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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.
5,054 entries
June 27, 2014 · 8:00 PM · FORMATION
New York City (Manhattan), NY
At 8 pm ish from a park at west st and 18th, over head above 5000 ft were 4 spherical objects. 3 were in a triangle formation with one off to the side (west) they 'floated" in formation and moved in a north east direction toward the Hudson River ntil an airplane that recently took off from the north west flew in their direction. then, as a unit still in formation they changed direction of movement toward the north west. objects were bright appeared sometimes spherical, sometimes triangular in shape When a second aircraft approached (this airplane had red markings along the side and tail) they started to move again as a unit, in formation but just before the plane reached them they disappeared ! just like that. hey did not reappear. They never changed altitude but seemed to stay the same size. their altitude was above the planes that approached. Im sure the pilots must have seen them. hey reflected and may have produced light which was white-yellow! with a hint of orange. The skye was clear with very little haze. a beautiful day and evening. We question whether this is a serious-minded report. Source describes himself as being a physician. PD
June 27, 2014 · 1:00 AM · OVAL
Mamaroneck, NY
As I went to take out my dog in my backyard, I noticed an object floating in the sky, stationary in a location known to have no lights or anything like that should be in the area. It was about 300 to 500 meters away from my location. I took two pictures one at 00:58 and 01:00 hours. Around 01:30 the object was not in the area. At first, I thought the objects were construction lights by the train tracks but the UFO wasn't even close to the tracks. There are many white lights on the UFO with a hint of blue on top of the oval shape.
June 26, 2014 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Blossvale, NY
On June 26th 2014, my husband and I were outside enjoying the night air in late evening. It was a bright night with many stars. We noticed a bright moving ‘star’ moving across the sky northward in a straight line as far out as the other stars. Suddenly stopped in the middle of the sky directly above our line of site. It did not move after it stopped… it stood completely still like a normal star for the entire time, which was about 20 minutes. The thing was not flashing or anything just a brighter light than the other stars. Got a little spooked and went inside. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 26, 2014 · 9:45 PM · CIRCLE
Hawthorne, NY
Was walking my dog and noticed two faint white round lights moving very quickly in circular motion away from each other and then meeting in the middle. They were going fast and slower, they moved higher in the clouds when I stood in the street looking up at them. Almost like they were trying to hide. Very frightening. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 25, 2014 · 11:00 PM
Massena, NY
On June 25, 2014, at around 11 pm, I seen two rectangular "aircraft's" that were a bright orange in color, with big bright white lights around and shining downward likes beams. They were moving in all directions and then they just went in to the night and were gone and this same incident has happened twice since then. I also happen to live right on the canadien border near massena, ny.
June 24, 2014 · 12:00 AM · FIREBALL
New York City (Manhattan), NY
Looked and saw a fireball object with a pinpoint light in the middle and ambient light around it. It was moving as fast as the planes around it, but was distinctly NOT a plane. We were in lower manhattan and the light disappeared over midtown. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 22, 2014 · 10:17 PM · TRIANGLE
New York City (Brooklyn), NY
On June 22, 2014, I was sitting on my private outdoor rooftop in Brooklyn, NY, (Williamsburg) with a friend of mine. I watch the sky every night - I can usually find Mars if it is visible, can identify numerous constellations, know the difference between a satellite and an airplane, and just love to stare out into space. At about 10:17 PM, I was looking at the sky as I always do, but it wasn't a very clear night and very few stars were visible due to the massive light pollution created by the New York City lights. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed an orange glowing orb of light. After doing a quick double-take, I saw there were actually three orbs of light moving across the sky in a way I have NEVER seen any craft or airplane or satellite move - ever. It was completely silent and seemed to float through the air. I instantly knew I was seeing a UFO; I had absolutely no doubt in my mind. In the midst of my excitement/awe/disbelief, I grabbed my iPhone and tried to record as much as I could (I knew that if I didn't capture this experience no one would ever believe me). The orbs of light moved across the sky and I took my first video but to the blind eye and without the technology needed to slow down the video, all I could see was the black night sky. I had a feeling that nothing was on that video and quickly tried to take another one before it was too late. Fortunately, I was able to switch the camera on in time and record what I did. For two weeks I didn't think I had captured anythng, until I decided to watch the videos on my computer. There is not person who I've showed this to who can come up with any plausible explanation for what I saw and recorded. The three orbs of light were moving Northeast and started very low - pretty close to some of the taller buildings. As it moved across the sky (in a pretty slow and stable pace) it began to rise in elevation before hovering for about 20 seconds almost directly above the building across the street from me. As it hovered there the lights remained solid and then out of nowhere the 3 lights moved rapidly throughout that area of the sky - not side to side but in terms of elevation. It was hard to determine at first whether the three orbs were all one object or if they were in fact three seperate crafts. After watching the orbs move as they did here, both in unison and independant paths, it was clear that this was one entity. It then descended at an extremely rapid pace and then just vanished. I immediately fell to the ground with tears streaming out of my eyes. I knew what I had just witnessed and was overwhlem with shock, happiness, confimation, fear, confusion, etc. I've always known that other life existed and that UFOs regularly visit the Earth, but I never in a million years thought I would be lucky enough to witness such an encounter, let alone capture it on video.
June 22, 2014 · 1:00 AM · CHANGING
Valley Stream, NY
I came to Our Driveway to retreve items from trunk at approx 1 am , looking over open trunk of car, I see a light in sky. i thought it was a aircraft on fire. it was joined by two others they apeeared to be drifting eastward. My driveway faces 42 degrees east of North. At about even with Driveway, they moved Northward and began to rise or get smaller/dimmer. I ran inside and called my wife who obsvered the same. As we watched the third of the trio disappear, three more followed the same sequence of events. We moved to the front of the house and saw the last object, alone , come from the west towards us. It moved at a nice speed then slowed as it also turned north and dimmed and moved away from us. Our eight year old also witnessed the last four. They were bright orange. Just as the last was going over a jet was passing over us, from our NW toSE. THERE WERE NO SIMILARITIES IN APPEARANCE. I considered a flare but A flare would move with the wind ans not change direction.
June 21, 2014 · 11:20 PM · FIREBALL
Wayland, NY
At approximately 11:20 pm Eastern on June 21, 2014, I witnessed what I can only describe as an orange fireball moving across the sky at a moderate speed. I was in my back yard in Wayland, NY, just south of the Finger Lakes, Hemlock and Canandaigua Lakes specifically. I noticed the fireball when it was approximately 60 degrees above the horizon. It moved on what seemed to be a straight trajectory from the northeast to the southwest. As the fireball moved to the southwest, it remained fairly regular in brightness and shape until it was past my location, when it dimmed until I could no longer see it. After a few seconds, it reappeared a bit smaller and less intense and then it appeared to “flash” as a silvery mark in the sky. Eventually it moved far enough that I lost it against the ambient light nearer the southwest horizon. The sky was very clear and the fireball was very bright compared to the stars in the sky tonight. The fireball seemed to be exactly th! at, a fireball- its shape was not totally regular, it appeared to have actual flames, not just a glowing light. It was much larger than any star or planet as seen with the naked eye but smaller than the moon. It made no sound that I could hear apart from any other noise this evening. My initial reaction was to record the fireball with my phone. The video does not show nearly the amount of detail or intensity that I was able to observe, but does provide an approximate record of how long it was visible. My second thought was that it was a sky lantern, but after just a few seconds it was evident that that it was too bright, moving too fast, and moving laterally instead of vertically. I have spent too much time camping or at the lake to think this was a lantern. After it was clear that I wouldn’t be able to see the fireball again, I called NUFORC and filed this report.
June 21, 2014 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Lockport, NY
I was outside my house on the patio having a cigarette and noticed that there was no moon in the sky so I could see many more stars in the night sky than usual. While observing the stars, I noticed a bright light in the SW part of the sky moving. I first thought it was a typical airplane or helicopter, but there weren't any red/green lights or any sound. Then I thought it may be a meteor, but it was moving way to slow. While it was travelling roughly the same speed as a typical aircraft, I knew that it couldn't be one. (Growing up in the area near the Buffalo/Niagara airport, I am very aware of all the aircraft coming in and out of the airspace in the area) This was no typical aircraft. The light moved from the WSW to ENE night sky for about 3 mins before it simply vanished. Very strange.
June 21, 2014 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Syracuse, NY
We were driving west on 690 near the Bridge street exit, saw the lights over east Syracuse which seemed to be gliding up towards the sky at a slow speed. They were red in color and formed large triangle shape and then sped off into the space each craft on their own. Almost as if they disappeared!
June 21, 2014 · 9:47 PM · LIGHT
Williamson, NY
At 2147 hrs. on June 21, 2014, I observed what appeared to be a lit object with no blinking lights at an altitude lower than many commercial airlines normally fly at. It was brighter than any “satelites” I normally see in the night sky. It was heading in a straight East-South east path.
June 21, 2014 · 9:30 PM · FIREBALL
Buffalo, NY
The first one, I thought maybe it was an airplane on fire. It was moving. Then it disappeared. Then 3 or 4 more appeared, looked like they were on fire and one at a the time the disappeared. They were moving at the pace of an airplane. The 3 or 4 were close to each other.Got a few images on cell ph.
June 20, 2014 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Rochester, NY
White to orange color. Thought it was a satellite until it got brighter and then disappeared. It kept doing this as it traveled north east for a few minutes until it was behind houses/trees. I've lived under the flight path for almost my whole life. As a kid I always watched planes (as well as catching lightening bugs out back) I know it wasn't either of those.
June 20, 2014 · 10:20 PM · FIREBALL
Geneva, NY
We were camping by the Seneca Lake in Sampson State Park south of Geneva, NY. Campground is an old large military base. Red light (much larger than any star) appeared in the northern horizon (above the tree line). It was moving closer toward us. There was NO sound! It came close to being overhead and started turning toward West. As it turned, the large red light slowly disappeared, making it apparent that it was only pointing forward from the object. The object seemed to be on a circular path. In about ten minutes the same object appeared in the same spot in the sky and flying the same path as the first time only this time staying little further North. This happened two more times. This red light was never blinking or changing in any way except for the disappearance. To all of us watching it seemed that the object was moving in a slightly fluctuating speed although keeping a steady path. The overall speed was that of a helicopter. It was a clear night and the camp was a quiet place, yet none of us could hear any sound.
June 19, 2014 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Rochester, NY
Five reddish orange lights over Rochester NY .Two at the top one centrally below and two more below. They were moving south west together at great speed before fading out of sight. Noticed when bringing out the trash.
June 16, 2014 · 11:00 PM · CHEVRON
Depew, NY
I was going out for a walk with a friend and just after we left, I noticed three chevron shaped lights going over in a V formation. At first I thought they were meterors or something but they seemed to be holding a formation. Shortly before disappearing out of sight, another came over at the same speed but larger or at a lower altitude. It cruised over in the same direction and eventually disappeared as well. All objects were riddish orange amd had no flashing lights or trails. We also noticed no noise coming from the lights. I'm always watching the sky and have seen all kinds of aircraft and even some satelites. These seemed a bit unique so I dicided to report it. Thank you for any info on these lights. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Yeah no hoax here. I mean, I'm only telling exactly what I saw. I'm just not sure exactly what they were. Both sightings were weird in their own ways. The first ones were traveling in somewhat straight lines but if you looked hard, you could see them almost zig zag. Looking like a short wave medium frequency if it had left a trail. If that makes sense. The second night was really strange cuz the first sighting was still sorta fresh in our minds. It was only two of us the second time tho. Same colors, no zig zag, similar shape, much lower alt. The second time you could really see that they were like small glowing boomerangs... Haha. I hate explaining it like that cuz it sounds crazy. I watch all the ufo documentaries and I sound like those folks now. I'm just looking for an explanation I guess. I've always been in the middle when it comes to this stuff. Because I know people lie, exaggerate, halucinate... But after I saw the lights holding a formation and then the forth one come over even lower, we were just playing it off like they were low level meteors or something.... flying in formation.... yeah. Meteors fly in formation right? Haha. Anyway, I'm not making it up, and I have no reason to pull some hoax. I'll even be anonymous if I have to. Thank you for your time and any info you can send. I can better narrow down the time as well if that helps. Thank you again. ((END ADDENDUM)) This is one of two reports from the same source. The source does not indicate a date for this sighting. PD
June 16, 2014 · 9:10 PM · SPHERE
West Babylon, NY
Two light objects appearred side by side. Reddish/orange orbs floating in the air. When we jumped out of the car to get better look, one disappeared, and the the other disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 16, 2014 · 2:00 AM · CIRCLE
Kew Gardens, NY
At around 2:00 a.m. I looked out the window from 8th floor apt. Building and noticed 4 lights similar to stars forming a diamond shape, to the right I saw a brighter light they appeared stationary. I informed my husband but he doesn’t believe they are UFO’s but believes there are other life forms out there, go figure. He saw them and found it a strange formation. I kept my sight on the brighter craft and could actually see the light changing from yellow to red, I could see it flicker and move. I know it was very far but I kept my eyes on it. They moved slowly, during the two and a half hours I watched them I was able to count at least 12 of them. The diamond-shaped seemed to come together, but kept the diamond shape while the brighter one on the right began to move in a dancing way from right to left. The other 7 were not as bright but were the most active they did the same dancing movement but traveled and disappeared from sight in moderate speed, with the exception of one that confirmed my suspicion it “zoomed” and disappeared near the brightest of them. They all had the flickering effect and change of color from yellow to red. I no longer second guess UFO’s visiting us here on Earth I felt overwhelmed at such a sight, a bit scared and amazed that I was able to experience that.
June 15, 2014 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Delmar, NY
My friend and I were riding our bikes around town at night. We were stopped at a grassy area when we noticed a yellow light in the sky. The yellow light was stationary at first, then it rapidly shot all the way across the sky, much faster than an airplane or satellite. At location the yellow light shot to, we noticed a green light, again not moving. Shortly after, like the yellow light, it rapidly shot across the sky out of sight.
June 15, 2014 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Boston, NY
The 4 of us were hanging out at my dads and we noticed how clear the sky was. We saw some planes and such but then noticed very small looking lights (they looked pretty high) cruising across the sky. A little faster than youd see an airliner go over but these looked much higher. The weird part that made us think that they were not planes was that they seemed to wobble or swerve back and forth. We all noticed it fairly quick. The first one went across and disappeared and then another came over and did the same in a perpendicular direction. Possible hoax, we suspect. We cannot find a "Boston, NY," and the date supplied by the witness is flawed. We have amended the date above. PD
June 15, 2014 · 2:30 PM · CIRCLE
Long Island City (Queens), NY
I was coming home from grocery shopping and had my sun glasses on, but noticed a few really bright lights in the sky when I looked up. There was one large silver circular shape surrounded by a few smaller ones (I am not sure how many, as a few of them spread apart from it, while a couple stayed). I kept looking back up to see if it could possibly be a few planes near each other, or maybe a blimp, but the large one stayed in the same spot and more of the smaller ones spread out and vanished. When I reached my street about 10 minutes later, the larger one moved to the right, then back to the left and flew off faster and vanished.
June 15, 2014 · 1:45 AM · LIGHT
Pearl River, NY
I brought my dog to the back yard to go to the bathroom at night and as soon as we got outside I saw a short red beam ascending, which I discarded because I didn't see it clearly. After watching the sky for a few minutes I then saw a white light travel from the top of the sky to the ground, descending in 2 to 3 seconds, while comming down sideways, faster than anything I've ever seen travel in the sky. The light was bright and left no stream and had no tail. I am skeptical about UFO sightings and stories, but I saw something strange tonight.
June 11, 2014 · 9:50 PM · TRIANGLE
New York City (Bronx), NY
I spotted 3 UFO with a triangular shape right from my fire escape. I reside in a building closed to Yonkers hills and have a perfect view of the Hudson River and the horizon. The objects had 3 bright orbs on each end of the triangle sides. I also noticed that it had like a cross shape light on the bottom of the object. Then two additional UFO appeared and floated for about 5 min. After that, lost track of time and slowly vanished in thin air. I have video of the event, since is dark you can only see the red lights moving and vanishing.