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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 2, 2015 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Villefort, Languedoc Roussillon · France
Le jeudi 2 juillet 2015 à 22h30 plusieurs personnes observent le lent déplacement silencieux N-S d'une boule lumineuse de couleur orangée, qui disparait derrière les nuages. Un seul témoignage est recueilli. L'observation d'une boule de feu flottant lentement dans le ciel selon une trajectoire semblant aléatoire évoque un objet enflammé porté par le vent, par exemple une lanterne thaïlandaise. Le réseau Infoclimat indique un léger vent d'ouest relevé au Mas-de-la-Barque, à 5 km. Météociel indique un vent faible instable relevé à Mende, à 35 km. Ces éléments, ajoutés au fait que l'observation a eu lieu au coeur d'une vallée relativement encaissée rendent impossible la détermination du vent réel à basse altitude. Les vents à basse altitude sont très complexes en zone montagne. Cette hypothèse de lanterne thaïlandaise, qui reste conforme à l'observation, ne peut être confirmée. Le GEIPAN a envisagé un phénomène de type plasma : mais il n'y a pas du tout de contexte orageux, ni d'environnement sismique. Le GEIPAN classe ce cas "C" par manque de recoupements. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
July 2, 2015 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Elkhorn, WI
Orange and red orbiting light, soundless, not fireworks. Stood still high in the sky. The "craft" lights spun around orange and red circular motion. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 2, 2015 · 9:40 PM · SPHERE
Fulton, IL
Me and my brother were sitting watching tv and my brother said hey I think a helicopter is going to the hospital, so we both went out on or our deck to see if it was a helicopter, usually when they go to the hospital you can hear them, and they fly really low. Well the large orange light was perfectly silent, and kept going on its east to west pattern. We both thought it was strange as it made no noise whatsoever, and had no blinking lights like a helicopter would. To our amazement about 3 mins later another light followed. At this point we woke our dad up and told him hey like 3 ufos just flew over. He came outside so we could have another witness. About 6 orange lights flew over equally spaced about 3 mins apart. The last time it flew over it was a pair of 2 orange lights. They were spaced apart and maintained the same speed. I would guess about 1kmph to 1.5kmph. Each of the lights took the same flight path, and had the same speed. The lights did not get brighter or dimmer at any time. None of the lights had additional bliking lights that would mark it as a jet or airplane. If you have seen this as well or have any questions please feel free to email me
June 30, 2015 · 1:00 PM · SPHERE
ephrata, WA
a circular object appeared on the photo after being taken. the object seems to be a metallic sphere. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 30, 2015 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Västerås (Sweden) · Sweden
Introduction: I live in Sweden and I have been seeing these strange spheres and I have recorded quite alot of video footage. This is not a one-time sighting, they’ve been around for quite a while now so that’s why I’m able to record them. I started to film them in 2015, but I have been watching them for a long time. I usually only see them during the summer. Most of the time they fly around one spot near some trees (the spot in my video), but I have seen similar lights at other locations, which I unfortunately did not capture on video. Description of objects (Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_NymzvWSto) They are tiny and agile small spheres of light, completely silent. You can watch my video. I’ve seen them do all kinds of maneuvers. They seem to appear out of nowhere and then just disappear, there doesn’t seem to be any solid object behind the light. When I first saw them I thought they were just fireflies or maybe some other insects but as I continued to observe them I realized they couldn’t be insects. I’ve also seen other unexplainable lights that indicate to me that they’re intelligently controlled. Unfortunately I didn’t film it and cannot prove it so therefore I won’t bother explaining those sightings. But I still do have plenty of footage. I have tried to approach them with and without my camera but then they simply won’t show up, like they were never there. Possible Explanations 1. Light reflecting off of insects. I thought a lot about this, but I’m sure they can’t be just reflections. They are way too bright, and there is clearly no light source so they can’t be reflections. There are street lamps a few meters away where you can compare real insect light reflections with the UFO’s, they don’t look the same at all. 2. Fireflies/Lightning bugs. They cannot be fireflies, since we don’t have fireflies in Sweden. If you’ve ever seen fireflies in real life, you would understand. Otherwise I suggest you watch a youtube of fireflies and see for yourself. Fireflies don’t fly like that, and they can’t get as bright as these objects. 3. Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or other man-made technology. They can’t be drones because they fly way too fast and make abrupt changes in direction & speed which you can see in the video. If these were drones they would’ve crashed into each other or into the trees. They fly too close to the trees and each other. In some of my footage you can also see that there’s no solid object behind the light. 4. Extraterrestrial explanation. Perhaps they could be some kind of extraterrestrial technology. Why would aliens do this? What is the point of coming all the way to earth to just fly around like this? It would be very hard to prove this explanation so I won't jump to any conclusions. They are still unknown to me. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
June 29, 2015 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Lakewood, WA
Witnessed two bright objects due West of Lakewood. Approximately 10-15° off the horizon. They are stationary and do not appear to have moved in 40 minutes. We have never seen these bright lights in that area before. They do not appear to be stars. They are white with a faint green halo when viewed through spotter scope. I am retired military special forces. Very observant of my surroundings. These objects are very unusual. At 22:58 the brightest of the two lights has disappeared and the other light is fading. At 23:00 the second light disappeared. Venus and Jupiter. PD
June 29, 2015 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Everett, MA
After 15 minutes lights drifted south and disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 28, 2015 · 12:47 PM · SPHERE
Moro Bay, CA
On a family trip to Moro Bay, I took a photo of Moro Rock, only later to see this orb in the photo. Photo indicates a quite round object, suspended in the daytime sky. PD
June 27, 2015 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Council, ID
I used to work in Council ID until September of last year. One of the girls that worked with me showed me a photo that her friend took when she was out on a walk with her dog. The image was taken before sunset near Council, ID. She did not notice anything unusual initially but eventually they came across the interesting light in the distance when she was showing the photo to another person. I will email a photo to the email that was provided. This looks very similar to the Orbs that I saw on the UFO unexplained files. The only difference is that there was only one light. I am only bringing this to your attention. I was not a witness of the episode. If you would like to get more detailed information I can contact the individual that obtained the photo to try to get more details. Thank you. Round, green orb in photo is lens flare, caused by pointing the camera at a bright source of light, in this case, the Sun. Other photos submitted by same source show tiny, dark "smudges" above a nearby cliff. Possible birds?? PD
June 26, 2015 · 11:50 PM · SPHERE
Provinciales (Turks & Caicos), Turks & Caicos
While lying in bed gazing out the sliding glass door over the Caribbean Sea, I saw a red glowing sphere moving from East to West. I went out to the balcony to get a better look thinking it was a plane (but during our vacation, we didn't see one plane). I then thought maybe it was a meteor but it didn't have a tail and was moving slowly. I went back in the room to get my glasses and and it continued at a steady pace and then hovered in the same spot. It stopped for a few seconds and then appeared to move in an upward motion and then disappeared. The motion appeared to move up towards the sky and it faded.
June 26, 2015 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
High Falls, NY
My friend and I were sitting outside on my porch, when approximately 30 bright white orbs came in a cluster to my yard. They stayed away for a while and kept moving around each other and exploring the far end of the yard. They kept gradually moving closer to us. Their size was approximately 2 feet in diameter. Eventually 6 broke away from the group together and came very close to us. The closest any one got to us, however, was about 6 feet away. Then they all left together. They never went higher than midway up the pine trees in my yard. They left from the far side of the yard where there are a lot of bushes alongside the road, so I couldn't see. When I mentioned the event to people who also spend time at the local swimming hole, they were not shocked--saying simply, "Oh, the orbs." I described them and my friends said they have also seen them more than once. Apparently a lot of people in the vicinity of my home have… ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) I apologize for that. I realized almost as soon as I hit submit. The date was June 26th. I just found out about your site from a friend so I'm a bit tardy. ((END ADDENDUM)) We have corrected the date above. We wonder whether this is a serious report, or a hoax. We have attempted to telephone the witness, but unsuccessfully. PD
June 26, 2015 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Angola, NY
I was talking to a friend on my cell phone to a friend cell single was lost I looked up thinking it was a b2 I seen a read orb completely quite as a ufo investigator I judge it by the size of the moon about 20 ft. round traveling west at about mock 9 did not get a pick do to the high rate of speed and my week off no equipment to propyl gage it I figured I will report it I did report it to my team leader too
June 26, 2015 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Reno, NV
solid super bright orange globe or sphere pulsating like it was burning, but no smoke, and no sound, about the size of a half dollar in the sky, moving at about the speed of a helicopter, maybe slower, then changed direction from going south and climbing to southeast and much steeper climb and increased speed until it got as small as a pin head and out of sight
June 25, 2015 · 10:05 PM · SPHERE
Milford, CT
This is my first time filing a report; Be warned. I was driving home from work at ~10:00 PM US Eastern time, and over Charles Island, there were 3 spherical balls of light that seemed to be behind the island. These 3 balls were in an ascending order, the shortest to the left. I mistook them for a ship's mast. I saw the one on the far right, which was visible over the island, dim slightly and move right above the island at a 90 degree angle at a very fast speed. The second two, the left and the middle, remained in place for a short time. I then turned around my car and put my hazards on and pulled to the side of the road to get a good look. The two on the left and middle had evened out at the middle's original altitude. I stayed for a few minutes more but I didn't see any movement, to be honest I am expecting to see this on the news. - G
June 25, 2015 · 7:50 PM · SPHERE
Arnold, MO
The sphere had three fins running vertically. It was rotating clockwise slowly. A thunderstorm was in the distance over Saint Louis with mildly strong winds, yet this sphere remained in a fixed location. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 25, 2015 · 10:30 AM · SPHERE
Lacey, WA
I was outside on a break and a flash in the sky caught my eye. This was at ~10:30am and sky conditions were clear. It appeared to be a hovering orb at very high altitude. I thought it could be a planet or star at first but it was a bright/sunny day. I had 4 other co-workers come outside to confirm what I was seeing and they all confirmed it was something unknown. We then noticed that the orb was moving to the west very slowly and still flashing white, red, and gold colors. After about 5 mins of tracking it, it changed directions to the east and was directly over us (we were looking straight up). Again, this orb was at a VERY high altitude. We would lose site of it for a few moments only to have it flash back into view.
June 24, 2015 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Cypress, TX
I witnessed a yellow ball and it did not move. The ball would dim, and be gone, and then it became bright again. Never moved
June 22, 2015 · 10:40 PM · SPHERE
Minnetonka, MN
Slow moving very large sphere-like object which appeared to be enveloped in a white opaque cloud, moving in a steady line from the south-south east to the north-North west. There was faint aurora boriealis and it appears the steady moving object which kept its straight and steady movement was attempting to be disguising itself in the faint natural light show. No sound, no blinking lights, just a soft whitish glow that appeared to be enveloped in a cloud moving at the speed of a giant low flying jet at a very slow speed. About the size of a full moon against the stars. Watched it for approximately 4 minutes until it faded into the distant North to northwest sky. THIS WAS NOT AN AIRPLANE. My first thought was, "Someone else must be seeing this right now..." It felt like it was aware that I was watching it. ((BEGIN COPIED NOTE FROM MR. TED MOLCZAN)) Hello Peter, Your hunch probably is correct. The Sentinel 2A satellite was launched on a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center, last night at 9:52 PM EDT (Jun 23 01:52 UTC). Coverage of the launch was here: http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/06/22/vv05-mission-status-center/ SeeSat-L received several reports of sightings near 23:49 EDT (3:49 UTC), of what appears to have been exhaust from the final burn of the Vega rocket's AVUM liquid fueled upper stage. That burn lowered the perigee to ensure that the object decays from orbit within a reasonable time, in order to curb the growth of space debris. http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0193.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0194.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0195.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0198.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0199.html Marco Langbroek blogged his analysis: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.nl/2015/06/aurora-hunter-images-last-moments-of.html Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Ted Out-gassing event of spent rocket. PD
June 22, 2015 · 10:30 PM · SPHERE
Brayton, IA
White sphere going to north straight line. No flashing light. There was just one object in the sky going a steady speed. It looked like it was covered by a cloud or fog but the sky was clear and I could see all the stars in the sky. ((NOTE FROM MR. TED MOLCZAN)) Hello Peter, Your hunch probably is correct. The Sentinel 2A satellite was launched on a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center, last night at 9:52 PM EDT (Jun 23 01:52 UTC). Coverage of the launch was here: http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/06/22/vv05-mission-status-center/ SeeSat-L received several reports of sightings near 23:49 EDT (3:49 UTC), of what appears to have been exhaust from the final burn of the Vega rocket's AVUM liquid fueled upper stage. That burn lowered the perigee to ensure that the object decays from orbit within a reasonable time, in order to curb the growth of space debris. http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0193.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0194.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0195.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0198.html http://satobs.org/seesat/Jun-2015/0199.html Marco Langbroek blogged his analysis: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.nl/2015/06/aurora-hunter-images-last-moments-of.html Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Ted ((END NOTE)) . Probably an out-gassing event from a spent rocket. PD
June 21, 2015 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
Las Cruces, NM
We witnessed a green sphere (maybe a fireball) fall from the sky. We thought it was a shooting star but it was bright green. It came from out of nowhere. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 21, 2015 · 9:24 PM · SPHERE
Amherst, NY
I initially saw red orb light out my west facing window at 9:24 pm. I often look out my window, as i am a smoker. It was so unusual that i called my son over to have a look. \ As he did the red light seemed to have a bright white spotlight behind it. The spotlight then gave way to the red light, starting the size of a speck, and ending even smaller. Never bigger than a star in my eyes, faded gradually but steadily back into the night. I tried to film such encounter but only voice feed remains. I tried to stay calm, do the right thing. But, what is the right thing? What do i do now? What does this mean for me, exactly? What do i do? I am excited to hear of ANY progress and was most certainly excited to get your call tonight. Cant wait to hear from you again! Regards, ((name deleted))
June 21, 2015 · 9:17 PM · SPHERE
Mason, WV
On the evening of 6/21/15, I and my girlfriend were riding our scooter down a backstreet of mason w.v. at 9:17pm. We came to a stop sign and stopped, and as we were about to go on down the street, a red light caught my attention out of the corner of my eye and I looked up to see this "red misty light" come out of a cloud. I immediately pulled off the road and pointed it out to my girlfriend and she was awestruck by it. We parked the scooter in someone's yard and walked to the middle of the road and looked up to watch this misty red light that resembled a fog of red fire but there were no flames. We watched it for about 5 mins as it zigzaged across the sky right above us. It had no distinctive shape behind the light as if it were just a ball of misty light. It was still partially day light at the time and the light was extremely bright. As we watched it come across the sky we could tell it was nothing we had ever seen just by the weird jerky way it flew and it didn't make a noise at all. Just as it was directly above us a small plane flew over the hills behind us and as soon as the plane came close the misty light disappeared. We were stunned, it was if the light knew it was being watched and didn't want the plane to see it. What ever this thing was I have never seen anything like it. It was definitely aware of its surroundings and seemed to know it was seen.
June 20, 2015 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Portland, OR
They were pulsating orange and gold and emited a very odd vibration that I could feel in my bones. All of a sudden a speeding helicopter flew above my head in their direction. That is when my housemate came out and became witness too. As the helicopter circled the craft you could clearly see how much larger and brighter they were in comparison the to copter. We watched for about 23 minutes, and then the craft slowly began to move behind a treeline, until we could see them no more. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
June 20, 2015 · 9:55 PM · SPHERE
Stockwell, IN
The first one came in maybe 200 feet over a field and had a steady reddish glow. It moved slow and started gaining altitude as is moved away and disappeared behind the clouds. The second one came into view just as the first one disappeared. It was identical to the first and followed almost the same path and speed as the first.