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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.
13,832 entries
November 13, 2016 · 7:30 PM · CIRCLE
Centerville, OH
I was out watching the moon as it was bigger and brighter than it had been since 1948. I notice a white object moving at a high rate of speed making turns and speeds no man made aircraft could make. I first tool a picture then started the video. It was white and circular and seemed to have a glow. Video shows it all.
November 12, 2016 · 9:45 PM · CIRCLE
Galesville, WI
Me and my mom were driving and I at first saw a light blinking in the side of my eye and I looked at it, it was flying like really fast, at first I thought it was a helicopter but it was so low and going very fast, it was about 300 feet off of the ground.
November 12, 2016 · 7:00 AM · CIRCLE
Twin Falls, ID
Solid ball looking thing floating West. Looked like it changed directions from South to West. No sound and no lights. Recorded it on my phone!
November 11, 2016 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Sioux Falls, SD
I went outside on the deck to have a cigarette like I normally do at night. I'm always looking into the sky in hopes of seeing a meteor which is quite common, sometimes several each night. This night was different. Out of the corner of my right eye (north) I'm facing west, I see a blur. I will do my best to describe it...it was circular in shape, very large and very high, no noise, and moved incredibly fast in a straight line. The only thing I can think of is it had a type of cloaking device b/c basically, it looked like a very fast moving circular cloud. I tried to discount it as a comet, couldn't be-no tail, cloud remained in perfect shape as it sped from the north to the south across the sky and what looked like into space. I believe it WAS in our atmosphere and than moved into space out of sight. I've never seen anything move so fast in my life...and I was Air Force. No lights, crossed the horizon and into space in less than 3-4 seconds. Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD
November 11, 2016 · 7:30 PM · CIRCLE
Raleigh, NC
Driving along 64 Westbound, about 1 mile east of Raleigh East Airport (W17). Saw a bright greenish-blue light (with a slight trail) appear about 10 degrees over the horizon (nearly directly west), RAPIDLY moving downward to the ground and disappearing. I assumed this was a meteor and made a joke about it being either a meteor, a missile or an UFO. Within 10-20 seconds of this, the light reappeared at an elevation of about 40 degrees, still west of us. It appeared to be a series of 4 extremely bright greenish-blue lights forming a circle around a dim red light. The 4 lights were rapidly rotating around the red light (at ~15 RPM). This object rose rapidly, made a turn to the right (north) and suddenly shot back down to the earth (nearly identical to the original sighting but at MUCH closer range). Distance, size and speed is hard to calculate at night (and with an object of unknown size). That said, the speed at which the object moved was roughly that of a fast moving meteor burning up in the atmosphere. The object was also much larger on the second sighting, so I'd assume that we were much closer.
November 11, 2016 · 6:00 PM · CIRCLE
Nashua, NH
I was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car with my friend, looking out the windows. In a quiet neighborhood with tall trees and low lighting I saw, and then my friend saw what I thought was a plane at first glance. There were 3 or 4 lights on the bottom of the craft, it was round and glided evenly and horizontally across the sky. In addition, searchlights were on, and we're also on Thursday evening.
November 10, 2016 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
Phoenix, AZ
I went outside the front of my house around 7pm on November 10, 2016 to retrieve a tool from my truck. As I closed my trucks back door, I noticed 3 very bright stars that were vertical of each other similar to orions belt, but perfectly straight up and down, and perfectly spaced apart from one another. They were brighter than every star in the sky. I thought this was very unusual, so I went back to my front door of my house and yelled for my wife to come out and look at this as well. We both came back to our driveway next to my truck, and I showed my wife the 3 stars. As we looked at these 3 stars they had moved farther down from the sky, and they were now turning themselves off and on separately in order, like one two three, one two three, and they were definitely moving lower and further away in the sky. Although they were very high in the sky like where the stars are. My wife could not explain them as well. We watched them for a couple of minutes. My wife went inside and I grabbed my phone and called the fox 10 news station and talked to a guy and told him what I was looking at. He said he would check into it. I then went to get our son from his room to show him as well. He came outside within 1 minute or so and we all looked at the 3 stars/lights still staying in that same formation, but getting farther away and lower in the sky, but also maintaining the off and on sequence. Our son couldn’t explain what he was seeing as well. This was know going on for approximately 7 to 10 minutes. We all went inside to get our telescope, it took about 2 to 3 minutes to locate the lenses for the scope, and then we went back outside to see if we could center the telescope on the moving stars. They were now a lot further away and lower in the sky, and getting very faint. We couldn’t lock the telescope onto the lights as they disappeared into night sky. We stayed out a little longer to see if anything else in the sky was similar, but their was nothing else. When I first noticed the 3 stars/lights I was facing almost due west, and as they disappeared into the sky they all were at the northwest part of the sky. The whole sighting lasted approximately 15 minutes, and throughout the entire time, all 3 objects maintained their exact spacing from one another and the exact order and timing of turning off and on. They must have been very high in the sky, since the entire time they looked like stars in the sky except they were moving and turning off and on, and we’re always in formation.
November 10, 2016 · 6:40 PM · CIRCLE
Euless, TX
Event location: Euless Texas (just southwest of DFW Airport) Weather: Scattered high clouds but clear in the area of the observation Light: No external house lights on. Early evening just after sunset (dark) Observation: Looked to northern sky and saw a white object approaching. At first I thought it was an aircraft but then it stopped moving and held a fixed position. Seconds later, the object turned to a brilliant red light (no aircraft navigation lights or beacon). Physical location of object from my position: It was 12 degrees (slightly east of north). The object was approximately at a 30-45-degree angle upward from my observation area. The object was west of the DFW airport and not in any known traffic pattern for DFW aircraft (west of approach/departure for runway 18L and 18R) DFW ATC: Arrivals from north and departures to south Observation: After approximately 30-45 seconds in a stationary position, the object changed color from brilliant red to purple (looked like a LED light). Size of observed sighting: The object was smaller than the moon yet larger than a bright star. I compare the size to slightly smaller than my smallest fingernail. Observation: Shortly after the object changed color to purple (approximately 5 seconds), it moved horizontally to the east toward DFW. The object did not move far (approximately 12 degrees to 20 degrees) and did not get close to DFW air traffic. Once again it stopped but was somewhat obscured from my view due to trees. Observation: The object stayed in the obscured location for a very short time (maybe 3 seconds) and then appeared to move upward and north at a fast pace until it was out of sight. Notifications: Contacted a former college who works with DFW ATC. Contacted local media KTVT at 7:10PM. Reported event to UFO Center via telephone. FYI- media asked for a photo or video (no time to think fast enough to get a camera). Media stated they could not report on the event without any physical evidence. Total event time: 6:40PM for approximate 1.5 to 2 minutes (was hard to tell how long exactly). My background: 40 years aviation (Operational Control, Emergency Response, Internal Evaluation, Airport Management). Private pilot and aviation safety consultant. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Yes, I did report it to the media (KTVT TV CBS affiliate DFW) but they said it would not be shared on the news without a photo or video. I told them that I just wanted the sighting on record in the event others call them with a similar observation. I failed to mention the distance away in my report. Because of the darkness, it was very difficult to estimate the distance and accurately state the size of the object. Thanks for the good work your team is doing. Maybe someday we will learn more about unexplainable sightings such as this. I can assure you this is an event I will not forget. ((END ADDENDUM)) We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be a highly qualified, and credible, witness. PD
November 9, 2016 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
San Rafael, CA
At approx. 9:30pm, Weds., Nov. 9, 2016, as I was driving from the Richmond Bridge, to connect with 101 North, I saw what at first thought was the moon. But, then realized that it was 1/4 the size of the moon. As I drove into San Rafael, on the freeway, I was very confused trying to figure out what the h this object was. It lit up the top half of the mountainside in San Rafael. It was a round glowing thing. As I got closer, it began to look like a white glowing hot air balloon, minus the top half, and it seemed like a person was hanging below it, air glider style. Could it have been a helicopter at night? But, I've seen a million helicopters at night, and it wasn't a helicopter. As I rounded the 90degree bend in the highway, and continued north, the object was then behind the mountain, and I could no longer see it. Just then I realized that the moon was almost directly above me, so it was definitely not the moon. The cars were all driving slowly, so other d! rivers surely saw this. Anybody else see this tonight?
November 9, 2016 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Chicago, IL
I always take a look in the sky when I go out, but this night I saw a couple of little dots flashing red by the Chicago sky line. They we're flashing a bright red, then occasionaly green and then a very bright white .. I sat there in amazement for a while, before I ran and got my brother mom and uncle to confirm what I saw...and man it made me a believer ...these things was not planes ...I tried to be fair and say maybe they were helicopters since their was trump protests down town ..buttt these things made no sounds and didid moves in the sky I had never seen .. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 9, 2016 · 1:55 PM · CIRCLE
Findlay, OH
Then all 6 just stopped over the city near the Marathon Airport for about one minute and again never breaking their formation. After a minute or so they began moving slowly in a southerly direction still in formation and disappeared. At first I thought they were helicopters but I have never seen any aircraft move in such a smooth manner with the ability to stop and move in perfect formation.
November 7, 2016 · 9:15 PM · CIRCLE
Gordonsville, TN
As I was driving down our road towards my house, it's a very dark road, something to my left caught my eye. When I looked, I saw a very brightly glowing, neon green circle of light (my son said it sounds like a meteor) falling from the sky, falling towards the ground. There are untouched acres of hills surrounding the area with lots of trees. It looked as if it fell into the trees. There was no sound at all, no spark of light as it may have hit the ground, NOTHING. It just disappeared as it fell towards the ground.
November 7, 2016 · 7:05 PM · CIRCLE
Reno, NV
Outside working on 60 acre ranch, just at dusk dark, look to see , slow and steady light moving, North, not the normal medior streat, it was definatly a "Blue" color, like the color of the new LED headlights on cars, in blue, the round object did not, streak fast, or burn up or get lighter, just stayed an even speed, from me looking East, it was heading North direction, then just "turned off" definatly not a normal comet, as i have seen thousands, i work livestock tending at nights all the time, out North of Reno, Nevada. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 7, 2016 · 4:00 PM · CIRCLE
Lidgerwood, ND
Green dot in the sky, was there then gone with in seconds!
November 7, 2016 · 7:30 AM · CIRCLE
Lidgerwood, ND
My sister and I were on our way home from town when we turned to go east we seen a glowing green dot in the sky that stayed there for awhile then took off, left a little path but was gone with in 4 seconds ..
November 6, 2016 · 5:00 AM · CIRCLE
Rosamond, CA
Walking my dog at the park and seeing this very unusual cloud. Looking North, it stood out so much I stopped to take several pictures of it. It was perfectly formed with a dark bottom. There were NO other clouds in the sky. It stayed there for about 30 minutes and then started to dissipate. It didn't seem to move and just hovered in the same place. Photos attached. My dog did not respond to this.
November 5, 2016 · 11:15 PM · CIRCLE
Titusville, FL
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 5, 2016 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
Jonesborough, TN
I was headed home at 8:30PM I turned onto highland church Rd in Jonesborough. I try to keep my eyes in the sky because i thought i saw something like it a couple weeks ago. as I turned onto the Rd, I saw a solid whit light standing still and flickering just a bit. Didn't thank much of it but fr some reason i kept watching it. Next i thought i saw it move about 3 inches in the sky so I asked my Fiancee to pull over. She stopped the car and I got out watching it and it started to move towards my house. There is an airport which would be behind me about 25 miles. So I had her turn off the car to see if maybe we could here an engine or anything. No sound at all coming from this craft. So I got in the car and basically followed it as it was headed towards my house. The Rd I live on is a staight away for about 12 miles. When we got to the house I got out and it had stopped as it looked like it was probably 7 to ten miles away and maybe 100 Feet in the air. So I continued to watch this object, as it was sitting still. When I found the craft in my telescope it was a circle and looked like individual solid white lights all around it. So basically it was a circle of lights that looked like it was barely flickering. I went in the house to get a better lens for my telescope and it was gone when I got back but stood still for approximately 35 minutes. I got home tonight at 9:00PM and there was a light in the same spot as I watched it for about ten minutes. I went in to get my telescope because I took it in because I never thought t would be back. When I got outside it was gone.. I would appreciate if anyone else that has been watching this object would give me some feedback.
November 4, 2016 · 7:05 PM · CIRCLE
Alvin, TX
Driving home from the store, I looked up at the sky I notice what seem to be five asteroids or fiery balls of fire line up. When it got midway in the sky they separated, my son was with me at the time as we got closer it seem what appear to us that it might be bombs coming to us. The colors were orange, green, red it was just unreal. As they got closer down to earth they stop and we notice five unidentify white flying objects. We were unable to capture the whole phenomenon, however we do have a video, along with pics of what we were able to get.
November 4, 2016 · 6:00 PM · CIRCLE
Elizabeth, KY
Around 5:00 est, My mother and sister were outside of kfc/taco bell in etown,ky when they decided to take pictures of the sky. In one picture there was a glowing circular object and within seconds the object was across the sky. In another photo there appears to be a hole in the sky and 6+ circular objects heading to/from it.
November 3, 2016 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
Helena, MT
I observed 2 large, circular, bright, white lights in the evening sky tonight, after sunset and before any stars were shining. I had been walking down the sidewalk for an hour, and was looking at the sky after I noticed some thin noctilucent clouds directly overhead. The two white, circular lights caught my attention where there were no clouds, about 20 degrees above the horizon. They were of equal size (I estimate 60 feet diameter) and equal brightness, about 3 fingers apart with my arm outstretched in front of my eyes. That is way too far apart from each other to be aircraft landing lights from a single aircraft, at what seemed like a distance of about 3 miles, South-East of downtown. I watched the 2 lights closely for 4 seconds, and noted they seemed absolutely motionless. Then, I looked down at my cell phone for 3 seconds, in order to start my camera application, and by the time I looked back up to take a photo, both lights had disappeared. I continued walking home and watching that section of the sky for another half an hour, and they did not re-appear, neither did any stars. During that following half an hour, any approaching aircraft would have already arrived and landed at the city airport, which was on the other side of me from the lights, and I would have easily seen any aircraft landing lights approaching and heard aircraft engines, because they would have had to pass over me to get to the airport. Besides, aircraft do not approach the city airport from the South-East. I am a U.S. Navy Veteran Seaman of Deck Department, a trained look-out watch, having spent 3 years at sea, and experienced at identifying stars, planets, satellites, aircraft lights, etc. There are never military fighter jets operating in this area, and only rarely are there lone military helicopters, and never flying in pairs. I believe these lights were from craft not of this world, to have totally vanished in 3 seconds, after shining brightly and directly towards me.
November 3, 2016 · 2:00 AM · CIRCLE
Pawnee County (location unspecified), NE
Red green white flashing between colours sphere in southeast sky heading west then later spotted heading east. Then changed directions again from east to west and back to east again. While watching sphere. A plane or what looked like a plane headed toward flashing sphere. Sphere lights seem to die down a bit and possible plane change altitude to fly low under sphere after plane passed and was a distance away sphere light got brighter again. Could the flashing sphere been a weather balloon? Possibly a "twinkling" star? PD
November 2, 2016 · 7:30 PM · CIRCLE
Point Pleasant, WV
It was approximately 7:30 pm EST, and I was taking my dogs out in the yard. I immediately heard a low, deep rumbling noise. It was an odd, unsettling sound unlike anything I have ever heard. I looked around to see if I could see anything in the sky. I saw a single, solid point of orangish/redish light moving across the horizon to the North from right to left. I wasn't sure what the object was, but it didn't seem like a plane because there was only one light, and there were no blinking lights or other colored lights. The object moved slowly in a straight line. It appeared to be moving over the AEP Gavin Power plant across the Ohio River. However there was no real way to know how far away it was. As I was watching the object, it suddenly went out/disappeared, and the low rumbling noise stopped immediately. This was the most disturbing part because it was obvious that the noise was associated with the light. If the noise had continued, I would have just assume! d that the object went into cloud cover. I didn't get any video because it was so small, and I would have been shooting in the direction of a street light. I didn't even really have time to get my phone out before it disappeared, and the sound stopped.
November 2, 2016 · 5:35 PM · CIRCLE
Wantagh, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD