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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.
27,433 entries
May 26, 2019 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Elroy, WI
We witnessed three vertical lights in a solid color all the same size in a vertical line in the night sky around 2230 traveling Northeast in the sky for about 2 minutes then the lights not breaking formation stopped and traveled Northwest in the sky then disappeared
May 26, 2019 · 10:15 PM · LIGHT
Ventura, CA
Space Link satellites. PD
May 26, 2019 · 10:14 PM · LIGHT
Burnham, ME
Space Link satellites. PD
May 26, 2019 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Rowve, TX
On the night of May 26 in the year 2019 at about 10:00pm Mountain Standard Time a small light was seen zig zagging and pulsating across the sky. It traveled from southeast to northwest through a clear night. It was high in altitude. The night was clear and cool. After initially observing the zig zagging light the sighting was then confirmed by three other witnesses ranging from the age of 10 to 65. The light then disappeared after 3 minutes. Only to reappear about a minute later with four additional lights traveling from south to north across the sky. These lights were traveling in a line and close together. As the five lights traveled traveled in linear synchronization. Every move was made in unison. The lights were traveling at high velocity and high altitude. These five lights were also confirmed by a fifth witness. Several airplanes were observed throughout the night and the zig zagging lights were not remotely related to the airplanes. As the five lights swept across the night the last light then made a 180 and darted in the opposite direction. This took about 5-7 minutes.
May 26, 2019 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Lakewood, CO
Space Link satellites. PD
May 26, 2019 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT
Taos, NM
While stargazing and identifying Orion’s Belt.. 3 other “stars” caught my eye. They were spaced out just as Orion’s Belt, but moving in a very calm and steady linear path. They were all seemingly connected and a part of something larger. Connected my a translucent line, similar to fishing line.. a few times there were smaller faint “stars” that would appear to be trailing along behind it on the solitary path. It almost felt as though these “stars” were a part of a much larger machine that was invisible to the naked eye. I followed the train for about 3 minutes until it reached a point of light pollution and my eyes couldn’t keep up. Never once did it bounce or steer off the course of a straight line. Blended right in with the stars.. you wouldn’t double take unless you were doing what I was doing —- stargazing... and knowing that stars don’t move like THAT. I looked up the satellites just as an option of debunking.. but nothing in the NM area tonight. Alsoattempted to record but they were very dim and camera gone do poorly in low light. Space Link satellites. PD
May 26, 2019 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Puerto Penasco (Mexico) · Mexico
Starlink satellites, launched May 23rd from Cape Canaveral. PD
May 26, 2019 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Bonnyville (Canada), AB · Canada
Went camping with my uncle last night we looked up to see what looked like a bright star in place just above us. The light slowly headed east then went up and disappeared about two minutes later a row of five lights in a straight line each light a separate entity then went at a quick pace then another five right behind there was absolutely no sound from these crafts. Each was heading in a north eastern direction we were in a very remote area north of Bonnyville, Ab, not sure what they could be was wondering if anyone else saw this String of Space Link satellites. PD
May 26, 2019 · 12:19 AM · LIGHT
Grand Marais, MN
I am 46 year old professional who lives in northern Minnesota. Over the Memorial Day weekend, my friend and I were camping a state park north of Grand Marais, and at about 12:19 am on Sunday, May 26, we both saw something in the sky that appeared unusual, and which was not obviously something man-made (plane, etc.) or a natural phenomenon like a bird, clouds, etc. The sky was clear and full of stars, and the view from our campsite was mostly unobstructed except for some pine trees. We had a good view of the west/northwest and west/southwest part of the sky. We were sitting around the campfire talking, and at a lull in our conversation, I was gazing at a bright stationary object near the Big Dipper. I stared at it for a few moments, because it was so bright. At first I thought it was a planet. I began thinking that it wasn’t a planet I was familiar with because it was near the Big Dipper, and I didn’t think that was normal. Then, suddenly it began to move on a straight track from the west/northwest to a point higher in the sky above us, generally in the west/southwest direction, but still fairly high in the sky. When it began to move, I pointed the object out to my friend, who also began watching it. We both watched it move towards the west/southwest in a straight trajectory for about 20 or seconds or so, at which point the object’s brightness began to fade until it disappeared about 10 seconds later. Overall we watched it move for about 1 minute, until it seemed to disappear. The light just slowly faded, and we did not see it appear again along its trajectory, like we would have expected if it had gone behind a cloud or something. As far as I could tell, there were no clouds in the sky; the forecast for the evening was clear skies. At this point, I noted to my friend that I had never seen an object that bright in the sky behave this way. We wondered if it had gone behind a cloud or a mist, but again, it was strange because it was dry and clear out. The object was high enough in the sky to seem to us to be a planet or star at first, but when it started moving and then disappeared, I was baffled. At first we both thought it could have been a satellite, but the way it tracked across the sky wasn’t like other man-made satellites we have seen before. I didn’t think it was a meteoroid, as it did not flash across the sky quickly, but moved slowly. Talking with my friend about it the next day, neither of us had any immediate explanation for it. I’m still curious as to what this object might have been. Thank you for maintaining this valuable resource for the public! Possibly a remnant from the SpaceX satellites?? PD
May 26, 2019 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Ocean Shores, WA
Space Link satellites. PD
May 25, 2019 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Detroit lakes, MN
There was a line of lights initially that was super heavy about 20. They were brightly flashing at international intervals in a distinct pattern. Then there were more spaced out craft that followed in the distinctly exact same line continuing the flashing pattern. Satellites. PD
May 25, 2019 · 11:26 PM · LIGHT
Sisseton, SD
On the above date and time I was outside burning trash. I got inside my car and started it to warm up as it was cold outside. I live in the country about 4 miles from town. I stepped outside my car to smoke. I looked up and noticed at least 30 lights about the brightness of a a satellite all moving in a straight line heading in a northeast direction, more east than north. Each light was single equal distance apart from each other about 6 inches long at arms length moving single file in a straight line. I thought I was looking at something burning up in our atmosphere but each light was a single point of light with no trail behind it. Then each light got bright like an iridium flare then went back to normal. Each light was a single point of light. They each got bright for a few seconds dimmed and kept moving in a straight line. After observing for about 15 seconds they all went dim with the last light lighting up bright like an iridium flare and all of them going dark. My neighbors cows all started mooing loudly during this event. Night sky was clear, cold, no wind. Satellites. PD
May 25, 2019 · 10:50 PM · LIGHT
Richmond, IN
I first saw a falling star. I thought I might see some more so I looked up for a few more seconds. I thought I was seeing one but then noticed one following it, followed by another and so on, New they couldn't be falling stars. They seemed to be traveling at regular intervals in a straight line. Bright, a few brighter or somewhat larger than others, seemed to be very high possibly Going through some high clouds at times and moving very fast. I was considering not reporting this but I believe I have witnessed something rare. P.S, The falling star was moving east to north; the objects were moving west to east. Hope some one else saw them. String of Space Link satellites. PD
May 25, 2019 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Escalante, UT
Space X satellites being released by the Falcon 9 space capsule. PD
May 25, 2019 · 10:11 PM · LIGHT
Tazewell, TN
Was letting my dog outside and looked up at the sky to see if any stars were out, and saw an airplane. Near the airplane was a white light that moved away from it toward the east, then it shot back west really fast making an almost loop. I was able to watch it for a few seconds before it just vanished.
May 25, 2019 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Benavides, TX
Straight line literally, of multiple craft at high speed headed north east. Some with bright lights some with almost no lights. 2 other craft on outside of line keeping far distances.
May 25, 2019 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Denver, CO
While in our backyard enjoying an evening fire, we noticed a bright light moving from the south, but the light was fading in and out at an inconsistent rate, sometimes fading, sometimes blinking in and out. As we watched the light moving, it began to slow down, and began moving erratically. After about 10 minutes, it seemed to turn east, and while its movement east was not consistent, it remained on that general course, the light fading in and out/blinking in and out the entire time. It finally grew too distant to see. This was definitely not an aircraft, since the fading/blinking was not consistent like an aircraft's warning lights, and was also only white, no green or red light detectable. The intensity of the light when it was at its brightest reminded me of a satellite when the sun catches it just right, perhaps even brighter. We did wonder if this was the reported asteroid that was supposed to be at its closest approach tonight, given the inconsistent brightness, but the fact that it fairly quickly changed course to the east, and did not travel in a straight line makes it difficult to pin down. We do have about 3 minutes of cellphone video of the event, with another star visible for reference.
May 25, 2019 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Oakwood, GA
At approximately 9:30 p.m., I noticed an orange light moving in the night sky. I could not hear any sounds coming from it. At the height that it appeared to be, it seemed a lot larger than an airplane. It continued moving until it changed and got smaller. Then it disappeared. It occurred on May 5, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m. and lasted 15 or more seconds.
May 25, 2019 · 12:34 PM · LIGHT
Taymouth (Canada), NB · Canada
I went outside for a smoke and just happened to look up and I saw roughly 25 to 35 objects that looked like lights. The lights were heading to the East. The lights were in a string or line formation. This formation appeared to be heavily clustered near the start of the formation, and the end of the formation. The objects in the middle of the formation were not as clustered (more space between)but were still in a straight line and it appeared that they were able to keep perfect distance to each other. I did not hear any sounds which I though odd. I would have to say that the lights appeared to be slightly lower then the actual stars. The color of the light appear to be white/sightly yellow. I have never seen anything like this and thought it could be drones or missiles. SpaceLink satellites. PD
May 25, 2019 · 12:30 PM · LIGHT
Saint John (Canada), NB · Canada
Interestingly, I came across a posting of an almost identical kind of sighting from Lancaster, PA, Aug 22/16.
May 25, 2019 · 2:03 AM · LIGHT
Moreno valley, CA
This star type light flashed then a moment flashed again not as bright then several more times a little brighter then a super bright bright peircining flash than started to move while every few seconds would brighten on then dim down to darkness then repeated as it traveled acrossed the sky then stopped momentarily and again similar acts as it stopped and stayed there till it was darkened and gone and that was finally in the north east view of where I was. It was definitely a magnificent sighting by myself and my friend that was right next to me!!
May 25, 2019 · 12:41 AM · LIGHT
Superior, CO
UFO Sighting 2019-05-25 Superior, CO. 12:41am to 12:44am Sitting on my back porch (altitude 5560’) looking at the stars through my night vision goggles with my partner facing a northwesterly direction. Specifically, from the moment the lights were noticed to when they faded from view, the range of vision was about 298-degrees NW to 11-degrees N as the breadth of observation. It was 12:41am when we noticed 20-30 "Lights" in a line traveling North along the Rocky Mountains. They were faint to the eye but strongly visible seen through Military Grade Gen-3 Night Vision goggles. They were white lights. The number of them traveling in a line together was outstanding! Some seemed brighter and bigger than others in the line. It was not a perfectly straight line but fairly straight, as some were higher, while others were lower, but overall it was a line of them. Some were bunched together in clusters with gaps between other small groupings either ahead. Then many seemed to follow one after another individually. The lights were all white. They were solid white lights, not flashing, though some lights seemed to merge into other lights or simply fade out and pop in at a different spot as if appearing from nowhere, but all traveling in northern trajectory together heading from the perspective when they were first noticed. As they traveled farther away the brightness of their lights faded from view. From the moment when they were noticed to when they faded out from view was perhaps 3 to 5 minutes. While I tried to record them on my iPhone 10, they were too faint for the camera to see them. I then tried to place the phone lens to the Night Vision goggles but getting the lens in the right place and then guessing the direction of view from the lens without having my eyes to it made for unfocussed and shaky video footage that did not reveal anything that I could make out, compared to when my eyes were to the lens. I have taken a daytime still image from my back porch to better depict the scene.
May 25, 2019 · 12:20 AM · LIGHT
Little Falls, MN
I went outside while at work to vape, and stared at the stars like I always do, and out of the corner of my left eye, I saw something moving fast, very high in the sky. It looked exactly like a star, but it went all the way across the sky from all the way left to all the way right, until it vanished, continuing on its straight path, it went across the entire night sky in approximately 6 seconds, it was not a plane, or any kind of satellite. The speed of this craft was absolutely intense, it wasn't a shootting star or anything like that, because it moved so straight and at such a maintained speed. It was literally passing over dozens of stars every second. There were no flashing lights of any kind, it was at bright and the same size as the stars in the sky. It moved in a solid straight line, I am seriously still in shock. Wow.
May 25, 2019 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Aurora, KY
My friends and I were on a boat on Kentucky Lake. I first witnessed what I thought was the bottom edge of a cloud reflecting light. It was a line of light in the sky. I pointed this out to my friends and we observed it begin to grow and move. Then we thought it was a meteor. It was moving to slow and not behaving like a meteor. The line of light then faded from the front of the direction it was spreading.