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July 2, 2023 · 1:19 AM · OTHER
Probable conventionalCoalinga, CA
My son and I were driving on I5 south. We were currently on Coalinga that time. We came from Arizona and was driving to Tacoma WA. While I was driving I saw lights that suddenly appeared on my left. It looked like strobe lights but very faint. I thought they were fireworks at first. I then saw a very faint outline of what I could only assume was a craft. It looked like something invisible but you can still see the shimmer and the outline so you know something is there. Then all of a sudden it materialized and 3 very bright lights came on. The lights were so bright they looked like spotlights you can see from afar. Then as suddenly as it appeared, the light turned off and the craft flew directly in front of my windshield then went to the passenger side. Please note that I was driving at 90mph during that time. I woke my son up and he started recording it when it was on his side. When it flew past my windshield I saw that it was a grayish brown in color and from what I saw did not look like metal. It was some kind of textured material. I would say it looked like some kind of "skin". I might sound crazy but it looked like the skin of a dragon. Also for some reason, it looked like it was flying at a 45 degree angle. Like a plane with the nose up. I may be seeing things but that's how it looked to me. For background, I am a nurse and I work for the health department. I do believe we are not alone but I am also very skeptical when someone says they saw a ufo. My son works as a service advisor and has the same outlook as me. So when I tried telling my friends and family about it, it felt like I was making it up. It was a very frustrating feeling. And made me wonder to myself if I was seeing things. So when my son finally started recording, the craft was on our left side. It was flying very low and had so sound or any exhaust that I can see. It turned a bit towards us and the three bright lights came on again. To me it looked like the lights were at the end of long tubes if that makes sense. After the lights turned on, it slightly turned and just disappeared. My son told me that he saw the underside and it looked invisible. Like when something is being cloaked but you can still a distortion or a shimmer around it. There was no sound and the way it was moving looks like it had no trouble going in any direction at all. There were other cars on the highway but they far from us. But other cars must have seen the very bright lights that came on twice. From the video it looks like an aircraft of some sort. But from our perspective, it looked very different. I am reporting this in case someone else saw it so I wouldn't think I was seeing things. As for my feelings during that time, it did not feel threatening or dangerous. It felt curious to me. Both my son and I just wanted to get home quickly and were not even thinking anything remotely about ufo's. So it wasn't that we wanted to see something that wasn't there. If it was a ufo then it was really cool we saw it. If it was an aircraft or drone of some sort, it was still cool to see the advanced technology of drones today. There is a Naval air base in the vicinity. Likely training exercise. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
July 1, 2023 · 11:23 PM · RECTANGLE
Avenal, CA, CA
While driving southbound on I-5, I observed three bright, round lights moving in an intriguing manner from east to west. These lights exhibited a unique pattern of ascending, descending, and turning horizontally towards the right side of my Tesla. This event occurred between 11:22 PM and 11:25 PM, during the dark night. Among the lights, one was positioned ahead of the other two, which appeared closely aligned. Suddenly, all three lights disappeared and then reappeared and started moving northbound. The object was flat, long, and gradually became transparent as it merged with the night sky as it was descending. Throughout the sighting, the flying object exhibited various directional movements and vanished abruptly. However, it reappeared in mid-air, descending smoothly into a field west of my location. Eventually, the lights disappeared into the trees. Notably, no sound was emitted by this rectangular aircraft. The entire event lasted approximately two minutes, during which I managed to capture some video footage on my phone, while my Tesla's dashboard camera also recorded the incident. Feel free to contact me for my Dashboard camera recording as the file won’t upload onto this report
July 1, 2023 · 10:42 PM · CIRCLE
Quincy, IL
I saw it land my family owns a decent size property in landed and this thing came out tall it was walking with a limp but the limp would switch between legs as it walk it’s mouth was huge almost as if it was unhinged from its jaw teeth small but so many of them it started walking blankly in a direction slowly then stopped slow turned it’s head and stared directly at me it then made a crackling sound almost like a firework that sparkles it started to walk towards me but stopped walking towards me it look as if it had no eyes but it did as it opened them it had 3 eye orange with what I saw and orbs as it’s pupils it then I don’t know how but I understood it it had me feeling a way that I was in distress but at the same time in a harm hopeful place a place where I was calm but it was almost talking to me and it keep repeating you are not alone I veiw you and another it said bugs live under your skin peel the open open your self to my fate it soon walked back to its ship and flew away so fast I couldn’t keep up I ran back to my house but didn’t say anything to my parents I have adhd and I was scared they’d think I was going crazy but I know what I saw it was real life I cried the rest of that night and I know what I saw was real it was no dream or be going crazy I was scared and this thing is out there weather it be no longer on earth it’s out there
July 1, 2023 · 9:57 PM · CIGAR
Eden Prairie, MN
I was walking my dog down the driveway and a UAP appeared in the Northern part of the sky heading South directly at my house and camera. It turned abruptly west and flew past my camera and directly behind me. [NUFORC annotation: Bird - Possible]
July 1, 2023 · 9:33 PM · CIGAR
Shenandoah, VA
I was recording my neighbors fireworks and a green light cut across the sky, I checked the recording and the object appeared out of thin air glowing green then shot though the clouds into the sky moving some clouds in the process. It appears and is gone in one 10th of a second when I watched it frame by frame on the recording. [NUFORC annotation: Fireworks - Possible]
July 1, 2023 · 9:13 PM · FORMATION
West Orange, NJ
We saw glowing white lights overhead in a V formation floating by silently. The V shape seemed opaque in color, like you could see through it. The shapes stayed together in that formation as it floated by us overhead. There was no sound. I thought it may have been satellites, but they were not in a straight line. I took a photo that catches some of those light’s going by.
July 1, 2023 · 9:12 PM · SPHERE
Woodridge, IL
My husband and I were sitting on our patio and suddenly we start seeing these pulsating, red and orange orbs flying over our heads. It looked like fire in the sky. At first we thought they were drones. But they kept coming we knew they couldn't be. As they flew over us, we saw they were all flying to a specific location. Our experience was amazing.
July 1, 2023 · 8:57 PM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalMilford, IA
Staring a bit north at dusk, in a clear part of the sky. Object seems unmoving, though it could be very slow. Shape unchanging, appears mostly circular. Silver, white, reflecting light from the sunset? [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
July 1, 2023 · 8:50 PM · SPHERE
Marion, IL
While doing runway inspections spotted crafts to the west toward the town of carterville/ Carbondale moving horizontally to the north then upward into clouds. There were 7 total objects but my camera only could pick up 2 of them the rest could only be seen with the naked eye. No air traffic on local freq or on ADSB Weather METAR at the time reported METAR KMWA 020155Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT050 OVC060 24/24 A2985 RMK A02 T02370235
July 1, 2023 · 7:08 PM · SPHERE
Denver, CO
This was a metallic orange orb moving steadily and silently as low as 500 feet to over 2,000 feet above ground level from west to east, with gradual ascending and descending movements. It also appeared to either emit light or reflect sunlight irregularly, even though there was steady sunlight coming from the west. It was visible for many miles, and as it moved eastward it ascended to an altitude and location consistent with the routes flown by commercial and military aircraft in the Denver International Airport vicinity.
July 1, 2023 · 5:40 PM · LIGHT
31.997470, 44.353483, Najaf Governorate, Iraq
Hello my friends I am Mr. Ahmed from Iraq I was born on 1975 In the late nineties I was on the roof of Before sunset, I was looking by chance towards the west (to this area approximately 31.999386, 44.329176), so I saw a very slow descent of five luminous bodies, four of which were of the same size, and the fifth was slightly larger, so it descended until it reached a height of about 100 meters and remained hovering in place. Fifth, it slowly descended to the ground, I do not know where exactly, because the distance was far, and after five minutes had passed, the luminous body slowly rose and joined the four bodies that seemed to be waiting for it or perhaps guarding it, then they all set off to the heights of the sky at an amazing speed like the speed of meteors, I Before this incident, I did not believe in these things, until I saw them with my own eyes
July 1, 2023 · 11:30 AM · DISK
Warsaw, KY
After storm we were getting photos of damage roof trees in different locations within 3 miles of different photos after reviewing pictures we have discovered UFO in picture three times in different locations and photos like it was following us but we didn't know it then there's a bigger disc also in the clouds a lot closer then others never seen anything like this I was a skeptic until today lol crazy I guess who or what they are was also checking on damage due to the storm don't and probably never will so keep your eye in the sky you never know
July 1, 2023 · 10:09 AM · TRIANGLE
Bogotá, CUNDINAM · Colombia
Original report in Spanish: Algo paso mientras miro la luna con un telescopio. Translation: Something happened while I was looking at the moon with a telescope [NUFORC annotation: Satellite - Possible]
July 1, 2023 · 3:30 AM · CUBE
Approx. 2.5 NM off coast of Sloop Point, NJ
I was on watch while sailing our boat north for the summer, watching 2 lights off in distance. This thing appeared out of nowhere 10 to 20 feet off my starboard bow. I was afraid I was going to hit it. It was a cube shape. Bottom 3 or 4 inches was florescent blue, which did not reflect in the water, as a light might. Rest was too dark to see except white light on top. Approx. 3 feet square. It was not in the water. Did not bob with waves. Did not continue on like something I would have just passed. It made no sound. I looked at it for several seconds as it stayed right beside me. I then reached across the cockpit for binoculars. When I turned to it again, it had pulled off about 60 feet and kept on same trajectory as boat. Then, white light on top began to grow brighter and brighter. It created a white cone about 3 feet into the air above. It remained for about 10 seconds and slowly and smoothly made its way SE. Watched it go. Was soon out of sight. Was not scary or threatening. I am a retired NGO director and have lived on a boat for the past 20 years. I am 76, in good health and not bonkers. I do not drink or do drugs and was well rested.
July 1, 2023 · 12:07 AM · OVAL
Killiney, COUNTY D · Ireland
From my back garden I noticed 2 or 3 lightning fast light moves of oval shapes. I assumed it was a light show but in my view the movement was too fast and as per video the object(s) appear to change shape.
June 30, 2023 · 7:25 PM · CIRCLE
Highmore, SD
Sky was clear and blue so it stood out ...I looked up and seen a Bright white spot in the sky and we watched it for about an hour before getting the Binoculars out to look at it....We tried to take a pic of it but it just showed a white disk in a blue sky... looking through the Binoculars you could see it looked almost like a it had a dark lin across it and it was white in the center with pink on the top and green on the bottom...I think this was from the reflection on the sun on it...it never moved from the spot it was at in the sky so from 7:25 -10:45 it was still in the same place in the sky...I waited till the sun started to go down to see if the sun would move off of it and it did about 10:20 it stated to fade away and the sun was off of it and you couldn't see it with the naked eye so I looked back with the Binoculars and you could still see it but it was not white anymore....it was a Giant Round Ring and it was not in our atmosphere it was in space...there was a passenger plane flying under it and a star was to it 1:00 o'clock so it gave you a real perspective of just how far it was from the ground... I watched it for about 30 min. And was Just yelling you have to see this your are not going to belive want I'm looking at....so our of the 4 people that had been watching it only one looked back at it and could find it in the sky and see it as well.... it was mind blowing just how big this thing was and it looked like it had no lines on it just smooth and round just a giant ring setting there in space ....it was on an angle...so not looking at it straight on...Looked for it the next morning before daylight and it was gone….
June 30, 2023 · 2:00 PM · CHEVRON
Winnemucca, NV
I saw what I thought was huge white birds flying in a V formation.Then , they were doing maneuvers , in which I noticed the sun reflecting off of a silver looking metal. I was driving at the time, so I drove in the direction that they were moving. They were flying above Winnemmucca Blvd.They ended up hovering at the East end of Winnemucca Blvd, doing maneuvers flying in and out of each other. I pulled over to photograph - video but, poof they disappeared into thin air. I couldn’t get my phone set on the camera-video mode in time.There were other people driving near me, but I don’t know if they saw them.There were a few people standing by the car wash, but I don’t know if they saw them.
June 30, 2023 · 1:26 AM · CIGAR
Keizer, OR
I had just opened my car door and was looking up in the sky after getting off work at 1:30 in the morning it was probably about 1:26 a.m. and I saw 1 very large long object gliding across the sky very fast almost like a shooting star but it had no lights that I could tell. It disappeared just as quickly almost as I saw it right above my house it had Brown and grey tones to its color. I tried focusing my eyes on it more as I did it looked as if it had some kind of texture to it. The shape was much like a dragon without wings kind of fatter at the front of it and then long and skinny tapering off at the end kind of like what a comment with the tail would look like but more solid and more substance throughout the middle portion than a comet. It was strange enough looking that I felt I needed to file a report somewhere as soon as I seen it. So there's the report wish I could have had more to say about it but I only saw it for seconds.
June 29, 2023 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalGarfield, AR
Seen a military aircraft east of Garfield Arkansas. Had a blinking white aircraft light. Was definitely not civilian. Extremely high altitude, and moving at a high rate of speed. It was out running the engine exhaust cloud trail by a long distance before the exhaust trailer would appear behind the aircraft. Sound barrier breaking speed. It's quiet living in the country and never heard a sound. I tracked the aircraft appearing in the sky east of Garfield Arkansas. The flight path was southwest in direction. Total time I was able to track with just my eyes was all of 1 minute, minute and a half at most. Fastest moving aircraft I've ever seen. Fast and silent. It was military, not civilian. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
June 29, 2023 · 8:17 PM · DIAMOND
Spokane, WA
We looked up at the sky and noticed a slow moving object very high in the sky. We watched it revolve slowly revealing a blue light or lights. There was no sound. It moved so slowly that we knew it wasn't a plane. It took about 12 minutes to pass over us.
June 29, 2023 · 8:17 PM · CHANGING
Spokane, WA
Witnesses: Witness one is an artist and a retired contractor. Witness two is a retired Teacher. The two witnesses are credible and do not appear to be prone to any fabrication and would have nothing to gain in doing so. Each witness requested anonymity. Each witness was interviewed separately. Sighting of object took place at 8:17 PM on Thursday June 29th in the South hill area of Spokane Washington. Weather was clear day light one hour before sunset, Humidity: 43% Barometer: 29.9 "Hg Wind: SW 2.486 mph. Both witnesses reported seeing a bright distant object moving “very slowly.” from west to east. Both witnesses were sitting on a porch facing west. Each witness separately stated the object as being: “distant and very bright”. Witness one reported that their thumb would cover the object when held up Infront of it. Witness two felt that the object appeared to be rotating and described the object as being “cylinder shaped”. However, witness one did not collaborate this. Witness one reported that the object appeared to be triangular shaped and had three flashing lights stating them as: “Blueish green in color”. Witness two reported that object as blue. Both witnesses reported that the object pulsed and that the pulses seemed to be irregular. However, no indication was given as to any pattern regarding the position of the lights during the sequence of changing. Both witnesses reported that the object seemed to glow very brightly. witness one indicated several times that they felt it was metallic in nature. Both witnesses reported that the object looked solid with no indication of wings and no sign of propulsion as in no visible trail, or flames. However, when enlarging and examining the photos, shot on a late model Android cell phone, there is a visible distortion around the object. As mentioned previously the shape of the object was reported as being triangular by witness one and tube or cyliinder like by witness two. An amateur evaluation (myself) of the photo seems to show more of a definite shape to the object somewhat triangular, resembling possibly a fighter Jet flying with its bottom facing the Witnesses. The object does not appear to fit descriptions which have been speculated to be whether balloons. However, this is difficult to ascertain even with the photos provided. Yet it is noted that the wind was coming from the SW. Also noted is the time in which it took for the object to cross their line of sight. Witnesses two reported the object took 12 minutes to pass out of sight. The shape of the object was reported as being triangular by witness one and tube like by witness two. No indication was given be either witness as to any sudden up or down or left to right movements. However, as previously stated, witness two felt the object was rotating. Witness one reported that there were at least two “commercial” aircraft visible during the sighting of the object. Witness one also reported that the “commercial” aircraft appeared much closer to them then the object. Pictures provided by witness (one) Notes: Venus appears in the western portion of the sky after sun set, yet this was about one hour before sunset. Weather balloons do not have lights. However, if a cloud cover is passing in front of the sun and temporarily blocking the sun light from reflecting off the balloon it could appear to be blinking on and off. Especially if there does not appear to be a synchronistical timed pattern to the lights. Yet this would also happen if the object was rotating as in a cylinder. The time it took for the object to be visible is more constant with a weather balloon (roughly 125 mph) as opposed to that of a commercial flight (460 – 575 mph mph) or a fighter jet 800 to over 1000 mph). A weather balloon will usually fly at an altitude of 105,600 feet or about 20 miles. The configuration of a weather balloon combined with its size make the visibility of it difficult from the ground by a person. Especially if unaided by any optical enhancement device. Commercial aircraft typically fly between 31,000 and 38,000 feet — about 5.9 to 7.2 miles. They are visible unaided from the ground by a human However, the time it took for the object to remain visual to the witnesses does not jive. Even if one considers that the object was moving away from the witnesses north to south or south to north, it will shrink in size and the witnesses reported that its size remained consistent. Fighter jets, such as the F16 fly at around 45,000 to 51, 000 feet – about 8.5 miles to 9.7. So, the commercial situation above seems to hold true for a fighter jet aircraft as well. Also, the unaided human eye can usually only see about 45,000 - 60,000 feet in the sky. However, this depends on the weather, atmosphere, and other conditions. Again, the time in which the object remained visible does not jive with the flight characteristics (speed/time) of a fighter plane.
June 29, 2023 · 8:13 PM · CHANGING
Marka, Jordan
I was closing my curtains for the night, the sun hadn't quite set, the sky was blue and orange - I looked above the apartments, about a mile away was this ghost like shape; a solid object at the front, dark black, with a trail behind it like smoke or a black flame. When it moved forwards this trail was longer when it moved backwards there was this glow around it for only a split second. I called my friend from her room and we watched it for 5 minutes before she went to bed not decided on what it was. It danced or swam through the sky for 10 minutes more then vanished right infront of me.
June 29, 2023 · 5:45 PM · TRIANGLE
Wright City, MO
I was driving eastbound on I-70 in a somewhat rural area. I was talking on the phone and idly looked up at the sky and noticed what looked like 3 perfectly triangular clouds. It was somewhat overcast / partly cloudy, and these 3 perfect triangles were in front of the overcast sky - the same color/texture as the clouds. However, what caught my eye was that they were perfectly sharp/straight, identical in size, and equal distance apart as well as not moving. I was so puzzled and kept blinking and trying to adjust my eyes because it made no sense to see such perfectly straight, sharply angled geometric clouds. It was impossible. The middle triangle began to sort of dim, almost like a flicker, and then all three of them disappeared instantly. They did not fly away, they did not blow away - these 3 triangles completely disappeared in the blink of an eye. I was left feeling deeply confused, fearful, and in shock - it is hard to explain in words what I saw, because it is not consistent with anything I have ever seen before. Whatever those triangles were, they were not clouds. They were defying nature. My sister was on the phone with me the whole time I experienced it. Once I started to realize what they were, I pulled out my camera - I tried pushing a button to record but it would not record. I may have been too shaky and in shock to take my eyes off of it and get my phone recording, though - I wish I was able to capture evidence so I wouldn’t feel so crazy.
June 29, 2023 · 3:45 PM · FORMATION
Oklahoma City, OK
That was clearly 6 round orbs in V-formation. It looked like it came up out of the ground, a flying V. It turned right then left very fast. As it flew in front of me I could clearly see that it was 6 round flat saucers flying in a V formation. Then it was gone.