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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.
11,675 entries
August 8, 2018 · 3:10 AM · SPHERE
Compton, CA
I saw a blue orb about 5ft by 5ft maybe 5ft infront of me and my manager he was driving me home I wrote in the locations the path it was at an intersection after leaving the free way from the restaurant I don't live there anymore so it's okay and it was maybe floating 2ft off the ground i dismissed it as balled lighting but years later found out balled lightning doesn't stand still so I was told to report it
August 7, 2018 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Eagle Pass, TX
Sphere like crafts were seen all over town by many witnesses. Some sightings started in day light and others were around 21:00. People reported seeing orb like figures in the sky that would quickly change directions and some would split into more all over town. Many of us tried taking pictures or video, but it didn't show up on camera. we also heard a lot of noises like if helicopters where nearby. And saw a large yellow orange sphere come down. Also during that time a lot of our pet dogs seemed very restless, and a lot of barking. (( We have sent a note to a local newspaper in Eagle Pass, to inquire whether their offices had received any report about the alleged incident. PD
August 7, 2018 · 7:34 AM · SPHERE
Santa Rosa, CA
Went outside to let my dog out and saw a large sphere of light. It shot out beams like a flashlight would do. It moved around for a bit then fell behind the horizon.
August 5, 2018 · 9:15 PM · SPHERE
Gardner, MA
Orange/red orb floating in sky. No stars in the area according to a astroligy app. (sic. Astronomy)
August 4, 2018 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Baldwinsville, NY
4 orange orbs low in the sky. They were stationary and silent. They were in a diamond like pattern and disappeared instantly. We were kayaking on Seneca River just north of the bridge on Plainville Road when we spotted them over a farm field.
August 3, 2018 · 8:20 AM · SPHERE
San Diego, CA
At approximately 0820 August 3, 2018, as I was sitting on my back patio having breakfast, I noticed the white sphere like object at approximately 210 true for my location in the house or to 40,000 feet are higher heading in a northwesterly direction very fast. good night out-of-control fest was in a professor was Chyna like a blob or a cloud in the circle shape no definition sky was super clear I then pointed out to the two people sitting at the table with me and they both noticed I wrote it off as a balloon. It may have been. However in my days of the military weather balloons air control, and that was no balloon that I’d ever seen. We don't understand the report, but parts of it are interesting. PD
August 2, 2018 · 10:15 PM · SPHERE
Ortonville, MI
What I have witnessed happens almost every night, so I cannot report a specific sighting. Noticed orange, blue, green, white orbs in wooded area behind home, approximately 114 acres undeveloped land, so no chance of another house near by. Observed them through binoculars and rifle scope and they are balls of light from golfball to basketball size. Even ventured into woods on few occasions and light source/orb will turn off or go out once I am within 50 - 75'. Every time. Sometimes they appear to move away or shrink before going out. They range from touching ground to 10 +- feet in air. Sightings have been fewer over last couple month and locations change without rhyme or reason. Few appear same location every night and some nights there are many more than usual. Attempt to make contact with, first, flashlight, high powered LED and recently upgraded to laser light. The laser warrants a response by objects, gets brighter, appears to move closer and or away, reflecting/refracting laser light scattering it in all directions. Anyone else witness this in south east MI, Oakland County?? For some reason, witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
August 2, 2018 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Florence, KY
I was driving down Mt. Zion Rd. about to pull into my neighborhood. It was not dark yet and very much daylight. As I continued driving, I saw a bright blue orb of light appear about low cloud level. It looked as if the blue orb of light came from no where, it was stationary then took off at an unbelievable rate and disappeared.
August 1, 2018 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Ellington, CT
There was a glowing object somewhat low in the south/southwest sky that looked similar to Mars, only it was bigger than Mars or any other visible planet and it was not Mars (I found what was definitely Mars in another spot in the sky). I did not move. I used an app to figure out what celestial entity it might be, but nothing came up. It was definitely not a plane; it stayed in the same spot for at least 40 minutes or so before suddenly vanishing. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
July 29, 2018 · 10:20 PM · SPHERE
East Aurora, NY
No noise. Changed speed and direction. No blinking lights. Way too big/bright to be a drone. Moved slowly, traveled in circular pattern. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 29, 2018 · 8:00 AM · SPHERE
Saticoy, CA
It was about 08:00 on July 29, 2018 when I took my dog for a walk in a produce field that is next to my residence. When I walked to the trail, I passed railroad tracks that bridged a drainage ditch. There I seen and balloon like shape raise from a tree that lined the trail and drainage ditch. As I walked I noticed that the balloon was hovering and warping. I watch for 5 to 10 minutes, before I realized that it wasn't a balloon, and pulled out my cellphone to video tape the object. As I video taped I voiced what was happening. I followed the hovering object from the produce field, across the ditch then back to the field. The object hovered up and down while mutating. The object hovered straight over me for 5 minutes as it hovered to the field from the ditch. At that point my cellphone wouldnt let me take pictures or video anymore. After 5 or 10 minutes then I could film my 2nd video. I kept watching while the object enter the middle of the field, when my dog bumped me and I look away and look back then the object was gone. The incident happened for 30 to 40 minutes. The night before in the early morning there was a power surge on the street and my house was to be left out for 15 minutes longer. After the incident i couldn't use my debit card, it was demagnetized at the meat market down the street.
July 28, 2018 · 10:47 PM · SPHERE
Charlotte, NC
Uncoutable orbs similar to millions of fireflies Flying high in sky. Travelling from Nw to SE then slowly disappeared.
July 28, 2018 · 3:15 PM · SPHERE
Reno, NV
On July 28, 2018 South Reno: I was in my back yard and I looked up in the sky. About 30,000 feet I saw two spheres flying in formation easily the size of a jumbo jet in diameter. They were flying in formation at an incredible speed coming from the north by north west on a southern trajectory. They were gone in less than 7-8 seconds. I also saw in the north an airline aircraft going west to east. I calculated the airliner was going in the area of 475-500 m.p.h. I used that rough calculation to estimate the speed of the spheres at 4-5 times the speed of the airliner. They looked very much like large pearls. They made no noise.
July 25, 2018 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Gig Harbor, WA
I'm a friend of your nephew, that's how I learned about this site. I see these most nights. They are little yellow orbs that flash red usually. They appear from the East, hover over the Puget Sound and head north. They don't use a logical flight path. They often fade in and out even without a cloud in the sky. They aren't the color of stars and are very distinct from planes, helicopters or satellites. It usually starts with one and then 2 or 3 join in as they slowly make their way East. I've made some video, although the quality doesn't show as with the naked eye. I found one YouTube video of the same thing from this area but surprised they are hardly documented for how often they visit. Feel free to contact me for more information.
July 25, 2018 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
St. George Island, FL
We had checked the sky guide on our smartphone to identify Mars which was on our horizon. Our goal of the evening was to watch the ISS orbit at 22:30 over our area. My daughters excitedly called for me to come see something else in the sky. A circular, red object appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, and held its position for approximately 20-30 seconds then faded out of sight completely. One of my daughters actually had binoculars in hand and viewed it through that. It was an opaque red, with an orange-ish halo effect. We kept vigil on the deck and about ten minutes later two separate ones appeared with one about 15 to 20 degrees off the horizon, a little to the left of Mars, and then way off to the right there was another one simultaneous, and higher in the sky. Astonished, we waited and for the last sighting of the night, one red light appeared, while the other two appeared in apprimately the same area and degree of the first sighting. But what made this even more fascinating was that this last one actually started with one red light, then added another red light, and then another. For a total of three red lights seeming to be on one object, slightly angled. It reminded me of the lights coming on in the Phoenix lights case. Except this was much smaller, at least from our vantage point. And then all five lights in the sky vanished and that was the last we saw of the red lights. I am a ((deleted--fiftyish)) year old woman on vacation with my husband and my twin 17 year old daughters. We have been coming to this island for 12 summers in a row. The girls will celebrate their birthday on August 1st. Who is also my husband and my 20th anniversary. I have a B.A. in journalism and a post graduate teaching degree. I’m originally from San Diego and am well aware of military exercises and such. My father was an aero-space engineer who worked for Convair and Lockheed Martin, back in the 60’s and 70’s and was present for at least one of the Gemini space shots from Cape Canaveral. As I sit here writing on our back deck, we were absolutely astonishing led to see an Osprey perform a flyover our beach from southwest to northeast. And it didn’t look like he was over 500 feet. IT WAS AMAZING. But, that does not take away from the fact that what we saw last night was totally unidentifiable. I would also like to state that I AM a believer in the UFO community. There is just no way we can be the only lifeforms in this vast universe! We spoke with the source of this report, and we found her to be unusually eloquent and serious minded. We suspect that she is a very skilled, and reliable, witness. PD
July 25, 2018 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
St. George Island, FL
My sister and I were sitting out on our porch, looking at the stars and waiting for the ISS to fly over, when I noticed 2 orange-red glowing orbs in the sky to the right of Mars. They glowed for just a few seconds and then faded out. We called our mom outside to come and watch for them to show up again. It was about 10-15 minutes later that they showed up again further to the left of where we had previously seen them. It was just 2 that time also. And after 5-10 more minutes, 3 of the orbs of light in a cluster and 2 single ones in separate areas appeared and faded out and then they came back in separate areas of the sky. The 3 lights that were together seemed as if it was part of one "craft." That was our last sighting of them and they seemed to be further out above the ocean than the first sightings. I was able to look at them two different times through binoculars and the objects looked about as big as Mars, but seemed to glow more rather than being solid form. It looked like the center was red with an orange glow around it. I honestly have never seen anything like this and have never really been a big believer in UFOs, but now I think I've changed my mind. When I first saw the lights appear, my mind didn't go to a drone, airplane, or anything of the sort. I couldn't think of anything that the lights could be. So, I know it has to be something other than normal aircraft.
July 23, 2018 · 4:50 AM · SPHERE
Cape Mears, OR
At 4:50 am. we were awakened by a strange animal like sound. I walked out and looked over the ocean and saw two bright orbs, about the size of a basketball, over the ocean. I immediately thought it was two boats in trouble as it was so close to shore. Looking closer, it was obvious that it wasn’t a boat because the lights weren’t bobbing up and down, but solid. The lights would turn and face shore then out to sea turning almost like looking around. As soon as my wife showed, a third orb appeared. Next, as we stood in awe, the lights moved quickly further out into the ocean. Moving quickly, then pausing every now and then. They then started moving south toward the rocky cape and disappeared into the night. The entire event lasted about four minutes. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and found him to be quite sincere, and sober-minded. We suspect he is a highly reliable witness. PD
July 23, 2018 · 4:50 AM · SPHERE
Cape Mears, OR
Today's report is in addition to my last report, sent last week. During the time of our sighting, it was extremely dark and were in a heavy misty fog bank. The three orbs were just over the ocean about 100 meters from the 30’ bank we were standing on. As the orbs moved out in the ocean, they were heading towards Pyramid Rock which is about 1/2 mile from the shore line. Once near the rock, they next headed south back near the beach but towards the rocky cliffs of Cape Mears. The lights then followed the cape out into the ocean and around the rocky cliffs out of sight. Once the lights left our view, my wife and I couldn’t believe what we just saw. My wife said that if she didn’t see it with her own eyes, she would have never believed me.
July 23, 2018 · 4:50 AM · SPHERE
Cape Mears, OR
I am a very sound sleeper, but I woke up and told my husband not to go outside, which he did anyway. I waited in the tent until he called for me to come quick there were some bright orbs coming towards the shore. It was very foggy and there was a heavy mist in the air. He thought at first it was a ship in trouble. As I got to his side there were three very bright lights traveling quickly towards what we call "pyramid rock." They would stop and "wink" at us, the lights would turn, go black, and then appear again. Right after they left the rock they traveled, quite brightly, along the cape towards us. Then they went back out and disappeared around other side of the cape. During this entire event, the dogs stayed quietly in the tent. This unusual for both of them, whenever there is something outside the tent they bark. It was unbelievably eerie, but I am glad I was there to witness this with him.
July 21, 2018 · 9:40 PM · SPHERE
Beaverton, OR
We have witnessed this object fly over our house for several years. It does not appear every night and does not appear at the same time each sighting. When it does appear, it is usually shortly after sunset to no later than 2 hours after sunset. We had not seen it for several months. It generally moves east though it may be moving slightly northeast or southeast. The intensity of the white light does not change even after it passes over and goes out of sight so it is not a landing light or spot light. The light does not light up anything below it or around it. It does not pulse at all. The light is perfectly round. There are no other lights visible such as the red and green directional lights on the side an aircraft or a beacon light 1that would be on the tail of an aircraft. There are no strobe lights. It leaves no trail. It is completely silent. We have never heard the sound of an engine, rotor, prop, or buzz like from commercially available drones. We have no size reference for it other than it is much larger and brighter than a star such as Sirius. We have watched satellites and the International Space Station go over and this makes them look like tiny little pale pinpricks in the sky. We have no real speed reference though we think it is moving at about the speed of a passenger jet, possibly faster. It does not change direction, stop, hover, etc., but flies in a straight line. We have no idea what altitude it is flying at which makes it harder to try to determine a speed or a size. We are both pilots and are stumped at what this is.
July 21, 2018 · 8:45 PM · SPHERE
Haines Falls, NY
A friend and I were sitting by our campfire when I noticed a red-orange ball of light moving from right to left (east to west) above the tree line. I immediately mentioned it to my friend who was sitting next to me, and my sister who was just stepping out of the tent. The three of us quickly ran in the direction the object was heading, which happened to be the campsite driveway onto the loop road, where we could get a better view through a clearing in the trees. The object appeared to be about the size of a basketball (if you were extend your arms and hold one out in front of you), however, would have to be much larger since I would estimate its altitude to have been about 300-350 feet above ground and its horizontal distance from us to be about 150-200 feet. It was a perfectly spherical red-orange ball of light that would have to have been extremely bright to be visible against the early twilight sky. It moved silently and steadily at a moderately slow pace across the sky. My sister and friend noticed the object had dropped in altitude and at a sharp right angle to its right slightly before continuing on and disappearing beyond the tree line to the west. We were all baffled and discussing what the object could have been when another one appeared from the east, following the same trajectory (although at an even lower altitude and closer distance than the first). The second object was identical to the first and moved at the same pace, silently across the sky until disappearing over the westerly tree line. I am a consumer drone enthusiast and pilot which is how I was able to estimate the altitude and distance. Also, a popular consumer drone at that altitude and distance would be audibly noticeable. I can easily hear the buzzing of the motors and propellers of my small drone at a 300 foot altitude in a noisy urban environment. These objects were completely silent against the relatively quiet backdrop of the campground. The object in question would have to have been 10 times the size of a small consumer drone and also contain an large amount of extremely bright LED lamps to achieve the same luminosity.
July 21, 2018 · 4:22 AM · SPHERE
Soda Springs, ID
At 0422, I stepped out for a cigarette break at work. I am a sidereal astrologer and frequently observe the night sky to familiarize myself with constellations. Upon looking up from my phone, I see a bright, I mean bright, light that could be no less than 55 degrees in altitude. I appeared to be the brightest satellite I had ever witnessed. Intrigued, I continued to watch. Crouching a using a tree as a point of reference, I noticed it wobbling from side-to-side. Furthermore, its speed was constantly changing: speeding, and the slowing (to nearly a halt). It then proceeded to deviate from its original apparent orbital path, heading more South, rather than East (as originally). It began fading and varying in its luminosity. In a clear sky. Now, extremely attentive, I watched as it totally faded from the sky. Only to reappear to the far south, in a span of seconds - much too short for that of a satellite to travel within - Not to mention it was heading a completely different path by this point. Satellites do not deviate from a fixed orbital path so quickly or noticeably. Satellites do not wobble. Conventional aircraft do not have a fixed, steady lighted vehicle that seems to fall side-to-side like a feather.
July 21, 2018 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Omaha, NE
NUFORC Mote: Mars? PD
July 20, 2018 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Great Falls, MT
We were at the Great Falls, Montana, stock car races, and at about 10:30 PM,.. My boyfriend saw a huge pink circular flash and pointed it out to me, I looked over right away and saw nothing. Within a couple seconds I saw another large pink flash.. (Which he later told me the first one was twice as large.) And then saw the first one disappear, followed by another teensy but smaller pink circular flash. And then there were no more. We live in a town with an Air Force base, which is on the complete opposite side of town. The flashes were near the airport, but we both agreed there was no way it could have been any kind of identifiable aircraft. It flashed at us 3 times total, with each flash becoming smaller as we watched.