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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.
27,433 entries
April 16, 2020 · 8:55 PM · LIGHT
Westerly, RI
Saw an incredibly bright light moving fast and all over the place with a helicopter following its every move. Sitting near Watch Hill this thing started coming toward us, with the heli following, and then completely darted into the other direction faster than any craft I've seen. Clearly the helicopter was following it. They were not search helicopters, and only one was a familiar looking light/aircraft. Clearly officials noticed it too. I sure doubt we'll every hear anything about it, but it was bizarre as can be.
April 16, 2020 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Joplin, MO
I was standing outside smoking when I noticed a bright light. I then noticed a second then a third. They were flying in a straight line. Then a group of another three lughts appeared following same flight path. This happened two more times then a group of scattered lights at the back. I was unable to film lights with my phone the camera would not pick up the lights.
April 16, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Altadena, CA
Hiking way up in the mountains of Altadena, around 8:30pm witnessed a total of 51 unidentified flying objects (single distant unblinking lights) traveling in a somewhat straight trajectory appearing near Orion's Belt traveling by Venus in a NW trajectory. They all were maintaining the same speed and direction one appearing after the next. My friend and I both watched this transpire over about an hour. When looking up above us,we also noted additional distant lights but traveling in several different directions.
April 16, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
North Peoria, AZ
Witnessed what appeared like a satellite moving fast high in the sky. Around 30 vast moving specs one after the other some in formations of up to five some in groups of threes, and solos. All headed in a northern trajectory. Some even stopped then several seconds later disappeared then showed up again. And continues on definitely not meteors and not planes. Satellites possibly. Very strange did anyone else in Arizona see these?
April 16, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Murrieta, CA
For the course of 30 minutes we witnessed what we thought was just a satellite moving across the night sky, but then shortly after (10 to 30 seconds) there was another from the same direction forming a line. There were at least thirty in a row moving west from Lake Elsinore area toward Riverside/Moreno Valley... these were small lights, moving very fast. It was very odd especially since planes are not flying at the moment. There was no sound either. After 30 minutes there was no more activity and the sky was quiet.
April 16, 2020 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Lamont, CA
We noticed strange objects in the sky, didn't think nothing about it but a few minutes later it seemed as if we were being invaded. Somewhat scary. They popped up out of the same location in the sky and flew in a straight formation about 5 miles apart at the same type of speed. We counted over 100. One of the objects lit up bright almost like beaming a light. They traveled east north east towards the desert in the direction of Las Vegas. Also notified the local news.
April 16, 2020 · 6:30 PM · LIGHT
Palm Spring, CA
Sky was clear little haze from street lights second night in around the light were headed eastbound they were one after any in a straight line some time they were side by side and would get bright and then fade out location in sky was northwest near the brightest star in the sky at 8:30 pm. To small to film need telephoto lens. we will be out tonight to see if we can see and film them
April 16, 2020 · 5:00 PM · LIGHT
Castlegar (Canada), BC · Canada
I went outside this morning and looked up and saw a fast moving silent light behind it was a couple more evenly spaced the a couple sets in triangle form then another line of evenly spaced at least 30 + Had time to run in and get my phone to vidio. Caught some but grainy
April 16, 2020 · 10:00 AM · LIGHT
Boise, ID
Two of my friends and myself were outside in front of the house and noticed moving objects in the sky. The thing that caught our attention was how fast they were moving at how high of an altitude they were at. I have never seen any man made object move that fast being that high up. We started counting the objects as more kept coming, we counted 26 objects coming from the west heading east until we couldn't see anymore. They were all going the same speed and what looked like the same altitude. They were all to high up to make out anything other than a pin of light, they looked like stars they were so far up. I'm sure this info isn't too important but I felt like sharing it. It was a pretty exciting moment.
April 16, 2020 · 9:51 AM · LIGHT
Lanagan, MO
Objects moving super fast in sky. Lined up behind each other evenly apart. Unreal never seen aircraft move that fast in the sky .
April 16, 2020 · 9:00 AM · LIGHT
Palm Springs, CA
About 4 little lights far up in night sky in a line following each other
April 15, 2020 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Brevard, NC
Walked outside - saw what I thought was two stars close together. Appeared to become one star and began to be a Pulsating light that changed color and brightness, lots of freefalls that were huge drops and sharp 90 degree turns all over sky - would fade away and come back flashing multiple colors. Called my wife outside to witness
April 15, 2020 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Sandy, OR
Flying objects very bright colors on them red blue white moving back and forth to each other and are all over sky’s above Sandy Oregon to the east as well . Some twinkle like a star but when video taped you can see they are receiving and or moving to others in sky. There are also some that blink at each other in a communication style as when a plane of ours passed by them that’s when they flash same colors at the same time.
April 15, 2020 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Wimberley, TX
My husband first saw one and thought it was a satelite but then three more showed up. They were small balls of white light, not moving in a straight line. They would change direction or move in a circle. After about an hour my husband saw what looked like a square light open in the sky and one of those white lights came out and flew off across the sky.
April 15, 2020 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Burbank, CA
Me and a friend were sitting on my backyard patio talking. It was the end of dusk and just tunning dark when we took out my high powered binockulars. We were looking at the stars over the Verdugo mountains (facing NE)when we saw a series of white lights decending at about a 45 degree angle and disappearing from our vantage point behind the Verdugo mountains. They werent so much flying in a group formation but more in a single file (with a 5 to 10 second durasion between each decending anomaly) Their speed was much faster than anything we've ever seen before! WE were wondering if anyone else had whitnessed this most unusual phenomenon?
April 15, 2020 · 8:31 PM · LIGHT
Chandler, AZ
Flying extremely high altitude extremely fast. Flying from SW to NE across the sky single file. Not planes or fighter jets. Too many for satellites Each was just a bright light.
April 15, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Henderson, NV
50 + craft, High altitude, traveling in line from west to east, steady white light that didn't change as flew over. 2-3x speed of passenger liners, not on Flight-Tracker or Flight Aware, some not in line/formation. Noted several moving opposite direction at slightly slower speed, and those headed opposite (east to west) stopped approx 21:10. Possibly headed toward Dugway proving ground, maybe from direction of Edwards AFB Ca
April 15, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Santee, CA
Looking in night sky very clear saw single Lights that looked like stars going from west to east in a triangle formation Moving fast.then some stopped moving side ways. called my wife out she witnessed same thing I have lived in San Diego All my life and never have witnessed these Lights that resembled stars And when they stopped they would blend with there surroundings.there are military Operations all the time but this doesn't come close. No sound and very high altitude.
April 15, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Phoenix, AZ
I was on my balcony around 8:30 tonight, observing small aircraft on their landing pattern into Phoenix Deer Valley Airport. Suddenly I started seeing dozens of fast moving light objects, traveling at a very high rate of speed and a very high altitude. They appeared to have crossed the state of Arizona in a matter of seconds. It might have been military aircraft exercises, but at the rate of speed I observed, they might have been something else entirely. The sky was completely clear and cloudless, and I just stood and watched as they seemed to keep coming. I lost track of time, so I can't say exactly but I must've watched for a full five minutes.
April 15, 2020 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Tucson, AZ
A series of lights eminating out of nowhere from around the Orion constellation and flying in set intervals one after the other and then disappeared after a set time. Process continued for close to half an hour. Some changed direction. Not long, after Davis Monthan Air Force base began to mobilize.
April 15, 2020 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Skaneateles, NY
Let dog out at 8:20 PM, stood on patio looking north. Complete overcast cloud layer, slight drizzle rain/sleet. Sky was 95% toward total darkness after sunset. Saw what I thought to be Mars (same color/size), realized sky was completely overcast and light was in wrong part of the sky. Saw slight upward movement over the period of 30 seconds of observation, then light grew larger (size doubled) over period of 30 seconds (perceived to be moving toward my location). Light then turned to the east, moved behind tree, and became smaller and moved upward until it was obscured by the cloud layer. Orange colored single light source, slight variation in intensity (not strobing) as it came closer. Total time was 3-4 minutes of observation. Reported sighting to my wife when I reentered my home.
April 15, 2020 · 8:14 PM · LIGHT
Glendale, AZ
I WAS LOOKING AT THE STARS AT ABOUT 8:13PM AND NOTICED TWO LIGHTS TRAVELING VERY FAST. ONE LIGHT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FIRST. AND AS I LOOKED BACK AT WHERE THE LIGHTS MAY HAVE CAME FROM WE SAW ANOTHER LIGHT. THE SPACING TO THE LIGHTS AND THE FLIGHT PATTERN WAS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. IN TOTAL THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 LIGHTS FLYING SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ALL IN SINGLE FILE LINE. NOT ONCE DID ANY OF THE LIGHTS MOVE FROM THAT STRAIGHT LINE FORMATION. AND AS THE LIGHTS MOVED INTO THE DISTANCE THEY DISAPPEARED. THE SKY WAS INCREDIBLY CLEAR AND THE LIGHTS JUST DISAPPEARED!! NO SOUND AT ALL WHEN THESE LIGHTS FLEW OVER. IT WAS AMAZING HOW PERFECTLY THEY ALL WERE SPACED IN A LINE.
April 15, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Four Peaks Wilderness, AZ
Ball of pulsating light above ridge top of mountain. 6,000 feet. Witnessed by 4 hikers. Ball was approximately 4x size of largest star. Total silence. Moved erratically within 50 feet distance total. Ball emitted rainbow of lights with notable reds, blues, greens, and orange. blinked in and out erratically. Took video and pictures with unimpressive results
April 15, 2020 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Riverside, CA
At first thought it was a satellite then saw these bright lights (not blinking) move across the sky. They were In a line formation but apart prob a couple hundred yards. Saw these move across The sky for almost an hour so was way over 50-60 of these. Checked to see if they were satellites but didn’t see online that any where over my area at the time.