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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
June 2, 2016 · 11:00 PM · FORMATION
Sun City, AZ
First, I noticed a bright light , bluish, which drew my attention . The color changed to red, orang-ish, seemed to be in the formation of a circle or oval, from the light blue to the reddish color back and forth . Saw just north of where I am in sun city, maybe 5 miles north. At first was very low, and circled for about 6 minutes, then travelled East , I lost sight of it 10 minutes in ..... I have seen this before, and now I am positive it is not human aircraft , at least not the kind any division will admit too . WAY BIZZARE ! It swormed for a few mintues in every location it went ... As if it was searching for something .... Almost looked like a jailbird, but I know for a fact it wasn't. That's how low it was . Possibly the same object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 4:00 AM · CIRCLE
Tucson, AZ
I do not think it was a UFO. Southwest Tucson, North On Midvale Park, i saw a bright yellow light in the sky, bright enough that it made me look up, it seemed to get brighter in 2-3 intervals and then like exploded into a white light and appeared to go downward. I hope other people saw this or im hoing to think im going nuts. I saw the weird lights in Tucson several years ago, the same lights a lot of people saw. Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 4:00 AM · FIREBALL
Phoenix, AZ
Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 4:00 AM · OTHER
Glendale, AZ
At about 3:55 am, me and a friend were standing outside when the sky suddenly lit up light lightning struck. Illuminating the whole sky, but lasted for 3-5 seconds compared to 1 with lightning. There was no sound it was absolutely silent until about five minutes later we heard 4-6 loud cannon like booms, that were powerful enough to feel slight vibrations. We also saw a slight illuminated trail in the sky in the north east. Now that it i 5 there are two clear trails that are a swirl of paths. Also there has been a car horn going all night (probably unrelated) Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 4:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Phoenix, AZ
object of unknown lit up the whole phoenix area for about 20 seconds.... Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 3:56 AM · UNKNOWN
Kingman, AZ
At first, I thought it was lighting but it lasted too long and there was no thunder afterwards. Plus, the others that saw it said something had crashed, but there was no sound. ((word deleted)) Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 3:56 AM · FLASH
Scottsdale, AZ
At 3:56am a very bright flash of light was seen in the eastern sky over scottsdale. Around 5 minutes later a loud bang was heard as if someone was slamming the door inside a house. I witnessed this inside and the other witness was outside for the noise. As the sun came up around 4:50am colorful trails that were in uneven circles were seen in the sky. After checking several outdoor security cameras the light was seen. Pictures have been taken of the flash and the colorful trails in the sky. Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 3:55 AM · FLASH
Lakeside, AZ
At 3:55 we witnessed a bright flash that was overhead in the sky, coming from the southwest direction. About two and one half (150 seconds) minutes later was a loud sound which sounded much like an explosion. We checked our video recordings and every camera caught this occurrence. Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 3:55 AM · UNKNOWN
Phoenix, AZ
I live in south central Phoenix and was sitting in my house, watching a movie and I noticed a bright blue light coming from the north. It was white-blue and it swelled on and off twice for a little over one second. I thought it was storming due to the wet pavement, but then I noticed that the sprinklers were on and the sky is clear... What was that? Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 2, 2016 · 3:45 AM · FIREBALL
Tempe, AZ
My girlfriend and I were about to walk into our house, after smoking a cigarette, when suddenly, and without any prior sounds or notions of aircraft, suddenly a bright flash light up the sky north east of our back yard and in a trail of bright yellowish white flames with blue to yellow flame at the point of whatever the object was came souring down at a rapid rate towards the direction of mill ave I'd say at about rio saldo possibly tempe town lake no explosion was heard no sounds at all in fact except a car alarm in the distance at about the moment i thought it would have landed and dogs barking all the way up to my neighbors dogs about 5 to ten minutes later i heard the sound of low pitch booms 3 of them i do not know if that is relevant.even now the strange trail that the object left can barely be seen in the sky. Honestly if it werent for the fact that my tags expired 5/31/16 i would have driven to site Object reported by the news as a probable meteor. We agree. See photos of smoky trail left high in the sky above Arizona. PD
June 1, 2016 · 4:00 AM · FLASH
Avondale, AZ
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Date may be wrong. The anonymous witness may be addressing the meteor that was seen over the southwestern states on the morning of June 02, 2016. PD
May 30, 2016 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Phoenix, AZ
That night, I noticed what looked like a star. But seem much closer and could see light variations with the naked eye. As I washed for a couple of minutes. I thought it was still to strange, so I began taking photos. Now the object in question will be almost center of the screen about a inch from the top. As you scroll through the photos. Another object will appear below the one in question. Below it to the left at first. Then will move across from left to right this being a plane. Once again the object in question will be the one in the same place in almost all the photos. If in doubt look at the photos where i changed the contrast and so forth making the object in question stand out to you in case your wondering. The photos were taken one after the other as quick as my finger hit the button. I guess that's why I am so baffled from one photo to the next. How the obhect in question change so much.
May 30, 2016 · 8:35 PM · OVAL
Avondale, AZ
2 seperate oval orange lights, not blinking, no sounds, were flying low should have heard engines, moving very slowly then just disappeared.
May 29, 2016 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Buckeye, AZ
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Possible hoax?? We have no means of contacting the source of the report, in order to encourage them to send the video to our Center. PD
May 29, 2016 · 11:43 AM · OTHER
Scottsdale, AZ
At about 11:43 on Sunday, May 29, 2016, I observed the following. There were no clouds from horizon to horizon in any given direction. The temperature was in the low nineties. I was in a patrol vehicle at my place of employment traveling in a northern direction and drifting slightly east. To the north west of my locating about a half a mile away there are some small peaks that are maybe a thousand feet higher in elevation than my location. These peaks are strung out east to west. I glance at the peaks and saw a round dark shadow that followed the surface contour of the landscape moping from east to west. I only saw it for a couple of seconds before it passed the most western peak. What was strange about it was that the sun at that time in the morning is almost straight up and the peaks are very close to my location. I immediately stopped (less than five seconds) and got out of the vehicle looking for an object that may have caused the round shadow, but there was nothing to be seen anywhere in the sky in my general location. There was nothing between the sun and those peaks. There was nothing moving out of the area heading west as far as the eye could see. Many miles to the west (about twenty miles) I could see Sky Harbor International traffic along the I-17 corridor flying from north to south, but those shadows would be cast further to the west. I had seen shadows before across those peaks caused by aircraft but they moved slower and had the definite shape of an aircraft. This was round and moving very fast. I estimate the size of the shadow to have been about sixty to eighty feet in diameter. End of Report
May 28, 2016 · 9:00 AM · CIRCLE
Sun City, AZ
On May 28th, 2016, I noticed an orangish-red circular object in the sky north of Sun City, AZ. My first thought was that it was a planet until it moved—not very much and slowly. This object stayed there for an hour while I watched it and was still there when I went to bed. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed this object.
May 27, 2016 · 10:00 PM · CHANGING
Phoenix, AZ
I was standing outside having a cigerett around 10:00 pm on Friday May 27th. When I noticed a light at around 2 o clock just NE. It looked like a star but as I kept looking it was changing colors frequently. So i began to snap photos of the object one after the other. Then when I got to looking at the a few minutes later. Is when I noticed everyone of the pictures that shows the object with a haze around it. And as i continue to go through the photos. I came across at least three or four photos where the object seperates and clearly can see two objects. Also in the photos pick up the object with a purple light. And in other photos a blue light. And in others a light blue with green which is very puzzling. One other thing to mention is normally a light or object is picked up much easier on my phone while recording video opposed to shooting a picture. And for some odd reason when I shot video don't seem to get anything. But the first 8 seconds I recorded a lig! ht that moves across my screen from right to left which is very strange.
May 22, 2016 · 11:05 PM · SPHERE
Gilbert, AZ
We witnessed lights, in formation, very close together moving from west to east. They were very high in the sky. As they moved to the east they either moved they disappeared from our sight.
May 19, 2016 · 9:11 PM · LIGHT
Tucson, AZ
18 months ago i saw something similar, but appeared more like a slow motion shooting star, going upwards. Even saw a small fire trail. I watch planes and helicopters almost every night, seen meteors and shooting stars. You learn flight paths and how to identify these things. And also like the 3 incidents I mentioned you can tell what seems backwards or unnatural (including inhuman as far as we know). Just wish i could see these in the day, seems I only see them shortly after night fall and only within the atmosphere. Just sharing because I see a lot of this around Tucson but can never find reports. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 16, 2016 · 11:30 PM · DISK
Laveen, AZ
On the east side of the highest peak near the Estrella Mountains in Laveen, there were three bright lights in what looked to be a saucer that spun counter clockwise. It spun about 3 or 4 times then it just disappeared out of no where.
May 14, 2016 · 8:10 PM · FIREBALL
Maricopa, AZ
Saw one and then two, shortly after the first one had passed. Bright orange orbs with no noise and both disappeared about 4 seconds after sighting. Again no noise. First thought it was fireworks, but no noise. They were roughly 700 ft in altitude.
May 11, 2016 · 7:40 PM · LIGHT
Tucson, AZ
A bright green light surrounded by red lights hovered over NW Tucson. We were watching it for several minutes. It did not move. Then it quickly dropped down and then moved back up. Some minutes later it dropped again and disappeared from our sight.
May 11, 2016 · 4:00 AM · FORMATION
Payson, AZ
While outside using night vision goggles, I observed 6 faint dots (faint with NVG's, would've been impossible to see with the naked eye) flying North at what had to be an incredibly high speed. I had already seen a few satellites, and they were traveling at least twice the speed of the satellites, if not faster. They were in somewhat of an "M" formation, but not precise or constant enough to be one object. They were able to cross my entire field of view in approximately 5 seconds..
May 11, 2016 · 2:30 AM · UNKNOWN
Phoenix, AZ
This reported sighting is located in the state of AZ in Phx and was a few years ago from 2019. Typically during the night a bathroom break is a normal part of my life and this time a walk out the back door between 2 and 3 am was on my mind. Once outside, all quiet, plenty of stars out, no moon I saw what at first looked like a typical satellite until the behavior did not act like a satellite which usually is a constant movement with a constant illuminessensce going across the sky. As the thought of this particular sighting seemed odd and unusual, it is remembered. The object was as high as a satellite, much higher than jets or so it appeared so due to no outline of the object could be seen. It was not a shooting star either. All quiet outside while looking straight up, this object all of a sudden when bright for like a solid 4 to 5 seconds and held its brighness and as it was holding its brightness the object DID NOT MOVE at all. Then the object dimmed out slowly and DID NOT MOVE. Then the object went from dim to bright again for 4 to 5 seconds and DID NOT MOVE. This pattern repeated itself three times and then stopped. I always wondered what it could possibly be, but really, what kind of information would anyone know on this type of behavior, not to mention the responses of "crazy," so really I have kept it to myself. This might be nothing but it might be something, who knows. Thanks