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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.
11,675 entries
August 2, 2023 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Near Wausau, WI
While working nights, i randomly stargaze, and an orange-red orb appeared over the Wisconsin River about 200 yards to the west of me. It was approximately 500 feet up, but descended appearing to check out the power plant I work in. After it came down and passed our main building, it started ascending and a rapid rate of speed. After the first passed, a second one seemingly materialized over the river in the same spot, and took the same route as the first. Was way too fast to be a Chinese lantern, and it almost appeared burning. I was inspired to post this after I saw a Milwaukee couple post a similar video a few weeks before I saw mine
August 2, 2023 · 1:32 AM · SPHERE
Trinity, TX
This object was clearly round, emitting a yellow light but not to yellow flying too low and fast to be a plane. No sound and no flashing lights. Moving straight in a odd way. It was clearly not a plane. We were 2 people watching and we are not crazy. Is not the first time we see this.
August 1, 2023 · 1:34 PM · SPHERE
New York, NY
At first I thought it was a deflating weather ballon. It looked like it came down from the sky while slowing twirling. Like 6 shiney metalic orbs. I watched it for maybe 3 minutes. It came down to the water at almost the exact coordinates I provided. It was between Mill Basin Island and the New York City Department of Sanitation facility like you see in the map. Then it floated up into the sky and started traveling toward the Astoria/Long Island City coast. My window faces the water and I'm on the 15th Floor of my building in Manhattan. The sun was on it. I saw it keep going up and up and up till it disappeared into the cotton shapped looking clouds. It was so high I was afraid it would get into an airplane engine. It is a bright sunny day. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
August 1, 2023 · 3:45 AM · SPHERE
Riverview, FL
My sister sent me her ring cam footage from this morning and it shows a bright light appearing in the sky and gets brighter, illuminating the sky and surrounding clouds. you can see the reflection on her cars roof.
July 31, 2023 · 11:30 PM · SPHERE
Peoria, IL
Ive watched for 2 yrs. now. This object moves , stays in a area., flashes.. A weather balloon doesn't stay put in one area. zooms every direction fast. hoovers
July 31, 2023 · 9:50 PM · SPHERE
Lyman, SC
The object was descending then went dark once an aircraft approached it from the east I know it was a bit lower than the aircraft that was approaching it by using the satellite that was luckily passing by right in line of site and I used it as a backdrop to guesstimate the distance.
July 31, 2023 · 8:55 AM · SPHERE
Szeged, CSONGRÁD · Hungary
It was a sunny morning and I just finished my usual run by the river Tisza, in Szeged, Hungary. As I approached the Flood Memorial (coordinates: 46°14'43"N 20°9'0"E), the square around the statue was quite empty, only cars were driving by. I checked my smart watch and saw: 8:55 AM. "Oh, no! - I thought. - I'm gonna be late from work!" This is when I looked straight up (I wonder why...?) - and noticed a red, metallic sphere flying above my head. It was about 10 meters high, to me it seemed like it was basketball-sized, but I can't be sure of its exact size because there was a neutral blue sky behind it. The sphere gave out no sound. The shade of red was #ff0000. It had no visible motor, wings or emission. It was so close that I could see it's not a helium toy balloon, nor a real balloon. It seemed like a drone - except I've never seen a silent, dull metallic sphere drone with a homogenous surface. I saw no letters, camera or light source on it. I was so surprised! It sort of gilded with an even speed. After a few seconds of trying to compute the sight in my head, it became apparent that this object is totally unknown to me. So I decided to take a photo of it. While I was struggling to find the camera app on my phone, it somehow flew high up in a matter of seconds as if it was camera-shy. By the time I aimed my phone at it, it was hiiiigh up, so it looks like a small dot in the photo. It continued its journey to the same west-to-east direction (the border of Ukraine is not far, I must add). I watched it as it crossed the river and became so tiny I couldn't see it anymore. I have no clue what this was. I asked the local airport if they sent up a weather balloon maybe, but they replied: no, they didn't - they only asked for my photo documentation as a reference. I'm also sure it was not a child's toy, besides I was alone on the square. If it was a drone, I have no clue of its type. Somebody suggested that it might be a Pico balloon, but it was not plastic, nor shiny, and it's just not it. What I find strange is that it came so close, then it went away so fast... as if it came to check me out - but who or what could/would do that? Finally, I must say: I always believed in extraterrestrial life but I never was into UAPs. Since then I'm very intrigued by the topic and I hope this wasn't my last sighting.
July 31, 2023 · 5:55 AM · SPHERE
Melbourne, FL
I’ve watched these lights for the past eight months they move erratically up down sideways. The number of lights divide when attempting to photograph typically the lights turn off and our seen in another location. There was roughly about 12 separate lights. They moved all around the property when I went outside to see them they followed. You could not make out anything other than the lights. I have videos and more photos, but can only upload four
July 31, 2023 · 3:29 AM · SPHERE
Newtown Square, PA
I was outside watching the meteor shower and recorded what I thought was then a meteor but upon watching the footage back I realized it was not. The object looked like a spherical shape and was pulsating and changing colors rapidly while flying in almost zig zag patterns at high speeds. It eventually flew away extremely fast and was gone within the matter of a few seconds
July 30, 2023 · 11:50 PM · SPHERE
Sacramento, CA
I was driving to work in West Sacramento when I saw 3 orange orb-like objects I the sky over the freeway just outside of Carmichael. They formed a slight arch. They were spaced evenly apart. I didn't see them move or hear any sounds. They seemed fairly close. Farther away than the streetlights but closer than the red lights on top of the tall buildings. I observed them for several seconds but, once I drove underneath them I didn't see them in my rear view mirror.
July 30, 2023 · 2:50 PM · SPHERE
Elk Grove, CA
I have seen and documented things flying around above elk grove for 20+ years. More in the past 2 years as I have started paying attention more. Today was different, almost nightly you will see white balls moving. Some fast some slow. Not planes and not any satellite I've ever seen. I've shown them to multiple people. I am also not actively hunting or looking. I see this when I'm walking to my house after parking or out front smoking a cigarette. I have never seen in broad daylight though. Few hrs ago. Blue sky day, no clouds, I went out to have a smoke. I look up and see a plane moving east. I'm facing east. We'll off to the left of the plane I see a little white ball. First thought it was a party balloon. But then it 90 degree turned left and it startled me. Then I got out my phone. I have the galaxy 23 ultra. Best camera on a phone. My zoom takes high res moon pics ok. I zoomed in at 200x just to see what it was and it was a sphere and was moving strange hard to keep track. That's where I snapped a few pics then switched to video. You can tell how zoomed in I am due to the size of my neighbors roof shingles and it helps see its movement since I'm surrounded by 2 story homes. Object was not a party balloon. It was massive. Much higher up than I thought originally too. At least commulercial jet height. It darted off behind the roof and I lost it. Then it reappeared to the right again and went back again behind the roof and I lost it. Tried running upstairs to a window but it was gone. It had incredibly speed and was able to change direction instantly. Absolutely amazing sight to see.
July 30, 2023 · 2:30 PM · SPHERE
Millen, GA
Two friends and I were flying from Hilton head SC to Monroe GA in a Cessna 172 at about 6,300 feet. At approximately 1430 hours on July 30th 2023 over Millen Ga, I was looking out of the right side of our plane at some pastures below. I see a black sphere that looks metallic and reflecting sunlight, flying opposite of our heading roughly 1,000-1,500 feet below us. It seemed to be traveling around 80-90 knots while slightly turning right. It seemed to be no bigger than our Cessna.
July 30, 2023 · 9:30 AM · SPHERE
Ann Arbor (Pittsfield), MI
Walking my dog I looked up and saw a metallic sphere I initially assumed must be a drone, but wondered why it was flying so close to the Ann Arbor airport. As it approached where I stood and flying at perhaps 150-200 feet of altitude, I realized that it had no visible propellers or other means of propulsion and there was no sound. It maintained a steady speed of perhaps 35-40 miles per hour and steady course heading southeast. The entire sighting lasted a minute or less. There were few dogwalkers at the park and no one else seemed to notice.
July 30, 2023 · 2:00 AM · SPHERE
Plano, TX
I was star gazing and as I went to turn around to go back inside, I noticed a very bright object stationary above the tree line over my left shoulder. It looked like a bright white light/orb. It was brighter than any star in the sky. It then rapidly began to descend diagonally, and flashed with a green light once turned and faced towards it, fully noticing it. It shifted direction and broke eye sight below the treeline and nearby buildings for a few seconds before I spotted it again, very quickly moving suddenly horizontally and then it was gone from my eye sight. After about 15-20 minutes, an airplane showed up. No clue if military or not.
July 30, 2023 · 12:22 AM · SPHERE
Ypsilanti, MI
Driving on expressway home from work saw 3 extremely bright white/tint of yellow or golden lights about 100/200 feet above. After the 3 lights it moved to the side where I noticed at least 5 to 6 lights & there was a narrow sphere almost like opening mouth or opening of craft with red lights, Definitely not airplane. They were going fairly slow were initially on my left side then went over me to the right. It all occurred within Maybe three mins
July 29, 2023 · 7:20 PM · SPHERE
Etobicoke, ON · Canada
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July 29, 2023 · 6:13 PM · SPHERE
Williamsburg, VA
Was in the sky south of my location in the general area of James River Surry Nuclear power plant. I looked at my neighbor to let him know to look up and it was gone. Shortly prior to incliment weather and approaching thunderstorms.
July 28, 2023 · 11:05 PM · SPHERE
Leesburg, FL
Walked outside to got to my car at approximately 11:05 pm and something told me to look up and when I did I seen a big bright red orange ball or orb THIS WAS NOT A DRONE I DONT WANNA HEAR THAT I SEEN PLENTY OF THEM THIS WAS A UFO OR AN ALIEN THIS IS NOT A JOKE PEOPLE ITS REAL!! It was hovering in the sky and it was silent but soon as I pulled my phone out to record it picked up the signal of the orb for about 45 seconds until it started to go away in the sky and once it went away the orb started to get small and turn white like a star and then disappeared in the sky of the night I swear my phone has never made this sound before EVER until I caught this sighting it picked up a signal from it on my phone and a lot might think this is a joke who is reading this but I got it all on video as well I seen with my own two naked sober eyes
July 28, 2023 · 7:30 PM · SPHERE
Atlanta, GA
I was flying my drone and it kept losing connection which I’ve never had that issue before. It kept “loading” connection and my phone screen would go dark. I was flying a dji mini 1. I kept getting a message saying aircraft interference. There were no aircraft in the area. I put my drone away and I can’t remember how long after my friend said, “shit what the hell are those lights”. I looked up. And saw 5 lights in a row and then a second later only 2. I walked to make sure I can see them longer with line of sight and trees and houses around us. The two bright lights were now black spheres that were burly to see. I know this because I see aircraft fly over all the time to the way to Fulton industrial airport. I couldn’t focus my eyes on the two objects but could focus my eyes on the commercial airline that was probably 30,000 feet up. These objects were close enough to be able to see the detail if they were not blurry. There was no wings no rotor no exhaust just two black objects flying next to one another. I walked down the road to make sure I could see them in more of clearing and they were gone.
July 28, 2023 · 7:15 PM · SPHERE
Attleboro, MA
At approx. 7:15pm on Friday 7/28, I was driving southbound on I-95 going towards Providence RI to attend a music concert. Note - I had not drunk any alcohol prior to driving or done any type of drugs. Note - I am usually overall a very aware person of my surroundings and have had heightened awareness recently due to meditation. While driving between the Attleboro exit (4B) and the Pawtucket exit (2B), looking out to the left side of my windshield, I saw a very shiny object. It was several miles in the distance but very clear to the eye. It was an orb shape, either sphere or cubical, or both. It was not in the long shape of a plane whatsoever, or anything close to looking like a plane. It hovered in place for several seconds as I locked into looking at it. It slightly turned back and forth, while the sun beamed off of its shiny outside. I took my eyes off of the object several times to look at the road, and it still hovered there. I was sort of mesmerized by it and felt like I was the only person seeing this object. Then as I took my eyes off of it once again, I looked back and the object was gone from its original position. I tracked the area of the sky for a few short seconds and saw the object many, many, many miles away this time. Like 20 or 30 miles away, far. It went south/southeast. It was hard to see at this point, but it hovered in place again. Then as I squinted and tried to lock my eyes onto it again, it zigzagged to another space in that general area where it was many miles away. I looked back at the road, then looked back to the space again. At that point, I could not see it again and continued on my drive. I've never seen anything like this before and am confident it was a UAP/UFO. A few minutes later, I saw a standard plane flying high above in the clouds, and for perspective, it was nothing close to the shape and specs as what I saw earlier. Note that this observation occurred in or around the Bridgewater Triangle area.
July 27, 2023 · 10:21 PM · SPHERE
Riverton, WY
I looked out my window and spotted this yellow orb with red and blue lights around it in the same place that my sister and I spotted another UFO back in 2005. So this caught my attention I watched it for about 30 seconds as it stayed completely stationary. Then suddenly it started moving up and down, and then very quickly moved straight across the sky to the left very quickly much much faster than an airplane could travel. I went to get my phone, and when I returned, it was gone.
July 26, 2023 · 10:41 PM · SPHERE
N Las Vegas, NV
In a small park next to family home.
July 26, 2023 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Maarif, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
I was stargazing on my roof in morocco, when i saw what looked like a star, but it didn't look like it was moving like the other stars, so i kept watching it until it stopped moving emitted a light and then went NW quickly can the investigator contact via email
July 26, 2023 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Maarif, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
I was stargazing on my roof in morocco, when i saw what looked like a star, but it didn't look like it was moving like the other stars, so i kept watching it until it stopped moing emmited a light and then went NW quickly can the investigator contact via email