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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.
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August 13, 2022 · 9:30 PM · FORMATION
Pittsboro, NC
Talking on phone to my father; sitting outside. Looking up at night sky. Stars. Airplane lights. Suddenly saw a light that looked like an airplane light, but moved in almost a "jump" to another nearby location. At first thought it was just change of flight direction of an airplane high-up, causing me to perceive it as a jump. But realized that I had not lost sight of the light for even a moment during this supposed "turn" and it did seem to jump. In other words, I didn't see an arc of movement as if the light had been an airplane executing a turn during which its headlights would be visible to me the entire time. The light seemed to jump just a few degrees in the sky. I thought perhaps my old eyes were playing tricks on me, so blinked and focused on the light again. Then noticed that there were several other similar lights around it---maybe a total of 5-7 lights. They were all moving erratically, not in the smooth lines that you associate with aircraft flight. And if they had been aircraft, they were flying dangerously close to each other...especially given the speed with which they were executing those jumpy, erratic movements. They were all moving as a mass of jumpy lights in the general direction of ENE. They soon flew into a part of the sky that I couldn't see because of the tree canopy.
August 13, 2022 · 12:01 AM · LIGHT
Chapel Hill, NC
It was a Friday night and I was playing with my insomniac toddler in our apartment which is on the top (third) floor. Then our neighbor started smoking which came into our shared bathroom vent and filled the apartment. I had no choice but to open our sliding balcony door which runs the length of our living room. It was approaching midnight and suddenly I saw a satellite flying very close above the distant trees to the point that it was as large as an airplane. It had red lights on one vertical panel and blue lights on the other and flew silently and slowly. Since it was odd, I threw a ball into the other room so my toddler would run out of sight. Less than a minute later I looked and it was flying the same path with the same slow speed which confused me because it should have passed out of sight already. This time it did and passed over our building out of sight. Ten minutes later I decided to go outside the balcony and hope my toddler would not notice. It was probably after midnight and then I saw three satellites across the sky above the trees and among the stars. They were not stars because they had that distinct satellite flashing with red or white lights and were moving slowly in different directions. My toddler found me and ran on the balcony. “Look at all those satellites!” I exclaimed. “Wow so many!” Leaning over the railing, I pointed to each one— one on the far left higher up and two directly ahead in the sky. Combined with three stationary stars in a diagonal, they made a formation that reminded me of the Big Dipper constellation. Then suddenly right after I pointed, all three satellites disappeared within a few seconds of each other. The sky went completely black where they had been flying. They were nowhere to be seen and never re-emerged. We could only see the three diagonal stationary stars. Up till that point, I had assumed these were all satellites owned by a private company or government…but I don’t believe satellites just suddenly disappear without a trace like that. They didn’t slowly fly out of sight like the original satellite with the red and blue. So I thought I better report this odd incident in case it helps form a bigger picture of something…
August 12, 2022 · 9:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Wilmington, NC
I work in film and at the end of a shift, we were taking photos of the moon when we noticed a strange light in the photos. With my naked eye I could see a small teal light moving slowly, I zoomed in in photos and could see it was spinning while moving in a direction towards me (see side by side photos) - but still quite far away. It disappeared almost instantly. It was much larger than any of the planes in the vicinity considering the distance. It emitted no sound I could hear, but I cannot be 100% sure it was silent.
August 7, 2022 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Hickory, NC
I took my dog out to the backyard one last time before bed right at midnight. It was cloudy/foggy/hazy out as it had stormed earlier. There was a blue light about the size of a basketball circling my house maybe just below the treetops (perhaps 80 feet?). It was moving quickly in an oval pattern and seemed "interested" in the roof. I thought it MUST be a reflection or some kind of spotlight, but I watched from my backyard for 8-10 minutes and ruled out any possibility that it could be either of those. It seemed to be the source of the light itself. The light was constant (other than moving). It did not flicker or pulse. It was not a structure. More like energy. I remember thinking it looked like a little blue comet circling the roof. But it kept going and going. So I went inside to see if my husband was awake (he was not) and looked out the front windows to the street to see if there was anything/anyone out there (nothing) and grabbed my cell phone and came back to the backyard. It was still there only lower to the house (maybe 20-30 feet above the roof if that). I tried to take a video, but nothing showed up on the screen, so I just watched a few more minutes. But then I felt like it "noticed" me or something, it came down a few more feet (still above the roof) and began an irregular path (like watching a heartbeat or something--zig-zaggy--up and down but still moving in oval over the roofline). Then I was a little concerned about being out there alone and returned inside the house. My dog never reacted to it and there was no sound coming from it.
August 3, 2022 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Aberdeen, NC
It was a very clear sky that evening. I noticed an orange light that stood out from the rest of the stars. I figured it was a planet, so I focused my attention on the light. The light began to grow in size/intensity. The light was stationary at this point. After about 10 seconds it began to move in the north direction. It moved far enough that I had to turn my head to keep eyes on it. The movement was at a moderate speed. After about another 10 seconds of movement it stopped. The intensity reduced to what I initially saw and it remained stationary for another 10 seconds before it disappeared. No sound during the sighting.
July 31, 2022 · 9:57 AM · CIRCLE
Charlotte, NC
Three people were in the backyard letting dogs out. First person saw a shooting star south east of our location so everyone looked up in the sky and that is when one person pointed out the bright light. We all looked at it and it was so bright we thought it was low. It was a bright white circle and was moving east from the west. It then turned red and dimmed. There was no noise or movement around the object. One observer took college level astronomy and looked to see if the ISS was supposed to be flying over, however he said that was too bright to be the ISS. We then saw a smaller moving light that looked more like the ISS. After checking we learned that was not the direction the ISS was supposed to be moving and then we observed the real international space station. Very clear night with minimal to no clouds.
July 29, 2022 · 7:35 PM · OTHER
Bath, NC
I took a series of 7 photos. Looking left and right in front of our house. Three of these photos show irregularities in the sky over the river. It was about 7:35 or so, the sun had not set. The sky was unbelievable, looking like something out of a movie. The first photo which unusual things are seen, shows a long slender black pole coming down vertically out of the clouds. Next to it is a similar extension, but it looks as though it is not solid, and a “Y” shape with the “tail” being squared off vertically with the river. Another photo shows two objects to the right of the top of our flagpole at the end of the dock. Another photo shows a pink elongated object, mimicking the color of the clouds above it. The air/atmosphere seemed electrified. I will include 5 photos in the order that they were taken. I used my I Phone 12 to take the photos. It was not raining and there was no string wind. Small waves can be seen on the river.
July 24, 2022 · 9:54 PM · SPHERE
Spruce Pine, NC
Since January, we have been seeing these and recently they have been increasing in the numbers and nights that they are seen. They can start bright and then dim...or they can disappear altogether. They are small and round and vary from yellow, white, red, and blue...they move across the sky and veer, never staying on a straight course. It varies in speed and height. They make no sound and they will slowly disappear into the sky. There can be multiple lights and multiple times that they will be seen. We don't think that they are satellites and they are not planes.
July 24, 2022 · 2:47 PM · SPHERE
Raleigh, NC
I was laying in a chair at the pool at my apartment and noticed a small black sphere traveling just below the clouds. The object made no sound, had no tail, no lights, and was about the size of a car. I watched it travel at a consistent pace and altitude heading Northward. It was so quite that no one else noticed it. I tried to record it, but my phone was overheating from being in the sun. It was definitely not a drone and it definitely wasn't an airplane.
July 22, 2022 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Kannapolis, NC
Was omw to work stopped at stoplight. I was fixing to make a lft. turn off Oakwood Ave. onto Winecoff Sch. Rd. I like the Planets so everyday I look E at Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. They are easy to see at this place and time. I rolled down my window and looked out. At about a 30 degree angle up, ESE, I saw what looked like 2 headlights just stationary off in the distance. The light changed and I looked away to turn lft. A second later it would be out my windshield then. The lft. Light faded out and the other went behind tree as I drove. 10 seconds later when I should see it again, it was gone. I was kinda iffy at what I saw and kinda questioned myself. That's until a second event occurred the next Saturday morning at 4:00am 7/23/22 I walked out my basement door with binoculars around my neck and phone in pocket to look at the planets.(I kinda sky watch regularly.) I was walking W by the trees in my front yard so I could see the sky because of the trees. I passed them, turned lft and looked up in the sky. I was surprised to see in the SSE at about a 45 degree angle up the same 2 headlight looking lights were stationary in the sky. I looked at it/them for about 8 seconds. I smiled because it confirmed with me what I saw on 7/15. I thought get a picture. I looked away to grab my cell phone to grab a pic. I looked back up at it with my phone in hand and was trying to get to my camera. I was looking at the lights for a few seconds and they faded out of sight quickly both lights at the same time. I stayed out looking til 5:30 am but saw nothing else. The lights were way bigger and brighter than Jupiter. Idk but it looked like a cars headlights at night coming straight at you at a distance of about a full 1 mile or better size and brightness. Or maybe like 75 to 100 times bigger and brighter than Jupiter which was out then. The light was more of a yellowish color though. Not white like a newer car headlights. The Investigator can call if needed.
July 18, 2022 · 11:01 PM · UNKNOWN
Chapel Hill, NC
I was taking my dog out and looked up at the sky, which was clear and with stars out. I noticed red/green lights quite high up in the NE as if it were an aircraft. I live close to RDU and often see flights approaching/leaving the airport, which is 16 miles away. The lights were unblinking and did not move at all, which caught my attention. I watched this for quite a while (2-5 minutes?). Suddenly, the lights jerked sharply towards the NW, then zipped back again and remained still for some time. This repeated twice more. I took a live photo with my iPhone and was able to capture the speed with which it moved. I went inside after taking the picture.
July 17, 2022 · 10:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Clayton, NC
Object sighted in sky relatively low, appeared to be a white bright translucent light moving from left to right
July 15, 2022 · 3:33 PM · DISK
Pilot Mountain, NC
My wife and I had an argument so I went to stay with my parents for the night. I was sleeping on the floor in front of the window unit bc it was summer and hot outside I was awakened with the whole house being bathed in light. my first thought was who is pulling up in the driveway shining that light. I got up to go in the kitchen and try to look outside. The clock on the microwave said 3:33 Am. I looked out the window but couldn't see any vehicles, just solid really bright light. Lights stopped as suddenly as they started . Went to front door opened it to nothing.walked outside stood on porch. It was calm outside. could see the lightning bugs flashing in field across the Rd felt very light breeze blowing across my face really nice summer night/morning. Then I looked up hovering about 15 - 20 ft over house was large disk shaped craft made no noise. I kept looking up to see if I could see the sky past it behind it I couldn't it was that big ,bigger then my parents house. I stood there frozen in awe it had two smaller rings light under the craft. They produced an amber and blue color. Then the rings started to spin and there was a humming not really audible but more like inside my body .The humming increased in intensity and speed as the rings picked up speed then I was bathed in what I imagined was the same bright white light that had filled the house.It was coming from the center of the craft, it engulfed me and that's all I remember I woke up on the couch in my parents house I'd went to sleep on the floor clock said 450am strange!
July 14, 2022 · 1:32 AM · CHANGING
Morganton, NC
I was up late and went out to walk the dog, I looked up and saw a light first then it brightened and moved real fast to the left and the changed. I watched for about 5 minutes then decided to record it. The dog wanted back in so I went back in the house.
July 6, 2022 · 9:37 PM · TRIANGLE
Newport, NC
I was outside last night at 21:30 and was trying to get a photo of some drones. I saw that one looked weird and had lights diagonally. It had 3 lights, almost diagonally. But both end lights were to the side a little. That's when I noticed it kinda looked like a triangular shaped object. Now I don't know if it is a drone or a ufo.
July 6, 2022 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
Newport, NC
* The noise heard in the video is an ac unit. I'm standing directly in front of it. I was trying to get a video of some drones when a bright star caught my eye. Already having my camera on trying to take a video of drones, I immediately moved my phone towards the strange star so I could get a better look at it. When I zoomed in with my camera I saw what looked like a star, but too bright to be a star. And the object was moving, or "dancing" I guess. So I started recording, switching between the 4 different camera angle sensors, trying to get the best view throughout the video. So it's going to look like I'm zooming in and out, but in reality I'm just switching between the different camera sensors trying to get the best angle/view.
July 3, 2022 · 10:46 AM · DISK
Eden, NC
It was amazing. A standard disk-shaped UFO was just hovering in the night sky at a very low altitude. At first, I thought it was the moon. From my top floor apartment, I could see a giant light, similar to a flashlight, emanating from it. This light illuminated the clouds as if it was scanning the surroundings. Suddenly, four ball-like objects were expelled from it. They darted around the sky before hurtling towards the ground, engulfed in flames. The UFO moved into the clouds and held its position, emitting small lights. Then, it zoomed away at a speed I didn't think was possible, soaring up in the sky until it vanished. What I saw was clear. I wish I could have reported this encounter, as it was 100% accurate. I quickly brought my friend downstairs to witness this, but it had flown away by the time we arrived.
July 2, 2022 · 11:10 PM · UNKNOWN
Hendersonville, NC
I was driving and saw lights in the air where they normally shouldn’t be. I thought maybe it was the high school or moon but when I saw it moving in air I started recording. It hovered over the road in front of me while I was driving then when I got next to it I think it went up a little then went away. I tried to follow it even so I could just get a better glimpse but it kept going. You could hear the sound of the engines of whatever it was.
July 1, 2022 · 5:00 AM · SPHERE
Charlotte, NC
There has been multiple spinning objects coming closer to our house every night. The brightest and closest is a white orb. It started with 1 beginning of July. We were fascinated and began recording each night. Now it’s like clockwork … we are seeing more and more every night. They come as low as the tree tops . 1 specific orb will hover in the front yard over a tree and will stay til sunrise. We have even left the house at night and walked the dog and it has followed us around the neighborhood. This is not a hoax. I do not want recognition or anything from this other than an explanation. I have almost 40gigs of footage. I could explain a lot more over phone. I just want someone to shed light on this because it’s honestly taking over my life every night.
June 29, 2022 · 10:00 PM · DISK
West End, NC
There were lights around the side of it flashing red or green or amber sometimes all red on one side and it only move slightly left to right mostly stayed stationary
June 28, 2022 · 9:50 PM · LIGHT
Buxton, NC
Looking out over the ocean, we saw a bright light appear low over the horizon. At first glance it looked like a star, but it quickly faded then started moving from left to right. After about 10 min, in the spot where the light stopped a red light appeared, brightened until it was very bright and clear, then faded away to almost nothing. It was only bright and red for 2-3 seconds. Within 10 min this same light brightened and turned red in another spot nearby, fading just as quickly. Within 10 min of this sighting, it appeared a 3rd timed but this time it multiplied into 4-5 red lights. It looked like a firework with how quickly the lights appeared, they stayed very close together, in a circle or maybe semi-circle, then just faded away together again after about 3-4 seconds. There were no trails or movement, the light didn’t scatter, they just faded away again.
June 21, 2022 · 11:15 PM · DISK
Arden, NC
I was on my porch looking at the stars. I saw it out of the corner of my eye, it was not too far above the tree line and it danced across the sky. It had an odd sort of flashing light on its side. It was flying way too low to be an airplane. I thought was a drone at first but it was way too big.
June 19, 2022 · 3:00 AM · FIREBALL
Lexington, NC
We were fishing when it showed up in west direction. Moved 10 to 15 min until it finished with the starburst, then smoke ring with faint small cloud looking center til it disappeared. My son in law got an image on his phone
June 15, 2022 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Huntersville, NC
From my driveway, saw a blinking green light in the sky a little bit east of me. Thought perhaps it was a plane or helicopter, but lights were only green. It also appeared to be hovering, and I first assumed it was actually just moving and coming directly toward me. But then it immediately took off, heading north, quite smoothly and at a very great speed. It reminded me a bit of a slow-moving shooting star but, again, it was a blinking green light. After it shot north, it seemed to disappear into cloud cover.