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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.

2,257 entries

July 3, 2019 · 12:00 AM · FLASH

Huntington, MD

We looked at one another and said "did you see that?" We both thought we were crazy. Suddenly, we looked ahead and a bright green light flashed in the sky miles ahead of us. I have been fricked out every since. It was faster than a speed of light, the crazy thing was, it was on the lower side of the SUV, bright green light.

June 29, 2019 · 10:15 PM · FLASH

Richmond, VA

I was stepping out to get something out of my vehicle when I noticed first what seemed like a flash of light similar to a beam from a lighthouse from the corner of my eye. I looked up into that direction, which was northward, and then I didn't see anything. Moments later, I saw a light light up in the sky moving northward. After the light was on for maybe 3 seconds, it went out. I assumed it was an airplane at first oh, but I didn't see the static red light. I know the fixed red light is on all airplanes, I worked in Navy aviation so that's normally the first thing that I would see on a plane that is flying at night. After another three or four seconds having not seen the light come back on, it did again but it only remained lit for maybe another half of a second. After the light disappeared the second time, I did not see it again. I have not ever seen an aircraft where the lights acted that way, so I felt very suspicious about it. There were no clouds in the! area where I was looking at, I was able to see all of the other stars around the light that I saw. And the light appeared to be larger than the Stars, and it was a very dull yellow almost white light.

June 25, 2019 · 9:15 PM · FLASH

Brick, NJ

Flash of light that jumped to another spot in the sky.

June 18, 2019 · 11:15 PM · FLASH

Skokie, IL

2 weeks ago (this time during the day) one ufo was seen in the opposite direction, but same viewing location for about an hour. I taped both events. Within a month, I'm finally able to say i seen it with my own eyes and twice. (35 years old)

June 18, 2019 · 10:00 PM · FLASH

Savannah, GA

This was wild, mainly clear skies, aircraft in the area, no lightning, really bright lights and flashes of light. One was so bright it shocked us! No music heard, was not a spotlight, no thunder, right at tall tree level or lower, wtf. Relatively clear night, no thunder or lightning, one flash was insanely bright!!! Pointed in our general direction with huge bright flash. No transformers blew, no power outages reported, no storms, no noise from the area. No drone is that bright. I will definitely be out tonight to check!!!

June 18, 2019 · 10:00 PM · FLASH

Savannah, GA

June 18, 2019 · 10:00 AM · FLASH

Savannah, GA

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

June 18, 2019 · 1:50 AM · FLASH

Sacramento, CA

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

June 16, 2019 · 12:12 AM · FLASH

Phoenix, AZ

Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD

June 10, 2019 · 10:40 PM · FLASH

Prairie du Chien, WI

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

June 9, 2019 · 9:39 PM · FLASH

Edison, NJ

At approximately 21:39 I witnessed a irregular flashing/pulsating point (sources). I was facing north; the location was within two fingers width held at arms length of Deneb ~ 3 or so degrees. (Very roughly I think this was 18 degrees above the horizon---using the same finger approximation). - There was no periodicity I could make out (varying between 2 seconds per pulse up to 7). - Each pulse began appeared as a light suddenly turning on, then either: (1) immediately turning off or (2) decaying over the course of ~1 second (or longer, I did not take a precise measurement). - The location appeared to occasionally change/jump within about 5 degrees of angular separation (estimated by three fingers width held at arms length). - The maximum brightness was nearly that of Jupiter at the time. - This lasted for about 1 - 2 minutes since I first witnessed it. Other notes: - It's central New Jersey; the direction I was facing was New York, the night was humid, there were light clouds close the source---in essence there was a ton of light pollution and visibility was mediocre. Originally I thought the clouds moving were causing the pulsing behavior, but on further observation it was clear this was not the case. Despite the light pollution I was able to see a couple of meteor-streaks. - The sky was littered with planes lower on the horizon (Newark airport is extremely close), and---like any good summer night around 9pm---there were plenty of satellites (I saw ~20 over the course of an hour --- mostly east-west moving, some north-south(ish); some in the vicinity of the flash). - Other than the "jumping" I described above, the source did not appear to move, even when flashing for long periods. Granted, what I witnessed was close to the horizon so that the apparent motion would be small, but I did not see any movement over the very long flashes, and satellites that passed through that vicinity were very visibly moving. - Over the course of four years, I've seen two bright iridium flares in the same area on other nights---I'm pretty confident this was not that.

June 3, 2019 · 11:30 PM · FLASH

Monroe, OR

It will then move a bit. Not really far but it never pops in the same place. These things are NOT satellites since they are not moving at a steady rate which would be required if you were on orbit. Also not an airplane as they are not moving properly to be flying and there is no sound associated with seeing them. If you take the time to watch them they will flash in an area half a dozen times then, go away? Then you will see some in another area. I have seen them near the ISS as it traveled by as well. This is a good way to see them as well because they are almost always near when it goes by. I encourage anyone seeing this to go look for them. I am at a loss as to how to photograph these things. I totally would but it would take a bulb setting and all I would see is a white dot against a field of white dots (stars). Not sure how to identify the flashers in a background of stars via a camera. Perhaps with a bulb setting long enough it would be the white dot that was still a dot and not a smear like the stars would be? IDK. Not convincing to most people and not really worth the trouble.

June 3, 2019 · 12:04 AM · FLASH

Mackay, ID

I am a long time “we are not alone”, phenomena observer since my first experience in 1970. On June 3, 2019, just after midnight, I was lying on a lounge chair in my back yard observing stars when a white flash of high intensity light appeared directly above me. Only catching the last glimpse of the light as it went out, I kept focused on the area the flash came from. Approximately 3 seconds later, another flash appeared, only this one was a bit lighter in intensity yet still very bright and only lasting 1 second before going out. Another few seconds and another flash only this one was much less in intensity and still lasting about 1 second before going out. The last flash came a few seconds later and it was hardly noticeable being very dim. Then the show was over. A booster rocket perhaps firing bursts to get out of our galaxy?..

June 1, 2019 · 1:19 AM · FLASH

Henderson, NV

I was hiking with a buddy of mine, searching for these objects I’ve been seeing them for the passed year now. So him and I went out to a dark side of the mountain where there was little light pollution. We walked for maybe an hour in a half and we saw it by NAFB with these really bright flashes some went quick and some stayed for about thirty seconds we had lost it when it was above NAFB then it had re apesrd in front of us heading toward lake mead area. Mind you these are all different objects some flash many different colors and some just sit there then disappear after a while, if you weren’t to pay attention to the sky you wouldn’t even realize how many you could see.

May 30, 2019 · 9:00 PM · FLASH

South Jordan, UT

I was sitting outside watching the storm and saw flashes other then lightning around our flag pole in the sky crazy maneuvers no human pilot can do then I heard a splash in my pool which I was looking at, but saw nothing go in, and then another splash with nothing coming ou,t continue to see more lights circling around the sky kind of like ball-shaped lights that kind of like phased in and out I have no idea what I saw but it wasn't man-made

May 26, 2019 · 1:20 PM · FLASH

Fort Mill, SC

Tiny speck of light. PD

May 25, 2019 · 10:50 PM · FLASH

Middleburg Heights, OH

We looked you when we saw shooting line formations. We discussed it it was a meteor but it kept flashing in a straight line . Reminds me of a ship shooting a laser. Space Link satellites. PD

May 22, 2019 · 12:00 AM · FLASH

Delmont Maurice River, NJ

Witness provides no information. PD

May 21, 2019 · 2:00 AM · FLASH

Superior, AZ

Was outside on back porch. Light caught my attention by flashing bright white, point-source. Flash was brighter than any star or satellite I have seen previously. Light was approximately 80 degrees above the horizon relative to my position. After the initial bright, white flash there were subsequent flashes as the lights moved slowly to the north. The odd thing was there was no periodicity to the flashes; they were random in time during the 5 minute observation. between each bright flash were less bright, almost orange "burning" flashes. They seemed to intensify then sort of "burn out". Very strange and very high in the sky. I have been a casual observer of meteors and fireballs, but this was none of those. After watching for a few minutes there were no more flashes.

May 15, 2019 · 5:00 PM · FLASH

Theni (India) · India

I have saw ufo with glittering flash flied from theni in india. it was not look human-made craft.in our country people's are not have knowledge ufo. so, they leave it not considered as a matter.but I have well about it. I am studying grade 11.

May 12, 2019 · 10:00 PM · FLASH

Wad Rum (Jordan), Jordan

While staying in Wadi rum my sister and I were looking up at the night sky. Suddenly, a very bright light appeared. It was like someone turned on a lightbulb. We watched a little longer and it reappeared (flashed again) a few seconds later. Then nothing more.

May 2, 2019 · 9:45 PM · FLASH

Port Charlotte, FL

I lost track of the first, which i had seen to my left. It appeared quickly at a higher elevation to the higher right side of my sky. I looked back to the left and lower was (maybe) the first one. They appeared to move away in equal but opposite directions. I just looked up...they are still in close proximity to where they began, but farther out. Yeah. It made my heart stop a bit. I'm also a victim of missing time. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

April 26, 2019 · 11:00 PM · FLASH

Basinger, FL

Saw flashing object for 45 minutes flying in a rough triangle pattern in a very tight pattern flash very bright and then very dim.

April 25, 2019 · 11:04 PM · FLASH

St. Louis, MO

My husband and I live on the river bluff in St. Louis city. We were looking due east and saw a bright blue silent flash light up the sky. It wasn’t coming from up or down it came from the middle of the sky. The location of the flash would be directly over illinois. It lit up the whole sky. Have never ever seen anything like this before.