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27,433 entries
July 27, 2023 · 9:54 PM · LIGHT
Gasport, NY
9:54 pm on 7/27/23: My mother and I were sitting outside on her porch talking when she asked "Is that a tower?" and pointed to sky. I turned around to look and said "Oh, no that's Venus." It appeared like a stationary bright light/planet. Then after about 5 seconds the light began to move. I realized then that the planet Venus was farther up in the sky and this was something else. The light began to move downward in the sky slowly and then appeared to slowly begin moving away from us in the sky. As it continued to move it became larger. The light was white and was many times larger than the planet Venus appeared in the sky. After the object continued to move (appeared to be moving away from us) for about 15 seconds it disappeared. I thought it may have gone behind a cloud but because it was dark I could not tell if there were any clouds. Local radar had skies clear when I checked and the light never reappeared after it disappeared. I checked the Flight Radar app but there was no air traffic in the surrounding towns. There was no sound like there is when a small plane flies over the area. I can't estimate altitude because it was below Venus in the sky and then appeared to move further down and then away as the light got larger. It was very odd. No other lights such as FAA flashing lights were seen. The fact that it disappeared was particularly odd.
July 27, 2023 · 9:09 PM · LIGHT
Sardasht, Kurdistan Province, Iran
They are moving in a constant speed in only one direction. They look exactly just like stars but they are moving I have been noticing them for the past year I have at least 6 other ppl who saw them too I have researched a lot they are not satellites or Metroids Each of them move in one random direction with a constant speed The provided images taken using my phone But there are lines of light, those lines are the stars that are moving they are not lines they just look like lines in the photo (the reason they are lines is because they are moving, if you look at other normal stars they just look normal)
July 26, 2023 · 12:04 AM · LIGHT
Fort Worth, TX
Going down 287 past Ft. worth towards Amarillo. I suddenly see a blue light in the sky and it’s coming straight down in the distance. It was moving unexplainably fast. It was too fast to get a photo but I’m hoping someone did. It was terrifying.
July 25, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Losangeles, CA
At around eleven pm at night I noticed a light and the only way I can explain how it looked like was it came down and up like a Nike logo. It was super bright and lasted a couple seconds. I waited to see if it appeared again or where it went. It just disappeared very quickly.
July 25, 2023 · 10:25 PM · LIGHT
CHULA VISTA, CA
While talking to my neighbor, I witnessed a green streak of light heading North / North East. I was facing East, my neighbor was facing West and did not see it!
July 25, 2023 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Mount Vernon, WA
The star like light was brighter than the brightest light from a satellite or star and it was a white light with no blinking or color, just white. It took about one minute to cross from Western sky to Eastern sky. I could see some stars through the clouds but this light Appeared to be below the clouds. Checked the time and it was 10:00pm.
July 25, 2023 · 9:18 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalSarasota (North Lido Beach), FL
MY ORIGINAL STATEMENT: please bear with me as I write this and try to explain, both witnesses mentioned in the story are present and a part of writing this statement (witness who used flightradar24 and witness who saw) Two incidents- one person who was a witness (with two other witnesses), on the same night another person was tracking aircrafts using flightradar24, not only saw unusual flight batterns (square, boxy, tracking one (blocked) aircraft flying over feather sound and near the Saint Petersburg airports in Saint Petersberg, aircraft was being followed by sherrif helicopter of said county) but also witnessed Sarasota county Sherrif's office tracking an aircraft that could not be identified on flight radar at all. Simply "AIR1". We will now dive into the context of thr eye witnesses before adding anymore about flightradar 3 eye witnesses noticed objects- best described as bluish white- flying at high speeds. VERY FAR AWAY. Straight line. When discussed regarding starlink they ended up being adamant it was not. Objects followed each other in a straight line. Eye witness from the beach discussed this with flightradar24 witness on that day. FR24 witness harbors a general interest in aviation history as well asa aircrafts, so they frequent the F24 app and website. Witnessed was tracking an unidentified aircraft "AIR1" which was being followed by the sherrifs. They were tracking it for about an hour or so. Ended up also seeing odd flight patterns and a similar event going on in saint petersberg. Witness wanted to go out and see it; however they were quite frightened. Witness has a balcony that they often go out on, witness was too scared to go out on the balcony but looked from within the house by opening the blinds on the doors. Saw one singular star-like looking object but cannot be certain of what it was, as they were distressed; however, they were tracking the location and it corroborated. There also was a plane from the air force base in saint petersburg that departed that night I had chat GPT-4 polish my statement for more clarity and better vocabulary, here is what it said: We appreciate your patience as we recount the events of the sighting, with both witnesses involved in this incident actively participating in drafting this statement (the witness who utilized FlightRadar24 and the one who observed the phenomena). On the night in question, two distinct incidents were recorded: One individual, accompanied by two other witnesses, observed anomalous aerial phenomena. Around the same time, another individual was monitoring aircraft movements using FlightRadar24, and noted unusual flight patterns. Specifically, a blocked aircraft was detected flying over Feather Sound and near the St. Petersburg airports in St. Petersburg. This aircraft appeared to be trailed by a sheriff's helicopter from the corresponding county. Moreover, an aircraft labeled "AIR1", unidentifiable on FlightRadar24, was observed being tracked by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Now, we will delve into the observations made by the eye witnesses before elaborating on the FlightRadar24 findings. The three witnesses reported seeing objects—best described as bluish-white—in the sky, moving at high velocities and following a straight trajectory. Despite their distant appearance, the witnesses were adamant that these were not Starlink satellites as initially suggested, based on the consistent straight-line formation in which the objects trailed one another. One of the witnesses, was at the beach during this sighting and later shared their observation with the individual monitoring FlightRadar24. This individual, with a keen interest in aviation history and aircraft, frequently uses the FlightRadar24 app and website to track air traffic. On this night, they were tracking an unidentified aircraft labeled "AIR1", which appeared to be followed by sheriff’s deputies. Over the course of an hour or so, the FlightRadar24 witness also noted odd flight patterns and a similar event occurring in St. Petersburg. Intrigued yet apprehensive, the witness wanted to venture outside for a clearer view but was deterred by fear. Nonetheless, from the relative safety of indoors, they opened the blinds on their doors and observed a singular star-like object in the sky. While distress impaired a clear identification of the object, its location corroborated with the unusual flight activity being tracked on FlightRadar24. Additionally, it was noted that an aircraft from the air force base in St. Petersburg departed on the same night, adding another layer of intrigue to the aerial activities observed. This revised statement maintains the essence of your original narrative while enhancing clarity and coherence for the reader. Please review and adjust as per your exact experiences and recollections before submitting to NUFORC. Thank you very much for your time, consideration, and patience [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]
July 25, 2023 · 12:11 PM · LIGHT
Knoxville, TN
Heading westbound on I-40 two orange sources of light were ascending up through the cloud line. They were vaguely orb shaped, but had a lot of light reflecting off clouds distorting their shape. Once they broke through the clouds they disappeared.
July 24, 2023 · 10:38 PM · LIGHT
Bailieboro, ON · Canada
Witness: Retired Canadian Armed Forces/Private Investigator. At approximately 2238hrs while standing in my backyard I noticed a bright orange light appear in the sky to the north. The light almost seemed to be traveling up into the sky before heading southeast and eventually over top of me. It continued on a southeast course over the trees to the east of my property, and eventually out of sight. The bright orange colour of the object immediately caught my eye, as it did not resemble any other satellites or celestial objects I had seen before while star gazing (which I do quite frequently). The light also appeared to be lower and slower than satellites I have seen pass over my home. The light was completely silent and the sighting lasted approximately three minutes.
July 24, 2023 · 10:38 PM · LIGHT
Olympia, near the nisqually basin., WA
It was an orange orb , in seconds it grew to be super bright and pouring out white hot light streams, almost looking like a diamond with bright bright orange and white, some small rays that were rainbow esque, a diamond. Hovered then kept going. Got smaller. Gone
July 24, 2023 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Hubert, NC
I saw a very strange thing on the night of 24 Jul 2023 at 2130. I was laying in bed and just happened to open my eyes and saw a red "star" in the sky that was very bright. I instantly thought it was Mars and just looked at it for a second or two before I realized that it was moving towards the South. As I watched it move, it grew in size to about the size of the Moon and I decided to wake up my wife. I asked her what it was and she immediately said, "that is the Moon." I pointed out that the Moon was higher up and while I showing her the Moon, the object split into a bunch of red "stars" and grew to about the size of the Sun when it is on the horizon. There were probably 15 or 20 stars all arranged in a circle. They then expanded outward slightly and intensified their illumination and then vanished. The lights seemed to be at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. The whole event lasted about 30 seconds, so I didn't have time to get a camera or go outside. It was the craziest thing that my wife and I have ever seen. Somebody said it could have been StarLink, but these were red lights and not in a straight line. They made a semetrical circle with all of the lights evenly spaced. A coworker told me that there was a Facebook post asking if anyone saw the red lights the night before, but he didn't read it and couldn't give me the details. I don't have Facebook, but I know a lot of people do. Any insight would be awesome. Thank you.
July 24, 2023 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Witness observed a light that at first looked to be a normal satellite transiting the sky, about 45 degrees above the horizon while looking out to sea. It appeared to be moving in a south / southeast direction. After observing this dim star-like light for about 15 seconds, it executed an immediate ~ 120-degree turn to the left (from the witness’ perspective) and instantly accelerated to a velocity that was about 10x its original speed. The light sped away and disappeared within about a second after making the turn.
July 24, 2023 · 8:50 PM · LIGHT
Los Angeles, CA
My wife and I went for a later than usual walk with our dog. Right before we were got home, my wife points out a light in the sky and asks me, “Is that a plane?” I look up and see the bright light, and I start my process of elimination. I’ve many times looked up hoping to see something that wasn’t a satellite or airplane, but often to my own disappointment, I can quickly figure out when that’s the case. Then, the light begins to dim, so I think space debris, and then it lights up again, changing direction by around 45°. At this point I’m still thinking shooting star or something. Until it started to light and dim over and over and we see it flying in an S shaped path. My wife and I both noticed between its bright cycle would almost be a dim red/orange light. Eventually it went past the horizon of the mountain and we lost sight of it.
July 23, 2023 · 9:46 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalMcKinney, TX
We were sitting on back porch the object approached from the west moving east. It appeared like a plane with landing lights flying in cloudy or foggy sky but the sky was clear I stayed out afterwards and all planes that flew a similar area were clear and lights could be made out clearly. As it moved along without sound a large line like a projector appeared in front of the object but did not move as the object did when it got to the line the object appeared to go into it and disappeared. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen a few moments after it disappeared there was a bright flash like lightning from the same area. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
July 23, 2023 · 9:26 PM · LIGHT
IdentifiedGRAHAM, TX
Noticed moving light just below Venus moving slowly across sky. The light was very fuzzy so I thought it could be moisture in the air causing it. Venus, the moon and all other stars were clear so I don't think it was moisture. As it moved we could see a faint fuzzy arc ahead of it until it disappeared to the southwest. We did not see any navigation lights and did not hear any sound. Total sighting time was about 10 minutes. I am an Air Force veteran and amateur astronomy is a hobby. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
Albany, TX
I saw a light going from west to east and thought it was a plane, but it was far enough away I saw no other lights . As I watch it it put out a burst of light that that formed an arch bar of light about 30 times the size of the light it came from. And was about 30 to 40 times the size of the light away from it. I saw about 20 light lines attached to the light and to the arch of light. Then the arch of light began to enlarge and move further from the light. As it did the lines of light faded away. The further the arch of light moved away it got larger and it faded away as well. The arch of light enlarged to about 3 to 4 times larger from what it started. I watched the light proceed further east and it finally turned south with no other light bursts . It was interesting ! I have no video, I just watched it .
July 23, 2023 · 9:06 PM · LIGHT
Limon, CO
It's very hard to parse out an objective description of this event from what I perceived to be happening. As I was driving west on interstate 70 approaching Limon, CO, my attention was drawn suddenly to what I thought was a large object falling at a very high speed. It seems silly, but my first thought was that a meteor was plummeting toward the earth. From my perspective, it seemed to be moving from east to west, from behind or above me to my fore. Due to the speed with which the object traveled, I thought it must be near the ground; I thought it was going to hit the ground very near me, and I instinctively prepared to brake or swerve. The logical part of my mind thought of an airplane crashing, but the color was strange, a bright yellowish-green, and the light was round and too large for the height I perceived. A yellow-green meteor is the best way I can describe its appearance, but there was no visible trail or streak. When it seemed to be a couple of seconds from impacting, the light just disappeared. There was no dimming, no alteration, it just turned off like someone had flipped a switch. I hope y'all have an explanation, because I'm really freaked out right now.
July 23, 2023 · 8:58 PM · LIGHT
Louisville, KY
We were sitting on our porch talking. My fiancé said, do you see that bright light in the sky. I said yes, and I looked at it. We were trying to figure out why it was not moving. It was just bright, and stationary. it was very low in the sky, But too high to be a structure. Too big to be a drone. Suddenly, the light disappeared. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Possible]
July 23, 2023 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Estes Park, CO
...not able to speak. I was trying to wake up my brother and my boyfriend but I was not able to move or speak. I was completely sober and scared to death and just waiting for the thing to go away. I don't know how much time went by but it seemed like an eternity. I don't remember falling asleep but I woke up the next morning and spoke to my brother and boyfriend about this and I have never forgotten.
July 22, 2023 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Los angeles, CA
The orbs seemed almost triangular. Lights broke apart and reformed. Shifting proportion/volume.
July 22, 2023 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Port Aransas, TX
I was floating in the resort pool at night, and saw flying in the sky: (1) small craft, looks like a drone, blinking light, not flying very fast, heading toward the gulf. Suddenly, it disappears, then reappears about fifty feet to the side. This is what startled me. I would assume this was drone, but it just "zig-zagged", moving faster than light for a split second before reappearing, slightly skewed from its original trajectory. It did this a couple more times before it was out of sight. About 10 minutes later I see (2) more of the SAME craft, flying next to each other. These DO NOT "zig zag fly" --- they fly in straight line, in a pair, toward the gulf. I start to believe these are just drones again, but then I remember how the other "zig-zagged" and I don't know what to think. I wasn't going to report this, but about 2 weeks later, I am still bothered by it, and I feel compelled to report this for national safety. [NUFORC annotation: Drone - Possible]
July 22, 2023 · 8:22 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalFort Laudetdale, FL
Out fishing on Teo boats, on one of them my friend and his wife, in the other boat, dad, little brother, his friend and my self, as we heading back to shore we noticed what’s it seems to be a boat capsizing, long story short, it was two underwater “lights”, kind of messing with each other and moving very fast for being underwater. I’ll attach a video, thanks [NUFORC annotation: Green fishing lights - Probable]
July 22, 2023 · 1:20 AM · LIGHT
IdentifiedUnion (L'), Midi-Pyrénées · France
Au cours de la nuit du 21 au 22 juillet 2023, un résident de L’UNION (31) remarque, depuis son domicile, une lumière rouge vif, immobile, émettant des pulsations lumineuses rouges. Initialement pensée être un avion, il ne prête pas une grande attention et rentre à l'intérieur. Environ quinze minutes plus tard, de retour sur son balcon, il observe à nouveau cette lumière rouge (avec une légère lueur verte également perceptible) toujours immobile. Subitement, la lumière rouge commence à se déplacer vers la gauche, s'immobilise pendant quelques minutes, puis reprend sa course vers la droite. Pendant une période d'environ vingt minutes, la lumière effectue des mouvements de va-et-vient, de gauche à droite, avec, par moments des pauses stationnaires. Le témoin continue d'observer le phénomène de manière ininterrompue pendant une vingtaine de minutes jusqu'à 2 heures, moment où la lumière disparaît en direction du Nord-Ouest vers 2h05.. Le témoin observe le phénomène en continu, pendant une vingtaine de minutes jusqu’à 2h, puis vers 2h05 la lumière disparait direction Nord-Ouest. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli. La consistance du cas est très bonne, bien qu’il n’y ait qu’un seul témoin. En effet, le témoignage est complet et précis, le PAN a pu être filmé et photographié. L'enquête a révélé que l'observation correspond à celle d'un hélicoptère de gendarmerie (cf. le compte rendu d'enquête). La description du phénomène aérospatial non identifié (PAN) fournie par le témoin présente des similitudes frappantes avec une observation aéronautique : présence de lumières rouge et verte, ainsi qu'un point lumineux clignotant. La trajectoire apparente du PAN, initialement stationnaire avant d'effectuer des mouvements de va-et-vient, soutient fortement la possibilité d'un hélicoptère. Une analyse complète du trafic aérien effectuée par le CNOA confirme que le PAN correspond bel et bien à un hélicoptère de gendarmerie. Une recherche plus poussée sur les rondes effectuées par cet hélicoptère détermine qu’il s’agit d’une intervention de la gendarmerie, suite à un rodéo urbain. Le témoin avait mentionné ne pas avoir identifier d’aéronef via l’application Flightradar24, ce qui est normal car Flightradar 24 ne traçant pas la totalité les aéronefs militaires. Le cas est classé A, observation d’un hélicoptère de gendarmerie. [GEIPAN classification A — Hélicoptère]
July 21, 2023 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Los Angeles, CA
I am a Captain at a 121 airline. On our way south to Santa Ana around 10:15 I noticed 10 to 15 glowing red lights ahead around 20 to 30 miles SW of LAX in the vicinity of Catalina. It was hard to pinpoint an altitude but we were at 25,000 ft. and they looked almost level with us, possibly lower. The lights seemed to change from red to white. They stayed illuminated for a few minutes then disappeared. They re-illuminated a few minutes later what seemed like a couple miles west of the original position then disappeared again as we got closer. Other airlines reported seeing them as well as multiple people talking about them on the emergency frequency 121.5. After doing some research online, it's possible they were military flares but not 100% sure. [NUFORC annotation: Flares - Possible]