 feet) until it got to the top of our most northward tallest tree & then disappeared. Just 3 flashing-then-pause-then flashing little but amazingly bright LED-like white lights. I thought maybe a drone but there was absolutely no noise. Plus, as my husband pointed out, it was too close into the trees. Please give some rational explanation.
May 14, 2016 · 6:45 PM · SPHERE
Charlotte, NC
On an American Airlines flight "Leg" with my wife and daughter from Orlando, FL, to Charlotte, NC, I looked out my window as the airplane was slowing and beginning its decent to the airport (at cloud altitude) on May 14th, 2016, at approximately 6:45pm. The weather outside was blue sky and partly cloudy. I saw a blue orb not far from the plane at our altitude (just above and aft of the right wing) in a mix of clouds and blue sky. The orb was distinctly circular, small, and stood out because the shade of blue did not match the sky around it. It definitely had an aura to it. It appeared to be standing still because our plane did not zoom past it. I had a clear view of it long enough to watch it slowly pass my window, turn to tell my wife, "Do you see that?", then turn back and see it go by the passengers window sitting behind me. It was clearly not a strange reflection in the window because I saw it from the second vantage point through the other passenger's window at a different angle. The lights in the cabin were also turned off. It was difficult to determine an approximate distance since I had no reference. Very strange.
May 14, 2016 · 1:00 AM · OTHER
Columbus, NC
I looked southwest toward gsp airport and noticed the very bright space station, or Venus or whatever and o was captivated by what I saw, the stars were moving eratically. I looked north away from the airport and started noticing stars were chasing each other at high speeds yet no tail was visible, all research I done today by calling news Channel 4 and gsp tower cotrol, to see if they had seen anything was in vain, I guess I was the only one in north or South Carolina to witness the event. They were in battle formations, I saw at least half a dozen aerial dogfights but not close up, they looked like stars but moved at incredible speeds. I also seen that when these fights occurred the UFOs involved were suddenly enveloped in what I can only describe as a dark cloud formation, which obstructed a lot of the visual details. I woke my gf to witness what I was seeing, more for my reassurance of sanity than anything else and they didn't let us down, we watched as they did tit for tat until dawn when it all stopped and the sky was clear. It is very surreal and kinda scary. What has our government done!?? The grey alien agenda, secret deals trading human lives for alien tech?? I believe all the lies are coming out soon, and when it does, you need to be prepared for it! The US is shooting down other entities for fear they will stop the Greys aliens and ultimately restrict giving out too much technology to a race that can't even get along in its on world with humans, how much more dangerous could it be for the other factions of Aliens that have no agenda except to observe and record. If anyone else happened to see the events I spoke of in Polk County, NC, or surrounding states by all means please put it out here. We quite possibly could all be in very grave danger, not just the! USA, but the entire human race.
May 13, 2016 · 9:30 PM · FIREBALL
Winston-Salem/Lexington, NC
There were six orb-like objects. At first I thought they were airplanes but upon closer look they were something entirely different. They flew in a cluster and didn't seem to be going with the wind current, but they weren't flying like normal planes either. They were a little shaky, and they didn't flicker like planes.
May 9, 2016 · 10:10 PM · TRIANGLE
Maxton, NC
Hi Peter, While driving eastbound on US 74 (I-74) just north of Maxton, NC, I spotted a bluish light on some low altitude airborne object. It was traveling south and made a sharp turn to the north. While it was turning I also saw a red light which seemed to be on the other wing. It then passed in front of us at low altitude. It looked small and the altitude was only 200 ft or so. I saw a plane type silhouette but my wife thought it was triangle. I only saw it for 10 seconds. It did not look like a plane and the lights were not flashing. I am not sure if it was a drone or something else. I am curious if you had any other reports. This was on Monday May 9th, at 22:10. Also I was fascinated with a program I heard you on. It was “Art Bell’s Somewhere in Time” replayed on Jan. 2, 2016. The original show aired on 4/16/97 and you and Art were discussing increased security at USAF Command Center in Colorado, possibly due to a 25 mile long UFO observed by some satellites. I could not find any follow up information. Did anything come of this report? Thanks
May 8, 2016 · 7:25 PM · SPHERE
Norwood, NC
( 2 ) very bright RED / Orange Sphere type - craft were traveling south west over Norwood Southern Stanly County North Carolina. i went running over to my nieigbors - I ask them to see what i was seeing ( 5 ) of them ( ALL ) saw the same thing !
May 6, 2016 · 12:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Hertford, NC
My father was driving me to Elizabeth City, NC from Greenville, NC to visit my sister. We made a stop in Hertford, NC and visited my grandmother for about an hour or so. This day was very bizarre when it comes to UFOs.. Earlier, my sister was watching a UFO documentary. When we arrived in Hertford, NC, and my uncle was watching a UFO documentary. Anyway, We finally left around Midnight. As we were about to make a left turn to head to Elizabeth City, NC, I noticed 3 lights hovering in the sky out in the field. I demanded my father to pull over so we could get out and take a closer look. I told him "Dude! There is a UFO over there! I swear.. Please trust me just pull over. That thing is huge!" I was very shocked to see it. So me and my father got out of the car and walked about 10 or 15 feet behind the car so we could see the object behind the trees. I thought I was going to have a heart attack I was so worked up. My blood pressure was sky high.. At this point it was quite low and not moving at all. One of the three lights kept going dim. The object was making a loud swooshing/wah wah sound. Unlike any sound I have ever heard.. I asked my dad, "Do you hear that?! That's the UFO making that noise! That must be the engine or something" We were very shocked. He said he's never seen anything in the sky like that before. They definitely were not stars. After staring at the object for a few minutes, we resumed driving to Elizabeth City, NC. The object was still in the sky. Very large, I'd say the size of a football field if not bigger. I said "This must be a Mothership." So, as we arrive at my sister's house in Elizabeth City, I ran inside to get my cousin. Because me and him experienced a UFO sighting about 10 years ago in the daylight. But that's another story.. He came outside with us to view the object. He said "Wow seriously? I was just inside watching a documentary on UFO's!" I found that very bizarre, as my sister and uncle were also watching documentaries earlier. At this point, it was higher in the sky and 2 of the lights were very dim. Also, you didn't hear the noise it was making in Hertford. He said, "That's the mothership! They were just talking about this on TV!" I was amazed he said that, because I had just said that about 30 minutes ago, when we first saw it in Hertford. I went back outside at 3AM and the object wasn't there. It was very cloudy at this point. This was a very cool experience and I was very happy to experience with a few family members. You had to have been there to really understand this sighting. What a crazy night. I was able to capture a few photographs of the object, but they didn't turn out very well. I will try and add them to this post. Thank you very hearing my story! - ((name deleted))
May 2, 2016 · 11:40 PM · FLASH
Calabash, NC
While standing in our front yard, waiting for our dog to use the bathroom, me and my wife were looking across the street. It was cloudy outside with a light sprinkle of rain. No stars and moon were out. There was a gentle blowing cool breeze. We noticed a bright light in the sky to our front. We thought it was an airplane light. then the light went out. My wife thought it went in the clouds. Then all of a sudden, it appeared again, and then there was 3 bright individual lights as if it skipped like a rock skips water. It went to our left. There was no noice. You can hear a pin drop in our neighbourhood. It lasted 3 seconds. Then it was gone. Disappeared in the air. We waited to see if any more activity for 5 mins but there was none. It was a bright, flash, silvery light that was an oval shape. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 2, 2016 · 12:00 AM · FLASH
Summerfield, NC
Sitting on front porch saw 6 or 7 bright flashing lights low in the sky, blinked in different areas (but close together) quickly for about 10 seconds then was gone. no noise.
April 28, 2016 · 11:30 PM · FLASH
Boomer, NC
I was loading up my truck after completing a project in the shop when I heard plain as day in my own voice inside my head “hey look over here” it seemed like it was coming from up and behind me in the sky so I turned around and looked up into the sky and saw what I initially thought was a satellite. Then again as I was looking at this satellite looking thing, in my own voice except in my head not audible I heard “say cheese” and then the brightest flash just emanated from this thing that I thought was a satellite. It startled me and I thought no way that came from that satellite. So i figured someone was up in the treeline with a bright light i just couldn’t believe that flash came from the satellite so I grabbed my flashlight out of the truck and proceeded to conduct a search through the trees thinking it was someone messing with me. No one was there, nothing was there.
April 28, 2016 · 8:34 PM · CIRCLE
Oak Island, NC
Seven red-orange circles appeared in the sky about 15-20 degrees above the horizon in southern direction over the ocean off of Oak Island, NC. These objects appeared first as 4 circles at 8:34 PM then others (or some of the same) again at 8:47 PM. The objects appeared rapidly out of nowhere and then disappeared within 5 seconds. The circles all appeared each as a large filled in circle of red-orange color. They all seemed to appear and disappear in the same general area (but not exactly the same)of the sky. At one point two were side by side before disappearing. They all seemed to disappear by collapsing into themselves. The two that were side-by-side appeared to have a halo around them. All circles were filled in with the same color and appeared to be large.
April 27, 2016 · 8:46 PM · CIRCLE
Oak Island, NC
Six circles that were red-orange rapidly appeared in pairs and separately then disappeared in the southern sky over the ocean. They were 15-20 degrees above the horizon.
April 26, 2016 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
Oak Island, NC
Between 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM off of Oak Island, NC, in the southern sky at about 15-20 degrees we saw red-orange objects appear in the sky. They would suddenly appear then disappear in a duration of seconds. They appeared to jump or dance in sky. Stars and planets were visible at the time and it was quite evident the color and larger shapes of these circular objects was different from all other objects in the sky. The objects were mostly orange with a red tint and would appear and disappear within seconds. No types of flare trails or tails were part of the event. Some would blink and others appeared to cave in upon themselves
April 24, 2016 · 1:15 AM · OTHER
Henderson, NC
i looked outside my bedroom window and saw a very bright light, i originally thought it was an automobile w/bright lights, but could never resolve lights of an automobile. it was a beautiful sphere of ever-changing bright and colorful, psychedelic lights. a multitude of colorful bright streamers emanated from the object. it looked like a kid's sparkle mini-fireworks stick but was much larger by at least 3 orders of magnitude. after very short period of time, the object began moving through trees adjacent to highway. i could see it through the trees. then, it just blinked out. i hope this report is satisfactory.
April 20, 2016 · 9:10 PM · LIGHT
Oak Island, NC
We witnessed 3 pair of 2 bright red-orange lights over the ocean. They seemed to move in pairs. They didn't move up or down as if propelled or as if a rocket of some sort. The paired lights seemed to move around each other. After approximately 30 seconds the lights disappeared suddenly. We then thought we saw a light far off shore that was also the same color which could have been a boat but it was dark and all we saw was the light. There wet four of us who witnessed this event and all agreed that they were not airplanes. We also agreed that we had never seen anything like this before. We are four adults vacationing with our kids and quite sane!
April 19, 2016 · 9:05 AM · SPHERE
Nags Head, NC
Orange red sphere traveling parallel with coast and turned and headed east and then disappeared
April 16, 2016 · 10:40 PM · LIGHT
Summerfield, NC
I was taking my dog out to the bathroom and I looked up at the sky and saw two things circling each other going across the sky over my head. They each had a bright red and dark blue light on each "craft". They kept circling each other until they were out of sight. They were very high up in the sky. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD