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Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
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May 13, 2023 · 9:52 PM · SPHERE
Desoto, TX
Driving by myself from beechwood drive in the same neighborhood made a right driving down longleaf drive as I saw the lights thinking it could be from the cell tower close in the video as I got closer I realized it was not from it . Then assumed it was from a airplane but also airplanes are In the distant behind flying so could not be. Weather was very calm that night no rain no clouds . The objects moved upwards and then I followed to get closer to longleaf and was quiet . As I got closer to record more the objects aligned itself as some disappeared and 4 of them aligned evenly side by side at the same time a house with a dog in the back I was around was barking crazy . I then decided to drive to the road I believe it was on to see if there where houses or apartments it could of been humans I assumed . Then once I drove to the sight I realized there was nothing but a grass field above where the sighting was in the distant.
May 13, 2023 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
Louisville, KY
3 orbs bright in color orangish red in color flying in triangle position. 1 dropped down as if dancing across the sky. They then disappeared to reappear 10 mins later going in the opposite direction
May 13, 2023 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
Vonore, TN
My brother and I witnessed two circular orange colored bright objects initially, one above the other. They moved somewhat slowly from the west to the east and appeared to fade away. After that we saw another singular object move across the same area, and then two more similar to the first sighting. I retrieved my Nikon DSLR camera and drove up to the top of a nearby hill. A singular object appeared and I shot some pictures, though I wasn’t able to adjust my camera properly. One note of interest: we heard a low roaring sound during the initial sighting, but not afterwards.
May 13, 2023 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
Pike Road, AL
I have video of this object. It is very near much than all stars, very shiny. It was moving. In telescope we saw it has 5-6 flash round dots on the bottom
May 13, 2023 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Klamath falls, OR
Light seen in the distance traveling outside and in a different direction then know flight patterns. Also not appearing the be in a satellite path. Long time observer, first time filing and many more to follow, I believe.
May 13, 2023 · 3:45 PM · EGG
Boston, MA
Was definitely not a balloon and not a drone. Was about the same size as a beach balloon but not completely round…..more like Rugby Ball shaped. Shiny silver appearance.
May 13, 2023 · 2:21 PM · SPHERE
Los Angeles, CA
I’m a retired Los Angeles police officer… on May 13th, 2023 something very unusual happened while I was employed by a commercial film production Co. (Filming a new car commercial when something that I can not fully explain that was happening above me in the sky. For the past twenty-eight years (after retiring from the LAPD) I’ve been fortunate enough to have been allowed to work in full LAPD uniform (with the police Department approval of course) on hundreds of production shoots in the streets of L.A., and for the most part all have been mostly uneventful… until this below happened. Yesterday while filming a Chevrolet car shoot in the streets of Los Angeles something caught my eye above me in the sky… it appeared to be a silver colored round sphere that was flashing a bright white high intensity light on an off in the sky above me I’d estimate around fifteen-hundred up. Upon initially seeing it I thought it was a drone… then to my amazement it instantly shape shifted from a round metallic sphere into a flat lateral object, that would occasionally start spinning at high speed on it’s axis, after which it moved laterally from left to right at high speed, then reforming back into it’s previous metallic sphere form, and then repeating the whole sequence again and again as it randomly moved about the sky high above Los Angeles. I was so dumbfounded and taken back as to what I was seeing that I had forgotten to use my Apple Iphone to video it. Now to my dismay this object then vanished—-I desperately began to search the sky for the next fifteen-minutes in order to a picture of it—I was ready this time—then just before giving up I noticed a very bright pinpoint of light extremely high in the crystal clear sky. Now with IPhone in hand I snapped a picture of the entire skyscrape in front of me. After studying the picture for a few minutes I became disappointed when I didn’t see anything out of the unusual at first, that is. As an afterthought I started magnifying the field of view of the photograph with two of my fingers and then it happened—to my astonishment I saw in my picture… I had indeed captured a photograph of this amazing unknown metallic (Orb). My picture clearly shows an inanimate object high in the sky! It also shows the structure of the sphere and under high magnification. The structural definition especially along the bottom of this object IE: two darken ports on either sides of the bottom with a horizontal darken indentation running vertically between the two darken ports on either side. Then—it hit me—a solid structural sphere (Ball) cannot just sit still high in the sky… everyone knows that, the law of physics tells us that, it’s impossible for a round solid object to just sit stationary in the sky with out rotors or propulsion of some kind. I wanted to quickly get my iPhone out of my pocket to video what I was seeing, but I was unable to do this because at the time I was standing moving traffic at the time directing traffic (unsafe to do that). I was very lucky though just to get a still picture of it though as you can see.
May 13, 2023 · 1:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Didnt fly over any city, -- · Canada
I was checking the radar on Plane Finder when I spotted a fast aircraft over Northern Canada (it was in the Hudson Bay when I first spotted it) and was flying at a perfectly steady altitude of 40 000 feet at around 7 200 Km/h. The aircraft had absolutely no identification, squawk or callsign and the map showed it moved nearly sideways (not in angle, it was litteraly almost on it’s side, somehow). It’s flight path shows it flying in a curve (or as later referred, ‘ark’) from Northern Alaska to Ontario. There was no takeoff seen in the altitude record at all, it was a perfect line both for altitude and speed. Then suddenly out of nowhere, it performed a 90 degree turn, you read that correctly, a 90 degree turn to the west and lost around 500 feet in a matter of seconds at the kapiscau river in ontario. In utter disbelief, I shared this finding to a relative. When I sent it, it told me the app named said aircraft ‘FABD62’, altough it did not have have any other information on it whatsoever (this is so you can look at it’s flight path yourself if you want). Now, back to this UFO. It’s journey didn’t end there from my sigthing tho. It then flied in an ark pattern (which was perfect on radar, no other turns were seen as you’d see normally with other aircraft) over Quebec, passing Labrador and started flying over a busy airspace over the Atlantic, all these facts remove the theory this couldve been a satellite or an experimental hypersonic plane (because of the altitude, constant speed and 90 degree turn). Since the 90 degree turn 500 metre drop, it has kept an altitude of 35 000 metres since that point. Now, after a few minutes as the aircraft was flying at exactly 7 562 km/h at all times during it’s journey, it started approaching a point in-between Ireland and France, passing near a passenger jet which I dont remember the callsign of from Air France as it was in a busy area. Suddenly, all traces of the UFO vanished from radar. Now, the reason it has not been shot down was because no fighter jet could possibly keep up with a speed like that. The app also marked the UFO as unknown so I doubt it was private. This also doesnt seem like anything experimental since performing a 90 degree turn like it did is impossible for any possible aircraft (not mentionning how it kept it’s incredible speed and it’s altitude). Tracing back the first ark it did from Alaska to Ontario, it could have taken off from Russia but have been noticed on FLARM radar over Alaska. By the way, the source indicated for the radar is FLARM. I currently seem to have been the only person to notice this. It had also passed dangerously close to numerous other airliners along it’s two arks on it’s flight path. When I looked back at the flight path after dissapearing near Ireland, it only showed the first ark of it’s journey.
May 13, 2023 · 1:00 AM · OTHER
Probable conventionalHouston, TX
It is getting lower and going in circles, left, right, it left on or around about 1:16am and started on or around 12:51am, Saturday, May 13 of 2023. It comes to this location very often. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
May 12, 2023 · 11:50 PM · SPHERE
Cochrane, AB · Canada
At approximately 1150pm, a 4 pointed craft outlined as orbs. Went over cul Dec sac. Four orbs intercommunicated and shapeshifted somehow almost darting as need amongst themselves to realign travel directions
May 12, 2023 · 11:11 PM · FIREBALL
Oviedo, FL
I was driving north on a local road when I saw what looked to be an orange flame from a rocket. Common here in central Florida. But this “rocket” wasn’t going up, instead it crossed above me, looked to be quite close, and I saw what looked like flames, almost like a floating lantern. I took a picture as it passed overhead (attached) I then started recording. The orange balls just floated off towards the west and disappeared into the sky.
May 12, 2023 · 11:10 PM · TRIANGLE
Owasso, OK
We were awaiting a big thunderstorm to roll in and sky watching from our balcony. Just a a few hundred feet or less above us, Came diagonally overhead our apartment headed almost directly East & quickly just above the clouds (clouds gave a foggy look to craft). The tip of the triangle was the front of the craft and on each tip of the triangle was a ring-like light, spinning and changing directions at odd and random intervals. Almost like it was completely a full revolution on each ring tight tip. Each ring light spun at different direction, at different times, and changed directions at different times. It had a white/blush hue through the clouds. The triangle itself also spun and rotated at weird intervals. Almost like aerial pit maneuvers? Like you would see fired jets do. It was maybe the size of large four door suv but wider, but also a few hundred feet in the air, so hard to tell for sure, but smaller in size relative to a hot air balloon, but way larger than a drone or kite. It was so fast that I couldn’t grab my phone and hit the camera icon quick enough. I’ve never seen ANYTHING like it. Oddly enough, Owasso has had extreme weather randomly disapate before reaching us, or create “donuts” around us with us in the center. I wonder if this could be related?
May 12, 2023 · 11:01 PM · SPHERE
Buffalo, NY
Large red orb light UAP, moving very fast for its size with NO sound… seemed to emit a light “ shroud” around it as seen In video. Covered the distance of two houses only 40 yards away from my position within seconds. Disappeared after breaching other side of tree. Cannot upload video bc it exceeds the maximum size allowed on website
May 12, 2023 · 10:41 PM · SPHERE
Sharpsville, IN
Bright light in the sky moving in circulation mode. Sometimes appear to move in and out. Was here tonite for an hour then moved out of site further, but more at distant. Disappeared for two nights then back again on Monday.
May 12, 2023 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Chapmanville, WV
At around 10 at night, I stepped out of my backdoor, facing the Guyandotte River. I looked up and saw the UFO(s). Three large red/orange orbs or "fireballs" in triangular formation, with what looked like fire dancing between the three well defined orbs. The UFO was at the level of the treetops on the mountain facing my home, far below the clouds. I could not see any surface (ex such as the surface of a craft or crafts) connecting the lights. It flew slowly overhead, making no noise. I thought to myself that it was very strange, and then the UFO made a perfect 90 degree left turn and faded away. There was no sound or trail of object. There is zero possibility this was a conventional aircraft such as a plane or a helicopter. Again it made no noise, and I was close enough that I would have seen and heard the shape of the hypothetical plane or helicopter. I remember seeing the stars in the night sky, this object was certainly not a star. It could not have been a meteor as there was no trail and the object made a perfect L shaped turn. I was not under the influence of any substances, nor do I suffer from hallucinations. I was wide awake, this was not a dream. I included a digital drawing of the object, as well as the exact direction I was facing when I saw it. I hope this can be of some help. I would have reported sooner, but I tried to rationalize all the possibilities and nothing makes sense. I apologize that I can't provide the exact date and time, but I know it was the week of May 8th 2023. Thank you
May 12, 2023 · 9:53 PM · TRIANGLE
Inola, OK
Triangular light formation hovered over my sons friends house for about 10 minutes before heading north where another individual spotted the same formation. The lights seemed to move up and down into and out of the cloud cover. After hovering for a bit it moved off slowly in a northward direction.
May 12, 2023 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Lincoln, NE
I was looking at clouds around 9:15pm following some severe weather storms and noticed high above the clouds a light like that of a plane. So I started watching it and noticed several other lights in the same area. I thought that was strange because you don’t normally see that many planes flying in the same area at the same time and going different directions. I witnesses about 6-7 different lights all separate from each other but in the same area of the sky behaving strangely. 3 of them I witnessed fall straight down like a falling star at a high speed. 2 I saw increase speed and change direction quickly. And a couple of them just moved across the area slowly like a plane would. On 1 of them I saw red and green lights so I thought that might have been plane lights on the wings. But what’s weird is what explains the activity of the other lights in the area? The lights were small like that of a plane in the night sky. They were moving in and out of clouds so i can’t be sure if some of the lights were the same ones that I was seeing again or different ones. Again I thought it was strange that so many aircraft were in the same area at the same time doing different things. Maybe you can tell me if there was militant activity in the area this night or a plane being escorted by other aircraft or something that can’t be explained. The whole incident lasted about 5-7 minutes maybe and then the clouds were covering a lot of the night sky and I lost them.
May 12, 2023 · 9:04 PM · TRIANGLE
Bucksport, ME
Three lights triangular positions. One flashing light, all lights were white. Soft engine noise. Slow moving. Tilted some as it turned more northerly. Low flying slow moving. Could be a drone but it was quite large maybe 20 feet across. Craft not visible in the dark but lights were fixed in triangular shape as it passed almost silently over Main street as I was looking toward the bay it was in front of me then it was to my left as it disappeared over the trees [NUFORC annotation: Drone - Possible]
May 12, 2023 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Boerne, TX
Four apparent passenger aircraft possibly landing pattern to San Antonio Airport, following the fourth air craft a large circular object appearing following the last air craft. it has the appearance of lighted windows with light circling bottom of the craft. Appeared to have have large antenna like rods, with knobs on the end of the rods. Went behind a cloud and did not appear again.
May 12, 2023 · 7:57 PM · SPHERE
Kearny, AZ
Took my granddaughter to the local park to let her play on the equipment and push her on the swings. While there, notice this bright light in the sky and thought it was strange because there was no noise emitted from it. As it came closer to us I took a video. The photos I have attached are enlarged from the video. I'm very curious as to what this object is. Respectfully, Senator ((name deleted)) (retired)
May 12, 2023 · 5:24 PM · SPHERE
IdentifiedOR
Picture taken around sunset near Rosarito Baja [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Certain]
May 12, 2023 · 4:42 PM · CHANGING
Broad Brook, CT
I was having morning coffee on my western facing deck before starting my day, Friday May 12th, 2023 at approximately 4:45-5:00am. It was then that I observed an object in the NNW that I was unfamiliar with and watched it for a minute or two. It was on a linear course to the SSE. I thought I should try to capture some images with my smartphone. There is one video. I took some stills. Also included are some screen shots of stills gleaned from the video then enlarged. The video and the images are the best I was able to capture. I was a bit nervous so some shaking in the video. The object stayed on a constant linear path. The video shows about 1 minute of travel. Various images show the object in one state of 4 lights in a cubical or square configuration. Another image shows the other state of a multi color burst or pulsation. Still another image shows the view of the object that appears to look Chevron shaped. The object alternated these states very rapidly, approximately every half second between these states of appearance. While viewing the video in slow motion, the object appeared to tumble, oscillate and otherwise rotate. Which leads me to believe that different sides of the object were being captured in each frame. The object traveled from the NNW toward the SSE. I estimate the elevation to be higher than typical commercial and military jet traffic we normally see here from either the 103rd Airlift Wing (103 AW) unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard, at the Air National Guard Base at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT or traffic into or out of Bradley International Airport. The course was linear at a constant elevation and velocity. My opinion is that the velocity was difficult to determine but seemed to move at a fixed velocity. From horizon to horizon it took about 10 minutes to traverse my field of view and I observed it closely for about 8 minutes. When the object was in closest proximity to me I took the video with my smartphone and some stills. It appeared larger and brighter than Venus which at early evening appears in the western sky here at this time of year. When it was in closest proximity to me, I was looking at it toward WSW. It was at about a 70 degree of inclination to the WSW horizon and not quite directly overhead. The gyrations and multicolored pulsation or bursts made it appear to be a very active and energetic object. There was absolutely no sound and seeing it was wondrous.
May 12, 2023 · 1:07 PM · CYLINDER
Probable conventionalMoodus, CT
We saw an object moving across the sky in the video. Upper left at approximately 10 seconds in. Couldn’t tell how high it was. Was moving end over end - not too fast- seemed to be moving in a straight steady line. Sun was bright so it was hard to get the video. We didn’t think much of it- thought it was a balloon. Can’t tell by my video but was hoping someone has the technology to enlarge it and examine it. Thank you [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Probable]
May 12, 2023 · 11:01 AM · OTHER
Buffalo, NY
While sitting outside an object popped up out of absolutely no where as we were both looking in the same direction. It traveled faster than anything we’ve ever seen before. But slow; like it was driving. Like it had a destination. I can’t even describe it. For about 40-60 seconds. It was extremely bright. Bright red. Reflection almost made it seem circular with an orb like shape, but focused, or screenshot, it’s oblong with black shapes at the top & or bottom it seems, one photo from my fiancés phone has a black dot in the middle…. I have a 31 second video, I stopped by accident , pressed second again - which I’m positive of - and recorded traveling just a bit more and it disappeared out of no where, I freaked out with excitement and stopped recording and went to go back to watch and it was no where to be found. I’ve tried uploading videos to other sites and I can’t get them to upload. I left a voicemail on your site and I really hope to share these with you. Someone needs to see these..