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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.
114,092 entries
November 23, 2023 · 6:05 PM · LIGHT
Buckley, WA
While walking from my house to my Garage, saw a bright red (almost glowing) light over the tree line to the northeast. In the center of the light was an even brighter white light which almost had an amber tint, like incandescent light. The light appeared unusually low and moving very slowly, almost as if floating. At first I thought it might be a low flying helicopter but it made no sound and there were no flashing lights or spotlight beam. As it slowly moved over my property, it seemed to be gaining altitude rapidly, but not moving rapidly. I grabbed some binoculars and watched it for 30-45 seconds through the binoculars. There was no shape that I could see, just the light, which was now moving to the southwest and seemed to be much higher than when I first saw it. Then it suddenly disappeared, as if you had just shut the light off. The total elapsed time from first sighting was 2-3 minutes. The sky was clear, moon was bright, and some stars visible. This is a rural area with very little light pollution. It is also located under the flight path for both SeaTac airport and the Joint Base Lewis-McChord base, which is about 25 miles SW of my location. I see commercial flights daily, and regularly see military craft including low flying single and double rotor helicopters (which are extremely loud) and occasionally large multi engine military transport planes. This was unlike anything I have ever seen before.
November 23, 2023 · 5:50 PM · LIGHT
El Paso, TX
At 5:50 pm, me and two witnesses saw red and blue blinking lights outside my sister's apartment hovering rock solid still, approximately 600 feet in the sky. We watched it and were amazed at how still it was. My friend said it looked like it was on a tower. But there are no towers near there. After about 5 minutes, we decided to leave and see if we could get closer. But as we walked toward my car, it took off at tremendous speed and was a solid, luminous blue as it flew away. There was never any sound. Could not see a solid object while it hovered. It looked solid blue when it took off. The shape seemed oval while it flew away. I did shoot it as it hovered, but if course, it was gone way too fast to whip my phone out again to get it while it flew away. My buddy was blown away and says he's a believer now. I don't know if my sister caught it taking off as she was leaving for another location. She called that location to tell them to film using a DSLR HD camera with a good zoom lens. I doubt they caught it.
November 23, 2023 · 5:30 PM · LIGHT
Bemidji, MN
While in my backyard, I noticed moving white light in sky, which was clear with no clouds, and very dark out. This light was very bright and shiny, and moved overhead from a W/SW direction. I used my binoculars to see any details, but it just looked like a bright white light, somewhat spherical. As it tracked above my location toward the E/NE, it seemed to move in a slightly wiggling or erratic path. As I watched, it also seemed to slow down in its path. After about 2 minutes of viewing, I went inside the house to get a coat, and watch it from the front of our house. About 30 secs later as I went to front yard (thinking it would still be in sight), it had disappeared. I didn't behave or look like a high altitude satellite, which I've seen many times before. What was noticeable was its brightness and how close it seemed to the Earth (relatively speaking). I checked the location of the International Space Station, and the ISS was not above North America, so I don't think it was that.
November 23, 2023 · 3:09 PM · CIRCLE
Conway, SC
I was outside with my children and saw four lights in the sky. The objects appeared to be silver and three had white lights and 1 red. They moved about freely and moderately in speed. Two almost touched. [NUFORC annotation: Bird - Possible]
November 23, 2023 · 2:15 PM · OTHER
Probable conventionalDallas, TX
I noticed a large black object gliding through the sky, moving much more slowly than the airplanes in the area. It appeared much higher than the airplanes too, so it appeared to be larger than a jet airplane. Its shape looked at first like a large bird, then like a Y, and sometimes pretzel-shaped. The shape was difficult to make out. After floating across maybe a third of the sky, it began to hover just below the clouds, and it hovered in one spot for about 10 minutes before I left the area. It seemed too large and strangely shaped to be a drone. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Probable]
November 23, 2023 · 1:23 PM · OTHER
Naoma, WV
I saw a white object segmented into 2 with dark ring dividing, white glow around outside, moved slowly maybe at a standstill until I noticed and started taking pictures, then sped up, slowed down again, sped up. This slow and fast speed occurred about three times before disappearing! I watched this for about 20 minutes. Clear blue sky with no clouds in sight. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Possible]
November 23, 2023 · 2:41 AM · CHEVRON
Grand Island, NY
Object was spotted too far south to be UAL1871 or VAL804 and too north to be DHK379 Appeared to ascend to the south of Ferris wheel at nearby amusement park. Vertical ascent and lights made me consider a drone at first, as it was almost disk shaped, but as it moved across the sky I observed it make a number of unnatural course corrections. Lights pulsated around it left to right, red and white lights. Speed varied and seemed to slow down as I called up to it.
November 22, 2023 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Hillsboro, IL
I went out behind my house to smoke a cig. I looked to the north east and kept seeing Something. At first I thought it was a plant or a big star. It is at night. I looked again it was rotating lights in a circle saw at 10 pm and laying down now at 11:03 pm it is still there. Also it moved not far then it moved back almost to same spot. Now it is still to the north but more east now. Very weird looking thought I better report it.
November 22, 2023 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Reynolds, MO
I saw four lights in a kite shaped configuration, low to the horizon. They looked as if they were covered and uncovered in quick succession before disappearing completely. I have seen Starlink satellites at my location and this was different from the “train” of Starlink satellites.
November 22, 2023 · 5:14 PM · DISK
Probable conventionalFerris, TX
I was driving in to Dallas on IH45 headed north with my wife and it was a perfect day without a cloud in the sky and the first thing I saw was a light in the sky that I had kinda noted but didn’t think anything of it. Then I looked away and looked up and it was gone so that was my first clue. I told my wife about it. Then I saw it pop up again and pointed it out to her and we were just observing it for a few minutes. We would see it light up then disappear then show up in a different location and move in weird directions and would move in opposite directions. Then I saw it close and got a better view of it but thought it was maybe a plane then it lit up and disappeared again. And then I saw it again and caught a video. In the video, you can see it stall in mid-air, then start to descend, then speed up at a crazy fast speed, then disappear, light up, and disappear again. After we stopped filming, the craft headed towards a plane that was very obviously a plane and it appeared like they almost ran into each other. Shortly after that, it disappeared again and we never saw it again. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
November 22, 2023 · 6:20 AM · SPHERE
Tortolita, AZ
This morning, my neighbor and me were on our daily early morning walk, when the neighbor looked up and spotted an object that first appeared to be a conventional satellite in normal flight southwest of our stated location and from 60 to 75 degrees off the horizon, and at approximately 75 degrees, it suddenly stopped. At first we thought we had somehow lost visual contact, because now it appeared we were looking at a distant star. After maybe 15 seconds, it started moving again but in a very erratic manner and in a localized area. Sudden fast starts, sudden stops, sometimes straight, sometimes in arcs. The object made approximately 4 somewhat longer movements over several degrees at super high speeds and in different directions, but seemed to return to about the point of the first stopped. It never proceeded much north of the first stop. During this period, a third early morning walker joined us and watched for awhile. Maybe about the time the third walker left, a conventional satellite of about the same size and altitude and in the same vicinity (6:25?) appeared, moving from South-Southeast to North-Northwest in direction (possible time verification). This may be about the time of the object's second pause in movement, but it is doubtful the pause was in relation to the appearance of the satellite. The object paused long enough that we started walking again while waiting to see more movement. Just prior to out turning on N. Camino Central, an airliner flew generally towards us coming from Southeast to Northwest (likely Tucson to Phoenix and not at full altitude), (possible time verification). Doubtfully because of the approaching airliner, the object suddenly headed east at super speeds far beyond of that of an aircraft or satellite. Once it passed us to the east, it disappeared, possibly because it lost the reflection of the sun. All longer movements were extremely fast and straight followed sudden stops. The shorter movements appeared just as quickly, but were more erratic, and in the shorter movements, there were straight and arc shaped movements and extremely rapid changes in direction and at super speeds equal to those of the longer movements. Several times there appeared to be horizontal movements toward and away from Earth giving it a bouncing effect. When it turned east, it traveled about 10 degrees at speeds faster than a conventional satellite and then apparently lost the reflection of the sun and disappeared. We see conventional satellites on a regular basis, so there is something to compare to this event in terms of the speed of object in space. I am not asking to be contacted by an investigator, but you are certainly welcome to contact me if it will help in any way.
November 21, 2023 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Stillwater, OK
Lights observed from the flight deck from what appeared to be slightly above or co-altitude with us in the 30's (32000-34000') from a consistent 280 heading over the 600+ mile flight northbound from dfw to rapid city. Distance to lights could not be determined as they were above the horizon. Lights would fade in from a dim red orange and intensely brighten for about 10 seconds before fading away. Lights would often move in different directions including directions that would not make sense for satellites. It was not starlink or meteors stars or planets as some lights moved upward and others downward towards the horizon. Lights would occasionally abruptly change direction and velocity with the appearance of dancing or rotating around each other. Lights were observed from a constant direction but were in no discernable formation. Witnessed by both flight crew and as many as 7 or more aircraft on frequency transiting from as far as the east coast to over Colorado from what we heard.
November 21, 2023 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Oklahoma City, OK
Flying a corporate jet at 43000 feet on a 290 heading. First saw several lights (usually 2 turning circles or zipping up and down diagonally but sometimes up to 4) at extremely high altitude at great distance at our 10-11oclock over Oklahoma City. So to the southwest of our position. These lights came in and out of sight at about 5 minute intervals for approx 1 hour. Also varied in brightness from very bright to dim with no apparent pattern to that. Always staying in exactly the same place in our windshield so they paved us for at least 400 miles.
November 21, 2023 · 10:15 AM · CHANGING
Sun City West, AZ
At 10:15am three of us were watching the Luke AFB fighter jet fly over Sun City West. Above the jet was a group of small what objects that quickly changed shape as the jet flew below them. The objects were much higher than the jet. They then slowly changed to a "V" with one side longer, then several shifted from one side to the other side very quickly, not movement a bird flock could accomplish and this group was way too high to be birds. Watched the group from about 60 degrees in NW direction to 90 degrees directly above Sun City West then lost the visual in the sun. The group constantly changed shape. At one point several of the objects broke off from the group and could be clearly seen individually then rejoined the group. The one photo we have is very very blurry. It's the faint white object in center. There were NO clouds in the sky, it had recently rained so the sky was exceptionally clear and blue.
November 21, 2023 · 6:30 AM · LIGHT
La Grande, OR
At approximately 6:30 am PST driving west into La Grande, Oregon, I saw a large bright white light that I assumed was a planet. I pointed it out to my granddaughter who stated it wasn’t a planet and was moving. The sky was completely light and no other stars were noted. It appeared to move to the southwest towards us and then just suddenly completely disappeared. No other object was there, it was just gone.
November 21, 2023 · 4:03 AM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalLos Angeles, CA
I went out front to have a smoke, at 4:03am it was the only thing in the sky, like a star. But it moved when I returned with my phone.. it was round trying to look like a star. But it was too close and large. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
November 20, 2023 · 9:20 PM · UNKNOWN
San Jose, CA
I have lived by this airport for years. There is frequent air traffic, but this was different. I wasn't like anything I ever saw before.
November 20, 2023 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalScarborough, ME
While driving I witnessed approximately 20 bright white lights in a diagonal line (at about a 45 degree angle) across the sky. They appeared to be about as high as an airplane would fly. Maybe higher. They looked like bright stars (white lights) but much closer than stars. They were equally spaced apart. I pulled over to watch them and they began to slowly move (maintaining their equal distance apart from each other) from their diagonal line into a straight vertical line. The top light then started to move a little bit away from the others straight off the top of the line and then all of a sudden it shot off and away from the others. Then the next light would do the same. When they shot off it was so fast that it looked like a shooting star and disappeared. Each one of the lights followed suit until they were all gone. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]
November 20, 2023 · 5:15 PM · LIGHT
Halfway, MD
I was traveling North on I-81 in Hagerstown, MD at around 5:15 in slow moving traffic. Street lamps had just come on but it was still light out when I seen 4 lights that may have been in a diamond formation or just a cluster that I thought were just a bit than taller street lamps but were offset a good ways from the interstate. I was never able to pass them, so they were not stationary at all and kept the same height and distance as I drove 8 miles of driving distance. They continued to travel and I lost sight of them briefly when traffic slowed down. Once the traffic sped up to 50 mph I was able to regain site of them, until I was even with Hagerstown airports runway. The runway is on the eastern side of the interstate, on the western side of the interstate is farmland. Once the lights reached the farmland, they merged into 2 square lights that resembled the Lotto Shoe logo (2 squares joined but with a space) the bottom of the 2 squares was extremely bright. Much brighter than the upper portion.. Then they were gone. I did not see them go up or down or anything. Mind you this entire event lasted maybe 10-12 minutes if that long and I was driving in decently heavy traffic.
November 19, 2023 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Valrico, FL
We were sitting at the kitchen counter and looked out the sliding glass doors to a giant light that was green and red and white launching straight into the sky from the ground. Thought it was a rocket but this was Sunday night. Too loud to be a drone but too quiet to be a plane. Slowed down frame by frame in my video you can see it rotating from red light to green light to white light like they were placed on a disk. It was moving fast bc we had to run to the front yard just to catch it. Wasn’t flying in. A straight like either and I had saw a plane go by about twenty min after this. The thing we saw was not a plane. You could see it glowing green past the horizon of trees. Circular for sure with disk like features. I thought it was just a drone at first but this looked like a rocket launch not a drone flying up. Also it was way too high up in the atmosphere to be a drone. You also just feel chills on your neck and body knowing that this is not something you regularly see. I had to stay out there for 20 extra minutes just peering into the sky. No rocket launches on the 19th.
November 19, 2023 · 6:04 PM · SPHERE
Denver, CO
On November 19, 2023 in Downtown Denver, Colorado me & my partner witnessed a large dark grayish object appearing in translucent looking clouds or smoke above a building directly in front of our balcony. We were staying at The Warwick Hotel on the 14th floor. After the large object appeared above The Secretary of State building, we were frozen in place unable to speak for several seconds then it opened & began dropping out 4 perfectly circular red/yellow/orangish orbs that pulsated and flashed and hovered at first then began to maneuver in all directions (up, down, left, right) forming shapes etc. Neither the “mothership” as we called it or the orbs made any noticeable sounds. As seen on our video footage some orbs hovered while others descended. One can be seen sharply changing directions as it descended behind SkyHouse Denver highrise. Just before all the orbs descended and disappeared from our view behind The Secretary of State building a black helicopter arrived in the precise area the orbs and mothership disappeared and circled for approximately 40mins to an hour. Afterwards time seemed to leap forward 2 hours and a large flock of crows came to the tree directly in-front of us and began crowing loudly after the orbs disappeared.
November 19, 2023 · 5:17 PM · DISK
Montville, CT
I saw what I initially thought to be Venus shining brighter and bigger than usual. Then it started moving fast so I took a video. It was red and spinning rather fast in a zigzag pattern.
November 19, 2023 · 4:38 PM · CHANGING
Painesville, OH
Started off as orange orbs then changed into a saucer shape then back into white lines before changing back into an orb.
November 19, 2023 · 4:07 PM · EGG
Shamong, NJ
At just after 4:00 on Sunday 11/19/23, I looked up because I heard a helicopter hovering around and something caught my eye at a much higher altitude beyond the helicopter. I saw a small silver metallic object moving in a southerly direction. It was hard to track with the naked eye due to the dusk lighting, it was shimmering inconsistently, and it appeared to be reflecting the sunlight much brighter than I have seen from any other object. I pulled out my iPhone, started a video, and pointed it in the direction of the object on full zoom not knowing if it could pick up the object. When replaying the video, I was surprised to see it showed up exactly how I saw it with my eyes. I held the phone as steady as I could (within 1/8”) and I do not have shaky hands. For the altitude of the object, it appeared to be moving unusually slow compared to the speed a plane would be traveling at that same altitude. I live in a rural area between Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and McGuire AFB where most plane traffic is at a visible altitude and traveling in a consistent flight path. This object was traveling from the northwest to southeast, which does not fit any air traffic I have seen before. It was also odd that the helicopter I witnessed at the lower altitude seemed to be hanging around with no defined flight path, unlike the Coast Guard, State Police, or news helicopters that fly straight over just west of my location. I am an engineer and I work for a defense contractor at a Navy test facility. I always look to the sky when I hear or see an aircraft and I have never seen anything like this before. I would like to submit an FOIA request for radar data for that day/time to see if there is any object appearing in that flight path at the time I observed.