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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.
5,054 entries
March 21, 2016 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
New York City (Queens), NY
i saw strong light, I thought it is some fireworks coming down but light was moving forward (from LGA to JFK) helicopter usually have also blinking lights and I suppose to hear some noise as from airplane, but for airplane that was to low or to fast. Maybe some drone with strong light? Witness elects to remain semi-anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
March 20, 2016 · 4:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Lagrange, NY
I have been seeing strange lights in the sky, zig zagging, emitting beams of light, and other various weird things. This, however, was way closer to home. I live next to a nature trail, and next to that is a large open field followed by an active gravel bank. It was around 4am, maybe just before. I looked off my second story deck and I see a solid red light gliding just below the tree line, at the edge of the forest in the clearing next to the nature trail. Maybe 50 yards away? It appeared to be very large and dark, judging by the way it blocked my sight of its surrounding. It was silent, almost like it was blocking the background noise in its direction. I hit my boyfriend who was standing next to me and brought it to his attention. He never admits to seeing anything strange but said he could not explain what he just saw and wanted to go inside. A little while later we went back outside. And just above the tree line on the other side of my property I see wha! t appeared to be a plane. I wasn't sure anymore after it circled my property and proceeded to slowly drop vertically out of my sight in a similar area I saw the previous solid red light headed. Neither of them made any noise. I have never seen anything like either of them before, and am not really sure what to make of it.
March 19, 2016 · 7:45 PM · FORMATION
New York City (Bronx), NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 17, 2016 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
Lagrange, NY
They are different colors and brightness, blink irregularly, and sometimes emit beams of light. There are often too many to count, and the way they move is inexplicable. They hover back and forth, then suddenly shoot in any imaginable direction and stop, and continue hovering. As it gets later, more appear. Just now it was like every star I could see was moving inexplicably. It is an extremely starry night. It is very strange.
March 13, 2016 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Ravena, NY
We were driving south on I-87 and were almost entering Greene County but were still in Albany County. We saw a bright light to the East most likely close to the Hudson River. It was stationary and not completely symmetrical. As we approached it going south it did not move or flash. We went past it and almost under it. A few miles up the road we entered the New Baltimore Service area, got out of the car and looked to the north. There was no sign of it.
March 8, 2016 · 4:35 PM · OTHER
Farmingdale, NY
I was standing in the kitchen with my wife, looking out the window, as I often do, when I noticed a strange object in the sky. I immediately knew I was seeing something that I do not see regularly, but as I watched it, I became fascinated. I quickly went outside and watched what appeared to be a pyramid like shape, very dark, possibly metallic black in color slowly hovering towards us. I was thinking drone at first but it seemed too high up in the sky to be anything controlled from the ground. It continued to move toward us slowly, and I couldn't take my eyes off it for a second. I thought maybe it was some kind of strange helicopter (it seemed to be about that size) and I thought I could see some kind of swirling above it, but I could not focus on anything for sure. I then noticed two very small objects hovering around it. One stayed kind of below it and the other to the right of it. They would seem to change distances from the object, but never move to far towards it or away. These objects were coming out of the east and then turned and started moving higher into the sky and north. I thought I saw it wobble a bit before it headed north. The smaller objects also looked very dark, black and would occasionally glint like metal from the sun for a second, just as the larger pyramid like structure did. As it began to climb and head north, it appeared to have an energy bubble around it for a few seconds. It was light blue (cyan) circle of energy around it and my heart started racing when I saw this. It was quite visible first and maybe a minute later I saw it again but very faint. As it continued North, I began to start thinking about it and if it was some kind of strange balloon? It made no noise at all. It continued North until it faded from my vision. My wife ran to get my binoculars but by that time it was very distant. She wears glasses and did not have them with her, so was unable to see any details. I don't know what I saw, but it was very strange. I keep thinking it could have been some kind of very elaborate balloon, but it feels like my rational mind is just trying to make sense of it. I've never seen anything in the sky even remotely like this and I hope that some of the other millions of Long Islanders have seen this and can give more information. I love to hear your updates each week on Coast to Coast, but I never thought I was going to see anything to report, but I quickly thought of you afterwards and felt it was my responsibility to report this, even if it was just some hoax. I'm sorry I didn't take any pictures but I couldn't move and I don't carry my phone around with me. I hope my report is of some use to you! I hope someone took pictures! Keep up the great work and keep looking up! Best Regards, ((name delete)) ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Hello Peter! I wanted to let you know I did contact news 12 to report my sighting, but the experience was not favorable. I should mention that I have empathic abilities and also intuitive flashes. When I spoke to the individual on the phone, I could immediately sense hostility towards me and the information I was trying to convey. Not only that but this person was frustrated by how many people like me were also trying to report such sightings. I could sense his hands were tied concerning this subject. Finally to my disbelief, although it was over 3 hours since the sighting, when I asked if anyone else had called in to report a similar sighting he said no but I was certain he was lying. Well that's about it. This experience has changed my life and thanks again for doing what you do.
March 8, 2016 · 11:45 AM · CHANGING
New York City (Brooklyn), NY
I was in my room, in front of my large window looking at men cutting down city trees. I looked up at the men, since they were at the very top, and saw something that caught my eye. At first, thinking that this was just an aluminum balloon. That object was sturdy, still, and in the clear sky. Light flashing out of the object, but this wasn't an ordinary light. It very bright, and soon, the light started to pulse. Following after that, it changed shape. Originally shaped like a triangle, and each light was on its coordinated areas. Followed up by a square, and lastly a circle. At this point, I called my daughter, because i feared that I was looking at a hallucination. Thankfully, I wasn't the only witness. She saw this object too, and we were freaking out at this point. Watching, talking, and staring at what possible movements this could have done. It then, started to move very slowly, stopped, gained speed and disappeared. My daughter even ran outside to check our backyard, to see if it might've been there. However, it just completely disappeared. We attempted to contact the source of this report via telephone, but were unsuccessful. We are undecided as to whether this was submitted as a serious-minded report. PD
March 6, 2016 · 10:30 AM · OTHER
College Point (Queens), NY
Walking back from 7-11, I witnessed what appeared to be a commuter plane that looked out of place, due to its flight path, altitude and the fact that it was making no sound at all. I see planes every day coming and going from LaGaurdia airport, which is just across the Flushing Bay, about a mile and a half away. This plane was at about 2,000 ft. traveling East by South East. Planes arriving and departing are always much lower, anywhere from 500 to 100 ft at this distance from the airport. When planes fly over from other nearby airports they are usually higher, about 5,000ft. Even then they can be clearly heard. The plane in question seemed to be gliding rather than flying, produced no contrails, and was completely silent. I have lived near J.F.K. and LaGuardia all my life and have never observed a plane that close that made no sound. Quite strange. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Hi Pete, It was AM for sure. Mostly clear skies. Thank You. ((END ADDENDUM))
March 4, 2016 · 7:14 PM · LIGHT
Watertown, NY
Let dog out and saw large number of reddish lights moving east to west. They moved slowly over a large park up a hill from my house. There was no discernible sound. I called my husband out and he counted a total of 23 lights in the sky. Most were in 2 main groups. A couple followed by themselves. The lights moved behind a tree and as I moved to continue to watch the lights they were gone. Single lights contined to appear from what seemed like one place in the sky. The single lights were moving in a line across the sky. They seemed to reach some point and were gone. There would be a short break where I could see no lights. Then a light would appear and 2 or 3 more would follow in a line. Then there would be a short break again and it would start again. My husband stopped watching when the large groups were gone. I contined to watch and walk around for 15 minutes or so. When I came in the single lights continued. We were going to go up to the park but t! he lights were gone when I checked 15 minutes later. We are near Ft. Drum, so could be something military. However, no sound so not helicopters. Seems like an awful lot of drones. I don't know if drones make noise. No reports in the media of the lights. My husband and I are both professionals. Never have seen anything like this before. I took pictures of the lights -- don't show much, except 10 lights in the sky.
March 3, 2016 · 7:00 PM · CHEVRON
Pine Bush, NY
The picture is a bit shaky but you can see a big bright object flying over that barn. I estimated it to be about 4000 ft up. It was sort of saucer-shaped with a black bottom and a bright white dome top. It had no flashing lights, no red lights, no blue lights, or anything like that. I was driving along, and it went out of sight behind the tree line. I'm sending the photo that I took, and a pic that I created on Paint. I drew the picture before looking up any other photos because I didn't want my memory to be corrupted.
March 2, 2016 · 8:02 PM · FIREBALL
Farmingville, NY
Object looked like a shooting star, however, came low to tree line and lifted as if it "swooped" and then flash disappeared entirely. Was unlike anything I've witnessed before.
March 1, 2016 · 5:00 PM · SPHERE
New York City (Queens), NY
I thought I was seeing stars, at firs,t then suddenly realized the objects were moving. I looked in another area and another one. The clouds were moving fast and starting to cover quickly though the little openings a light would appear and than be gone moving in its own direction. At first, I thought I was just the clouds moving against the sky but I started testing each object by using the telephone pole and the wire and I stood still and the objects were moving fast pass my set focus points. I then ran inside and got my GF and the sky was almost completely covered with clouds. strange cloud fog.. Tiny little holes would open in the sky and you would see one and another and another moving in the same direction. If that same place was again clear the objects were not in the sky. Must have seen 30 of these objects before the sky was completely covered with cloud fog. I retuned outside 45 mins later around 830pm and the sky was completely clear and the stars were ! in there natural place and no clouds to be seen.
February 28, 2016 · 8:55 PM · CHEVRON
Suffern, NY
My wife, son and daughter counted more than 10 and as many as 16 aircraft hovering, then moving nearly soundlessly over Rockland Co. (We drove from Nyack to Suffern, NY) and northern Bergen Co., NJ. They appeared to be drones (certainly not helicopters, as they were close enough to see their lights in detail, but made almost no sound). They were performing some kind of coordinated group activity, with the aircraft moving then hovering, then some moving together (flying at the same speed and direction) for a short while before diverging. It was really interesting, because between 8:45 and 9:15 you could look in almost any direction and see two of three of the craft moving through the sky.
February 28, 2016 · 6:45 PM · LIGHT
New York City, NY
Two bright stationary lights in the sky. Thought they were planes but they weren't moving and seemed fairly more bright than usual air craft lights. After several seconds lightning discharged within the clouds wear the lights were. Possible landing lights on approaching airliners?? PD
February 22, 2016 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Binghamton, NY
3 circles of lights with little light clusters in the centers of each. Hovering slowly.
February 21, 2016 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
Harrison, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 18, 2016 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Glens Falls, NY
At 10pm last night, 2/18/16, I observed two points of light jumping around a small portion of the sky. A red light at 2:00 o'clock and a white light at 8 o'clock if we use the clock face illustration. When I first focused my binoculars on them they immediately exchanged positions -the red went to the 8 o'clock position and the white to the 2:00 position. Then they began do jump back and forth like for 30 to 45 seconds. I could not tell if the moved between the intervening spaces or if they disappeared and re-appeared. It was happening too fast to adjust my eyesight. At one point the white light seemed to the circle the clock face. I had to look away after 45 sec or so because it was straining my eyes. I couldn't track one light without it becoming the other, but they seemed to return those same clock positions, and pause for a second or two. This was the ultimate in watching erratic lights in the sky. I don't know what the point of this activity would be, other than to attract attention and "show off". I looked away again and looked back and the red light seemed to be lower in the sky, and the white light was higher, as if the clock face moved 15 degrees higher in the sky. I went back and forth to the window for about twenty minutes and the 2 lights were still there, but "dancing" more slowly at the end. I stopped watching before they disappeared. Up to last night I had only witnessed white lights like this--the color red was new to my skywatching. I had the "feeling" I would see something in the sky last night when at around 6pm, I looked outside and saw it was a clear sky. I've had that feeling before, and saw lights those times, too.
February 18, 2016 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Gallatin (town of; Red Hook zip), NY
Our neighbors daughter age 47, was outside with their dog when she called to her mother age 72, and pointed out a large Boomerang shaped object in the night sky. The Boomerang shaped object was flying slowly from NE, to SW over our homes. The altitude was difficult to say she said. The mother recalls that it took up about a foot of the night sky when she was looking up at it. The mother described the object as having white lights on the front leading edge surfaces, slightly swept back wings like a boomerang with a red light on the center edge and nose area. The Object was silent. The mother thinks there may have been 8 lights on each side, with a large red pulsating light in the center front. The object was silent as it moved across the night sky she said. One side of the Boomerang was lower then the other side and the object flew with a tilt of about 45 degrees, red light forward. Mother and daughter became frightened and ran into the house to safety. Her verbal account was told to me on 02/21/2016. The Mother and Daughter came to visit me at my home which is across the road to tell me about their sighting. We live in a rural area without street lights. The weather that night was clear and the outdoor temperature was 32F. The two women wish to remain anonymous. I'm reporting this sighting for the women as it was told to me today 2/21/2016.
February 17, 2016 · 6:08 PM · LIGHT
Yonkers, NY
Looked like a comet descending out of cloud ceiling very bright star -like and white. Size of dime at arms length away. Initially descending at approx 40 to 45 degrees east to west. Large round white ball with thick white tapering trail at least 6 times the length of the object. After 6 seconds object made a turn toward north and bright lights seen like an aircraft. But it suddenly disappeared while I watched! object, trail and all! Comet?
February 15, 2016 · 3:00 AM · TRIANGLE
East Aurora, NY
I was traveling south bound on the 400. I noticed in the distance above trees what looked like a Chinese lantern, but very bright, as if the paper was on fire. Then I realized as I got closer it was super bright. It was low in the sky right above the tree tops and then my thought was a tower on fire, which sounded way strange. It kept coming closer.very bright. For a minute it was hidden by trees then I saw it even closer. Bright red orange light, like those fireballs people report. It was moving slowly and about to cross over the highway. I immediately pulled over and stuck my head out the window to get a good looks as it flew over. It was hard to see the body of it. It was triangular shaped with red and blue lights going along the side, possibly blinking, dark metal body possibly black. I couldn't see the bright fiery light as it passed over and could hear no sound over my car, which is newer economy car and not loud at all. I watched it pass over and disappear behind more trees, again it was very slow moving no helicopter sounds. This is the second time I've seen one of these crafts in my region and am now seeing their has been other reports.
February 14, 2016 · 6:30 PM · LIGHT
Pottersville, NY
My family was on our way home from a shopping trip to nearby Queensbury, NY. I was stargazing like I normally do when I get to ride home. Everyone else was distracted with driving and video games. We were in between the Chestertwon, NY, and Pottersville, NY, exits on I-87 North. I looked up and saw what at first appeared to be a plane judging by the flashing lights. After watching the craft fly for a while it was obvious that it was not a plane, or a plane with new flight technology at least. It appeared to flit like a moth would, erratically, almost as you would imagine a craft might appear if it were time traveling, punching a hole in reality from point a to point b. I watched the craft for around 5 minutes, and saw another appear far to the right. The first craft flew to the other one (they both flew in the same manner) and I lost them in the treeline. I have seen these same crafts for years. I believe most people wouldn't look watch what appears to be a plane for more than a few seconds so they are probably often overlooked. I will try to get a video asap since I see these so often.
February 14, 2016 · 4:30 AM · FIREBALL
East Hampton, NY
I was awake in my bathroom, when the room filled up with orange light as i a truck with bright orange lights were backing into my driveway. When I looked out the window I noticed the light was coming from the sky, approx. 45 degree angle from the North horizon. The light was orange, bright and confined to a small area in the sky- a few seconds later is was gone. My bathroom was bright enough from the light that you would be able to read a book. Witness provides no contact information. PD
February 13, 2016 · 6:30 PM · LIGHT
Farmingdale, NY
Stationary very bright and fairly large light in the southwest sky (viewed while traveling south on Route 110 - the sky was clear with no cloud cover). Lasted about 3 minutes. Very quickly shrunk down to a small light and then completely disappeared from the sky. There were no blinking lights to indicate a plane or helicopter. I will never forget what I observed (just FYI I'm an attorney and somewhat skeptical about these so-called sightings, but not anymore ...).
February 13, 2016 · 6:30 PM · CIGAR
Staten Island, NY
I'm from Denver, CO, and was visiting New York. I took an Uber driver to Staten Island for sight seeing and visiting where my step mom was raised. It was around 6:30-7:00 just getting dark, but with some light left in the sky. As we were driving I look over to a tree line decently far in the distance and see a very bright orange-ish long and skinny light hovering in the sky above the tree line. There was a plane as well flying above and a bit further in the distance from this object. I could see the noticeable flashing lights of the plane and could clearly make out that it was a plane, therefore this object was even more odd and off looking. A few seconds after looking at the bright object or light, it moved in a straight line fast, passing the plane then stopping again. I thought to myself did I really see that? So I pointed it out to the Uber driver, I asked him, "Do you see that?!" He said yes and shortly after it moved again in a straight line very fast, we both said "it's moving, it's moving!" Once again it stopped, then went off again and in like a flash it was gone. Completely gone. We both agreed it was something we could not explain and have never seen anything similar to it. I still cannot explain this light, the way it moved, how fast it had moved, the way it looked or how it was there then gone.