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March 28, 2015 · 10:50 PM · TRIANGLE
Austin, TX
About the size of a 737, 5 white lights down the two sides I could see, plus a white light at the point facing me. There was a smaller flashing light, also white, at that pont, but was separate from the white light at the point itself.
March 28, 2015 · 11:00 AM · CIRCLE
Ft. Stockton, TX
I noted that the reflection seemed to change shape from left crescent to circular then right crescent then disappear. Not fast but over a period of several seconds. The reflection was unnaturally bright. The flash which I watched, occurred 3 times in rhythm. After the second "rotation" I grabbed my phone to set it up to shoot video. Before getting my phone set to proper mode the third series occurred just as the previous two. Exact same position.. No change in elevation or other detectable movement in any direction. Each time the object would completely disappear. No visible shape of anything could be seen until the next series of crescent circular crescent reflections occurred. This was no balloon, plane or anything I've ever seen before. What prompted me to report it, is the intensity of the light. The brightness was so unusual that it made me feel like I was witnessing a very unique object. My disappointment in the cessation was pretty great because I wanted to capture at least one series of reflection on video. Not that it would have shown as clearly as I witnessed but to capture the intensity and sighting period.
March 25, 2015 · 8:30 PM · SPHERE
College Station, TX
Went stargazing with a friend last night (3/25/15) at Lake Bryan outside of College Station. While using my Celestron Astromaster 114 with 32mm fully coated eyepiece, I was focused in on Jupiter for a minute or so, when a red/green alternating orb flew across my field of view. I then followed this object, which moved at incredible speed, west (Jupiter was in south sky) until cloud cover prohibited seeing object. What drew my attention was its curving motion and abrupt changes in speed, from close to a dead stop to full speed almost instantaneously. The speed of this object was far greater than any aircraft/satellite and could not be seen by naked eye, only through telescope. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 16, 2015 · 9:45 AM · SPHERE
Dallas, TX
Approximately 45 minutes later, I took another picture of a chem trail crossing the sun and captured a single blue orb moving away from the left side of the sun. We suspect that the blue objects are lens flares, but we are in communication with the witness regarding his photo that shows five such objects in one photo he sent. PD
March 14, 2015 · 8:15 PM · CIRCLE
Shady Grove, TX
I stepped out back door to smoke. Facing south as walked out. I saw what appeared to be big dipper but it was very big and bright and i know big dipper is in north sky. There were 4 making up the square and 3 made the tail. It was very quiet night and there was no sound. I looked to the west and saw 2 more moving toward the lights. (South) the 7 lights started moving around slowly at first and then took off quickly. The lights in the west were gone by this time and only one remained. It was very bright with a bright red blinking light in middle. It was FANTASTIC! My sister got video after I hollered for her to get phone. You can see the last one left. I can send video if needed.
March 14, 2015 · 4:32 PM · LIGHT
Nacogdoches, TX
My neighbors from 2 separate houses, my children, partner and myself watched as just over the trees 3 sets of lights came through. One flew ahead of the other two. One back tracked the other one just froze in the air. Then they all carried in as another set of 2 came around, then another, again and again till 1 had passed by. They would eventually wrap around together til they were in a group and then vanish individually. It was really interesting. We called the sheriff's department but they insisted there were no scheduled flights near by at all which again makes us even more curious.
March 14, 2015 · 12:20 AM · LIGHT
Coleman, TX
Me and my girlfriend saw a bright light in the sky. We thought it was just a really bright star, but then it began to move kind of erratically! The light was white but almost like you could see more than one light on the object of interest and almost like you could see it turning… it would hover for a min or so and then move again.. still seeing this and it is now 1:08am! Wish I had my telescope to see if I could see more or learn more about it!
March 13, 2015 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Miami, TX
I was about a mile south on TX hwy 70 from the FM 283 turnoff. I was at work on an oil well. What I saw was 3 white lights in the shape of a triangle with a red flashing light in the center. It was traveling in an easterly direction. From my prospective, it seemed to be moving slower than an airplane. I've been working on night shift for almost 6 years and this is the 1st time that I have ever seen anything like that.
March 12, 2015 · 9:00 PM · TEARDROP
San Antonio, TX
On Northwest side of my neighborhood, just above roof tops of 2 story home, in the distance was a very bright light too low to be a star and not moving just a big bright hovering white light so I ran inside and got my binoculars. After focusing the object I see the shape is a teardrop yellow bright light in the center and the outer edges seem to emit red and green lights slightly changing the shape to little cylinders coming off the lower part of the teardrop. I stared at it for some time trying to figure what the heck it was - it seem almost gaseous looking the greens and reds seemed to be changing the outer layer. Very odd. So I went inside and called a friend then after a while went back outside again and the object had moved several houses down the street in distance... Now on the other side of the street at rooftop level again in the distance was another light that emitted red, blue green and yellow at a rapid pace but much smaller size and circular but very colorful like a xmas tree. Wow two ufo sightings in one night and its only March! I see lots of different odd things in the sky and I see planes a lot too but these two objects did not make any noise. I don't believe satellites look like this nor do they hover so low in the sky. The constellations were way up in the atmosphere so I know they were not stars. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 12, 2015 · 9:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Spring Branch, TX
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 8, 2015 · 8:30 AM · UNKNOWN
Santa Fe, TX
SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT POSTED 03/13/2015 SANTA FE, TEXAS **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT** Occurred : 3/7/2015 20:40 (Entered as : 03/07/15 20:40) Reported: 3/9/2015 4:29:50 AM 04:29 Posted: 3/13/2015 Location: Santa Fe, TX Approx. 35 Miles South – South West of Houston, Texas 22 Miles West North West of Galveston, Texas and 12 -15 Miles West of Texas City, Texas by road ways Unknown and believed to be shorter in miles due North of the West End of Galveston Island See initial report - Occurrence: 3/7/2015, Posted 3/13/2015. Also “05-04-2012 @22:15 - occurrence Santa Fe, Texas” a sighting of my own. Shape: Disk Duration:15-20 seconds ** Additional Details for Occurrence: 3/72015 20:40 hours Reported: 3/9/2015 Posted: 3/13/2015** The very next day, Sunday 3/8/2015, I was not at home, however my wife reported to me that she heard the very same intense noise occurrence’s twice, during the day while she was busy inside the house. The first one at approx. 08:30 hours and a second one at approx. 13:20. I asked her did she make it outside to see whether or not it may have been the same thing? She stated the first time she heard it she was headed toward the front door to look but about half way there the noise diminished as quick as it came about but shook the house and rattled windows just the same as the night before. Then later in the afternoon the same thing, so she didn’t even bother and sure enough had she tried but due to not being that close to either the front or back door to the house she would have missed it. Both occurrences this time would have been in broad daylight instead of after dark the evening before when she saw whatever this “perfectly round object” may have been in the sky. What has really played upon my mind was when this first occurrence woke me up out of a sound sleep as stated, sounding like a jet air liner flying way too low for whatever reason. The distinct high pitched sound of jet propelled turbine engines and of course the intense noise of something really cooking through the air. It wasn’t until I read another report from this web site which occurred on 3/6/2015 from Conroe, Texas, (the very day before) where the author apparently familiar as a former Navy cryptologist writes about the “Alert/Intercept single pilot Fighter Jet deployed in full afterburner” maneuvering through Houston IAH Airspace as such to gain maximum speed. That an alert exercise would not happen right through the holding pattern of Houston IAH. I take that to mean holding patterns of two significant airports that I know of in Houston, Bush International and William P. Hobby including what air traffic still coming and going from Ellington Field Air Force Base in South Houston and several other smaller private airports in the surrounding area. What little I know about the reported sightings of these unidentified flying “disk shaped” objects is usually they are silent. At best some sort of low pitched humming sound if that? Which perhaps explains what I heard, my wife heard and saw and perhaps what she as well, didn’t see? Could this have been the case regarding this ground shaking noise (jet engines)? One or more of our “fighter jets” that for whatever reason my wife didn’t or couldn’t see, perhaps perusing or attempting to this “perfectly round object” with the two red lights with a single bright white one in the middle as described in my original report? All kinds of questions arise in my mind as to just what the heck was this particular event? If this was the case then why couldn’t she see any jet in addition to when s looked up just in time to see its approach, then straight up as it flew directly overhead as “it then took off out of sight like a shooting star” regarding speed, sight, sound, everything to do with it, gone with in a split second! In attempts to rationalize the distinct sound of a jet engine winding down or up could this craft have perhaps been jet powered itself? Or if there was a fighter jet in pursuit it would seem logical enough reason for the distinct sound of jet turbines associated with it? Very plausible if it came in from the Gulf, which would have been in the same direction it came from and just a few miles away as “the Crow/or a disk in this case, flies” and basically took off as described, leaving any type of jet far, far, behind in an instant? What now stands out is why couldn’t a jet engine still be heard afterwards until fading in the distance in going away from a stationary position on the ground? There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind what so ever that my wife did not see, exactly what she described. Of which I failed to mention, even though the lighting conditions was dark the sky itself in the area we live was light enough to distinguish the difference in the configuration between a low flying air plane, helicopter, or as in this incident this blacked out perfectly round disk with the exception of said lights up front which may have assisted her in seeing the thing at all. Now she wishes she hadn’t seen it as she remained perplexed for a few days like I did upon seeing what I saw on 05-04-12 while on my way to work (a spectacular light show of these multicolored to white and ! then orange light orbs) one night and knows now how I felt for quite some time in trying to figure out what I saw and still to this very day. Upon checking back with this website (N-UFO Reporting Center) in seeing my report was posted regarding a 03/07/2015 Santa Fe, Texas sighting, I noticed the following reports of sightings reported also in the same general geographical area and close proximity to each other within one day plus apart. Note to Director of NUFORC: Please feel free to edit or not even post at all due to length. I will also include additional contact numbers in the proper fields of report submission form should an investigator already tried to contact me and couldn’t get through as I am willing to assist in any way with in my ability to perhaps do so. For any potential interested experienced investigator since there seems to be enough activity in this particular area of Texas (along The Gulf Coast and within a radius of I’d say 300 miles or so inland) not to mention Texas alone having such a high collective number in totality. I have taken the liberty to cut and paste some of your most recent posts from your website regarding this area for any investigator perhaps not recognizing all these towns and cities by name as to their proximity to each other and incorporating them into my supplement. By pulling up a map of Galveston County, Texas, and cross referencing with your website you will see that just about each and every city and unincorporated area (towns) it appears, has added multiple sightings over and over again. Especially regarding these orbs of light. I begin with the first one being most interesting to me as it is the one which coincides with the sighting my wife saw the very next day following this persons sighting regarding unusual activity of one of our own fighter jets. If this persons conclusion is correct, then just WHY was this fighter jet sent up in the manner described and for WHAT if anything it may have seen for itself? Not something most any of us could or would get an answer to in making a simple telephone call to the proper authority. This occurrence was/is only approx. 73 – 81 miles from our residence taking a jet once in the air in afterburner mode if sent up again the very next day for yet another unknown air craft investigation possibly coinciding with our report, a matter of minutes to get from Conroe to the coast? ** Denotes added by this author** National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report Occurred : 3/6/2015 14:35 (Entered as : 03/06/15 14:35)Reported: 3/8/2015 9:27:08 AM 09:27 Posted: 3/13/2015 Location: Conroe, TX Shape: Other Duration:3 minutes **located about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston ** Alert intercept/fighter in full afterburner, manoevering through Houston I
March 7, 2015 · 8:40 PM · DISK
Santa Fe, TX
On Saturday March 8, 2015, at approx. 2040 hours (8:40 P.M.), I was asleep, when awakened by one heck of a loud roaring noise of such intensity it was literally vibrating/shaking the walls and window panes of the entire house. To me it sounded as if it were a large jet airliner flying way too low as if it were in some sort of mechanical distress about to have to make a forced emergency landing any second, as I briefly cringed for a few seconds wondering if our house was going to be the first one taken out. By the time I got out of the bed and went through the house into the living room my wife was just coming back inside from the front door. I asked her, “you hear that dammed jet”! She had this weirdest look on her face saying, “Yes I did, that’s why I went out the front door and that was no air plane of any kind, I saw it”! She was watching television in the living room and heard the same approach when she jumped up off the couch and stepped out the front door. She stated that as soon as she cleared the overhang of the front part of the house and looked up in the direction the approaching rumble was coming from (the south east) she could clearly see three lights to the front of a perfectly round object. Two red evenly spaced and shining at an angle off to the side with one intensely bright white light centered in the middle shining straight ahead as if were a headlight or spotlight for the pilot/operator. She further stated upon me questioning her that it looked as if it were! going to brush the top of a row of tall pine trees we have down the side of the yard (approx.. 30 feet high). That as she could see it was no plane of any kind as it cleared the tree tops she could then tell that it was may be three times the height of the trees above them. As it flew across the top of the trees going right over our house headed North West upon her looking up at it trying to follow it with her eyes once it cleared the house, “That it was gone with the speed of a shooting star.” At this time, she could tell that it was may be two to three times the height of the pine trees above them which would have been may be 90 feet or so? I know it’s extremely difficult to impossible for most of us to accurately estimate distance of most anything in the sky. Furthermore it looked as if it were may be as big around as our living room which is somewhere around 10 X 20 feet of which I have no idea as to just what size larger that would be 90 plus feet above? Santa Fe, Texas, is located in Galveston County, about 22 miles west from Galveston Island, which sits right on the coast line of the open waters of the huge Gulf of Mexico where quite a few of these unexplained sightings seem to come from/occur and about 30 miles or so south of Houston. See a previous report of a sighting I personally saw and submitted 05-04-12 @22:15 Santa Fe, Texas, one night on my way to work from Santa Fe to Galveston. I see where Texas ranks fourth in the nation (4,342 reports) behind Washington State (4,991), Florida (5,096), and California (11,165) all of which seem to be “hot beds” for this sort of activity. Also look up “Strange Lights Over Galveston on YouTube” where others have caught these strange light orbs and patterns in the sky of which I reported on. The best one was submitted by a “DB James’ out of Texas City one of many cities in Galveston County reporting video’s there and reports to this site.
March 6, 2015 · 10:15 PM
Gladewater, TX
Tonight, March 6, 2014, I walked outside and was looking at the stars, and saw one that appeared to move, only short distances at a time. It is possible that my eyes are playing tricks on me, especially since when I walked 20 feet to make sure my viewing was not affected by a tree, I saw Orion and realized I was looking at Sirius (just out from the right foot of Orion). Sirius did not appear to move more than the viewable distance between two of the stars of Orion's belt at a time. It would move to the side, up or down, sometimes in a circular motion, for a portion of or one full circle. While focusing on it, 2 or 3 times I did see a streak of light similar to that seen in a meteor shower, in my peripheral vision. I quite often look specifically in the sky for Sirius, usually by locating Orion first. What caught my eye tonight was that it appeared to be moving. I attempted to rule out movement of my body as causing the perception of the movement of the star, but leaning up against a vehicle did not eliminate the movement. I realize that does not mean that the appearance of movement was not caused by movement of my body, or possibly by movement of my soft contacts. I am aware of how Sirius appears to flicker and shimmer, and that it may appear to have blue or rainbow colors in the flickering. As many times as I have admired Sirius in the past in the night sky, I have never had any perception of movement, simply admired the various colors or the flickering. Weather details: The Weather Channel statements and radar show no clouds, 34 degrees F, 34 degree wind chill, last night was the full moon. Viewing time: 10:15 thru 10:45 PM CST. I am quite disappointed , as I initially thought I had seen my first UFO. Not having expertise or training in climatology, I am curious to know how Sirius could appear to be moving? Ockham's Razor would dictate that it is 34 degrees outside (34 degree wind chill) and that it is impossible to keep my body from tensing up against the cold, thus the appearance of movement in Sirius is actually my own.
March 6, 2015 · 8:00 PM · CHANGING
Plano, TX
We went outside to see the mini moon and looked up and saw a grouping of very dim lights moving through the sky. The arrangement of the lights shifted and had a very organic feel to it.
March 6, 2015 · 3:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Texas City, TX
I also noticed that another truck had pulled off to the side of the road. I passed the truck and stopped also and tried to look for the lights but I didn't see them anymore. The black truck had left and I also left. I don't know if they seen the lights, too, but we both stopped in the same area. I went home got ready for work and recently looked at the 11 second film and was happy to see I did capture it. It looks flat like when I first seen them, but in the picture (still frame) I can see the contrails of each light. I don't want to here Chinese lanterns either. They use that excuse for everything now. I would like a real educated guess. I think ufo cause it just vanished after like 30 to 40 seconds. Do ur own still frame and tell me what it is please. Seen in Texas City, TX.
March 6, 2015 · 2:35 PM · OTHER
Conroe, TX
Report: Intercept/fighter launched around Houston. I am a former navy cryptologist familiar with launching alert aircraft. On the reported date, I witnessed a single jet interceptor/fighter. I sighted him then pulled over, exited my vehicle and took apx a dozen very clear photos of his manoever from east to north-northeast. Very clear contrail on essentially a cloudless day. He was in afterburner and gaining altitude to go faster. An alert is not going to happen as an exercise especially right through the holding patter of Houston IAH.
March 6, 2015 · 2:20 AM · CIRCLE
Callallen/Orange Grove, TX
Clouds were 1,000 to 1,500 feet.
February 25, 2015 · 6:15 PM · FIREBALL
Round Rock, TX
My son was taking out the trash and came running in to say there was a strange fireball thing in the sky with two ends. I went out to take a look, then rushed in to grab my Nikkon 35mm film camera and attached the zoom lens on it for a better look. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the camera to focus on it as it was moving, in order to take a picture. What it looked like throught the lens was a ball of fire with back "wings." I would say the shape almost resembled a large plane completely engulfed in flames with no back half, only the front through the wings except the wings reached back behind. Through the lens, there was no mistaking the orange glow and flames. Considering its size with the naked eye it had to be comparable to a 747, at least. It continued on northward until it was out of sight. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 19, 2015 · 11:30 PM · CIGAR
Big Wells, TX
I’m an independent contract delivery driver. I deliver blood for a blood bank in San Antonio and thoughout TX. On February 19, 2015 I was delivering a box with of with blood from San Antonio to Carrizo Springs, Texas. It was right about 23:30 and I was 5 miles west of Big Spring, TX, which is about 12 miles from Carrizo Springs, TX. There was a 18 wheeler in front of me and this is a very rule (sic. Rural?) area. About one mile in front of us, in the middle of the road about 150 feet up in the air. (3) Lights just out of nowhere just appeared. For just 3 seconds then they went out and then again the appeared just on and off. The truck driver in front of me slowed down we did not stop we just slowed down. Then again the lights came back on but this tine about 15 lights in a straight line across turned on for about 5 seconds. The lights looked to be about (2) feet in diameter and where very bright. And that’s all I saw there where no cranes, post or anything that could be holding any light up that high there was no noise. It’s as if it wanted to be seen. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 19, 2015 · 9:40 AM · CIGAR
Walburg, TX
My wife and I were driving north on Interstate 35 between Austin and Dallas this morning. The weather this morning was beautiful. Light wispy clouds. Blue skies. 54 degrees. No rain. Just perfect weather. The highway was dry—I was driving 75/80 MPH. I estimate there were 30-40 vehicles on the road in front of us. I first noticed these two objects at approximately 9:45 a.m. We were just north of Georgetown, Texas, and we had just passed Exit 268. We exited the highway a few minutes later at Exit 275—stopping at the Flying J Travel Plaza to get gas. The time stamp on the gas receipt is 9:55. The two cigar shaped objects crossed the highway in front of us at an elevation of approximately 1000 feet. They were perfectly in-line with one another—approximately 3000 feet apart. It’s like they were flying on a stretched out wire—perfectly in-line with one another. They were identical in size, shape, and color. The shape and color of these two objects was contrasted against the blue sky. They were shiny—a bright white. There were no discernable wings, tails, landing gear, propellers, jet engines, windows, or lights. They were two cylindrical cigar-shaped objects with rounded nose and tails. I believe the objects were approximately two-three miles ahead of us when I first saw them. They crossed above the highway traveling east. They were in my field of view for 5-seconds and traveling very high rate of speed. I pointed and asked my wife to look out her passenger window to see if she could see what I was watching. She watched the two objects for another approximate 20 seconds until the topography to the east blocked the view. She says the objects did not alter their course, configuration, elevation, speed—remaining quickly traveling to east at a high rate of speed until they were no longer visible from our vantage point.
February 18, 2015 · 11:45 PM · CHEVRON
Helotes, TX
I had been out star gazing for a couple of hours since we have a clear sky tonight (2-18-2015). I had been utilizing an Iphone app (Sky View) to track stars, planets, etc. I was just hoping to see a shooting star, the space station, or even a satellite. At about 11:45 PM, I saw what looked like a large bird gliding. In size, it looked like a crane or flamingo might look like but, at an altitude that a hawk is at while seeking prey, (150 ft). It was translucent white in color and moved from the lighter part of the sky (where the city is at) towards the darker part (away from the city and towards the country). Maybe lasted about 4 seconds and as I tried to focus on the object it disappeared. The wings never moved and it did not make any sounds. I should have been able to see it clearer since it was moving towards the darker sky.
February 18, 2015 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Frost, TX
Standing in back yard saw a singel light fall at a 45 degree angel searate in 2 3 glowing lights all in difrent ways whel changing colers
February 14, 2015 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Stafford, TX
It was 22:01 precisely when I was driving back from work. I saw the strange object from my car flying at about an angle of 80 degrees. I parked my car in the driveway and quickly took out my phone. I missed two shots as it was hidden behind a house. I did manage to get some pictures and a video clip though.
February 10, 2015 · 4:30 PM · DISK
Midland, TX
Midland, Texas, 4:30 pm, Feb. 10, 2015. I was talking to my neighbor and his brother-in-law across the back yard fence when I spotted the UFO. It was in the eastern sky over Midland. I said UFO and the other two men looked to where I was pointing. One man said it isn't a plane or bird. The other man said " They are watching us".It was visible for about 5 seconds before moving out of our sight. The craft appeared to be a fat disc similar to the one on the front page of your web site. It was light gray or silver in color. The craft was moving from south to north faster than a balloon could move. I estimate it at 4,000 feet high and 3 miles away. The size could be compared to a 737 airliner. It moved in a strait path until it was out of our sight.