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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
January 11, 2016 · 7:50 PM · TRIANGLE
Ivanhoe, NC
An object with red flashing lights flying low in front of my house in open blueberry field, and then to the left of my house over small trees. It made no noise, and moved quick. We watched it for about 10 minutes and then it just disappeared.
January 11, 2016 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Raleigh, NC
Odd light, thought it was a satellite to be honest, but ive seen many before and this one was odd. Seemed to be moving at a fast pace, flashed very brightly for a couple of seconds then continued to go and began to fade faster and disappeared and reappeared much further then the previous place. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 10, 2016 · 10:40 PM · LIGHT
Four Oaks, NC
Around 10:40 pm, I noticed 2 yellow lights somewhere towards Garner, Clayton and 3 cell-phone towers (Northwest from my home back porch). The pulsating light was soundless, moved around some and then I saw a second light. The 2 lights soon disappeared (moved Northwest), I recorded a video with my cell phone, but the camera couldn't record the UFO's due to darkness. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 10, 2016 · 2:00 AM · DISK
Jarvisburg, NC
I was immediately drawn to this cloud. I exited my car and leaned back on the front never taking my eyes off of the cloud. I have no idea how I knew, but I was fully aware that there was an occupied object of some type seemingly “hiding” in that cloud. I occurred to me that the object, which I could not see, must be giving off some type of electrical energy or radiation. Why else would a person stand in the middle of the street in 30 degree weather with no coat on. I watched this cloud, I think without blinking, for a good 7-10 minutes. I knew something was going to happen…again, I am not sure how. As if following my wishes, as I was cold and grew impatient for the event I knew was going to come, a silver/grey disk rose up in clear view. Simultaneously, the object took off at a speed I can’t begin to explain. Speed like that would kill a human.. the G-force must have been off the chart. I tracked it with my eyes, but at the speed it was traveling my eyes were not quick enough and for a moment, I lost track. I kept my eyes steady and picked it up again and followed the object down range until it appeared the size of a pinhead. It headed up, punched through the blue sky and seemingly out of the atmosphere. I was so close to this event that I could see the craft was 25-35 feet in diameter. Also, as it rose up and blasted away, it also took the cloud with it. I looked back, stunned out of my mind, and there was nothing w! here the cloud had been. I never did go to the store. I went straight back to my apartment and felt that I had been jerked from the reality that we all live in to another completely different place. Little did I know that there was more to come. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 7, 2016 · 5:15 PM · SPHERE
Candler, NC
I was conducting a safety audit outside the shipping and receiving yard on the property of the company where I work in Candler, NC and I looked up and noticed a cluster of black circles or spheres. They were about 8 to 10 of the spheres all the same size, all black, some were slightly scattered from the cluster pack, some higher and lower and spend out, but all close together. The height I would guess was about 3 to 4 thousand feet above ground and they were travelling across the sky east to west at a speed of about 50 miles per hours – I’m guessing. At first I thought it was a flock of birds, but no flapping of wings, maybe a cluster of black balloons, no, moving too deliberate and at a the same height and speed during the whole time I watched them. Maybe a balloon powered micro lite, never heard of one and no engine sound coming from it. It appeared to gain height to cross over a nearby mountain. ???
January 6, 2016 · 3:00 AM · OTHER
Carolina Beach, NC
Description and date of incident: The photo was taken on 1/5/16 approximately between 2-3AM Eastern Standard Time. Location: The ocean horizon of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, in front of the boardwalk. The red-amber colored lights blinked off and on all night long until the sun came up (no craft, just lights). Note: This picture was taken on a tripod, as well as, time exposed due to nighttime visibility. I tried using a cell phone but it would not work because it was too dark. I can rule out any identifiable structures (boat/other) related to the lights seen. I'm not sure what this is? The lights appeared separated but together (no identifiable structure associated with it) at the same time and followed a sequencing of left to right and then right to left repeatedly until the sun came up.
January 1, 2016 · 7:45 PM · OTHER
Fuquay Varina, NC
Last night as I was stopped at a stop sign, I saw the lights hovering low to the ground about 100 yds away across the field. It rose up and as I turned right it followed me from across the field for about two miles. I tried to film it but the video didn't save. I lost track of it when it went over the top of my car as I was stopped at another stop sign. Then I lost it. There were other aircraft in the area but not that close. Maybe it was a drone, but it freaked me out. It had two large white lights on each side and a light bar in the middle. It was moving about 45 miles and followed me just above the trees but still across the road and about 100 yds away. It was more rectangle shape than anything with bright lights. I felt like I was being observed since it seemed to follow my every move.
January 1, 2016 · 12:05 AM · TRIANGLE
Matthews, NC
Just after midnight, I went out into my backyard to have a cigarette and I saw 3 lights in the sky, forming a sideways triangle or pyramid. At the front were two lights, nearly vertical and then about 300ft behind them, a single light, forming the point but at the rear. The three lights moved in unison, and at the same speeds. The lights were white with a bluish halo. I immediately called my wife and 8 year old daughter out and they both witnessed the event. I tried to capture it on my cellphone but was unable to get anything clear. Once the lights disappeared behind my neighbors roof, we lost track of it.
December 31, 2015 · 9:00 AM · CHANGING
Bessemer City, NC
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 24, 2015 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Weaverville, NC
At first we thought it was space debris as it was raining and overcast so the stars were completely blocked out. I know the car ahead of me saw it because they pulled over. The objects just hovered despite heavy wind. Never saw anything like it before in my life. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 21, 2015 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Troutman, NC
I immediately told my husband to look and soon after the started to form a angle and go up. I instructed my husband to hurry and park the car so I could get a picture, all while watching them out the window. They started to go upward until they disappeared but a few seconds later I saw one single light go straight up into the air and dissappear. My husband seemed to think they were airplanes but I quickly informed him that planes can't fly that close without crashing into each other. I do believe what I saw was not of this world.
December 20, 2015 · 10:29 PM · LIGHT
Four Oaks, NC
Last night around 10:29 pm, I noticed a light hovering towards Garner, couldn't tell exact distance. It didn't move much, and changed between yellow and red colors, no sounds. After I retrieved my cell phone to record video/photos and returned, it had vanished, never seen again that evening. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 20, 2015 · 10:29 PM · LIGHT
Four Oaks, NC
Around 10:29pm Sunday night, I noticed a light off in the distance (couldn't tell how far away) Northwest towards Garner, NC. It hovered, no sound, changed between red & yellow. After grabbing my cell phone & returning, the object had vanished & never reappeared again that evening. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 19, 2015 · 5:00 PM · FIREBALL
Elizabeth City, NC
Traveling from Elizabeth City to Hertford, NC, we saw 7 bright orange flying objects just above the horizon. Not sure what they were but were flying to low and to close together to be planes.
December 15, 2015 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION
Raleigh, NC
Went outside and saw what looked like 3 aircraft following each other, with red and white collision lights. Came from West and headed S/SE. Odd thing was they seemed to be flying low, but you couldn't hear any type of engines, propellers, etc. They seemed to loosely follow each other but were also in very close proximity to each other. I am guessing they were at approx 2500' msl...very bizarre. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2015 · 8:00 PM · DISK
Durham, NC
Driving on Snow Hill Rd., looking in the Western sky, saw almost dark moon light under the bottom of it. Stop to picture moon it changed to lights around the top of one half grey space saucer or UFO zoomed in on the photo and there were white oblong lights on top and bottom close together total of 12. Duration 2 Minutes - The saucer or UFO went behind the moon. I have a photo evidence with this report.
December 13, 2015 · 7:10 PM · LIGHT
Mooresville, NC
I was driving west on highway 152 and noticed a bright light that looked like a jet but then another appeared close to that light and then another till there were 4 or 5 lights. They seemed the meander around each other. I saw them from Deal Rd. till I lost visibility as I crossed in to Mooresville city limits.
December 13, 2015 · 12:10 AM · LIGHT
Wilmington, NC
There was no sound.
December 12, 2015 · 10:00 PM · DIAMOND
Troutman, NC
I was out with my friend in this neighborhood on the lake stargazing. There is a bridge (high up, stretches over the lake) that we were on where you can see almost everything. My friend points at the sky at these hovering bright red lights. There was no flashing that we could see at this point. It moved one way, then it would stop, then slowly keep moving. It gets closer and we continue to watch it. There ended up being 4 lights, in a diamond shape. One of these lights inconsistently blinked white. The object continued to move across the sky in across very odd way, speeding up and slowing down, moving around sporadically, and definitely not traveling in a direct flight path like an airplane would. It was not a helicopter. It was not a drone. It was not at at very high altitude and there was absolutely NO sound. We continued to watch it fly and then suddenly rapidly (EXTREMELY fast) fly down and our view was obstructed by a house. We got in the car and drove towards where we last saw it, but it was no where to be seen.
December 12, 2015 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Fayetteville, NC
was at my friends house near rim rd and cliffdale when I saw a light slowly pulsating upwards, pause for a few seconds, and then at a constant rate downwards. I pointed it out to my friend and his wife and they saw it as well. The sky was cloudy and It seemed too high to be any sort of drone. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 11, 2015 · 9:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Buxton, NC
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 9, 2015 · 6:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Holly Springs, NC
I did not think much of it until it stopped moving. I assumed at that point it was a helicopter. I finished my walk, still watching the light. 45 Minutes later I had to leave for work. I got it on film. Unfortunately, all you can see is a light.
December 8, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Pittsboro, NC
Light, comparable to a commercial jets headlights when they are flying towards you to the northwest of my location, 10-15 degrees above the horizon. Stood still for about 1 minute, then began heading right, stopped, went up and did a circle vertical to the ground. Went right about 15 degrees, instantly went back to the left and disappeared, speed was about twice as fast as you would see a jet flying over at high altitude, kept same light brightness, looked at it through a rifle scope and could only see a light, not sure about distance but I was in an 80 acre field in the rural country and seemed to be very far off.
December 4, 2015 · 8:00 PM
Morehead city, NC
Observed a strange very small cloud like shape in the usual night sky. I used high powered binoculars to observe and saw a cluster of bright lights. Further examination showed another smaller cluster of lights with a distinct geometric shape in close proximity (as viewed from earth). Neither of these shapes appeared naturally occurring but tracked across the sky with the stars. The lights in both of the shapes appeared unnatural - bright white unlike typical star light.