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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 31, 2019 · 10:45 PM · FIREBALL
Bumpass, VA
Bright orange fireball hovering about 100-200 feet above the trees. It appeared to be stationary--not moving at all.
August 31, 2019 · 10:44 PM · OVAL
Minnetonka, MN
it was 10:44 pm when my friend and i saw the lights. we were parked on a side part of the road where excelsior blvd and saint albany’s bay rd intersect at (44.9066, -93.5380). it overlooks a highway and it has a good, clear view of the sky. we saw the lights in the sky and thought it looked weird. we couldn’t see any objects because it was kind of cloudy where the lights were so you could only see the lights through the clouds. my friend thought the lights were from the high school football field lights so we drove there (about 5 mins away from where we were parked) but it wasn’t. the lights were a white color and were in the form of an oval from where we were but i feel like it would look like a circle if we were directly under it. the lights in the shape were not a solid oval, there were breaks in between the lights. the oval also looked like it was a pretty big size too. we couldn’t really see it move considering we were moving most of the time in the car to try to find possible answers. we only saw one but it could have been 10-ish small objects in the form of an oval. We suspect that the witnesses were observing the advertising lights being projected on the bottoms of clouds by a local casino. PD
August 31, 2019 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Idyllwild, CA
I went outside to take my dog for a walk and looked up at the stars. They were so bright. I started looking around. I stopped because I wasn’t sure what I was seeing. At first it looked like a meteor shower. There were a number of “stars” that were twinkling and moving up in unison together. I just stared and watched them all move and twinkle until they gradually disappeared in layers. This happened over a minute or two.
August 31, 2019 · 8:08 PM · SPHERE
Leyden, CO
I was delivering a passenger for Uber/Lyft. The area was pretty remote, but I was coming out of a small subdivision and was at the intersection of Culebra St and W 82nd Ave in Leyden, Colorado (39.8469, -105.213). I noticed a light floating in the air, over the hill in front of me. I observed the light as I was approaching the intersection and stopped there to open my camera and take a recording. The object appeared to either be made of light, or to be producing light from one side of itself. It was hard to determine if there was a mass behind the light. I have taken frames from the video and it does appear to have something attached but it is faint/small/hard to make out compared to the light. The object floated back and forth, only changing elevation slightly. You can clearly see the light changing directions. Reviewing the frames from the video, the light is continuously changing/adjusting. I stopped my recording when I was startled by a vehicle approaching from behind me. I lost visibility shortly after that as I was in the foothills of the Rockies. When observing the video, at 1:27, a shooting star appears from the top left corner. The star flies in and then stops suddenly straight down. Milliseconds later, a small white orb can be seen floating off the ground. I was not aware of the shooting star when I recorded the video. The video may be viewed here: https://youtu.be/143fGzg3bUo Intriguing video clip sent to NUFORC. PD
August 31, 2019 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Lobeland, OH
2 white Lights moving in circles each one reappearing after 1 has finished looping lights stop for 5 seconds after both cross and lights stop longer when recording at a park.
August 31, 2019 · 4:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Weatherford, TX
August 31, 2019, While driving west on US highway 180 at around 4pm on the west side of Weatherford TX, I noticed a large contrail do west in line with the highway. It looked to be on the horizon but was not getting any closer, It was going straight up, it was about two hands' tall at arm's distance. There had been some rain earlier that day and there was some cloud cover in several layer. The object passed through the first layer of clouds and kept going up. I had gotten to my turn on Garner Road off of US 180 (the Mineral Wells Highway). When I found a place to pull over and took a photo, the Contrail below that clouds was dissipating, but I could see the object and contrail in the clouds. I stop again at the Rick Williamson loop and took one more photo and the contrail was breaking up. Using contrast on the photo you could see the contrail in clouds vary high up in the second photo.
August 31, 2019 · 12:34 PM · CIGAR
Philadelphia, PA
I saw a oval/cigar flying object on my way home from a football game. I captured a video of it too. It appears to be flying and spinning at the same time. It appears to be shiny, having a somewhat silver appearance. I believe it was just one craft.
August 31, 2019 · 12:20 PM · EGG
Lake Oswego, OR
I witnessed a large group (15-20) - quick approximate) of grayish egg shaped objects moving very fast at what appears to be high altitude. No discernible sounds was heard but that may not be surprising given its high altitude. Many change position as they moved. You can see this in the video.
August 31, 2019 · 11:58 AM · LIGHT
Big Bear, CA
In late August 2019 my girlfriend and I went camping / climbing in the Holcomb Valley Pinnacles. Everyone went to bed and I took my camera out for some astro photography. I was on top of a huge rock 20 feet in the air with my camera looking out toward the north west over the pinnacles. I saw several planes fly through the sky over an hour or so then I saw two what I thought were planes flying next to one another through the sky headed west north west. I had my camera pointed that way and captured them. Planes make a flashing line in astro photography as you leave the shutter open to allow more light in and there lights are flashing. These ufo's left two solid lines through the photo. I don't know what they were, but they didn't look like planes after I took a closer look at the photos. I could see a solid light as they flew. I've been taking astro photos for a few years now and am pretty familiar with how things look in the sky and pictures. These did not do! anything crazy, but do not look right.
August 31, 2019 · 10:28 AM
Pittsburgh, PA
Parallel lights 2 amber in color followed by single light also amber.
August 31, 2019 · 9:20 AM · OTHER
Medford, OR
I was letting my dogs out in my backyard when I looked up and saw two things in the sky. One looked blue and another look like a star. I thought they were stars, but I then saw them move. The blue one moved a little, then the star one moved to the other side of the blue one. The star one moved farther and farther away from the blue one toward the sun. They moved in all directions, so I knew it couldn’t have been a plane. I thought I also saw a red dog in the sky as well, which the star UFO looked like it went to it. They were pretty high up in the sky. There were two planes that passed in between them, so they must have not been low enough for them to see. I tried to show my wife, but she couldn’t see them. They were not right over Medford, but closer to Mt. McLoughlin/Crater Lake National Park area, maybe farther, but in that direction. They probably looked like stars because the sun was out.
August 31, 2019 · 9:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Liberty, NY
Around the same time every night I stargaze, recently this month my son has been waking up to tell me that said "owls" have been outside our house. It didn't catch my attention at first (imagination), but, until I noticed that a "ufo" has been flying around the open view outside my house. I have a window that can see open field for miles and this "ufo" what have you... moves around the sky until I cannot watch anymore. It has shown characteristics of circling, brightening and dimming. When planes are in the vicinity of flight path it will dim its lights and fly higher into the sky. It will wait until out of path to come further down then lighting back up. I have seen said "ufo" move quickly around nights sky and take what looks like sharp 45 degree angles just to stop instantaneously brighten up and what appears to be letting out orbs of lights from said object. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 31, 2019 · 8:25 AM · CIRCLE
Prospect, CT
Driving down the road and stopped at a stop sign and noticed a stationary bright red light over the tree line once we turned it lowered and was hovering right beind the car for 30 seconds following us at the same speed and then veered 90 degress to the left and dissapeared
August 31, 2019 · 8:00 AM · EGG
Alpine, WY
Seen object in sky that looked like a reflection off a airplane...except it was not moving at all like a airplane watched it in a spotting scope for over a hour..flashing lights inside of main bubble like body...
August 31, 2019 · 3:09 AM · TRIANGLE
Beaverton, OR
I was walking my dog on the corner of juniper and 22nd street ona. Quiet morning of August. While passing under a short tree, I noticed a noise. Like a fan. Soon I noticed there was a triangular hover craft type of drone flying about 500 feet in the air. I ran after it but it soon disappeared and headed SW. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and she seemed to us to be sincere and sober-minded, PD
August 31, 2019 · 12:54 AM · CHANGING
Lucern Valley, CA
I Went Star watching with my Wife In Johnson Valley CA area ( Lucern Valley CA) the Moon was waxing crescent 3.8% and the area was the darkest on my light pollution map. We went to a location called "Soggy dry lake" and began to view to Stars. Shortly after arriving my Wife notifies me of a pulsing ( very bright then fades to dim repeating ) white light to the North/North East I look and watch for 3-5 min and determine it’s a helicopter flying our direction with its spot light on and pointed forward. I then look at my phone to view my Star map notice its 12:20am I continue to look to the Southern and Eastern skies. Around 12:52am my Wife again references the pulsing light I look and notice it hasn't moved any closer or further away or higher or lower in the sky and is still pulsing a powerful white to a almost translucent white its at this point it has my attention this is when it began to divide into two then into three then would join back together again all the while slowly pulsing brilliant white to a translucent white. This continued for 1-2 minutes after the video stops when the Unidentified lights stopped the light was at the point of being joined to one and still slowly pulsing then just winked out gone from the sky. I have Video @ 206MB I am unable to upload I would have captured the full occurrence but I did not have enough memory at the time.
August 31, 2019 · 12:38 AM · TRIANGLE
San Jose, CA
Large triangle with 6 faint white lights under it traveling at a faster pace with no sound.. dead silence... Headed East from the coast
August 30, 2019 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
Effort, PA
On the night of August 30, 2019, my wife and were standing on our deck observing the sky. It was a very clear night full of stars. After a few minutes, my wife pointed up to one of the stars and mentioned it was moving. I followed looking up to the same place she pointed and lo and behold! It was in fact moving. We both followed it and turned our bodies facing the direction it was going which was behind us. We kept tracking it for about 20 seconds when it suddenly disappeared! We were astonished because we had never seem this before and planes flying overhead at night are clearly visible by their lights and we can hear them. We have no idea what we saw. We tried to find an online resource that would explain and the closest explanation is a satellite. However, we have no way of figuring out if and which it is from various sites. The only tracking info available is for the ISS and its path is nowhere near us. It is supposed to be orbiting over Brazil.
August 30, 2019 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Myrtle Point, OR
Around 9:30 p.m., my wife had stepped out for some fresh air, she came back in a couple minutes later and said she saw what she thought was a small shooting star or a beam of light. She went back outside and a few minutes later I followed. She says there is a blinking light up there. I look directly overhead and see between the constellations Lyra and Cygnus (closer to Lyra) what appears to be about a 3.5 magnitude star completely blinking on and off. The light was blueish-white in color with possible hints of orange and thru binoculars is just a pinpoint of light not moving in relation to the numerous background stars and is clearly blinking 'on and off'. After about 10-15 minutes of watching, it faded out but never appeared to move at least not any perceivable amount. Never saw any more beams of light or other anomalies.
August 30, 2019 · 9:00 PM · FLASH
Beloit, WI
Witness provides no information in report. PD
August 30, 2019 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Metropolis, IL
We heard the humming noise, we seen the craft hover, descend, an ascend above a treeline.. An we seen a ball of light hovering, growing an shrinking before descending behind the treeline. We witnessed the WHOLE event an it lasted 5-7 mins. An the next morning was even crazier when the military showed up. This was NOT a hoax, an my wife, my daughter, an myself was all sober. An none of us have any mental problems. This really happened!!!
August 30, 2019 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Oxnard, CA
Red, blue white and green, Colorful and different single lights more like dots and moving at the same speed, and at some point forming circles, and parallel lines, and just banish.
August 30, 2019 · 8:45 PM · FLASH
Landers, CA
Prior to seeing this I noticed something in the sky that was neither a plane nor a meteor. There was no noise associated with the experience.
August 30, 2019 · 8:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Orlando, FL
Friady evening about 8:15 eastern time. Orlando fl. about 4 miles due north of Orlando international airport. They sky was 100% overcast-- looked to be 6 or 8,000 feet up--- as the departing jetliners at probably 4 and 5,000 were below it. I was outside making prepirations for the the approaching hurricane Dora (sic. Dorian). Just at begining of twilight. Stepped out of my shop to look at a virgin atlantic 747 departing for europe. (Reckegnised it by its sound.) As I watched it go by south to north- I was facing east and it was passing above my eastern horizon and tree line in the distance. It was about 5 miles away so I turned go inside and my eyes caught a light just over the trees as I was facing due east. At first I assumed it was some kind of plane because the sky was full of departing and approaching - both near and far. Immediately I noticed that whatever it was appeared to be on fire. And it was headed my way with some speed. I thought -- if thats a plane-- he wont be flying much longer with THAT MUCH fire. whatever it was -- it appeared to be engulfed in fire from every part of it. I could see flames blowing out of it from all sides. I briefly thought of running away as it seemed to be heading right for me-- at least in its heading. It seemed to be holding its altitude--- not descinding at all. I ran to my shop door- about 20 feet away where I often keep binoculars hanging on a cabinet door-- but they were gone. I got my cheap flip phone and put it on video--- tried to center it in the screen--- and them tried to zoom it while keeping the object in the screen. By that time it was about directly overhead . I could hear NO NOISE at all. So I rulled out a plane or a drone. I could still see flames blowing out of it on every side - like it was a fire that was being actively fed---- I could also see NO smoke trail like a plane might have made (especially a jet- if it had burning jet fuel- which would have been very smokey---) i believe after the video ends--- I continued to watch it untill it disappeared behind the western tree line. My mind was kind of overwhelmed trying to figure out what I had just seen----- I stood there a moment-- and turned around and saw another one of the same thing above the easter tree line---- exactly like the first. I tried to get another video but only got a few sec. of this one. I also watched this one approach the western tree like like the first one did. It seemed to be engulfed in fire just like the first one. just brfore it got down to the tree line--- I saw what appeared to be a halo appear which looked like a half sphere. It lasted about 2 or 3 sec. ( reminded me of the umbrella shaped plume when a rocket's 2-nd stage lights at the edge of space--) It looked like I was looking at the back end of this thing- and the halo was symetrical around it--- After about 2 or 3 sec. of this halo---- all the fire abruptly ended----- I strained to look--- and I could see a distinct outline of some kind of dark object with sharply defined edges. The sky still has a little diffuse light and I could see it highlighted against it. with only having my naked eye--- I couldnt quite tell if its shape was square or cylindrical ro what geeometrical shape it looked like-- just that I could see sharp well defined edges---- and the fact that it seemed to be very large. Just before the fire ceased--- its position merged with that of a jetliner about 4 miles away (departing the furthet of the 4 runways) and its angular size appeared about 4 times bigger than the distant plane. Of coarse I have no distance information-- all I know is that it was below the cloud deck. Since the clouds were 100% -- if it had been above them I never could seen it at all. The distant jetliners were probably 6 or 8,000 feet I woul dguess and they were below the cloud deck too. So it had to be below that. My first impression upon seeing the first one was that it was maybe 3000 or 4000 feet (when I thought it was a plane on fire---) The time between the first one and 2-nd one was maybe 30 sec. I would guess they may have taken 1 min to go from tree line to tree line. I truely can not guess what this could have been. It did NOT seem to resemble any UFO report I have ever heard. I checked the wind about a half an hour later. It was out of the NE and the objects were going very close to from east to west. The only thing I could think of was some of those rigs that people some times release that have a white paper bag with a candle below---like a hot air baloon. However it didnt seem to be following the wind-- and if it was a paper bag that had caught on fire --THAT would have burned up within a few sec. as well as loosing its ability to remain aloft. It would have droped like a rock. At one point when I was watching the first object coming towards me---- I all most thought I could see a tiny faint steady point of light on each side of the fire-- like just near the outer edges of the fire. All most like a very faint wing tip light. The only other thing I might immagine it could be ---- was some kind of upper atmosphere-near space plasma or electric discharge powered plane. That might explain the appearance of a billowing fire--- the halo---- no noise--- an another thing. The course these things were on -- was just about exactly the path I used to see air force planes commuting from Patric AFB (near port canaveral) to McDill AFB (Tampa). I wonder if that --- and the fact there was a 2-nd one in trail behind the first one--- is a hint that maybe the air force was involved ????? That was what I saw ! It was very odd !