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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.
7,220 entries
June 1, 2016 · 5:25 AM · CYLINDER
De Funiak Springs, FL
Predawn a very bright "star" was noticed to the south, (Venus was NE of us) over time the Light brightened, was joined by 4-5 others then took on rectangular shapes very bright (like light reflecting off a window - however, another appeared 10-30 miles to the east identical brightness, different angle) from these rectangular glowing panes bus like ships began to extrude on a western heading (except the one to the east, which was identical, but went to the east). The Ships had Large windows (about 6-8) on the visible side as they slowly made their way westward as though extruded from the bright rectangles. The lead ship had two shafts at about 2/3 of the way back which were joined by another bar connecting them at the top, these were tilted backward at about 25 degrees. Looking almost exactly like the bars on a trolly connecting it to power. The ships were light tan almost a desert color. Once all ships were through and headed westbound the trolley-like apparatus dissolved, parts of it fading away like it was lost in the clouds, though none occluded the ship itself. The loss of the attachment did not appear to hamper its flight in any way. . . it seemed to have simply served its purpose and was no longer needed.
June 1, 2016 · 2:30 AM · OTHER
Winter Park, FL
I was on my way home from an outing in Downtown Orlando crossing town and I noticed a Commercial on approach to O.I.A. from the north over Winter Park. It started falling like it reached stall speed or lost headwind and began to fall pretty much right into the sink hole lake at Martin Luther King Jr. Park behind Austin Coffee and Film a coffee shop I used to frequent. Last I saw it seemed to be slowing down and my maybe "falling in" before it hit the water/park then I go blank and black out and head over to help/investigate instead of immediately pulling over to call 911 like I intended to do and did just do delayed 7 years late after I snapped out of it about a half hour ago. Furthermore, after I got to the scene and noted no crash I again go blank or it all goes kinda black and I just drive home forgetting to call anyone about it or even blog about the sighting, as I used to do whenever I witnessed such U.A.P./events, before I was given the National U.F.O. Reporting Center number/website, until roughly 7 years later. Other than this I can remember it was warm out possibly in the summer at night. That is all I can remember on this one and I report it as soon as possible in hopes that it will help ensure the safety of the general public/airline passengers.
May 30, 2016 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Tampa, FL
Me and my mother was leaving my sister's house and for reason I looked up and seen a lighting cloud and next to it was a bright circle shining. it wasn't a plane no red light were flashing nor was it moving more like hovering and plus I seen two planes fly pass it no star because there was no stars in the sky this night my mom saw it too so when we got home we can still could see it she went inside and got her binoculars and now the circle bright light were like four light into one so freaking what is really going on? the government pissing us off!!!!
May 30, 2016 · 9:15 PM · SPHERE
Palm Coast, FL
Sitting on balcony and observed a faint, reddish object in NE sky. Thought it was Mars at first, but realized it was in wrong position. Then the object commenced moving in a Southerly direction and broke out of the clouds as a definite glowing orange ball, travelling at a high rate of speed toward the Southeast. It continued on a Southeasterly course over the ocean until it disappeared from sight. It was a definite fully formed orange ball, reminiscent of a tennis ball. At no time did it blink, flash or change its form or strength while it remained visible.
May 29, 2016 · 9:17 PM · TRIANGLE
Boynton Beach, FL
Was sitting out back with family, when suddenly one of us saw what appeared to be a triangle like formation of stars in the sky. As we all looked we could see it brighter than any star that was out. We watched it for a good hour and it would get very dim then suddenly light up and produce a glare. It disappeared for about a minute then came back and appeared glowing. It was higher than any plane and did not appear to be a star. We have changed the time above, to reflect a nighttime sighting. However, we have no means of contacting the source, in order to confirm the time. PD
May 29, 2016 · 9:04 PM · LIGHT
Port St. Lucie, FL
I am an attorney in New York, New Jersey and Florida. I grew up in New York City, and have been a Prosecutor in New York and Florida. I am a retired Assistant State Attorney here in Florida. Based on my training and experience, I know evidence is important. Here we have 3 upstanding, credible citizens that saw unidentified flying objects (UFOs). On Sunday, May 29th, 2016, at approximately 9:04 pm., I was driving when both my wife and my sister-in-law shouted: “Wow! Look at that! What are those lights up there”. I looked up and saw about 15 -20 glowing objects in the night sky. I had just entered the Florida Turnpike, when all 3 of us saw these lights. I immediately pulled over to the shoulder and got out of the SUV to get a good clear unobstructed view of these flying objects. Most were orange in color, some were white, and at the very end was a red one. They were all over the place, and they were moving. I did not hear any sound coming from them. I tried to take photos from my mobile phone but my phone would not work. I had to turn it off & on twice, and then it worked, I was able to take a couple of photos. I saw them for about five minutes. What is even more surprising is that they all disappeared at about the same time. My sister-in –law’s photos came out black, except for the last one which was clear. However, my wife was able to take photos and a video. I honestly don’t know what they were, throughout my life I have seen many things, but in my life I have never seen anything even close to this ever before. I personally called 911 to report this. Definitely, UFOs to me! We spoke via telephone with this witness, and he sounded to us to be quite sober-minded. We suspect that he, and the other witnesses with him, are a highly reliable witness. PD
May 29, 2016 · 9:03 PM · LIGHT
Port St. Lucie, FL
On Sunday, May 29, 2016, just after 9:00pm, I was in my car with my husband and sister. We just went through the northbound toll booth to enter the Florida Turnpike in Port St. Lucie, Florida, when I noticed about 15 to 20 lights in the eastern sky. I was shouting, “Look at that! Do you guys see all those lights? What are they?” So, my husband pulled over and he got out to take some pictures with his phone camera. My sister also got out to do the same, but I stayed in the car, opened the window, and took some pictures and then I changed it to video. There were other cars that pulled over to take photos, too. I took the first video until most of the lights had gone beyond the trees so I couldn’t see them anymore. Then, I saw 2 more so I took a second video of those. To my surprise, my first video of all of the UFO’s turned out to be just black. Nothing showed in that video, but my second video when there were only 2 of them visible did record correctly, and I also have three still photos which were taken in succession that shows about 7 or 8 of them as the rest were beyond the trees when we had pulled over. My husband’s phone was, for some reason, inoperable at first and then he was able to get 2 photos. My sister’s photos were all black, like my video, but she did manage to get 1 photo of the last 2 ufos. For the record, some of the lights were white, some orangey, and some red. It seemed like they were moving in formation but then some moved faster than others and then some disappeared. In the video that I took that was visible, one light was white and the last one was very bright red. When we first saw them before pulling over, it looked like a whole armada of ufos in the sky. I’ve never seen anything like it! By the time we pulled over and I took my first photo it was 9:05pm, and my last video was taken at 9:09pm. I am a business owner, and my husband is an attorney.
May 29, 2016 · 12:30 AM · TRIANGLE
Jacksonville, FL
It then appeared to level out ever so slightly, still at very high altitude. It had a Southern heading. As it was tracked visually, its abnormal shape became more apparent. The chevron-like outline was the only part that appeared to glow (now a white/blue) and thus was clearly visible, but the interior portion, while difficult to make out, was definitely opaque (making the object a triangle rather than just a chevron). Just before the object left line of sight, it abruptly and instantly changed direction and increased speed, heading East, toward the Atlantic coastline. There was no trail, haze, or sound throughout the duration of this sighting. As a military veteran, I initially suspected some sort of stealth craft upon recognizing the unnatural shape, but nothing in the United States military arsenal (that is known publicly or that I've seen during my time in service) can travel that fast or instantly change direction at such speeds. This was my first unidentified flying object sighting. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 28, 2016 · 9:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Brooksville, FL
I was sitting in the back patio. The sky was clear. I noticed a set of bright, elongated lights moving from west to east over Ayers Rd for about a half mile, then slowly turned to the north. It did not seem to be that high, and was silent...no engine noise at all.
May 28, 2016 · 11:47 AM · LIGHT
Orlando, FL
A little South of IOA. Sky was all blue except for a very few clouds. Saw two fast moving white light colored objects moving very fast in oval path, and then back and forth at a easy very fast speed and around each other. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 28, 2016 · 9:35 AM · CIRCLE
Miami (South Dade), FL
The second plane looked like a jet, it moved directly towards the first object. The first object then moved or tried to maneuver away twice. The jet then circular around the moved directly over the top of the first object. Then the first object moved slowly downward and the simply and completely vanshied. The jet continue to search around in the same area then left after about 15 minutes.
May 27, 2016 · 11:50 PM · DISK
Port Charlotte, FL
I came out to close my garage door when I noticed an orange-white glow directly across the street from my house. I stepped to the garage doorway and saw a discus-shaped object silently hovering about 60-70 feet AGL. The object was approx 60 feet in diameter, and 20-25 feet thick from top to bottom, and the body occulted the star field and sky behind it. The distance to where the object was hovering from my house was approx. 150 feet. The front door of my house faces south (180 deg.). The glow was not very bright, and appeared to be radiating from the surface of the object. There were NO other anti-collision or navigation type lights as required by the FAA. The overall surface texture appeared to be smooth with no observable windows or excrescences, such as antennas, air intakes or engine cowlings. I immediately walked into the house to get a cell phone to shoot video. I told my girlfriend about the object, as I went to the front door of the house. The garage and front door are side by side. I stepped through the door and re-acquired visual on the object, which had not moved. As I lifted the phone to begin video, the object silently accelerated away to the SW, disappearing in 1.5 seconds. There was no engine sound or rotor sounds such as a helicopter would make. My longest time observing the object was in the garage, which lasted for 20-25 seconds. In that time I went through the momentary shock of seeing an object of this size, shape, and lack of engine noise hovering just above the power lines. Once I grasped what I was observing, I began to look at the details and structure of the object. I have been around aircraft and aviation since I was a child, and can recognize almost any modern aircraft, including kit planes, helicopters, military aircraft (including RPV's), and commercial jetliners. I have 2,700 hours time piloting single-engine aircraft with an instrument (IFR) rating. In my entire experience, I have NEVER observed an aircraft this shape, size, or configuration. And I have NEVER observed an aircraft silently accelerate from ZERO to what had to be multiple Mach speed and leave no sonic footprint. There were no other aircraft nearby, overhead, or with the object. The nearest airport is KPGD ( Punta Gorda ) approx. 12 miles away to the SE. Conditions were CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited), with a clear star field. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be very sober-minded. We suspect that he is an excellent, and highly reliable, witness. PD
May 27, 2016 · 11:10 PM · CIRCLE
St. Petersburg, FL
I witnessed from our balcony what seemed to be less than a few miles away a bright orange and yellowish fireball falling straight down from the sky. The fireball went out before it hit the ground but it was coming down in the southern St. Petersburg area, or into the Tampa Bay waterway
May 26, 2016 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Tampa, FL
Noticed a bright light at 9:30 pm EST. Traveling from S.W to N.E. over my house in Carrollwood area of Tampa. There were no clouds and the night sky was clear and stars were all visible. It appeared at first like a moving star. I thought it might be a plane but noticed no blinking lights. It wasn't moving very fast and as it got closer (more directly over head) I noticed 3 straight illuminated lines that formed a triangle surrounding the bright star like point of light in the center of the object. The lines that formed the triangular border where white in color and the central single light was more yellowish white. I tried to take some pictures with my cell phone, but could not get any in focus to show the shape of the object. My wife came out and saw it as well. It continued on a straight N.E heading and seemed to pick up speed as it traveled away from us. It made no sound the entire time. Total time we observed it was 4-5 minutes. We did not observe any other objects or any craft pursuing UFO.
May 24, 2016 · 3:48 AM · FIREBALL
Orlando, FL
About a minute later another one showed up and followed the same path. No trail on any of the objects.
May 23, 2016 · 9:50 PM · FIREBALL
St. Petersburg, FL
Saw big red orb Bigger brighter then Mars tonight moving quickly down seemed to touch base with barely visible tiny white orb Big red then continued earthbound behind sight line (houses) Returned focus to small white orb that seemed then to disappear
May 22, 2016 · 5:53 AM · LIGHT
Jacksonville Beach, FL
All three of us saw the same thing from the beach. The correct time is 0553 hrs., a morning sighting. We spoke via telephone with the witness to confirm that the time and date were correct. PD
May 21, 2016 · 9:15 PM
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Driving East on I-595 looking up at the blue moon when we noticed towards the southeast about 7-8 orange glowing 'dots' flying in a perfect "V" formation. They seemed to be 'hanging' in that spot then within a minute or so most disappeared and only one remained. The last one then just faded and disappeared.
May 21, 2016 · 8:30 PM · OTHER
Tampa, FL
A pentangle-shaped dark object with a blue light somersaulting high in the sky. It moved quickly from NE to SE & emitted no sound. Witness corrects the time, to reflect a nighttime sighting. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and we found her to be quite serious-minded. We suspect that she is a very good witness. PD
May 16, 2016 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Casselberry, FL
Driving towards highway 17-92, there were three very bright lights in the sky. The lights were a deep golden orange color. These were brighter and larger than the street lights. These "glowing orbs" were hovering in the sky below the clouds. I called my husband, a commercial pilot, to explain what I saw and he asked for a photo. As I turned around and prepared to take a photo, they vanished. As I stated before, my husband is a pilot. I've flown with him several times and spent many dates staring at the sky as he identified planes. These orbs were spaced seemingly hundreds of miles a part. They flew too low to be planes and were far too large to be drones. It could not have been a satellite because these things hovered below the clouds. I should also mention it was raining lightly so the clouds were very dense.
May 16, 2016 · 12:00 AM · CHANGING
Tallahassee, FL
On approximately May 1, 2016, was getting ready for bed and was in my kitchen and looked out the back window. My back yard has a chain link fence with a wooded area behind it. Noticed lights in the wooded area – first though they were lightning bugs but realized that they are not reddish white round globes that zip around. They starting coming into my yard (about 8 of them) and were zooming from one side of the yard to the other, bouncing into my neighbor’s yard and then across mine again. I could not believe what I was seeing and just continued to stare out the window. One of the “things” starting coming straight toward my kitchen window. It is like it noticed me standing there and came to a stop about 3 feet from the window and took off. All the other objects left also. Haven’t seen anything out back again. However, on May 16 I started noticing lights in the sky in front of my house, across the road, etc. They are bright white and sometimes reddish. They ! flicker and change shape. There are sometimes 4 or 5 and sometimes only 2 or 3, but there almost every night. Last night, June 7, at about 11 p.m. there about 6 of them in the sky. One of them zoomed down near the street lamp at the corner of my property and the light immediately went off. I went to my living room and flipped on my porch lights and the street light immediately came back on, no flickers or anything. About 4 or 5 of the objects seem to zoom off to the north and there were about 3 of the objects left in the sky. These make no sound whatsoever, but are freaking me out. I do not go outside after dark, have put thick curtains over all my windows and leave a lamp on. I just want them to go away. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 15, 2016 · 2:00 AM · OTHER
Lake Worth, FL
The object was low flying and slow moving almost seemed to hover. The front had a cockpit in front with smoked windows. Brown strip going down length of object. No windows on side other than cockpit. Object seemed like it would only fit one person. Bottom of the object had no markings or cut out for landing gear. The bottom only glowed white. The object make a very loud noise, but not the noise of a jet. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 14, 2016 · 9:55 PM · FIREBALL
St. Augustine Beach, FL
We have been avid followers of the ufo that people have seen and never dreamed of ever seeing one much less 4. We never expected to see such a thing and it will be burned into our memory forever. I tried to get a picture but my phone was charging and by the time i was able to turn it on they were gone.
May 13, 2016 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Jacksonville, FL
This was a big triangle. It didn't have the lights on the bottom that I have read about but it did have some faint lights around the perimeter and they were blue. I live about 6 miles north west of NAS-JAX and it came from that direction so I assume it is very possible this was a military aircraft but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me that they would fly secret craft over very populated areas. Anyway it was moving very slow and you could really only even make it out, at first, because of the perimeter lighting. I am no aeronautical expert by any means but it was certainly lower than the normal craft we see flying around here (but I don't know what that elevation is...) I am going to guess that it was at around 8 to 10k feet. This just happened so I am a little excited, I apologize if I am skipping around. After a couple of minutes it got brighter - significantly brighter - and then sped away very, very quickly - still heading north-west. I only even went outside because my dogs were barking at the door yet no one was there. I didn't even think to mention that until I got to the part of your form that asked if animals noticed. I did take a picture on my phone but there is nothing there. You can't even see the outline. I can send it if you think you could find something on it.