The catalog
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
May 25, 2023 · 7:56 PM · CIGAR
Hope, ID
Cigar shaped heavily illuminated light ship traveling at a high rate of speed, coming out of the north heading southwest, over Lake Pend Oreille
May 25, 2023 · 7:26 PM · CIGAR
Liberty, UT
I was recording lightning and played it back and saw something fly through the lightning as it flashed
May 25, 2023 · 4:38 PM · SPHERE
Shrewsbury, PA
see linked report (pdf)
May 24, 2023 · 9:49 PM · LIGHT
Mansfield, OH
I was picking up kids toys and the wife had just got home from work met her out in the driveway. I looked up in the sky that I’ve looked up into 1000 times or more and noticed a bright light. The object covered for almost 3 1/2 hours hey sweet side to side up and down, but never left more than 100 foot in each direction, can’t believe what I was saying so I took pictures and a video crazy factors that happen four days later same spot same thing Went to gas station Thursday and I was coming back and seen the same UFO in the same spot. Which is weird because I’ve looked up in the sky thousands of times and they came back roughly 4 days later in the same spot for about the same duration, and did the same exact thing
May 24, 2023 · 5:25 PM · FLASH
Wesley Chapel, FL
I was sitting at a gas station, eating and looking south on I-75 South, and I saw a pulsating white light in the distance, moving in a horizontal direction from east to west. After that, two minutes later, another light came, moving at a steady pace. Two minutes later, the same lights came back from the west and started heading east. Estimated altitude was about 16,000 feet and about 15 miles out with no trees or obstructions. I ruled out as being an aircraft because there are no active high altitude airways that go from west to east in this area only south.
May 24, 2023 · 9:06 AM · CIGAR
Portland, OR
I went outside to let my dog walk around the grassy area next to my apartment and upon looking up (West), I noticed the cigar shaped object drifting across the sky at a consistent pace, going downward (left) at about a 45° angle. Could not decipher if it was metallic or white in color. Appeared somewhat translucent at times with naked eye. I then notice a secondary object which begins higher up than the first and appears further away, behind some faint clouds at times. Secondary object appears to be moving at a similar speed as the first object, however, the secondary object is moving downward at about a 45° angle, rather than upward like the first object. Both moving left. I watched for about 10 seconds before then recording with my cell phone for about 17 seconds. Objects drifted behind cloud cover and couldn’t be located after that. Second video attached is the same as the first video, just zoomed in more. Video time stamp says 9:06AM.
May 23, 2023 · 10:31 PM · CIRCLE
Canton, OH
Orange-ish ball of light passed in a virtual line south to north following I-77 near the football HoF. Moved slowly, checked flights nearby and saw none on radar. No noise heard as it passed by. Didn’t record until tail end after checking flights. Is not high in atmosphere.
May 23, 2023 · 9:15 PM · CHANGING
Florence, SC
Husband stepped out and yelled to come. He saw it zooming around about 30 seconds before I started filming. A bright object, no shape at the time and changing from red to blue to green. It started moving horizontally faster than man made. Not as high as Chinese Spy balloon which I also saw and videoed. Not as high as airplanes along the flight path. Could have been so large that it looked lower in the sky. Turned into a circle, changing colors then blinking. Shape changed from circle to shapeless streaks darting so fast I don’t even think the military has anything that fast. We were skeptical but nothing else explains it. Just like in Close Encounters when it flew around the mountain road as people stood there. There was only one object and it darted around so fast and went behind the tree line. Someone was shooting fireworks to the northwest. We heard no sound at all. Video was too long to load.
May 23, 2023 · 7:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Winchester, KY
I was taking pics of the sky because I love anything beautiful. I took a picture of the moon and a bright object below it which I thought was a planet or star. I then turned the camera and saw the object in the sky so I took a picture of it. I was in a parking lot waiting on my family to come out of the grocery store.
May 23, 2023 · 8:42 AM · CYLINDER
Andover, MA
The black cylindrical object floated in the sky in what seems to be a stationary place. However the object itself folded over into a V type shape and formed
May 22, 2023 · 9:59 PM · OTHER
Buffalo, NY
I witnessed 2 flying objects traveling at unbelievable speeds, in formation for about 10 seconds before I pulled my camera out to snap only one picture before they disappeared in an instant . Unbelievable, and now I’m definitely a believer now that I witnessed first hand something I can’t explain , even with all the knowledge I’ve learned in 42 years I still look at this picture just in amazement and what makes it even better is that’s the North Star and Jupiter in the picture when it was snapped.
May 22, 2023 · 9:29 PM · LIGHT
Dulles, WV
Upon leaving Dulles International Airport and as I was headed to my car of the parking garage at 9:29 PM, I observed and erratic moving light shaped like an elongated oval darting through the sky. I took a video of it because I was fascinated by this random object. During the video capture, one other woman, whom I did not know, observed the same object and joked it must be a UFO.
May 22, 2023 · 9:18 PM · CUBE
Vero Beach, FL
Changed shapes. Reminded me of a humane cell changing. Three of them lined up above each other. I would just like to know what it was. Not a kite, not a drone. Could you please let me know what you think.
May 22, 2023 · 8:24 PM · SPHERE
Jordan, MN
At first I thought it was a paragliding craft. But it was solid black and sphere shaped. It was moving fairly fast. I saw two more coming right above me. I took two pics and a video.
May 22, 2023 · 8:02 PM · CIRCLE
Pittsburgh, PA
I saw an object traveling through the jet trail of an airplane. It was traveling faster than the plane. When it reached the plane, it passed right by it and kept going. I wasn't able to get my phone out and start recording until it was already at the plane and passed it.
May 22, 2023 · 7:40 PM · CIGAR
Kelseyville, CA
I saw a flicker of light in the southern sky, set my S23 Ultra camera to 200mp and took a picture.
May 22, 2023 · 2:00 PM · LIGHT
Kent, WA
Approx 2:00pm my roommate got me to come outside. Looking up there were 5 black star shaped craft with 3 "arms". They were right at the cloud ceiling layer. They were very difficult to make out unless you stared with concentration. They were floating/lumbering along the cloud layer slowly. At times they appeared to disappear. We took a video and photos, but the resolution was too low to discern them in the photo/video. They were hard enough to see with the naked eye, let alone a phone camera.
May 22, 2023 · 4:50 AM · EGG
Westport, MA
The light was so bright it blinded me for a quick couple of seconds I had to stop. At first I thought it maybe a rescue helicopter or something similar but there was no sound very quiet. The object seemed to get closer and closer then suddenly In an instant it shot off in the opposite direction and everything was dark again I did not know what to think of it
May 22, 2023 · 3:20 AM · TRIANGLE
wild rose, WI
I have a week bladder, and I happen to have a door from my bedroom going outside, so I go out and pee every 2 hours or so. I always look at the stars, sometimes for 5 minutes or more at a crack. I spotted a dim red light moving north to south. It was fading in and out, and I was trying to relocate it when right over my house a triangular thing flew from east to west. The lights were slightly dim but seeable. That’s why I think it was outside the atmosphere. It was about the size of say a full moon. It was moving very fast.
May 21, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalSedalia, MO
I observed a very bright, what appeared to be yellow/orangish light in the western sky late at night. I saw the light and noticed it because it was so bright. I thought this might be Venus and it could be the case in which case ignore this report. The light appeared to be moving very slowly and appeared to be dipping somewhat rapidly at times but I'm willing to admit my eyes could be playing tricks on me. I observed it for maybe 15 minutes at which time it definitely moved as I noticed it moving further towards the horizon. It was also becoming more and less bright but I couldn't determine what might be causing this. It eventually moved below a line of trees at the end of the 15 minutes at which point I could no longer see the light and it never reappeared. I can't confirm what it was. Maybe its nothing in which case ignore this. But I enjoy watching the skies at night and haven't noticed anything like this before. It struck me as odd so I thought I'd report it. Do with this report what you will. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
May 21, 2023 · 11:00 PM · FORMATION
IdentifiedIndianapolis, IN
Was taking pictures of moon & noticed while taking pictures these 3 star looking objects lowered & got larger & started developing into odd objects that I can't explain. They almost looked like entities as they got lower. When I looked without the camera I couldn't see them at all. A star to the left of then then got larger & looked like a spacecraft of some kind & disappeared. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Certain]
May 21, 2023 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Sea isle city, NJ
Initially, we saw one sphere moving south to north along the coast line in Sea Isle, City, New Jersey. The sphere stopped close to where our location is, and was suspended. Moments later a second sphere followed in the same path as the initial sphere moved. First sphere made a 90 degree turn and quickly moved out toward the horizon . The second sphere also stopped in the same place as the first and made the identical 90 degree turn. They appeared red -glowing like a fireball. There was not trail. It was self-contained pulsing red light. There was no sound made from the objects. We reported to the US coastguard immediately. I confirmed with Cape May Coastguard that they were not currently flying in the area.
May 21, 2023 · 9:18 PM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalRockwood, ME
As I was taking my picture of Venus and the moon the object caught my eye and while I focused on it the object it simply disappeared. I was on the camp deck there were no windows or screens, and the night sky was clear. Though I could see it, the object did not appear to have any illumination. When I downloaded my camera to my computer, I noticed the object was in the frame. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Probable]
May 21, 2023 · 8:30 PM · OTHER
Palmdale, CA
We saw an object in the sky that was moving around so we started taking pictures. Then a second object came into view. Then I took some video and when I went through the video very slowly I noticed 3 more similar objects in the background. The objects changed color from white to pink to green. In the clearest photo the object appears to be square with a ring of lights around it and a smaller grayish rectangular object next to it. The second object also has a smaller rectangular object next to it.