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January 7, 2015 · 8:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Edmonton (Canada), AB · Canada
At 20:00 MST this evening, I was lying down, when suddenly I heard a sound outside. It was oscillating and loud. It lasted about 10 seconds. Then it abruptly stopped. I saw no lights through the curtains, nothing to indicate what was there, or if it left or not. I can think of nothing that could make that sound. And there were no other noises, or engine sounds. I'm retired, but I have a science background, and I have a lot of experience studying the sky. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be quite sincere and sober-minded. PD
January 7, 2015 · 7:15 PM · UNKNOWN
Grand Rapids, MI
I was taking my dog outside to go to the bathroom, and was watching the night sky. Seconds after I looked up, I saw this large craft hovering across the sky very quickly. It wobbled slightly, and had red and white lights. One of the red ones was large and had a sort of trapezoid shape. Within seconds, the craft traveled from the east side of the sky to the west, and lowered itself very quicky. Because there were homes and trees in the way, it vanished from my sight. Seconds later, a plane flew over. I do not know if the plane had anything thing to do with the ufo.
January 7, 2015 · 6:50 AM · UNKNOWN
Montara, CA
Was walking my dog back from the beach, when I noticed an object in the distance. I assumed it must have been a helicopter from a strange angle. As it got closer I couldn't see the cylindrical length of it like I would have expected, nor could I see any propellors or hear any sounds from it. It appeared to be almost above me, but still hundreds of feet in the air. I saw a single light coming from it and the rest of it appeared bluish greenish. It was a very clear blue sky, so that may have played a part in it. My dog noticed nothing. I went to call my husband to tell what I was seeing and once I got ahold of him and looked back up, it was gone. Maybe it was a fancy adult toy...I am a lady in my early thirties. I have never seen anything unlike this before. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 7, 2015 · 2:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Lexington, TX
Lexington, TX At about 2 AM, January 7, 2015, my husband and I heard what sounded like a loud, rumbling engine noise going over our house. (The noise was not as smooth as a jet, and it was much louder.) He ran out and called to me. I went outside, too. We couldn't see anything at first. Then, to the northwest and moving in that direction, we saw two pulsing white lights arranged vertically with a lot of space between them. My husband said there were a lot of smaller red lights all around them. (My night vision isn't too good.) They were moving as if in a formation, but it wasn't an orderly formation. It almost seemed like it was one huge vehicle, because all the lights were moving as one. It would have been a massive vehicle, and indeed, it sounded huge. All of the neighborhood dogs were barking loudly when this came over.
January 6, 2015 · 9:54 PM · UNKNOWN
Buena Park, CA
It flew east to west in a straight line. It looked as if it was orbiting not losing altitude.
January 5, 2015 · 7:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Drexel Hill, PA
Looking towards Philadelphia, we saw four lights drifting down from the sky as if they were connected to parachutes. Please let us know what it was! Witness provides no contact information. Possible hoax? PD
January 5, 2015 · 6:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Garden City, UT
The second time I seen the object was on 1-5-15 at 18:00. I was just coming up the hill to the shop and just passed the gate I noticed the same object at what looked like the same spot I had previously seen it so I stopped the truck and grabbed my phone hoping to get a picture before it took off again, I took 4 or 5 photos then a short video, when I stepped out of the truck it took off again towards the east, faster than anything I have ever seen.
January 2, 2015 · 11:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Nampa, ID
Husband and his friend first saw 9 red lights gathered together and when my sister in law and I came out, we saw two. They disappeared like candles being blown out.
January 2, 2015 · 2:48 AM · UNKNOWN
West Babylon, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 2, 2015 · 2:15 AM · UNKNOWN
North Charleston, SC
Was driving home from work around 2AM on I-26 heading east away from Charleston (In between Aviation & Ashley Phosphate) when I noticed a light in the sky about a mile from me. This happens to be within a mile of the local airport, Charleston int or Charleston AFB. Anyhow the light caught my attention because it was not moving just sitting there. As I went under the overpass for Ashley Phosphate and came out the other side I could see the object very clear. The object was just above the tree tops. (200 ft.) The strange thing was that it had like some kind of plasma around it. So I was unable to figure the shape of it. Decided to pull off the road and look at this strange object. It had some type white lights on it. Was able to pull over just after the on ramp from Ashley Phosphate, this put me about 300 yards away. It was directly across from me. Could see the object without any problems. The sky was clear no clouds and cold not hear any sound. After stopping it seem to notice me watching it. Within 3-4 seconds it started to move slowly forward and down below the tree line. Watched until it was out of sight. Was in the AF for 21 years and never saw anything like this before. This kind of Technology should be shared with us. I know what I saw. This is not the only siting that I have had. What is going on out there????
January 1, 2015 · 12:07 PM · UNKNOWN
Havre de Grace, MD
We looked out the window to see fireworks and way above the fireworks towards the right we saw a blinky green light hovering over our yard. It stayed in that spot for two minutes hovering over our yard then disappeared. We have a video and there was two witness. My fiancée and me.
December 31, 2014 · 11:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Everett, WA
It looked like what was a jet going straight up in the sky with jet streams behind it.... But wasn't moving… then two fighter jets flew above and below it and there were a couple helicopters. And in a matter of a couple seconds the jet streams behind it disappears and it's just a shiny ball in the sky then the ball vanishes out of thin air
December 28, 2014 · 9:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Westland, MI
The lights I seen where a ray of colors. Looking out my window looking south sky. To give a area I was by the Westland Mall. It stayed in that area and did not move for 3+ hours clear sky. Planes had not been in the area in truth it seemed air craft where not heading in the area toward Metro Airport. I was in my house watching a movie and for the whole movie which is 3 + hours long. IT was there. I could not stay awake anymore and went to bed hoping to hear reports when a day or two past of no report I had to report. Possible sighting of a "twinkling" star, maybe Sirius. PD
December 27, 2014 · 4:55 PM · UNKNOWN
Johnson City, TN
While standing on top of the Radio Tower on Buffalo Mountain in the Tri Cities area (possibly Johnson City but also could have been Unicoi), I was taking pictures of the sunset over the Western Horizon. Within one minute, I took roughly seven photos and two of the photos captured the same, unknown image. None of the three people present saw anything with the naked eye and we did not notice the images until the following day. The first photo taken at 16:55 & 38 seconds captured a very bright green glowing object that appeared to be illuminating from the trees, as if it were on the ground. The bright green glow also appears to be surrounding a physical object which reveals a shadow below it. The shape is truly unknown but appears to be a diamond or a T shape. The second image taken at 16:56 & 5 seconds captured the image closer to the camera and appears to be in front of the tree line closest to us in the air. Oddly enough, this image does not reflect any solid shape or object. Including in report but might not be crucial to the event: One of the people present was testing a new HAM Radio while on top of the tower. He made a connection and was chatting with another licensed radio user while I took the photos. During this time, there was about 20 seconds of radio disturbance and then went back to clear.
December 27, 2014 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Philadelphia, PA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g8YbADR1r8&feature=youtu.be UFO flotilla over Philadelphia, PA, December 27, 2014.
December 26, 2014 · 6:42 PM · UNKNOWN
Lancaster, CA
a ufo just passed my security camera going back and forth than up and gone this has been going on for some time now as in months if you live here in lancaster ca. hook up some security cameras point them up and down up if you don't see anything the first few hours keep moving them all angels all directions a lot of activity early morning sun rise and sun coming down make sure to have one pointing in your yard even inside the house i have one in all areas you will be very surprised to just how much activity is happening here in lancaster calif i get activity 24-7 from ufos flying in flying out spears shooting in the sky lasers probing my yard there a real high beam freakquency all around lancaster the clouds will try to hide a lot ' lots of bubbles floating in the air and big big bubbles shooting by just keep your cameras up all the areas i mentioned here . you need the cameras rolling a lot of it is not visible to the naked eye thats because of the high freakquency there using if your cameras seem like there in the twilight zone theres nothing wrong with them its the ufo's are your animals acting very strange they can hear whats going on when i'm checking the Characteristics of Object i'm talking about all of them they all do something different
December 26, 2014 · 12:15 AM · UNKNOWN
Wayne, NJ
At approximately 12:15 A.M. I was preparing to drive home after spending Christmas with family, when I first noticed what I thought was a meteoroid. It caught my attention in the Southern sky at about 35 degrees and was on a Southerly heading straight down toward the horizon. As a former member of the North West Jersey Amateur Astronomer club, I found it unique in that it clearly changed color from blue to purple, but the flight path was straight and the speed was commensurate with a typical fast moving meteoroid, so I continued to prepare for my drive. Within one to two minutes, I noticed that the object had climbed back out of the horizon and was making a series of turns that resembled the maneuvers of an aerobatic aircraft, with loops and turns that seemed to slow lightly at apex. The object changed colors about 2-4 times per second and seemed distant in the Southern sky, climbing no higher than about 45 degrees. What was especially odd was the relative speed of climbs and dives, which were closer to the speed of a a meteorite but clearly with maneuvering. Based on my experience as a certified PPL, I would describe the maneuvers as governed by aerodynamics, with no sharp angled turns, but the speed of climbs and the acceleration in directional changes exceeds what I have seen out of even military aircraft at close range during airshows. At an apparent distance, no conventionally powered turbine aircraft could display such speed and even if my judgment of distance was off, the climbs would still be out of the realm of possibility for any rotorcraft such as a drone. The climbing speed was dramatic. In order to verify what I was seeing, I went back to the house and pounded on the window to get my sister's attention. I motioned for her to come outside and when she did, the object was still maneuvering aerobatically and changing colors. After another minute or so the object dove back down into the Southern horizon and did not reappear. From my perspective, the object had bounded its maneuvers within and below the constellations of Canis Major and Orion. The object appeared distant and was only seen as a bright point of light, approximately equal in magnitude to Sirius.
December 25, 2014 · 9:36 PM · UNKNOWN
Los Angeles (Westlake Village), CA
It was a very short encounter. I was taking out the trash from Christmas dinner. As I'm walking back to my front door, I'm looking up at the sky, stargazing, and out of nowhere, with no warning, I see a flash in the sky move at incredible speeds in the sky. The flash of light leaves behind a faint trail for about a second, then vanishes, along with the flash of light. I stood in my front yard for 3 or 4 more minutes, but to no avail. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 25, 2014 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Nashville, GA
Watched until it moved out of sight. One more orange object appeared and wasa going relatively fast. It appeared it was trying to catch up with the other lights. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 23, 2014 · 5:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Belleville, NJ
Woke up from sleep and saw the sky flickering. Like a light switch was going on and off. Sky was orange, blue, white, green. Would get really dim then would kick back up again very bright. Woke my fiancé up and he too witnessed this bright light that covered the sky. About 1/2 hour later the power went out a couple of times. Plan on calling the electric company to see if they have a reason for the power outage. I could understand if a electric box blew up but this lasted for way too long. Not long after seeing the lights my dog urinated on the floor which is unusual, the last two days have been like this with her. I was so freaked out that I didn't take a video of it, normally I would grab my phone but this was too out of the ordinary.
December 21, 2014 · 12:00 AM · UNKNOWN
New York City (Manhattan), NY
I could not sleep decided to sit near my computer by the kitchen window facing South towards the Freedom Towers. The night was clear, all is very quiet, I felt as if something was there on my right so I looked and stared at the top of the building across and noticed an unusual object with colorful lights flashing red and blue just hovering above about 4 city blocks away at a height of 20 stories. I have seen stationary helicopters before at a same height and distance and they are very loud or have a fixed light undercarriage and at a greater distance have a vibrating noise very noticeable. This object was just hovering there between two roof lights at a distance, I told my partner and grabbed her cell phone to record, she looked at it and we questioned eachother; what could it be? then while recording this light moved straight up like an elevator and as if spotted then stopped traveled right toward the West in a fine precision turn very quietly into a straight parallel line then it made a turn our direction where it was about 200 feet away, this object was under 7 feet long about 4 feet wide but could not see a shape due to the lights; this is when I got startled because the window was opened and there was no noise coming out of the object just flashing colorful red and blue lights it stopped hovered for about 3 seconds; Then the object ascended about 1000 feet up and away then stopped where it started to descend slowly as if a slow falling star, the Freedom Tower is noticeable about now in the background. Then when at an equal height as in the beginning the unknown object made a left sharp fine left turn towards the East moving very parallel straight then stopped again then as if in an escalating motion continued in its path disappearing behind the buildings traveling East as if heading towards the East River; unknown object seemed to be heading towards the Williamsburg Bridge area. My research shows No NYPD, Commercial or News Helicopters reported in the area this date and time thus explains why I am reporting it as an unknown object
December 18, 2014 · 11:11 PM · UNKNOWN
Medford, OR
It was a flash of white light, that's all, that lasted only a moment. I believe it was quite large because my first thought was that it was a meteor, the biggest I've ever seen, and that it was coming in all the way. Frankly my main thought was, "Oh, ((deleted))!" But then it blinked out, vanished, with no trace. No fragments, no explosion, nothing. This may have been something natural, unnatural, who knows? I only wanted a record of it in case it was significant in some way, to somebody else. Thank You. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 18, 2014 · 9:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Cape Coral/Punta Gorda, FL
I wanted to share what my wife and I saw the other night. I googled UFO Punta Gorda/Cape Coral to see if there was a news report of a UFO that night, and came across this website. Thursday night, my wife and I were in bed, and I got up to close our bedroom window for the night. We are used to seeing planes in the area since there is more than one airport in close proximity. What we saw that night occurred above the Yucca Pens Unit Wildlife Management Area from our best guess. When I went to close the window, I noticed a red/blue/yellow light, and I at first assumed it was an extremely slow moving plane. After a few seconds I mentioned to my wife that there was plane or something with more lights then I have seen before. She took a look and didn’t mention the lights but said, “It’s not moving,” so I am there staring at it to see if it moves, then I don’t know to explain it but it moved abruptly then stopped again. At that point it had our full attention. I asked my wife if she saw what I just witnessed and she confirmed that she had. It then stayed stationary long enough for my wife to lay back down. I could not stop watching since I was curious to what I seeing. The next thing is literally like something out of a movie. The thing shot upwards (vertically), then it disappeared in the horizon. I said to my wife that it shot up vertically then disappeared to the North. Then it shot back South to where I could see it and my wife and I watched it and were just both were asking each other if the other could see what was happening. We are not into this kind of stuff but jokingly I high fived her and said scratch that off my bucket list. I have no idea what we saw but it is absolutely nothing like anything else I have ever experienced in my life. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) The date was this past Thursday night, 12/18/14. We are both professionals that deal with the public and have not considered contacting the press. I just came across this website trying to search if anyone reported something to the news. It's truly something that leaves you at a loss for words. I have only mentioned it to one close friend. Thank you, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM))
December 17, 2014 · 2:30 AM · UNKNOWN
Rapid City, SD
Noise. Pulsing noise; 'wom.....wom...'; etc. Started outside, sounded as if above house, coming from specific direction. Never heard similar. Pauses betwen pulses exponetially decreased, as duration of pulses slowly increased, as did volume of noise; as time went. Sounded as if moving, changing direction slightly but on general course of down, toward window. Right outside window: did not look. Loud, 'wom.wom.wom.wom'. Left room. Then began hearing high-pitched, but very quiet Hertz-frequency-noises inside the room, exactly on one, and then the other side of bed; alternating. Did not see anything. Occasionally heard slightly higher-pitched 'wom' pulsing noise outside of room. Not cool. Happened on Dec 19th, Dec 21st as well. Today is Dec 22nd. Do not like these visits. Never experienced anything like this, always been a skeptic. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD