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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.
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July 14, 2023 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Riverside, CA
First spotted near intersection of Van Buren & Mockinbird approx 80-85 degress from horizon - above SSE 140-150 degrees heading. It hovered for nearly a minute while pulsating irregularly. The pure white light would pulsate very bright (Venus bright) to dim. It would be max brightness for 2-3 seconds then slowly fade to dim for a few seconds. After a few pulsating cycles, it would go dim and stay dim for 10 seconds or more. The whole cycle seemed to vary in timing, but the dim state period always returned to the pulsating cycle. After 2-3 minutes, two neighbors I'm unfamiliar with drove up to me and stopped. She said "Oh you see it too?" I replied "Yes I thought I was imagining things." She told me they had seen it before, a couple months ago. It appeared to be high altitude 30,000ft or more. The strangest thing was the way it moved. It went from hovering to slowly moving toward SSE. It traveled 5-10 degees and then hovered for several seconds. Then it began moving back toward it's original position hovered a while and started moving SW. When it would go from hovering to moving, it seemed as if the light would go bright and stay bright before a somewhat rapid acceleration to it's maximum speed, never appearing faster than 1/3 to 1/4 the transit speed of the ISS. The speed never appeared to be fast, just rapid acceleration. I watched it off and on for at least an hour, the whole time it followed the irregular pulse/dim and hover/move behaviors. The area was quiet, so if the object was low enough to be a rotary aircraft I'm fairly sure I would have heard it. The object continued to move SW just not in a straight line. I stopped watching it at approx 30 degrees above SW 235. I don't know of any tech we have that can hover at that altitude other than a maneuverable High Altitude Balloon. It moved like I would expect a maneuverable HAB to move, but the bright pulsations don't make sense for an HAB unless it's low enough to be a danger to other aircraft. I have been flying R/C planes for 43 years and quad-copters for 8. I've been staring at the sky my entire life watching satellites, meteor showers, eclipses, comets, planets, airplanes and helicopters. Over the years I have seen a few unusual things that I could not identify, but this one was strange enough that I thought I should report it. I don't own a smart-phone (and I pray I never have to) so sorry no video.
July 14, 2023 · 10:06 PM · LIGHT
Wellton, AZ
July 14, 10:06pm, Wellton, AZ. My fiance and I witnessed multiple bright UAPs with amazing directional changes, both quickly descending and ascending, hovering, and blinking in and out, over the course of about 3-4 minutes. Afterwards, there was a large bright starlike object that changed colors for almost 10 minutes before slowly moving and descending out of sight. I have numerous videos to show ALL of this!
July 14, 2023 · 9:13 PM · LIGHT
destin, AR
my family and I were hunting for crabs when we looked up and saw the starlink satellites moving southeast above the ocean. once they disappeared in the clouds, 2 lights moving in the opposite direction appeared then disappeared, and right after a third light appeared and slowly moved across the sky slightly zig-zagging. soon enough the light disappeared behind another cloud above the city of destin.
July 13, 2023 · 4:59 AM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalPlainfield, IN
7 White lights in the night sky. I couldn’t tell the shape of them since they were moving so fast and left a trail. I was looking to east. [NUFORC annotation: Insect - Probable]
July 12, 2023 · 11:05 PM · LIGHT
Prosser, WA
The light didn't have a long tail like most falling stars or meteors I've seen before. It seemed like the light was a ball that just fell a bit and then disappeared quickly. The whole thing was like two seconds total that I saw. I noticed right after though, that a large airplane was flying over above where I saw the light. It just seemed strange, I wasn't aware airplanes dropped objects while in flight, but I'm also not really educated on that topic either. Not trying to waste anyone's time, just seemed strange.
July 12, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Malaga, MÁLAGA P · Spain
The UFO sighting was incredibly distinct, with a flawless diagonal formation of numerous ships closely aligned. What made it even more peculiar was that the line appeared to vanish, as if entering a different realm or an unknown void. It was a truly remarkable spectacle, unlike anything I had ever witnessed before. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
July 12, 2023 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Three Rivers, MI
I noticed a really weird moving light off in the sky. It was acting fast and erratic and all over the place. So i went inside and made my daughter go for a walk with me to check it out. She seen it too. After we walked around the block and got back home, she was scared and went inside. The whole time the lights were getting closer and closer. But after she went in, they disappeared for a second. So i layed back on my car to watch for more shooting stars. And that is when I seen it above me. But this time it was 3 lights right above me. And in a triangle formation. But inside the lights it was darker than dark. Then they changed shape and then I ran inside.
July 11, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
The Plains, OH
First 2 were still like if they were bright planets, then suddenly started moving opposite directions. Called another person to witness and he missed the QST 2, but was there for a 3rd light moving fast, slightly changing direction, later a 4th appeared, same motion, but opposite side of sky.
July 11, 2023 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Ashland city, TN
Me my friends ((names deleted)) chasity her husband ((Onames deleeted)) and ((name deleted)) grandmother a ((names deleted)) said look that’s that thing we saw at moms the other night and it was going from left to right in a 20 foot distance flashing and individually flashed us one by one multiple times so bright it almost blinded us and nobody saw the flash except you when it did it to us. Then ((name deleted)) said look at this ((word deleted)) behind us a bigger light was going in a circle not super slow not super fast unnormal tho and a smaller light was going around it it a square in the opposite direction about 30 minutes pass then they changed directions 30 minutes later the bigger light started to make a square and the smaller one around it started making a circle and then 30 minutes later it switched directions again the flashing light never stopped flashing and moving behind us they started to record I wished I would have unfortunately I had to leave I had made plans and was considerably late because of this and I haven’t ever seen anything like this before ((three names said the flashing light was at their moms house in pleasant view a considerable distance from where we were a few nights before this. I want to note it seemed to be watching us and trying to amuse us it’s like it was putting on a show for us and we were it’s audience that’s all I want to say.
July 11, 2023 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Minneapolis, MN
Two green lights close together just hovering over downtown Minneapolis. Then they free fell down until they stopped again and just stayed stationary over the city. Then it tilted sideways as it sped across to a different building and then came to a silent halt. It then turned around and we could faintly see the green lights blinking like they were traveling away and then they disappeared again. Then they came back over a different building and came closer to ours and hovered above the building right across from where our window is and they just hovered for a while before taking off across to the other side of the city where we saw it hover for a min then just disappear. Last we saw an hour ago was the two green lights then coming on and tilting again as it took off out of the city and headed south of Minneapolis!
July 11, 2023 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Orange, MA
A bright, silent light was seen moving west to east across the entire sky. It was brighter than all stars and had no blinking lights. It was moving slower than most aircraft. Unusual amounts of normal air traffic were noted around the time of the sighting. I did capture this on video.
July 11, 2023 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Cottonwood, AZ
I was sitting on my side patio at around 9:15 pm which overlooks the Verde Valley all the way to Sedona. My patio faces east and the objects appeared from the north by Jerome and flew at a speed I estimate was 200 to 300 mph to the south towards Camp Verde. There were some light clouds that the objects flew under, so I estimate their altitude to be less than 5000' to 7000'. The objects were of various sizes and brightness, and some flew closer than others, but they all flew at the identical speed in a straight line and made a few maneuvers that were all perfectly synchronized with each other. I estimate I viewed them for 5 to 7 seconds before each disappeared 1 by 1 at the exact same spot. There was absolutely no sound coming from them. It was a very surreal sight that was hard to comprehend. I was on duty the next morning and before I started my shift briefed my supervisor on the incident to see if she had heard any reports from dispatch from that night with regards to what I spotted. I have viewed the Star Link satellites in the past and this was not even a close resemblance to them.
July 11, 2023 · 3:45 AM · LIGHT
Eaton Rapids, MI
While looking up at two stars, one of the two floated over to me. The star came close when it floated over. I didn’t think to start recording, until it started to hover. So, I missed it floating over to me. While I sat at my table, on the deck, I started recording. It looked like a star with the naked eye. But, in the video it looks like an orb. The star hovered over the trees. I wasn’t scared at all. I sang a song to it. Then, I said, good night.
July 10, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Hutto, AZ
I walked out onto my east-facing, third-floor balcony at approximately 11:00 PM. I then saw coming from the southwest a very bright orange ball of light. The object was traveling at a steady pace in a straight line toward the northeast, passing right in front of me, and my brother who walked out onto the balcony behind me. It was about 70 degrees up, and looked like it was at about the altitude of a small aircraft such as a Cessna. There were no blinking lights, and no sound. There was no change in the intensity or size of the light (as big and bright as an airliner's front landing lights) until it had traveled far off to the northeast, at which point it became small and faded out of sight. My brother said he thought it was a satellite. The object was traveling at about satellite speed, so he may have been right, but I have never seen one so big and bright, nor one that gave the impression of not being in orbit, but rather so low and close in the sky. I checked the trajectory of the International Space Station for the time of the sighting, and it did pass over the Austin, Texas area at about the same time (11:06 PM). However, it was reported to fly over at only 18 degrees above the horizon, appearing from the west and traveling north, so I don't think that was it.
July 10, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Madison Wisconsin, WI
This was a bright object in the northwest sky. It look like a star at first, but I noticed it was moving to the east. I watched it move all the way across the sky until I could not see it anymore. This took at least 2 minutes if not longer. This light did not blink at all. At the same time a airplane flew over which I see frequently. This thing was huge dwarfed the size of the airplane. Unable to get a photo with my phone.
July 10, 2023 · 10:40 PM · LIGHT
Lexington, SC
Me and my girlfriend were in our backyard last night around 10:45 star watching. I was looking one direction, my girlfriend another. She screams to me “wtf is that, turn around” I look up to see around 6 white lights in a single file line pulsing. It only lasted about 6 seconds before they disappeared. it looked as if they were taking off. My girlfriend saw them at first and said they were in a circle formation rotating before I turned around. I tried to pull my phone out to get a recording but it was too late, they had already vanished
July 10, 2023 · 9:49 PM · LIGHT
F68J+53P Sugarcreek, PA
While out for the evening, enjoying astrophotography and stargazing, a friend and I witnessed a glowing Amber colored orb that faded to looking like a quickly moving star. We also witnessed multiple others throughout a 3 hour period. With the exception of the orb they all looked like they should be a star. However, they moved very quickly, with the ability to stop and maneuver effortlessly. They were incredibly hard to track and film. There were no trails behind these flying lights. They were not drones or airplanes. There was no sound that we could distinguish. When we were getting ready to leave a very heavy helicopter was flying quite low literally directly overhead of where we were. This helicopter was larger than your rescue type aircraft being much wider and rounded. The blades on this helicopter were also very large. It didn't have very many distinctive lights on it, and it was solid black. The photo and video that I'm submitting is original, and has NO alterations.
July 9, 2023 · 11:15 PM · LIGHT
North Myrtle Beach, OH
It appeared to be a ball of light but then it changed into like just a morphing ball of light almost. The video I took of it better describes it.
July 8, 2023 · 6:20 PM · LIGHT
Des Moines, WA
It was a white light moving in various directions. I thought it might be a drone. I rolled down my window to see if I could hear a motor, no sound, I thought maybe a silver balloon but it was moving up and down and around then stopped in one spot. I took a photo with my phone it was just a light with darkness around it when you zoom in but no propellers. After zooming in you could see a darkness around it.
July 8, 2023 · 9:30 AM · LIGHT
coatesville, PA
Standing on the side of my house looking southwest at about 7/8 at 930 I saw 2 red and yellow lights coming from the southeast heading in a north west direction. What stood out that the lights were bright and I noticed that there was no engine noises, and no blinking lights that aircrafts have. The first 2 lights were in a line about 6 seconds apart and as they passed by, again there was no noise and no flashing lights. As they passed by they were higher in the sky about 30- 40K feet up they disappeared into the atmosphere. About 30 seconds later another 2 came and did the exact same thing. About another 30 seconds 3 came out of the southeast. The first 2 were directly in front of each other and the first light started zig zagging 3 or 4 times in front of the second light. They separated farther apart and no sound or blinking lights and went up into the atmosphere. The third light following did the exact same thing as the first 2 sets. The last set did the exact same thing as the first 2 sets. There was a plane that flying and going east to west in which you could see the flashing lights and hear the engine. You could see in the upper atmosphere 2 other planes with flashing lights. I did get about 15 seconds of video.
July 8, 2023 · 12:45 AM · LIGHT
Rupert, WV
This white light that appeared in the sky. At first I thought might be a satellite. But this time of night there are no satellites that bright in the sky. I kept my eye on this. The light did not move. But it started to slowly fade away. After it faded away was when I extended hands. If I put my pinky finger on the big dipper handle and widened my fingers and my thumb would be where this light was. I did shine a flashlight up to the area to see if there was something there but nothing was there. [NUFORC annotation: Satellite - Possible]
July 7, 2023 · 10:09 PM · LIGHT
Durham, NC
As I was watching a thunderstorm, I saw a light appear in the sky. It caught my attention because it wasn't flashing or twinkling like an airplane does from a long distance, and it was staying perfectly still. It then started moving Southward across the sky, before growing fainter and turning red before eventually disappearing. In the first video I captured, I stopped filming when I could no longer see it with the naked eye, but it was still partially visible on video up to the end. A few minutes later the object appeared again in the exact same spot, and made the same Southward trajectory before disappearing - but this time it vanished almost instantly rather than fading. I live close to the RDU airport, and I can tell you that this object was absolutely not an airplane. In fact, I realized that no airplanes were taking off or landing (which I can see from my window) in the minutes leading up to this object appearing and about 20 minutes after it disappeared the second time. Then a line of airplanes began landing - as if the pilots were told to stay out of the airspace until it cleared. I captured one photo and two short videos of the object. Also for reference, I included a video of an airplane landing to show the difference between a plane and the object.
July 7, 2023 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalKansas City, MO
Was walking at the park with a friend. We both saw a light moving around in a cloud in various directions like as if it was searching something. We walked around to the other side of the cloud and saw beams of lights rotating inside the cloud. Then it disappeared after watching it for 30mins. [NUFORC annotation: Searchlight - Probable]
July 5, 2023 · 11:38 PM · LIGHT
Reno, OH
At approximately 11:38 PM ET, we, my mother and I, both saw the same light due West of our location in Reno, Ohio. We are located out a county road in a semi-rural location. We are very familiar with aircraft seen regularly in the area as we are due Northeast of the Mid-Ohio Valley Airport (KPKB) as well as being avid skywatchers of satellites including the International Space Station (ISS) and meteor showers/"shooting stars". This was none of the above. In the course of seeing this object or light appear in the sky due West of our location, it seemed abnormally bright - brighter than Jupiter or Venus or even the ISS. We figured that it might be landing lights on an aircraft, but no marker or strobe lights were visible - not red, green or blue. This was a bright 'white' light. What was most unusual about this light is how we could make out against the twilight or airglow that the light was curving rapidly in an 80 to 90 degree turn that would have made its position going from a Northerly route to a Westerly route from our perspective. It made this trajectory move quickly in what appeared to be an area much smaller than the curve of the turn radius of most aircraft large and small we regularly see here. However, shortly after (1-2 seconds) the light faded at an accelerated pace into nothingness - no more bright white light and still no markers/strobes and nothing visible against the twilight/airglow. It is noted that a Piper Cherokee P28A (N780U) was airborne near this location at the appearance of this light, however, that flight traversed in a nearly straight line from Morgantown, West Virginia (MGW) to Athens, Ohio (UNI) South to Southeast of our location with little to no course correction resembling the path of the light we saw. The absence of marker strobes and the rapid curving and fading of this light was what made it quite unusual - granted this is not the first instance of strange lights seen in this area and we have on occasion seen blocked military or government craft flying through or to/from KPKB. In a separate unreported incident approximately eight (8) years ago, either in the month of July or September (based on the fact we celebrate several birthdays in both of those months where we often have family get-togethers), an ultra-slow pulsating light appeared to myself and 5 or 6 other observers during a campfire one night near the same location herein stated that could be seen for over an hour - definitely not a plane or satellite as satellites do not hover and slowly move over the course of an hour and planes should have marker beacons, which this did not. Needless to say, a couple of people that were present that night who you'd label as skeptical were dumbfounded at the appearance of this light "event" and still recall how weird it was these years later. Another instance that we're not sure about and was reported by my mom in 2017, my mother experienced a bright orange moving light on her way home from work around 10:45 PM in the late Winter (February) that traveled downward and disappeared from view at the horizon. That report was listed here: https://nuforc.org/webreports/reports/132/S132919.html All said, we're unsure at what either of these instances were, but the one this evening was unusual enough to report. Thank you.