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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.
27,433 entries
September 20, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Vancouver (Canada), BC · Canada
We saw a very sharp orange light to the east of Vancouver, quite high. Mabey over Couq. it was hard to judge the distance and height because I don't know how big it was. I looked through the spy glass and just saw a sharper light. It stayed in one spot for at least 45m that's when I went to sleep at 22.45hrs. There was no twinkle or any movement of any sort, just hung there. I see these all the time.
September 20, 2020 · 8:15 PM · LIGHT
Post Falls, ID
Husband and myself were watching a supposed satellite in the southern sky, then saw four or five flashes each several seconds apart. At first thought something was breaking up in the atmosphere, but then saw the satellite change course from north to east, then north, and last saw it zipping off west. Did we witness a battle in space?
September 19, 2020 · 10:44 PM · LIGHT
Blackwell, PA
Observed 2 separate objects at different times while camping in Penn. Faceing NNW. Objects appeared to be rocket burns. The first occurred approx 9:30pm heading east to west facing NNW. The light was orange and flickered more recently as it flamed out. Speed was rocket launch speed. Clearly not a meteor. I fact the first object made a a turn and faded. Surprisingly there was a second object that had a more direct trajectory and burned longer. Eventually flicker out. I have video of the second object. I have researched to see of possible launches That may of occurred that night. Nothing so far. Was it military...? I would think the boosters would have landed upon land based on the location of the trajectory. Interesting mystery... I have seen rocket la7nhes before. But not two within 10-15 mins that we’re not scheduled..
September 19, 2020 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Taylors Falls, MN
Two bright orange round objects traveling fast in a straight line. Second object was 3 to 4 seconds behind the first. We watched them for 30 to 40 seconds. Altitude was that of a small airplane. Objects flew from a Southwest to Northeast direction from Minnesota into Wisconsin Both objects brightness faded quickly and vanished well before the horizon in the same spot in the sky. The second one 3 to 4 seconds after the first. There were no lights such as an airplanes. We saw no exhaust such as a jets and we did not hear any engine sounds.
September 19, 2020 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Troy, NY
My son and I were sitting outside in the backyard around 10:00pm. It was a clear night with no clouds and the stars aligned. We both were admiring the Big dipper seen in our backyard. We both noticed a light at first and thought it was a plane heading past the Big Dipper and going to the airport. As the unknown object moved to the right, it quickly disappeared into thin air.
September 19, 2020 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Elkhart, IN
During the absence, two planes had crossed in the sky and a bright flash of light like an explosion had appeared with flaming debris falling from that spot but the planes kept moving in their own directions without pause. My daughter arrives home with her boyfriend and I explained to them what I saw. They started to watch the sky with me and saw that it had moved North West of us. They were witness to the last two flashes in the other location. This was all taking place in a forty-five minute span.
September 19, 2020 · 8:55 PM · LIGHT
Forked River, NJ
I was looking up towards the cornea borialis at the ahpecca Star. An was standing on Corner of Vaughn ave an Lacey rd in forked river nj facing north an I was looking towards nw w an my eye line Looking northwest west when I saw what was a light that looked liked it was coming into the atmosphere an stopped on a dime an then had a flash to it like it blinked an I then started recording on my iPhone an that’s where you really can see it when you slow it down there’s not a cloud in the sky an my phone picked up the light an the way it was moving. There were no aircrafts in the area during that time.
September 19, 2020 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Pompano Beach, FL
There was a lightning flash in the sky but as the lightning went away a ball of light remained in the sky for about one minute. Another lightning flash came by and right after it stopped the ball of light disappeared as well.
September 19, 2020 · 7:33 PM · LIGHT
Massapequa, NY
White dot flew across the sky very high up very fast, direction heading north east Nassau/Suffolk border.
September 18, 2020 · 11:48 PM · LIGHT
Trenton, ME
Looking up to the east.I saw a bright pink light shoot down and then sharply shoot straight up and disappeared. I thought it was a weird shooting star but it was so bright and then went up like the right side of the letter v
September 18, 2020 · 8:25 PM · LIGHT
Mill City, OR
Witness 1- Myself: I've always thought that we're not alone- but until this night, I've never actually FELT like there was something else out there. Witness 2- A family Friend: She has always thought I was "silly" for thinking we were not alone. She is even more speechless about what we saw. ** Without knowing what I had seen, my neighbor told me they saw "blue lights in the sky and stars that were moving" a few weeks back (which would've been on September 07, 2020- In Mill City OR- Same location as my sighting) Neighbors-1 household Believer type-Mother 5 household members are non-believers. (Non believer) Daughter ran frantically inside to her mother (believer type) and reported what she was seeing outside.
September 18, 2020 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Baker City, OR
After about 10 seconds of observation, the light slightly increased in brightness as it snapped West for a 5 seconds followed by requisition of original course, emitted a blueish beam of light tha angled down toward the West then the light immediately disappeared. Nothing more.
September 18, 2020 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Prospect, ME
My Son & I were outside listening to an owl when I saw this very bright, what I first thought to be a star, come out of no where and quickly travel across the sky. It then suddenly disappeared into the milky way. I tried taking pictures with my cell phone and normally I cant with any other stars because they're not bright enough or too far away but I did with this. Also, when I took a picture of it; when I zoomed in,it made this huge hazy image appear on my camera & I couldnt take a picture until it had passed overhead. My phone has never done that when taking pictures. It also was not a shooting star. My Son and I have seen other strange things while laying outside looking up at stars but this by far gave me goosebumps and I knew it wasnt anything other than a UFO.
September 17, 2020 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Blair, NE
they are hovering around the river every night I'm scared to fish anymore
September 17, 2020 · 9:28 PM · LIGHT
Winchester, KY
Came outside in my back yard and noticed a spherical light on the horizon. It floated slowly North to South following the horizon. In my opinion it was not a plane or helicopter because it had no flashing lights and moved way too slow. Then instead of moving horizontally it started to drift down past the horizon out of sight. The odd thing is I tried to record video of the object with my phone but even though I could clearly see it, it couldn't be seen through my phone camera.
September 17, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Walnut Creek, CA
My wife and I go on a half mile walk around our neighborhood every night after dinner. As we finished our walk and were returning to our driveway around 8:15 PM, I am enjoying the view of the stars for the first time in weeks, as there has been terrible smoke cover for over a month due to the wildfires. As I'm looking south at the stars, I noticed one of these stars is moving across the sky. It looked JUST like a star, very bright, white light; however, it was 4-5x larger than a star typically looks. We observed carefully as it tracked overhead for 2-3 minutes; there were definitely no flashing lights or any changes in the brightness; however, it did appear to veer from side to side changing course several times (although this could have been imagined, I don't know for sure). About 75% accross the sky towards the opposite horizon, the light begins to shimmer into more of a reflection, and slowly vanishes in clear view, long before reaching the horizon. While! I am not saying that this was 100% a UFO, I am confident it was NOT an aircraft, missile, or satellite. It had no flashing lights, red or white; it made no noise, and was WAY too high to be a helicopter. It was dead quiet out, and if it was a plane, we can always hear their engines several seconds late. I will say that I do have a personal interest in UFOs, so it may be a confirmation bias; but at the same time, it was a very strange light that I've never seen anything like before, and did look very similar to other videos I've seen that made a strong case for being a true unidentified flying object. When checking off Characteristis below, this triggered a memory; about 2 minutes before seeing this light, i noticed an airplane with solid, yellow lights on the bottom in a triangular shape. I made note of this to my wife as it seemed odd to see a plane in flight with solid illumination lights on the bottom like this, in addition to their flashing red/white traffic lights. I am not sure if this is related or not but figured I should mention. It was travelling in the same direction as the ball of light, about 1-2 minutes before the ball of light was seen. This plane did not make a noise either (I guess we can hear planes if they are low enough/increasing elevataion? Must've been at cruising altitude but strange to see it close enough to make out these details and not hear it).
September 17, 2020 · 5:34 AM · LIGHT
Polson, MT
30+ lights first three were in a triangle formation and then went into a straight line followed by the others all in a straight line. They weren't evenly spaced but they came in groups of two or more. Moved across the sky from west to east. No sound but you could see a slight flicker of each light.
September 17, 2020 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
Saw big light over jamul. Thought it was a plane in flight path headed toward San Diego. I was walking to my car in the direction of the light. I kept my eyes on it to see if it was a plane. Then it disappeared.
September 16, 2020 · 1:00 PM · LIGHT
Las vegas, NV
It was just there I went to snap a pic of the scenery and that object was just there. Me and my wife saw it, it just disappeared
September 16, 2020 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
Coos Bay, OR
I stepped out on to the deck at 5:30 AM looking north. I immediately noticed a light moving ENE. My first thought was a satellite. As I watched it for about 10 seconds, I noticed a dimmer light just ahead also moving in the same direction. They moved into the haze from the wildfires to the east and disappeared. I was just about to turn around and go back inside when I saw to the west 4 more lights moving in the same direction. They were fairly close together, though not in a straight line. They were visible long enough for me to retrieve my binoculars from the bookshelf just inside the house, and train it on one of the objects. It was bright white with no colors showing. I watched them for about 45 seconds until they faded away.
September 15, 2020 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Center Conway, NH
After a two minute pause, at a slightly higher latitude, 31 white lights in single file, unequal distances apart, same speed, 20,000 feet also moving west to east. No response from Portland, ME FAA Office to my inquiry on 9/17/20 of (military) aircraft in the area at that time and place; 9/15/20 @ 5:00 AM.
September 15, 2020 · 4:35 AM · LIGHT
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Bright light facing East with variable intensity moving sideways and up, the light emited beams on its sides that varied and its main light varied brightness, from zero to constant. Disappeared and then came back..
September 15, 2020 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Grand Prairie, TX
As driving home from work on hwy 20 going west right pass loop 12 is my left distance I see a bright orange light pretty large and i see and work with aircrafts daily for work and that is no a/c it’s to close to the guard and the nose headlight is way to bright! But light gets bigger as it moves towards hwy 20. But as it flew over me I had sun roof open and no a/c commercial at that could fly that close to the Ground unless it was landing and I’m sorry there is no runway big enough nor long enough to accommodate that size of ac that was that close!! But evidently doesn’t land but weird thing is for that ac to be that close it made no sound! And bizarre a/c kept circling or idk if it was multiple but they kept going round it was strange , Erie , kinda ominous on why , and what’s the meaning.
September 14, 2020 · 10:40 PM · LIGHT
Tempe, AZ
Looked outside as an irregular light source caught my eye. Focused on a bluish green light that flashed across the sky (looking south) it seemed to fall towards the horizon or head south. It was mostly just a flash of light that seemed to be falling toward the earth.