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June 26, 2023
IdentifiedEssais Dga — National (Fr) 26.06.2023, Midi-Pyrénées · France
Le GEIPAN a reçu plusieurs témoignages d'observations concernant un même phénomène décrit comme une "sorte de trainée de fumée ou condensation" et "formant des zigzags". Les observations sont liées à un essai de fusée sonde réalisé par la Direction générale de l’Armement, depuis Biscarosse. Il s'agit d'un Tir d’essai du démonstrateur technologique de planeur hypersonique VMaX (Voir sur le site du Ministère des Armées ). Dans le cadre de ses expérimentations, la DGA a procédé le 26 juin 2023, au lancement d’une fusée de 3 étages. - la fusée a généré les trainées observées. - les formes en zigzag viennent de la séparation des différents étages lors du tir et du ré-allumage systématique des étages supérieurs. Les vents en altitude ont par la suite fait le reste en dessinant les zigzags observés. - ces trainées, à l’instar des trainées laissées derrière les avions de ligne, peuvent effectivement être visibles sur une bonne partie de la France, d’autant plus que l’altitude du vol était très élevée. - par la suite, elles peuvent, effectivement, rester visibles plusieurs heures durant, en fonction de leur dispersion, qui dépend du vent en altitude mais également de la température qui y règne. Le GEIPAN classe le cas en A : observation d'une trainée issue d'une fusée sonde hypersonique. [GEIPAN classification A — Trainée de condensation]
June 26, 2023 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Porthmadog, GWYNEDD · United Kingdom
We were at a cottage in a remote rural part of Wales. It was around midnight and raining. I was using my night-vision binoculars to look for nocturnal wildlife before heading to bed. The binoculars emit an infrared light which illuminates the immediate area and is displayed on a screen. I noticed that the image on screen was showing some kind of interference, with horizontal lines across the display. When I looked into the field at the front of the cottage, I saw a sphere emitting or reflecting a very strong infrared signal to my binoculars. I lowered the binoculars and looked directly in the direction of the object. It was raining and, in the absence of any light other than that from the cottage, it was too dark for me to see anything. I looked again with the binoculars and the sphere was clearly visible. I quite honestly felt incredibly spooked. I walked back into the cottage, told my family I'd seen a UFO and they laughed at me. I convinced myself the binoculars were faulty and went to bed. Next day, the binoculars were working fine. There was nothing visible in daylight that could explain what I'd seen. It is a significant source of regret that I didn't record what I'd seen. All I had to do was press the record button but I was so spooked it didn't occur to me to do so. Looking back, it was difficult to gauge distance but I think that the hill behind the field is about 150 m distant. My sense is that the sphere was about 10-15 m away which would put its diameter at about 1m. If the sphere was on the opposite side of the field, my estimate is that its diameter would have been more like 7-10m. There was no sound emitted by the object and no visible means of support. It was just floating above the ground. As the image was an infrared signal on a monochrome screen, I don't know the colour of the object. I don't subscribe to aliens whizzing about the planet, but can find no rational explanation for what I saw. The area is overflown by military aircraft from Anglesey but the location is civilian with no MOD connections I'm aware of.
June 25, 2023 · 11:15 PM · CIGAR
Bellevue, WA
The images are of a cylindrical aircraft flying across the nighttime Bellevue sky. The first image is blown up, the second is from a distance. I didn’t see wings or flashing lights, so I’m fairly certain it’s not an airplane.
June 25, 2023 · 10:56 PM · TEARDROP
Neodesha, KS
I watched it zigzag like a bee headed north for a good 10 15 seconds then like a light switch the bright light just went off disappeared
June 25, 2023 · 10:40 PM · CHANGING
Keizer, OR
I was driving back to my hotel after I had been in town at a wedding that weekend. It was late, approximately 10:40pm. I was driving in my car on a main road in the town I was staying in and some flashing lights caught my eye in the sky through the upper left corner of my windshield. I looked up and out, expecting to see an airplane. It seemed low in the sky, like about where a commercial jet would fly, or maybe even a bit lower like when a plane will come in to land. My mind was having trouble processing what I was seeing and it happened so quickly, but I initially saw a triangle type object which I first mistook for a plane. There was lights blinking on it sporadically, green/red and possibly bluish white. It wasn’t blinking off and on, it was more erratic, like a lot were going on and off at the same time. Then it seemed to morph into a spherical shape rotating in the sky, still flashing with the sporadic colorful lights. And then it was just gone. It was there and then it wasn’t. I didn’t see it zoom away. It was just there and then not. Like someone flipping off a light switch. It was so bizarre. I kept looking out my car windshield while also watching the road and I couldn’t see anything else. I was only a few blocks from my hotel so when I parked I scanned the night sky and I saw nothing out of the ordinary. I hesitate to even share this account since it was so quick and I was by myself in my car. I barely had time to process what had occurred, my whole sighting happened in probably 30 seconds or less. I’m hoping maybe someone else saw something strange around that timeframe that could potentially validate my sighting as well. The night was clear, and pretty warm out. I don’t remember seeing any clouds that could obscure my vision.
June 25, 2023 · 10:40 PM · CHANGING
Keizer, OR
I was driving back to my hotel after I had been at a wedding all day. It was late, approximately 10:40pm. I was driving in my car on a main road in the city I was staying in and some flashing lights caught my eye through the upper left corner of my windshield. I looked up and out, expecting to see an airplane. For a second I thought it was a plane. The craft seemed low in the sky, like about where a commercial jet would fly, or maybe even a bit lower like when a plane will come in to land. My mind was having trouble processing what I was seeing and it happened so quickly, but I initially saw a triangle type object. There was lights blinking on it sporadically, green/red and possibly white. It wasn’t blinking off and on like you’d expect on an airplane, it was more erratic, like a lot were going on and off at the same time. Then it seemed to morph into a spherical shape rotating in the sky still flashing with the sporadic colorful lights. And then it was just gone. It was there and then it wasn’t. I didn’t see it zoom away. It was just there and then not. It was so bizarre. I kept looking out my car windshield the rest of the drive and I couldn’t see anything again. I was only a few blocks from my hotel so when I parked I scanned the night sky and I saw nothing out of the ordinary. I hesitate to even share this account since it was so quick and I was by myself in my car. I barely had time to process what had occurred, my whole sighting happened in probably 30 seconds or less. Most likely less, it’s hard to gauge time. I’m hoping maybe someone else saw something strange around that timeframe that could potentially validate my sighting as well. The night was clear, and pretty warm out. I don’t remember seeing any clouds that could obscure my vision. I do not believe this was an airplane or a weird reflection in my window. Nor is this a hoax or fabrication. It was just a very quick and very weird event. (You don’t have to include this in the report but when I submitted my account the first time I didn’t leave any contact info, I’m sorry about that, I just really wish to remain anonymous. If you need more details, feel free to email me, but what I have listed above is the most accurate details of my sighting that I can remember.)
June 25, 2023 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
New Milford, CT
I received a notification there was 16% chance of seeing aurora in our area at 10pm so I was skywatching. I saw a greenish light appear out of nowhere and it started to move left and right slowly then started to descend. I tried to hit video but I mistakenly hit the option to take multiple pictures in quick succession. It moved downward continuously until it disappeared into the horizon beneath the trees & my line of sight. It was not falling fast enough to be a meteor. It was slow moving but the entire sighting was less than a minute. Not sure if it was any way related but my phone lost connection - could not connect to any mobile tower or wifi it had an X thru my bars and said "NO SERVICE" the entire time the light was visible and for about 5min after.
June 25, 2023 · 9:31 PM · SPHERE
Jersey City, NJ
Full spin lasts 3 seconds, pretty small, like the size of the stars spinning near the moon, there were 5 airplanes chasing the object, i saw some of the stray cats come out from their hiding spots, i went to get my binoculars but it was gone by then, my neighbors also witnessed it. White colored, the 2 middle ones that are visible would become bright and then as they rotate become dim in synchronization with the orbit. Also, I would like the investigator to send mail or an email, please contact soon, thanks. Do not call, or arrive at the house.
June 25, 2023 · 9:30 PM · OTHER
IdentifiedNew York City, NY
Wife and I saw south of Prospect Park Brooklyn for at least a minute before filming. Clear and low on the horizon. Video shows something inconsistent with flight patters. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Certain]
June 25, 2023 · 9:15 PM · CHANGING
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk ct at 9 pm I saw a bright white light in sky stand still. Then disappeared then as I’m looking in sky I see an aircraft’s of some type took pic look so different then my naked eye . Took 3 pic
June 25, 2023 · 9:00 PM · DIAMOND
Oakdale, CA
This object we have filmed moves and glides from one position to another. It's like a very bright diamond like light and when you see it with your naked eyes it's not round but have a dimension. Between 9pm we noticed and filmed it and withing 20 mins it went downward in the horizon. We have been seeing quite often in oakdale. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Possible]
June 25, 2023 · 8:46 PM · OVAL
Elida, OH
Outside looking at the sky, with a naked eye the object originally appeared circular then changed form to what appeared tic tac shaped (oblong) and then I started recording what was seen. A photo my daughter snapped on her phone, while I was videoing. In her picture, when zoomed in on, it appeared triangular. An additional object was then seen in our sky’s path but distant from the 1st object and they were not close enough to one another to include both in a shot together. When I tried to take another video of the 2nd object, they both seemed to have disappeared. (2 video clips available. Only one was appropriate size to submit)
June 25, 2023 · 8:31 PM · UNKNOWN
Jefferson, GA
We had bad storms yesterday afternoon/evening. I walked outside to head out to the grocery store and called my husband out to look at the rainbow that came out. As we’re looking at the rainbow we saw a glowing white streak going across the sky. At first we thought it was a plane but it was going way too fast to be a regular airplane. So I took a photo with my phone. I couldn’t get my video on quick enough but the photo I have is a live photo from my iPhone. When I zoom in and play it, it’s definitely not an airplane. It’s a bright white cylinder shape and if you look carefully, it looks almost like a gyroscope. Lasted about 30 seconds and just disappeared.
June 25, 2023 · 8:20 PM · OVAL
Worcester, MA
Upon seeing the object, I thought it was a plane but took a video because it seemed off to me. I didn’t think much of it until I checked the flight radar for Worcester. There were no planes in the sky at the time of my video recording. With the size and speed it was moving I assumed it has to be a plane, but according to the flight radar there was nothing in the air at the time of the video. I attached a flight radar map showing the area i was in and an arrow pointing in the direction I was facing. The only airplane on the radar was on the ground at the local airport.
June 25, 2023 · 8:20 PM · CHANGING
Bellevue, WA
Two images of the craft, one from a distance and one blown up. To me, appears to be a tiny manned craft, but that’s just a guess.
June 25, 2023 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Bowling Green, KY
Looked up and noticed something bright almost like a star but no stars are out yet. Zoomed in with phone camera and it was a spherical shape that was reflecting the sun. Started to record the event and then the item simply disappeared.
June 25, 2023 · 7:57 PM · CIRCLE
Hoover, AL
So it's weird I'm walking my dogs out for a bit, something was really on my consciousness to take my phone out and get a video of the sky, there was a rocket or missle of some type being shot in the sky & outta no where this object appears very small, no noise in the sky like a regular aircraft no lights on the craft so I then knew it wasn't a regular aircraft
June 25, 2023 · 7:00 PM · CYLINDER
Long Beach, CA
It was nearing sunset and the moon was nearly full and out in the sky. I saw a cylinder shaped craft cross in front of the moon and travel south towards Seal Beach, California…until it disappeared into the midair. There were no clouds in the sky. It was moving very slow. It had no lights flashing on it. It had no sound. It had a shadow on the bottom and was very shiny on top. It was right above Long Beach Harbour in, Long Beach, California.
June 25, 2023 · 6:41 PM · CIGAR
Riverside, RI
Me and my boyfriend were sitting on a park bench on a clear and sunny day. I noticed across the bay a stationary object above the tree line. I pointed it out to him and we figured it was a plane because it was in a common flight path. We watched it for about a minute and it seemed to not move at all then moved in almost a straight line down towards the tree line. It stopped right above the tree line for another few seconds and then move down again out of view. The whole encounter seemed to have lasted 1-2 minutes.
June 25, 2023 · 6:01 PM · CHANGING
Issaquah, WA
My sister was driving us on I 90 east when we saw something flying above us. I thought at first it was a paraglider in profile, in silhouette. It was between the two sides of the mountain across the middle where the freeway runs. I couldn't tell its size or what distance away it was. It came over and around the side of the car and it appeared to be a bag, but it wasn't moving like the wind was pushing it. I couldn't see any drone frame, then it changed and looked like a purple rectangular box kite without any visible drone frame. I thought maybe it was a state patrol drone because we had just passed a vehicle that had been pulled over, but I didn't see anything other than a kite material box. I thought it was the size of a couple shoeboxes. My sister saw a bag like thing go over the top of us, that changed color from dark to purple and from a difficult to decipher shape to a bag like shape. Both of us saw it move in a controlled not natural way.
June 25, 2023 · 4:36 PM · CIRCLE
Corvallis, OR
I was looking into the sky, seen a giant white floating object appear and then vanished.
June 25, 2023 · 4:28 PM · CIRCLE
Portland, OR
My husband and I saw a small white object flying overhead traveling south/SE to north/NW. it was small, circular and white and was going pretty fast. It did not make any noise like all the planes we hear overhead.
June 25, 2023 · 1:30 PM · OTHER
Newport Beach, CA
Very visible at first, then went higher and higher until it disappeared. It stayed in a formation of 8 bubble-like objects with a short "tail". It was very clear at first (on the beach between 18th and 19th street). When I first saw it it appeared over the ocean and was very clear. It moved higher and higher and then disappeared. I watched it for about 10 minutes or so. I kept looking around to see if anyone else noticed it because it was really clear at first. But it seemed like people were just enjoying the beach and playing ball, etc. Unfortunately, it was a day that I didn't have my phone with me. I wanted to relax and "unplug" so I left my phone at home.
June 25, 2023 · 4:43 AM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalBismarck, AR
String of lights ad no cell signal. Phone was scrambled wouldn't work at all. When the lights disappeared my phone worked fine. I called the wife to see if she saw anything too but she couldn't see the lights. It was right over me while I was fishing on the lake a little after 4 am. I was also alone, normally I am not but was this morning. The object was a string of bright lights but the string was the length of a football field. It really scared me. The sky was very dark bc expecting rain today. They were white lights. I also attempted to take a photo but my cellphone wouldn't do anything at all. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]