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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.
9,112 entries
October 5, 2014 · 2:45 AM · OTHER
St. Petersburg, FL
Walking along the beach after my sweet 16 birthday party, it was around 2:45 - 3:00 in the morning. I was showing my friends my favorite star cluster, the Pleiades. Upon explaining why I like them so much, one of my four friends with me pointed at the sky and said, "Whoa, what is that?" We all looked quickly. My best friend and I saw what we can only describe as a fast moving object in the shape of a half circle, with a little dip in the middle, flying towards the moon on the horizon. It was relatively far away, as if it was just gracing ((sic. Grazing)) our atmosphere, but it was still pretty big. It was the color of the sky, which was black since it was nighttime, except a few shades lighter; so, like a blueish-grey. It was moving fast, but slow in the same time; just very smoothly. It headed towards the moon, until finally it faded out. My sister, and friend that pointed out the UFO, say they saw something with red lights that kind of looked like an airplane. However, they were under the influence of drugs that night, where as my best friend and I were not. After seeing the UFO, I got a very happy and bubbly feeling in my chest. It was amazing! I will never forget that night.
October 4, 2014 · 10:08 PM · OTHER
Colorado Springs, CO
Red, yellow, and white light. Looked like it was flapping almost like a bird.. Massive size with no noise. 2nd sighting in a week. Had to be 10,000 feet in the air and moving twice as fast as a plane. Lights were not bright but more dulled.
October 4, 2014 · 7:39 PM · OTHER
Seattle, WA
My partner and I were sitting on our deck on Capitol Hill (Seattle) which has a limited view, looked up and saw a bird-like craft glide over. It looked like the Bat symbol(no joking here) but much, much larger and transparent with white sections, also appearing transparent-like; no other way to describe it. There was no sound and no other aircraft in the vicinity.
October 4, 2014 · 3:00 AM · OTHER
Albuquerque, NM
Well, as we got closer we realized the light was attached to a giant almost catchers mound shape object larger than the house. It had one pulsating red light toward the bottom. It was darker than the sky, and made no sound while hovering. It was hovering directly over a home. A home. No sound, just hovering. Truly terrifying. We still have trouble sleeping.
October 2, 2014 · 7:20 PM · OTHER
Luray, VA
I was out with my dogs in the yard, it was almost dark. There are few people or lights in our area of the county. When I turned around I saw two very distinct bright lights in the sky at any extremely high speed. They disappeared in the horizon in a few seconds. These lights were sort of diamond shaped, close together, and very bright, almost neon. We see planes in the sky in this area all the time, both big and small. This was not like anything I have ever seen before. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 2, 2014 · 4:40 PM · OTHER
Sacramento, CA
My friend and I, two community college students from Sacramento, had just gotten out of our classes and were hanging out together on campus. We were sitting in a spot of grass near the library, which is a fairly open space with a clear view of the sky. Both having had a long day, we were reclined in the grass staring up at the sky when at about 4:40PM, we both noticed something white making its way across the vast stretch of blue. At first glance, it appeared to be a feather being pushed by the wind, but we soon realized it was at much too high of an altitude and was moving far too fast. Upon further inspection, we could see that it resembled a scalene triangle, and spun about and tilted at odd angles while it flew across the sky. We brushed this off somewhat nonchalantly at first, laughing at the absurdity of the sight. After all, it had been a long day, and we assumed that it was, indeed, just a feather or some other spec of debris, and our eyes were playing tricks on us making the object in question look stranger. That is, until the next object came in. It had only been 10 seconds after the first, if even that, when another white object hovered across the sky in the same manner. This object was perfectly spherical and was not moving about in the same sporadic way as the first. That is, if it was, it wasn’t noticeable because of its shape. It was at the same altitude and was within our view for the same amount of time as the other, a mere 20 seconds or so of a quick and soundless hovering as it made its way across the plain of our vision. We reported the sighting via hotline right when the incident was over. My friend tried to capture photos and videos of the 2nd object in question, but it was so high up and thus appeared so small that it wasn’t picked up by their iPhone camera. Being that these two objects were so small and were silent, we’re unsure of whether or not there were any other witnesses.
October 2, 2014 · 4:38 PM · OTHER
Sacramento, CA
My friend pointed out the first craft to me when it was almost overhead. It appeared at first to be an all-white airplane moving very, very fast. As it flew, we could see it turn over and around a few times, like a plastic bag would when blown about by the wind. It seemed to be in the shape of a scalene triangle with it’s tip bent back on itself. We watched it until it appeared to fly down and disappear over the horizon. I pulled out the camera on my cellphone but the object wouldn’t show up against the sky. The second object appeared about 5-10 seconds after the first one disappeared. Again, my friend pointed it out to me. This one was a sphere, the same color and size at the first one. It only reflected a small amount of light. It followed the same trajectory and again disappeared over the horizon. Event took place at Sacramento City College, and the objects were viewed while lying down in the grass in the courtyard. Both objects were smaller than the sun.
October 1, 2014 · 8:00 PM · OTHER
Frederick, CO
The object was small, about the size of a soccer ball or basketball. It was a dark mass that held a shape that had no sharp corners and yet wasn’t round. It possessed a unique color that seemed to mimic camouflage, but each shade of brown, gray and black was unique to certain protrusions or forms this object held. There were no lights on it. It moved from about 50 feet above the neighborhood street, over the line of homes and into the fields to the east of the homes where I lost sight of it. Its movement was slow, smooth, steady, and yet at certain times it would change, dipping down and then to one side or the other, never changing its orientation or “facing” direction. There was one section that did protrude further than the rest and it was this section that was always facing the direction of travel. There were no sounds from this object and due to the calm weather it would’ve been easy, at that small distance, to hear any sounds. The total time of observation wasn’t more than 15-20 seconds. I’ll email a rough drawing of this object with the title of “black object”.
October 1, 2014 · 8:00 PM · OTHER
Manassas, VA
It was dark and I was driving home from work and was almost home when a strange object in the sky dipped down just ahead of my car and then gracefully soared upward and through the tree tops. As it went through the tree tops in turned sideways at an angle and then straightened out after going through the trees and disappeared behind the trees. It was the shape of a SQUARE with 4 mustard-yellow lights (one light on each corner) that were very bright. When I first saw it I was almost to the stop sign near my home so I stopped and watched it until I could no longer see it. My first reaction was “what the heck is that!” It was so close to me that it shook me up. I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s hard to say how big it actually was, but I can tell you that it looked like at least a 50’ to 60’ square. I had my car windows down on both sides and even stuck my head out the window and could not hear any sound whatsoever. It moved so gracefully through the sky. It was a strange sight to see, certainly not the ordinary.
October 1, 2014 · 4:30 PM · OTHER
Port Neches, TX
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 29, 2014 · 4:00 PM · OTHER
Nashua, NH
Was at light by Nashua pd. Looked almost drone like black boomerang shape very fast went straight up and disappeared.
September 28, 2014 · 6:10 PM · OTHER
Salem, OR
1. Where were you and what were you doing at the time? - We were taking a walk in a suburban neighborhood near our apartment, up Cottage St. to "Clark Creek Park" with our 4 year old & 7 month old daughters around 6:00 PM. It was twilight but still very light out. 2. What made you first notice the object? - I don't know, I just looked up into the sky and saw the 1st one of the "balloon-like" clusters. 3. What did you think the object was when you first noticed it? - The objects looked like balloon clusters at first, descending down from the many wisps of clouds high overhead. Then it became apparent that instead they were some "balloon-like" cluster UFOs that we'd studied about before. 4. Describe the object and its actions and motions in detail. - These were the infamous "balloon-like" clusters, as well as some single spheres that seemed to slowly move in paths. The 1st group had 3 separate sphere clusters, the 2nd group had 2 separate sphere clusters. Some groups had a red sphere within a cluster of apparently white spheres. We've seen many photos, videos and have read about these "balloon-like" clusters before this event today. They would move along on slowly and then seem to stay in the same area for awhile at times. 5. Describe your feelings, reactions and actions, during and after sighting the object. - We had no strange feelings, just excitement. We've had different types of encounters numerous times, but have never witnessed these "balloon-like" clusters in person. We've also never gotten any photos or video of any other incidents before this. 6. How did you lose sight of the object? - We never really lost sight of the objects except when they eventually would rise above and beyond certain wisps of high clouds after awhile. We continued on to the public park. I am emailing photos and a short video clip of the objects
September 27, 2014 · 8:30 PM · OTHER
Martinsburg, WV
I would like to preface my report by saying that I do not associate UFO sightings with aliens from outer space who have human-like proclivities. In fact I am more inclined to believe that what I saw was probably a secret American aircraft. This is what I saw: On Saturday, September 27, 2014, at around 8:50pm, I saw two circular red lights moving slowly in the sky of Martinsburg, West Virginia. The lights were far enough apart, and were moving slowly enough to lead me to believe they belonged to an aircraft preparing to land. There is a military air base around here, so I was accustomed to seeing slow-moving aircraft move in in this fashion. However, I did think it a bit odd that a) I did not actually see the plane, which I should have seen at the distance (the objects were not very high, and practically over my head); and b) I did not hear the drone of the engine. As I watched the lights slowly approach I expected to hear the drone of the engines at a! ny minute. Instead suddenly the lights dimmed, one at a time, and then disappeared; and in their place I saw what looked like two stars twinkle brightly, and then it was over. There was something very strange about how the red lights suddenly became stars that blended into the night. In fact, I could have sworn that one of the red lights put some quick distance between itself and the other just as they switched from red lights to twinkling stars.
September 26, 2014 · 1:00 AM · OTHER
Dedham, MA
the altitude was so high I coulnd't make the shape out. There were planes flying and leaving chem trails these did not. The two objects appered almost on time first at 11:30 then again at 12:30. They traveled from east to west and seemed white
September 25, 2014 · 2:30 PM · OTHER
Saint Josephs, MI
My sister was in her kitchen when something shook her very large home. When she made it outside,the neighbors were already outside pointing at a huge tank shaped object hovering above the water. It rapidly took off at the blink of an eye. They called authorities to report the incident. The next day, it was reported in the news as a hoax. It was not possible as the neighborhood knows what they saw.
September 25, 2014 · 12:00 PM · OTHER
Lyme, CT
UFO Phenomena and relative behavior: Lyme - Saybrook - Haddam Connecticut region. The forest in the area may be under watch. Proceed with caution. Have observed, though I am by no means an expert. Cannot offer any rational or hypothetical explanation. Believe there is something unusual in the woods which cannot explain. I have NOT noticed this prior. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. For some reason, witness indicates that the date is approximate. Possible hoax? PD
September 23, 2014 · 11:15 PM · OTHER
Austin, TX
Y- shaped orange glowing, low-flying noiseless object moving steadily across the sky. Never have seen anything like it. I thought I had entered the twilight zone. I dropped my recycling and grabbed a bottle as the unknown can be frightening. I googled it to try to find a logical explanation and found your site. I'm still freaking out about it a bit. I was stunned. I thought this only happened in movies so I wasn't able to get my phone. I didn't want to miss anything I was seeing so I just watched it until it disappeared over the horizon.
September 23, 2014 · 7:30 PM · OTHER
Princeton, KY
Driving home near N. Jefferson St, in Princeton, Ky., my daughter and I noticed 2 somewhat small, but extremely! bright, objects move into view from over us, and then ahead, at fast speed. They were approximately 150-175 feet in elevation. They were both bright white lights, with smaller red lights flashing at their rear (attached). At first I thought of gas powered RC helicopters; as I used to know and enthusiast. But then I realized they were faster and higher than I remembered seeing his fly. And as they continued on in front of us, one just disappeared into thin air. The other continued for over 1/2 mile, and that too wasn't what I remember compatible to the range of a RC air vehicle being from the operator. When the second one got several blocks ahead of us, it also vanished. (The total distance traveled by the second object, from first sight to last, was well over 1 1/4 miles. Both objects stayed on a straight West to East course (my guess by the street we were headed toward being one that runs to the North). Neither object was ever obscured by buildings or trees, and neither just fell from the sky.
September 23, 2014 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Forestville, NY
I got the camera and went outside with my oldest child. Everyone else stayed in the house looking out the open window. By the time we got outside there were only four left in the sky that we could see. The three lighter ones formed a large triangle. They looked like they were moving but remained in the same place in the sky the entire time. The largest one was very bright and appeared to be moving fast, toward the triangle of lighter ones. It continued like this for approximately 20 minutes, until the lighter ones just disappeared and the brighter one went behind the tree line and we could no longer see it. We took several pictures and a video of the object's. On one of the pictures of the larger one we were able to zoom in on the computer. What we saw was very strange. The large one was very angular with sharp edges. We are very curious to know what these were. I am emailing some of the pictures that we took.
September 23, 2014 · 4:30 AM · OTHER
Hawaii Kai (Honolulu), HI
While on vacation in Hawaii I witnessed something at my girlfriend’s house that I cannot explain. On 23 September at around 430 am my girlfriend woke me up to look at something outside her window. I got up and looked out expecting to see an animal and was surprised to see a white dome shaped half sphere to the Northeast protruding up from behind a ridgeline over the ocean. She said she had been watching it for a few minutes already thinking that her eyes were playing tricks on her. The dome was about the size of a saucer held at arm’s length in the sky. It appeared to be a moon halo, however there was no moon that morning since it was a new moon. It was a very bright white ring that was very pronounced. It appeared stationary but then I realized it was moving in the direction of her house on Mariner’s Ridge in Hawaii Kai from the northeast to the southwest. It appeared to be moving the same speed as the few clouds that were in the sky so I thought maybe it w! as some kind of weird reflection from the small clouds. When it got closer I realized it was a perfect circle and was very large. I would say it appeared to cover half the distance of the sky. There was no noise and I didn’t see any light source that could create a halo like that. It was generally clear except for a few small clouds, so it wasn’t something reflecting off of the ground onto clouds or anything like that. We watched it for about 5 minutes until it went over the house. We have no idea what it was and the best way to describe it was a very pronounced large white moon halo, minus the moon and moving at about 10 miles an hour.
September 22, 2014 · 10:22 PM · OTHER
Hillsboro, OH
At 22:22 while standing on front porch, we saw a bright round object that looked like a fireball without a tail approximately 1/4 to 1/2 the size of the moon or a better comparison would be an actual basketball about 15ft above you. It was Bright orange/red. It traveled in a north east direction at an extremely fast speed. We thought it may be some type of aircraft crashing. We waited but there was no signs of impact or noise associated with what we saw. We contacted local law enforcement and after they checked surrounding counties stated that there were no reports of a crash or any reports of military activity. Afterwards at 22:55 we saw another object with the same description but traveling in a south west direction with the same starting point as the first sighting. We looked up various web sites to see if there were any kind of meteor showers for our area of vision and there were none listed. We then called the NUFORC hotline.
September 22, 2014 · 6:45 AM · OTHER
Framingham, MA
I could see the object but could not make it out because it was too far.
September 21, 2014 · 10:00 PM · OTHER
Jonesboro, GA
My family and I (the four of us) we're at the Buggs concert in the park and I looked up to see several pinpoints of light flying through the sky at different angles and speeds. I asked the rest of my family if they were seeing them too and they all said they could. It looked almost as if some of the stars had come to life and were parading around in the sky putting on a show. We would see them come in and out of focus, blink occasionally, disappear and reappear. These tiny light points came at different times in different locations all over the sky above us. I hadn't seen any in a while, so it was quite an enjoyable experience for me. It continued until we left the concert, and maybe for longer, but we watched them fly across the sky for at least 30 minutes before we left.
September 21, 2014 · 12:45 AM · OTHER
Hillsboro, TX
Noticed what appeared to be a flashing star in the northeast sky. After a minute or two it split into to lights. One appeared to be triangular in shape, the other was directly in front of/on top of it and was crescent shaped. The both flickered orange, whit and some blue. There also appears to be lights going back and forth between the two objects. Both objects have remained stationary for about 20 minutes now. Sighting may have occurred on September 21st, not August 21st, as indicated in the original report. We have changed the date above. PD