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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

January 14, 2020 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION

Aurora, CO

Objects looking like stars were flying in a straight line in the distance. They all traveled the same speed with the same distance to each other and getting a little brighter at first when they getting closer, disappearing above one by one by one.

January 14, 2020 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT

Chandler, AZ

Looking overhead seen oval shaped lights as high as the stars. But what was startling that the lights were traveling northeast. Lasted for about 15 minutes and vanished..

January 14, 2020 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE

Trinidad, CO

At exit 6 on I 25 (south of Trinidad, CO) I observed 20 dots of light moving across the crystal clear night sky. They were the size of an average star, and slightly brighter. They did not appear to be blinking and there were no red or green lights usually associated with plane. There was no sound. These dots were in a absolute straight line, and nearly perfectly spaced apart. One by one, as soon as they hit a certain spot in the sky, they would vanish (presumably obtaining sufficient altitude to disappear from sight?). They seemed to have originated from the south. My gut instinct was that they were military craft (drones?)and were being launched (possibly into orbit or very high altitude). There was no way to determine the size, as they could have been very small, very high or both. They just seemed the same size as a medium star. However, my impression was they appeared small because they were so high. Other cars pulled over to observe this event as well.! I'm very curious as to what they might have been, and if other people saw them.

January 14, 2020 · 7:00 PM · UNKNOWN

Jackson, OH

Driving on Burlington rd. and witnessed several straight rows of multiple lights that appeared to line a black/invisible square or triangular craft, unsure of shape because it looked like it was in the process of turning or spinning and disappeared shortly after I noticed it.

January 14, 2020 · 6:48 PM · FORMATION

Grand Junction, CO

Wife and I were outside stargazing for a short bit before the cold snuck in. It's a clear a night and we live on one of the highest points of the town. Stars were bright, you could see aircraft, and satellites. The wife looking Southwest, spotted a line formation of single lights that followed each other in equal distances. They did not break their trail. This all lasted maybe 15 seconds before they all vanished at one particular point in the sky, one after the other in perfect timing. The only thing I can think of what they could be would be drones, but for the purpose and time of the event, I'm not sure why they would be in our town. Or how they'd vanish, all at one specific spot in "space". The wife claims the "Line" of lights eccentrically trailed a larger circular mass, although nothing was spotted hosting the lights in a concrete position. Upon my own perception, they seemed to follow a single linear path. To my other; they trailed circular, but on a large circumference moving forward in a single linear path before disappearing at a certain point. Any leads would be great...

January 14, 2020 · 6:45 PM · LIGHT

Albuquerque, NM

We observed a row of lights in the shape of an arc in the western sky; just north of and slightly above Venus. The lights were as bright as and the size of an average star and slowly traveled in a parabolic arc, from about 45 degrees above the horizon to approximately 70-80 degrees, equidistant from each other. There were approximately 10-12 lights visibly moving and once they moved past the 80 degree mark, they gradually disappeared. There was no sound and no flashing as with aircraft. This event occurred with 3-4 groups of lights for about 10 minutes.

January 14, 2020 · 6:45 PM · FORMATION

Many Farms, AZ

Returning home we witnessed numerous lights/orbs in the sky sailing/flying from the southwest direction towards the northeast direction. Numerous meaning that there were too many to give an exact count but there was well over forty of them. They looked as they were Xmas lights strung in the sky being pulled across the heavens in which no noise was heard nor emitted, neither were FAA strobe lights visible. From what could be seen was an endless line that faded out to the NE sky. Video via a handheld NV camera was taken but as they were directly above us, I could not keep the camera steady(the convoy of lights were directly above us and with the excitement it was hard to keep still) but in the video they are white orb type anomalies that just keep sailing thru the sky. No clouds were in the vicinity nor were any other commercial craft visible as it usually would be.

January 14, 2020 · 6:45 PM · FORMATION

Ordway, CO

Starting point was the same as well. Bright star on the Western horizon Venus or Sirius perhaps.

January 14, 2020 · 6:30 PM · LIGHT

Along HWY 550 Near Chaco Canyon, NM

I was driving north on highway 550 just past Counsler NM and noticed what I thought to be 5 stars in a perfect line. As I stared trying to figure out the constellation the 5 stars appeared to be moving. I pulled over and confirmed they where moving. I started to count them and noticed it wasn’t just 5 stars/ lights it was several and they were all moving at a similar speed, in a perfect line upward. I watched the first light in line to see where it went and it eventually disappeared. Then the next and the next. I traced the line of lights back down and noticed they where coming from a larger light that remained still in the sky. I must have seen about 30 small lights depart from the big one. I was able to compare these lights with a few airplanes flying near by and they were noticeable different then the airplanes. Eventually the dissemination of small lights form the large light discontinued. I continued driving but kept an eye on the large light. I n! ever saw anymore smaller lights disseminate from it or saw any change in activity from the larger light. It just stayed still in the sky.

January 14, 2020 · 6:15 PM · TRIANGLE

Riverside, CA

They made no sound.

January 14, 2020 · 5:40 PM · FIREBALL

Jasper, AR

12 small constant lights moving east in the southern sky. One light turned quickly Westward. Another light turned South and went straight down. 2 minutes later a very bright red yellow white light appeared in the southern sky, 2 seconds later 3 more identical lights appeared horizontally of the first light in a straight line fairly close to one another and with gap spaces in between and same distances between each light for about 4 seconds then all dissapeared. 2 minutes later another identical bright light appeared lower and slightly west from the first sighting for about 4 seconds. 3 minutes later same bright lights appeared in the Eastern sky for approximately 4 seconds then dissapeared.

January 14, 2020 · 5:40 PM · FIREBALL

Jasper, AR

12 small constant lights moving west in the southern sky. One light turned quickly Eastward. Another light turned South and went straight down. 2 minutes later a very bright red yellow white light appeared in the southern sky, 2 seconds later 3 more identical lights appeared horizontally for about 4 seconds then all dissapeared. 2 minutes later another identical bright light appeared lower and slightly east from the first sighting for about 4 seconds. 3 minutes later same bright lights appeared in the western sky for approximately 3 seconds then dissapeared.

January 14, 2020 · 4:20 PM · CIRCLE

Patterson, CA

Ballon type same as yesterday and location in the sky just hovering 90 degrees up over house, when I reviewed what I had there were others just not as bright. While watching the ufo I could see it implode on itself and was just gone.

January 14, 2020 · 3:58 PM · CIGAR

Issaquah, WA

I was in Issaquah, Washington, standing outside the passenger side of my car, finishing a business phone call. I was in the south parking lot of Gilman Village, a boutique shopping center. The GPS coordinates are 47.538391, -122.040947. My elevation was 108 feet. The time was 3:58 p.m. PST. Cloud cover was about 70 percent. Light snow was falling. A reas of blue sky were scattered around the south and north. The sun was not visible. The temperature was 31 degrees. The wind was from the SW at 7 mph. Near the end of my call I started staring at an area of blue sky in front of me, directly to the south. After maybe 30 seconds I saw the object. I didn’t see it arrive, I just suddenly noticed it. I finished my phone call and looked at my watch - 3:58 pm and 25 seconds. The object was charcoal gray and cigar shaped. There was a very slight bulge in the center, on top and bottom of the object. At arm’s length it was about 9.5 millimeters long. It just hung in the blue sky, motionless. A couple of small clouds drifted past the object, one just above it and one directly at it. When the cloud reached it, the object was inside the cloud for about 3 seconds. A full layer of cloud cover was gradually approaching this area of blue sky. The cloud base was at 2450 feet, so that may be an approximate altitude for the object. According to the log law calculation, at 2450 feet the wind speed was 17 mph and the temperature was about 23 degrees. The object’s direction was directly South of me. I was looking up at it at a 45-degree angle from the horizontal. Paragliders, small planes, hobbyists with drones and bald eagles are frequent sights in Issaquah. The object wasn’t a paraglider - no colorful rectangular parachute and no person hanging in a seat beneath it; it was 23 degrees up there with a 17-mph wind, too cold and windy to paraglide; and it was motionless. It was not a small plane – no wings; no engine sound; and it was motionless. It wasn’t a hobbyist drone –at the apparent size it should have been close enough for me to hear the buzzing whine; a drone would not likely be covered by a cloud at 2450 feet altitude; a drone would not likely be flying while it was snowing; and there would have been visible movement caused by the wind velocity, whether it was a 7 mph or a 17 mph wind. But it was motionless. It was not an eagle – even in warm air with updrafts there is always some movement of the eagle's wings or body; if it was trying to stay aloft with a 17-mph wind hitting it, obvious movement would be necessary, but it was motionless. After about 3 minutes and 20 seconds he object suddenly began to move, traveling to the Southeast. It appeared to move at the low end of the speeds I see single engine propeller planes travel near Issaquah, around 110 mph. It obtained that speed instantly from the moment it moved, no acceleration. It traveled in a perfectly straight line, totally smooth, exactly at the horizontal, no change in altitude. The object headed southeast on a line that would take it barely south of Tiger Mountain, a 3000 foot mountain on the southeast border of Issaquah. The trajectory would have taken it over the Cascades near Snoqualmie Pass, and then over the city of Cle Elum. After the object traveled for about 5 seconds a stand of fir trees blocked my view. I ran to a clear area, but by then the object was gone from my view. I am a trial attorney. I have a bachelor's degree, a master’s degree and a law degree. I have lived in the Seattle area since 1995.

January 14, 2020 · 12:15 PM · RECTANGLE

Windsor Heights, IA

On January 14th, 2020 I was driving down the highway, heading home for my lunch break to let my dog out for food and a bio break. I noticed a large dark rectangular object in the sky about a mile down the road that appeared to be floating in the sky. It flew slowly, almost like it was floating, over the highway I was driving on. At first, I didn’t think twice about it as it was heading towards our airport. So, I figured it was an airplane, but I still watched it while I was driving and witnessed it fade away, presumably into a cloud from what I could tell. So, I thought the sighting was over, but it wasn’t. The object faded back into view and floated back across the highway heading to where it first appeared. It kept on moving away from the highway and then stopped about a quarter mile away the highway and descended towards the ground in a straight and steady line with no wavering motion. I wish I could have gotten a video instead of the picture from my car! . By the time I got video ready on my phone, it had already descended behind the tree line. I looked around the sky for it as I drove down my residential street, where it looked like it might have descended, but I didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. A video would have been so much more telling than the photo I took, but I have a before and after picture that shows the object in the sky and one that shows no sign of the flying object. Clearly it wasn’t a normal object on a pole or tower or something and was definitely not an airplane, and too large to be a toy drone. When I returned to work, about an hour later I went deaf for about 30 seconds with a loud ringing in my ears, I couldn't hear the person talking to me. Not saying the two are related, but certainly not ruling it out either. My background is clean, I don't drink alcohol, I have never used any drugs and was not on any prescription drugs at the time of this sighting. I'm just a normal guy with a normal job try! ing to make a living.

January 14, 2020 · 6:57 AM · LIGHT

Bristolville, OH

I seen a light like a star but it moved slowly and quietly. Stopped in one spot for 15 or so minutes while a plane with red blinking light flew around it from distant as in observing it. I grabbed my dad and he wasn't to interested but my sister watched with me then it was gone, just vanished or turned lights off or something. Lately I have been feeling unusual. We have little video. You can barely see it but it is there.

January 14, 2020 · 6:30 AM

Boulder City, NV

Was doing situps on the paved trail and saw a string of evenly spaced craft that looked like satellites.. hopefully. Covered from the south horizon to the northeastern horizon.

January 14, 2020 · 12:00 AM · OTHER

Phillipsburg, KS

Hays Post JAN 15, 2020 12:40 PM Drone armada descends upon Phillips County, region Posted Jan 15, 2020 12:40 PM Stock photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@boontohhgraphy?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Sorasak</a> on Unsplash Stock photo by Sorasak on Unsplash By KIRBY ROSS Phillips County Review PHILLIPSBURG — Shortly after midnight last Wednesday morning, a drone hummed across the northern tier of Phillips County townships bordering the Nebraska state line, leaving in its wake baffled observers, barking dogs and an obvious “fingerprint” of a low-lying vapor trail in the frigid winter air several hundred feet above the ground stretching for miles. This wasn’t an isolated curiosity however — instead, it was just one more incident among scores seen by Phillips County residents and hundreds more witnessed by other individuals stretching from Omaha to Denver. So prevalent had the sightings been up to that point that just hours before this particular incident Phillips County Sheriff Charlie Radabaugh issued a public statement saying “They’re not hurting anything. They’re annoying. Is there anything criminal? Not really.” The following day, the sheriff’s office followed up by stating “Earlier today, Sheriff Radabaugh was contacted by the FBI inquiring about the drone sightings in the area. No new information on the situation was received from them. We ask that since the aircraft are likely being operated by someone near them, that you report any suspicious vehicles you may see so we can attempt to contact and identify them.” Individuals familiar with regulations regarding the operation of drones point to a requirement to obtain an FAA waiver to operate at night above people. Speculation has focused on several theories including: 1) A large number of unrelated aircraft received as Christmas presents being put up into the air around the holidays 2) An operation by a government agency hoping to scare up a public reaction forcing regulations requiring privately owned drones to start carrying identifying signals 3) Invaders from Mars Some tongue-in-cheek humor was discovered in downtown Phillipsburg last week. Courtesy photo Some tongue-in-cheek humor was discovered in downtown Phillipsburg last week. Courtesy photo CNN News, which has picked up the story, notes “The incidents come as the FAA is proposing new rules that will require most drones to use remote ID technology that will allow the FAA, law enforcement and federal security agencies to identify drones flying in their jurisdiction.” If a single entity is involved it would have to be well-heeled. Heeled to the tune of seven figures for this expansive of an operation, since witnesses have stated these are not hobbyist aircraft, but are at least six-to-ten feet in diameter and have been sighted flying in groups of 10 in Phillips County, and up to 30 in Nebraska and Colorado. With no one claiming responsibility for what seems to be a high -dollar enterprise encompassing around 150,000 square miles, the FAA and the U.S. Air Force have both taken positions of having no knowledge regarding what’s going on. Austin Thalheim, Long Island, first noticed the drones around Thursday, Jan. 2. "About last Thursday up until now, there’s been anywhere from 15 to 20 flying around at night," he said. "About every night, it seems like people are out driving around, trying to get a better view of them. I’d be interested to know who it is and have them tell us what’s going on.” Law enforcement in two counties in northeast Colorado put together a task force specifically to look into the reports occurring there. With multiple deputies out in the field on the night of Dec. 20 they were able to track at least 16 drones. Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner issued a press release earlier this month stating he personally spoke with the administrator of the FAA, who advised him his agency has people on the ground who are working with federal law enforcement to track down the operator of the drones. One sheriff in Colorado even issued a request for people to be on the lookout “for the command vehicle, a closed box trailer, or van with antennas that look suspicious.” Within 24 hours, he retracted the request, with other officials engaged in the investigation saying authorities were never looking for any such ground vehicle in the first place. Kirby Ross, editor of the Phillips County Review, declared to be the top Kansas newspaper in its circulation class for 2019, can be reached at kross@outlook.com.

January 13, 2020 · 9:21 PM · LIGHT

Danielson, CT

As I was driving I noticed a beam of blue-green light ascending from the horizon to the sky. I am not sure how far away it was , but I did take a picture. I did not see the object itself, however, I felt it responsible to report it.

January 13, 2020 · 7:42 PM · LIGHT

Wheat Ridge, CO

On 01/13/20 at 1942hrs flying south bound through wheat ridge Colorado towards Lakewood, a silent craft that appeared as only a light was being escorted by a stealth helicopter that I Believe to be the size of a Blackhawk but not nearly as noisy. Helicopter was following this light matching speed. As southbound towards Lakewood. Helicopter only had red lights emitting from it a large red right and a few small blinking red ones.

January 13, 2020 · 7:03 PM · LIGHT

Palm Coast, FL

My husband and I went out back to sit on our dock and look at the fish in the canal behind our house. We have fish lights that are very bright, and can draw anyone’s attention. We suddenly saw a bright flash of light. I wear glasses, and originally thought it was glare from Venus, because it was so bright in the sky. Until my husband asked “Did you see that?” I then realized it definitely wasn’t my glasses reflecting light. When we looked up, there were two very bright “stars” moving in synchrony, and at the same speed. Perfectly spaced apart, I can’t emphasize that enough. They moved in perfect harmony. They both went halfway across the horizon, then Just disappeared. Here, then gone. I grew up in Phoenix, and personally saw the Phoenix lights, yet am always the person to critique people’s “experiences” and come up with a rational explanation. If there was one for this event, I wouldn’t be writing this.

January 13, 2020 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION

Saint Augustine, FL

While walking outside to my barn I looked up into a clear starry sky trying to see satellites as we normally do on a clear evening, there is little light pollution where we live. I saw two satellites immediately but they were in a straight line formation. On a South-Southwest to North-Northeast trajectory passing at about 75 to 80 degrees overhead. Soon after there were two more in a straight formation. I ran back inside and grabbed my cell phone to video them. When I came back out the first two satellites were cover by clouds and the second two were still visible. Then the fifth and sixth appeared on the same line but spaced further back, then number seven which was trailing slightly. I have never saw a formation like this and tried to debunk it thinking it was the SpaceX train passing over but from all the research I can find they are not readily visible from my location. They were very bright and high as a airliner flew below them. travelling in a strai! ght line. I do not believe they were alien but unexplained, for now, yes. I would like to think someone has seen the same thing as they were very bright. Brighter than any satellites I have observed. Military aircraft do occasionally fly in the area but they are usually helicopters doing night training from NAS Jacksonville. I videoed the satellites but of course it is pitch black.... not sure how to edit it to see if I can get them visible. please email back to verify if it was spacex or other Satellites that travel in a straight line formation and appear very bright in the night sky.

January 13, 2020 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION

Morro Bay, CA

String of 20 lights in formation in groups of 3 moving west to east at high speed high in sky. Thought I was seeing international space satellite, but lights just kept appearing disappearing in cloudy night.

January 13, 2020 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION