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June 9, 2018 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Fort Collins, CO
(( Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
June 8, 2018 · 10:12 PM · SPHERE
Lafayette, LA
We were watching the International Space Station cross the sky on its designated trajectory at the time reported by our local TV station weatherman. As it disappeared into the NE sky, another smaller lighted object appearing to be higher and farther up from the station, intersected the path, coming from the SE, hesitated, then zigzagged at irregular speed then suddenly sped up and disappeared upwards and towards the NW. The object was too distant and not as bright as the space station, but we definitely saw it as we stood looking upward. We routinely watch for the station to pass over when the night is clear and the weatherman announces to look for it. It was too far to make out any shape. No photos, no video, it happened so fast; we were shocked, in disbelief, and because it was so far away, I don't think getting an image w/ our phones would have been possible. Just wondering if anyone else saw it. Looked like a distant shooting star but it was weaving back an forth on purpose, traveling opposite the normal orbit of the space station.
June 7, 2018 · 10:15 AM · SPHERE
Rye, NH
During the night of June 7, 2018, around 10:12 PM, I heard a helicopter. It was loud not like a charter helicopter which flies by during the day for scenic tours. So I had gone outside to see it and when I viewed the helicopter and seeing the lights of it.....to the left and just a little ahead of that was this bright orange round orb. It was no reflection it was just this bright orange round globe. And after seeing the first helicopter....there was one right behind it and was chasing this light...glow....orb...round existence of what is was. It only lasted for maybe 20 seconds and wished I had my cell phone to video it. It WAS something I have never seen before for that. I live just across from the ocean in Rye, NH. I may have seen things on video or television before.....but this was live...and real.........!!! We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be quite sincere in describing his sighting. PD
June 4, 2018 · 2:00 PM · SPHERE
Reno, NV
I was driving from Carson City to Reno, and when I was in the central area of Reno, I recall seeing a metallic, spherical object floating about 1-2000 feet in the air. It remained still until I could not see it anymore. I took pictures but weirdly I deleted them thinking I saw a balloon, something I never would have done. I never even thought about it again until recently. My mother had seen similar things in that time period as well. I may be remembering it wrong, but it looked like a droplet of liquid for a few seconds, but I'm not sure as it could have been reflecting sunlight.
June 3, 2018 · 10:45 PM · SPHERE
Probable conventionalChambery, Rhône-Alpes · France
Le dimanche 03 juin 2018 à 22h45, un témoin est surpris de voir dans le ciel couvert le déplacement silencieux d'une lumière ronde rouge orangée. Le témoin prend des jumelles et constate que trois boules rouge-orangées alignées à l'horizontale se déplacent dans le ciel couvert. Le témoin remarque une sorte de halo flou au-dessus des 3 boules qui finissent par s'éloigner en direction du Nord toujours en silence et à la même allure. Un autre témoin présent constate également le PAN mais ne fait pas l'observation aux jumelles et ne témoignera pas. En conclusion de l'enquête menée, la quasi-totalité des paramètres physiques et dynamiques des PAN fait penser à une observation d’un groupe de lanternes portées par le vent (voir le compte rendu d'enquête). Un point important subsiste : la durée d’observation de 30 mn est difficilement compatible avec l’hypothèse de lanternes classiques pour lesquelles 20 minutes semble être une durée d’autonomie maximale. Cela nous amène à formuler une seconde hypothèse de ballons lumineux festifs avec LED intégrée. Ces ballons ont pu être tous orange. L’examen plus approfondi de l’observation du témoin, grâce à des échanges de mails avec l’enquêteur, n’a pas permis d’éclairer cet élément d’incompatibilité. Il amène au contraire un autre élément d’étrangeté qui s’avère assez incompatible avec notre hypothèse : rotation régulière par rapport à l’horizontale lors du déplacement de -10/+10°, avec conservation de l’alignement des trois PAN. Le PAN objet de cette enquête est très similaire à celui de l’étude du cas MOTTE-SERVOLEX (LA) (73) 02.06.2018. L’observation rapportée de LA MOTTE-SERVOLEX s’est produite la veille, à peu près aux mêmes horaires et à une distance très rapprochée (PAN estimé à 2km des 2 témoignages). Les deux témoignages font état d’une durée d’observation très importante. C’est le point le plus critique pour notre hypothèse de lanternes volantes classiques. La seconde hypothèse de ballons lumineux festifs avec LED intégrée est plus cohérente. Leur autonomie est de plusieurs heures. Le GEIPAN classe le cas en « B » : observation probable d’un groupe de trois lanternes volantes ou de ballons lumineux festifs avec LED intégrée. [GEIPAN classification B — Ballon LED]
June 2, 2018 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Ravenna, OH
My fiance and I looked out over the trees Northwest from our house and saw a bright whitish gold light floating up over the trees. It traveled at a consistent speed not too slow not too fast and did not change directions. We watched it move from Northwest to Southeast and it got dimmer and suddenly disappeared, not behind anything but literally vanished before our eyes. It was lower than a plane and did not look like a weather balloon or a floating lattern. Resembled a star that was moving (not a shooting star).
May 31, 2018 · 11:35 PM · SPHERE
Lebanon, CT
Orb of white light flashing intermittently and changing direction over livestock farmland. Seven hours after alert and 92 miles from MADAR site. Primary witness, his brother, and girlfriend were outside when they noticed a white, intermittently flashing orb hovering behind trees in his backyard. It resembled car’s headlight but there was no road there. It disappeared and then reappeared seconds later above the treetops, flashing for a few seconds then disappeared again. It reappeared behind the trees, downward and to the right of where it was just seconds prior. Witnesses were freaked out and went inside the witness home and watched from the window to see if it reappeared, but it didn’t. It made no noise. Witness suspected it was possibly a drone but nobody lives anywhere even close to where the light appeared to be.
May 31, 2018 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Please see other reports from the Myrtle Beach area for this date. PD
May 29, 2018 · 6:00 AM · SPHERE
Wichita, KS
On May 29, 2018, I got up this morning as usual about 6am, for quiet time, and happened to look at the security camera. At first I noticed a perfect little circle orb hovering around the lens, which after a while it moved up and a second circle came up, moving in the exact same format. Thinking it was possible a reflection of the first circle, upon further observation, I realized these were two different orbs moving back and forth in perfect alignment, without changing direction. It was as if a reflective object was moving the orbs in unison. I opened the front door and walked toward where the camera indicated the objects were. However, they disappeared off screen.
May 28, 2018 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
Seattle, WA
I was looking at the Seattle city-scape from the 4th floor of the VA hospital. I thought I would take a picture of the buildings with my phone. When I held up the phone to snap some pics I instantly realized that something was flying around above the city. I could see it on the screen of my phone but the object was completely invisible to my eye. So I snapped a couple pics and then realized i needed to start recording video. Which I did. Got about 90 seconds worth of video. I later noticed a second object flying above and to the right of the more visible one. Posted the video to my instagram account @legendkontinues ...I would be very happy to have it analyzed by a digital audio/visual expert.
May 28, 2018 · 10:30 AM · SPHERE
Gilroy, CA
Two witnesses observe white sphere move slowly to the northwest, reverse direction and move to the southeast. Clear skies with no wind and unlimited visibility. 80 degree weather. No noise from aircraft. Speed estimated at 100-200 MPH. Object did not appear to be a drone. Height estimated at 5,000 ft. Memorial day parade that day. (( Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
May 27, 2018 · 6:40 PM · SPHERE
Yukon, OK
While lounging by the pool, my father noticed a brilliant, sphere shaped object traveling very fast from the east, headed northwest. In comparison to plane traveling close by this object was moving much faster. I was able to take a photograph.
May 26, 2018 · 2:00 PM · SPHERE
Wallop, HAMPSHIR · United Kingdom
My partner had been sitting in the garden watching a stationary orb to the East above Stockbridge for 5 minutes. He then called me to look. Whilst having a coffee together we continued to watch for another 15 minutes. Living near Middle Wallop airfield we knew it was NOT a helicopter. My partner has a telescope and felt it was NOT a star/planet/satellite. We both thought it might be looking at Porton Down, to the West. We then went in to put the cups away/visit the bathroom but it had gone when we came back out. I remarked that I'd previously seen something EXACTLY like this in 1994, daylight hours, above the Isle of Sheppey at the mouth of the River Thames, the view point being the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend on Sea, where I grew up. There were 6 witnesses on that occasion. Only reporting this now as there seems more global interest today than in previous years.
May 24, 2018 · 1:00 PM · SPHERE
Edinburg, TX
Driving north on Jackson, maybe 10 blocks from Trenton Rd. Saw a metallic sphere and fumbled for my camera, but it seemed to late but I took a few pics anyways thinking maybe it cloaked. Didn't check the images till way latter and to my surprise after a little enhancing there were two sphere like objects I caught. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 24, 2018 · 9:35 AM · SPHERE
Fresno, CA
It came out of thin air it like formed into a light right in the middle of the night. It didn’t come across the sky it just started right in the middle by getting brighter then slowly gliding across
May 22, 2018 · 8:15 PM · SPHERE
Snohomish, WA
Alright so I got footage of this glowing yellow object in the sky, changing directions and shooting downward super fast. Well, the video will explain I really don't think that this an an airplane
May 22, 2018 · 2:09 PM · SPHERE
IdentifiedVaugneray, Rhône-Alpes · France
Le témoin a observé le 22 mai 2018 à 14h09 pendant 1 à 1'30'', depuis la terrasse de son logement au 3ème et dernier étage de son immeuble, une boule noire sombre avec des reflets brillants, ressemblant à "une boule de pétanque ou de bowling". Cet objet se déplaçait du nord au sud linéairement à une vitesse rapide. Le témoin a le temps de prendre une photographie (voir DSC_2061.jpg). Aucun autre témoignage n'a été recueilli. Le 09 juin 2018, le témoin, qui avait continué à investiguer sur son observation, a envoyé au GEIPAN sa propre explication (voir document courrier témoin). Après avoir écarté l’hypothèse du drone (après contacts avec le service drone de Lyon et la Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens de Lyon Saint Exupéry), le témoin s’est concentré sur l’hypothèse « rapace ». Le témoin a fait de nombreuses observations entre le 22 mai et le 09 juin 2018. Il a remarqué de très gros rapaces venant du parc animalier de Courzieux (200 rapaces y résident). Il a étudié les angles de vue de ces rapaces en prenant en considération la même heure d'observation et les mêmes conditions météorologiques. A partir des nombreuses prises de vue réalisées, le témoin a pu noter que sous un angle spécifique, les rapaces formaient une boule (voir documents screenshot_144449 et 144320.png). L’observation du 22 mai 2018 correspond donc très probablement à celle d’un gros rapace noir en vol passif lent planant dans un courant parfaitement horizontal avec un cap constant. La position du soleil (au-dessus) est fort probablement la cause des reflets et de la perception sphérique. Le témoin a pu reproduire son observation et sa prise de vue du 22 mai, le 09 juin, confirmant de manière certaine, le 09 juin, l'hypothèse d'un rapace. L’observation est donc celle d’un rapace en provenance du parc animalier de Courzieux, en vol lent, sans changement de cap, la forme sphérique et les reflets perçus dus à une illusion d’optique liée à la réflexion du soleil. Le GEIPAN classe le cas en A : observation d'un oiseau. [GEIPAN classification A — Oiseau]
May 21, 2018 · 1:15 PM · SPHERE
Columbus, OH
Approximately 30 minutes into my flight from Columbus, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas, I saw a shiny white ball with an opaque, white "finger" type cloud behind it, connected to the ball, coming toward the plane. It was very close to us,right in front of the right wing. Behind it,perpendicular to it and the plane, was what looked like a jet trail that we can see from the ground. (It was dissipating) The shiny white UFO, for lack of a better discription,"flew" without any fins or propellers. It flew along side us until we flew too far to see it anymore, its trail dissipating like a jet trail.
May 21, 2018 · 1:00 AM · SPHERE
Los Angeles, CA
(( Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
May 20, 2018 · 4:00 PM · SPHERE
Nahma, MI
Fishing on Lake Michigan, headed back to launch, a glowing white sphere the size of a basketball emerged out of the lake and followed me for 5 minutes. It floated obove the surface and followed me till I was safe on shore, then floated away up in the sky..
May 18, 2018 · 11:15 PM · SPHERE
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) · Brazil
I was in my living room watching television, when I saw a plane passing through my house window. I've always been fascinated by UFOs, so I thought: what if this is not a plane? Then I got up to look. It really was a plane, but when I looked ahead, there were several white and red dots flashing like Christmas lights in a straight line. I thought it was some decoration, but then I realized it was impossible to be that. The object blinked like Christmas lights, several orbs one after another, some white and some red. And they went up and up and up. Always together. I felt extremely excited, anxious. I was shaking at the time it happened, filming is not the best because the camera on my phone is limited and I was very nervous. My hands were sweating. The object slowly faded, the orbs stopped blinking and disappeared into the darkness. After that, I was still in shock and started to have a stomach ache. I got sick and had diarrhea, I do not know if it was something I ate or the shock, I think maybe the latter.
May 15, 2018 · 3:30 AM · SPHERE
Jackson Hole, WY
In the early morning hours, I was driving 1/2 way up the Teton mountain pass road from the Wilson, WY, side on my way to Idaho Falls to catch an early morning flight to the east coast. I observed three bright white glowing orbs about the size of a small compact car, approximately 200 meters off in the distance and no more than 100 feet above the rugged terrain, and traveling approximately 150 knots from a southerly to northerly direction towards Yellowstone. Then...three more followed at the same high rate of speed in a perfect straight row, spaced at approximately 100 feet apart, and again followed by three more but these were brilliant red glowing orbs, again followed by three more. I was quite shaken by my observation in the fact that there were no other cars on the road at that time. It all happened with a 15 second period of time. These objects were not of this earth.
May 14, 2018 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Murfreesboro, TN
I noticed every time I'd gone outside at night that these lights were there in the sky. Sometimes they we're in different areas above that tree and I could see them move or spin etc. But most always where all between the neighbors houses and mine in the backyards. with the naked eye you can see them moving and even changing shape if they were down low enough. well I didn't think much of them as time passes i just kept seeing them and the sky above the houses and trees then in August of 2017, I was out at 2:45 a.m. on my back patio and I did happen to look up and there were a few of these lights above the Treetops well I was yelling at my dogs to come in cuz I wanted to go back to bed and so I stepped back to the door and flickered my back porch light on and off quite quickly trying to get the dogs attention and it just so happened it was a red Christmas lights and I had never taken out at that time. After I flickered the light a few times I stepped back on my patio and I yelled at them again to come in and I looked up and one of these bright white lights Round probably the size of a very large oversized beach ball solid white orb type spherical light and as it got to the outer edges that was translucent but still white to some degree and in my mind I didn't want to think about what it was and so I just talk to it like it was a dr! one or something of that nature because if I had really stop to think I probably would have freaked out. So I started asking questions like what are you doing out this late what are you filming what are you doing why are you up there every single night and different locations of this neighborhood what are you trying to find out. It made no noise it was silent my dogs didn't react to it they just sat there and so I just kind of said to it I think you better leave and I pointed up at the sky and it left. So every night since then except when it's raining these things are out there. There is any number of them from 1 to 7 I've counted in the sky. Now they are in different locations some brighter than others some dim. I live in what's called a circle rd. so you can step on my backyard and all you see are everybody's backyard and the road that's in front of my house goes around this circle of homes. These lights are usually between my house my neighbors, then across the street I've seen them. Down the block to the left of my home which is about five or six houses down and then the other way to the right they've been out down as far as three or four homes. They hang out as dusk comes in just before 8pm. They are at house top level or Treetop level or the telephone poles the wires or just above those and higher. Then actually I can see them when they are moving up to where planes fly I've seen them actually go. I've got many photos and videos over months. I've had probably 10 people come out nobody knows what these things are. Everybody's just amazed they change shape size the jump around almost like go dancing. They had different colors in them blues and greens and when they change shapes it almost reminds me of like when you see a dandelion and it's got those white cloud like things all around the seeds imagine that being sucked in and coming out being sucked in and coming out they do that like pulse. Another movement they do is where it's like a hamster wheel and then something spins with inside of itself and in photos you can see several orbs or light spot within the light source. These things are just amazing and just don't know what they are. Earlier this year I contacted mufon and they came out and the time they did their investigation which was several months ago it was really odd because what I see around my home and just told you about is not what we experienced. When they were here we did capture some orb type things on video. These were not the white light up in the sky but were privacy fence level. We had our camera phones up on zoom to search the sky cuz that's were I see them but as we panned our camera phones down level we caught up to six white orbs type lights in my backyard. They were not presenting themselves as white spinning and moving like when they are in the sky. What was in my backyard were change shape orbs from colors of orange and yellow but would begin as white. You could even see like rings of a tree or spine type things in the center of them and a few of the orbs we have on video like 19 minutes long. That's a very cool video to watch. In one way it was kind of disappointing because they weren't the lights in the sky that I see every night or it didn't present itself like when it came down to the sky and was in front of me. After that investigation I have not seen what we captured that one night. I've been seeing the white light orb type things in the sky around my home. I still have been sending mufon pictures and video of what I keep seeing every night but because she has no idea what they are disney know how or want to proceed. They at mufon haven't come back out to see these white light orbs in the sky. They dont know how to have me capture them where she can see them better or wants me to have them next to something so distance and size could be figured. Bit its dark at night so phone lines tree tops etc don't show up just the white light. I don't know it's just kind of frustrating. I can't find anyone that seems to know anything about what they could be. No one from any kind of Space or Universal profession like from local college won't retire my emails. I don't know who else to ask what these things could be and why there here around my house and our neighborhood. They remind me sometimes of the Marfa lights only they're probably closer to me than those are from people who see them. Then also someone had mentioned to me about watching the video that NASA had put out about a tether that came loose in space and I guess either causing noise or bright light and all these white lights rushed to it and surrounded it and they didn't have an explanation for them and nobody else did either. Aanyway I don't know anyone else that knows what they are so I've now decided to report to other website like this one in hopes to find help in discovering what they are. Thank you! We have looked at the photos sent by the witness, and they appear to be photos of the planet, Venus. PD
May 13, 2018 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
Toronto (Canada), ON · Canada
UFO SIGHTING, ORB FORMATION - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - May 13, 2018 UFO Formation Sighted by a couple with young child, videos were taken from two different Iphones. Sighting occurred at 7:00pm on May 13, 2018, right outside the Toronto Zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during daylight. The couple and a young child had just enjoyed a nice day visiting the zoo, when upon driving leaving the zoo, a formation of orbs caught the eye of the passenger through the sunroof of the vehicle. The couple pulled over and got out of the vehicle and both were able to capture multiple videos and photos of the object. The objects were moving independently changing formations and were very out of place in the sky from anything we had ever seen before. The objects were directly above the vehicle and seemed to follow the vehicle for another few hundred meters down the road and seemed to stop and hover above the location where we had pulled over for at least 20 minutes they were witnessed. Taking many different formations and patterns during this time. There also appeared to be an increase in aircraft in the general area shortly after the orbs had been sighted. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD