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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
August 8, 2020 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Apex, NC
I had traveled cross country from California to North Carolina, on August 8 between 11:30 and midnight I saw the UFO. We had stopped at Crosswind campgrounds for the night, I had been in the RV for quite some time so I took a walk alone to stretch out. Our campsite was B73 I walked about 3-5 minutes to the lakeside and looked at the water and admired how still it was. From roughly about a mile away from under the bridge I saw a white light with a red center it began coming in my direction extremely fast. It went behind a group of trees and powered down. I own jet skis and no jet ski moves that fast and didn’t disturb the water.
August 8, 2020 · 11:21 PM · LIGHT
Lynnville, TN
I without a doubt now am a believer. We do not know whether this report is intended as a serious one. Witness elects to remain semi-anonymous, and provides only a telephone number, which has not been answered, in response to our call. PD
August 8, 2020 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Windover, UT
A friend and I were camping west of the Bonneville salt flats.we were located 8 miles west in the mountains above Bonneville. We had been looking for meteors and satellites. were very successful in finding meteors and satellites. Just before bedtime we looked up into the sky at 10:30 in the evening and discovered a flashing object very high up in a very clear night Sky. The direction from us was the North West. Prior to the discovery we had been following satellites jet airliners and meteors. I saw an airliner going by and the object appeared to be much higher then the airliner, And lower than satellites. The object flashed 1,2,3 stop 1,2,3 stop continuously I watched it from 1030 to 12 midnight I went to bed woke up at 2 am and it was still up there Flashing, and not moving,It never moveed from its spot. I watched it for another 10 or 15 minutes and went to bed. We both were watching with a pair of binoculars. Without the binoculars the object was very! faint. The color of the Flash was like a white strobe light.8-8-20
August 8, 2020 · 10:20 PM · LIGHT
Zanesville, OH
While walking my dog I observed 2 red lights in the sky north of our home. The lights were continuous and not blinking. The lights appeared to be 50-75 feet apart moving independently and rapidly in a southwest direction for approximately 10 seconds before slowing to a stop. After stopping first 1 light slowly faded from sight followed by the other. Approximately 5 seconds after both lights disappeared a third appeared from the same area as the first two, moving more rapidly than the first two in the same direction as the original lights. Upon reaching the same area that the first two lights disappeared the third also slowed to a stop and proceeded to fade from sight. I continued to observe the area for 10 minutes after the last contact, but no further lights were observed .
August 8, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Hamburg (Wilhelmsburg)(Germany) · Germany
Green light, moving EXTREM fast from one Point to another .many times. Disappeared many times aswel like it was playing hide and seek . Then it went very bright and then it was gone
August 8, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Surabaya (Indonesia) · Indonesia
We were outside about to move our car and saw a bright green dot coming from the northwestern sky. We took a monocular and observed as the light kept moving in the same area in a random pattern while also occasionally dimming and sometimes changing color to blue. Changing the focus of the monocular also showed some sort of circular “housing” behind the green light.
August 8, 2020 · 9:50 PM · LIGHT
Estill Springs, TN
Two balls of light were circling each other, then going back together as one light. Then the lights separated and floated down the horizon. The color of the lights seemed like a fire yellow color and were very bright. There was no noise.
August 8, 2020 · 9:33 PM · LIGHT
Greenville, OH
At 21:33pm August the 8th 2020 our backyard security camera recorded a very bright pulsating flash that lasted approximately 12 seconds. There was no accompanying sound. It's my understanding that the same things have occurred in different areas of the United States.
August 8, 2020 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Chesterton, IN
There was a large orange/red ball of light traveling south to north. It was not flashing. Just a solid ball of light. It was flying somewhat low, about as low as a commercial plane would fly. It was traveling in a straight line and did not disappear at any time. There was no sound associated with it either.
August 8, 2020 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
Highland Village, TX
We were laying in a field at a public park in our neighborhood. We were stargazing when we saw a bright objet that appeared to be a star start moving. We live near an airport so we know what planes both look and sound like when they fly overhead. This object did not flash, make any noise, and was definitely not the shape of an airplane. The other thing it did that airplanes cannot do is zig zag. It began moving straight at an insanely high speed and then began making Z shapes in its movement. Again, this object was one bright light source, zig zagged, and did not make a sound. It then flew off and the light became faint and disappeared as though it were going through a cloud - despite no clouds being in the sky. It blended in perfectly with a star, we thought it was a star at first! But this thing was not a star.
August 8, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Wallingford, CT
Three objects with red flashing lights following one another in a path traveling from south to north. Objects did not produce sound. Lights turned off or were no longer visible shortly after passing by, but black objects were still visible. Have video if interested.
August 8, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Islip, NY
I toke my dog out and noticed a light blue light flickering. At first I thought it was a plane until I noticed its flight characteristics. It stopped in mid air and shot to the left at a high speed and came to a complete stand still. After watching it drift upwards it shot downwards and made a sharp right turn and came to a complete stop again. Realizing this was a ufo I ran in the house with my dog to get my phone to record it. When returning outside it was completely gone.I have been looking in that direction every night since them and nothing! N ow when I take the dog out I bring my phone..
August 8, 2020 · 12:50 PM · LIGHT
Paducah, KY
In bright sunlit day I initially saw a bright disc of 2 lights side by side horizontally about 4 inches across. I closed each eye one eye at a time to be sure it wasn’t a reflection or a prismatic light. The lights moved around into the trees, a few feet above the ground and then onto the side of my house in front of the siding then a third light disc appeared with the other two. They moved to be beside me about six feet from my face then moved in front of me and slowly floated up then stood still with an almost vibrating look to them and suddenly ascended up extremely fast then disappeared. I noticed no birds singing or animal noises during this time as well, as I am an avid bird watcher. I looked around and away from these foreign light discs and they stayed in place and moved when they decided to move. Never seen anything like this before.
August 8, 2020 · 4:02 AM · LIGHT
Glide, OR
Unstable light. Moved slowly higher over the course of the hour. Flashed slowly over the first ten or so minutes. Then was solid light after that. Over the ridge Deep in BLM land. Zoomed in on camera and recorded the flashing for almost six minutes. Looks as if plasma in video spinning. When the light flashed out and it went completely back we all saw a black hole behind where the light had been. After we saw the thing the moon changed as well. I saw two red crescent moons connected yet warped out of the moon. The two others with me saw almost the same but not red.
August 8, 2020 · 3:30 AM · LIGHT
Asbury park, NJ
We were on the beach alone watching the moon (sitting on the lifeguard stand) and we saw a fire ball of light appear. It was fiery orange, brilliant and bright. I saw it come from the corner of my eye, coming closer and from the southern horizon line - it glided quickly and swiftly as it came closer approaching our particular eye line of the horizon. We stared at it starting making jokes and then realized it could not be a drone or an aircraft due to the rate it moved and continued to loom out there in the distance. Just as it came into plain view, it instantly shot up into the sky and disappeared. I had my doubts, until a few a weeks later when I went back out there on my own to experience an entire different display of lights and movement - at or around the same time. Will document in next form.
August 8, 2020 · 2:35 AM · LIGHT
Racine, WI
A line of UFOs in the sky headed east toward lake Michigan. Must of been 16 square/rectangular light objects flying in close line followed by 4 or 5 single space out crafts similar to the group In front.
August 7, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Los Angeles/Highland Park, CA
Saw a bright light suddenly appear, flashed, moved and quickly disappeared
August 7, 2020 · 9:30 AM · LIGHT
Mountain View, AR
out in an area with no light pollution. Incredible lights shooting across the the night sky then dissapearing. Also small lights traveling at different times and in different directions, these made maneuvers that turned quickly at high speeds but these were constant and went until out of sight. Very far away.
August 7, 2020 · 3:03 AM · LIGHT
Eugene, OR
Looking North towards Coburg hills. I saw a bright white long line of light. Nothing flashing, no other colors. I took a photo and it has a star above it. No noise, Not a plane.
August 6, 2020 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Alta Loma, CA
Was standing in my backyard, looked to the southern sky and saw what looked like a red star. A small light, looked far off woth a red hue. Thought it was a star, but then it split into two lights, then a few seconds later it vanished. Didn't appear to be moving. It was just gone.
August 6, 2020 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Boston, MA
Witnessed approximately a dozen or more bright orange lights in the eastern sky, heading west or north, in a loose formation. No discernible sounds. Objects too far to perceive any shapes. Recorded video, but due to street lights and passing vehicles, unable to get useful footage. Formation appeared too close to be civilian or commercial aircraft. Objects were relatively slow moving, no visible discharge. Witnessed by myself and a friend. Male and female, late 30s, city residents.
August 6, 2020 · 10:01 AM · LIGHT
Livermore, CA
Blue light, saucer maybe cylinder shaped. A bright blue that faded into lighter blue/ white . Driving West on 84 in Livermore and saw it on my left hand side . Too low and large to be a plane or a toy. Seamlessly moved quickly on straight line and vanished.
August 5, 2020 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalDole, Franche-Comté · France
Le soir du mercredi 05 août 2020 entre 22h45 et 22h55, le témoin observe successivement en azimut à 358°( vers le Nord), à environ 3° de hauteur, cinq phénomènes lumineux. Tous ont des formes identiques, mêmes luminosités, mêmes tailles, mêmes directions et mêmes trajectoires, mêmes vitesses angulaires. La seule différence est que les phénomènes 3 et 4 se suivent à environ 10° de distance. La trajectoire est rectiligne en direction du Sud-Ouest. La vitesse angulaire est constante à 16,57°/min et devient quasiment nulle. Le témoin constate également des disparitions par intermittence et des variations dans la luminosité comme si les PANs pénétraient dans un nuage ou un brouillard. La disparition des PANs est constatée à 329° d'azimut. Aucun bruit particulier n'est entendu. Le témoin prend une vidéo avec son téléphone portable. Un seul témoignage est recueilli sur ce phénomène. La consistance du dossier est bonne, les données du témoin sont très précises et la vidéo ajoute une plus-value au témoignage. Le témoin n’a pas, initialement envisagé un lâcher de lanternes et c’est pourquoi il a contacté le GEIPAN. Le 19 octobre 2020, le témoin recontacte le GEIPAN. Il nous confirme qu’après avoir visionné des vidéos sur les méprises avec des lanternes, son observation (en particulier l’extinction) correspond exactement à ce phénomène. La trajectoire et la vitesse apparente sont également conformes aux données de vent de ce soir-là. L’enquête confirme cette deuxième analyse du témoin. L'observation est en effet compatible avec des lanternes thaïlandaises : - en aspect : points lumineux brillants assez fort, de taille apparente 5’ environ, semblant scintiller légèrement, avec des teintes allant du jaune au rouge/rosé en passant par l’orange. On retrouve là des couleurs et luminosité typiques des lanternes. - en trajectoire : les PAN se suivent, direction SO, ce qui est typique de lanternes suivant un même flux de vent et correspondant au sens du vent donné par la station météorologique de Tavaux (7km) (voir le document météo). - en durée et mode de disparition : la durée d'observation (5 minutes) est compatible avec une durée de vol de lanternes, et la disparition de ces dernières est probablement causée par l’extinction des brûleurs qui peut être progressive. Pour un témoin cela peut correspondre à tort avec l’entrée des PAN dans les nuages, alors que ces derniers se situent généralement plus haut que l'altitude maximale de vol des lanternes. - la vitesse de 16,57°/min qui correspondrait environ à 87km/h a été surestimée par le témoin car il positionnait les PAN à une distance de 5 km environ. Si l’on considère que les PAN étaient vraisemblablement plutôt à quelques centaines de mètres, on trouve une vitesse de l’ordre de 8 à 9km/h, compatible avec la vitesse des lanternes portées par le vent (voir les documents Google earth et sur les calculs de distances et vitesses). Un lâcher de lanternes n’est pas habituel un soir de semaine. Mais étant donné que l’on est en août, qu’il y a eu une longue période de confinement, il est possible qu’une rencontre familiale festive se soit déroulée un soir de semaine. La préfecture de Jura ayant notifié qu’entre la période du 24 avril 2020 au 06 octobre 2020, aucun lâcher de lanterne n'était autorisé, le département faisant l'objet d'arrêtés successifs pour sécheresse, si un lâcher de lanternes a été effectué, il l’a été sans autorisation, il n’est donc pas possible de retrouver son origine. Le GEIPAN classe cette observation en B : méprise très probable avec des lanternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
August 5, 2020 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Gardner, KS
It was a huge ball of light it zoomed across the sky, but it was like right above the tree line above Walmart and stayed still then it disappeared within seconds creating a boom sound. There was a seen helicopter earlier in the day.