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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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August 9, 2015 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Shakopee, MN
The circle of lights seen in the SW suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul is from the Mystic Lake casino south of Shakopee, Minnesota. Google Image searches will show the "teepee"' formation of spotlights outside this American Indian establishment. The beams cross each other and then disappear from view, but if cloud conditions are just right you'll see a "spot" above each beam (yet the beam itself doesn't have a searchlight appearance). As clouds drift and change density, the lights appear and disappear. It's an eerie effect, and you wouldn't believe it's originating from the ground unless you see its source on the casino grounds. Suspected advertising lights at a local casino. PD
August 9, 2015 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Chanhassen, MN
Perfect circular shape. Bright lights above the thick clouds. Appeared and remained stationary for a few mins (abt 10 mins). Then disappeared when an aircraft approached. We live in a very quiet neighborhood. No lights were beamed from below. It wasn't flying in the air like a kite with lights. Suspected advertising lights at a local casino. PD
August 9, 2015 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
LakeView, MN
But only terrestrial legs! The answer (probable) is Advertising Blimp ... As the photo is TOO GOOD ... probably basis for an AD, (advertising blimp Co. AD). The 2 photo's may be professionally staged for their own benefit, (using PD NUFORC) (purposely taken, cloudy weather-effect, staged, valid, but 'leaned-on' (semi-hoaxed). Sorry Peter ... I have No true information on above (this is opinion only). We agree w/ this assessment. We suspect that the ring of red lights is the result of an advertising light display from a local casino. PD
August 9, 2015 · 10:12 PM · CIRCLE
Salem, VA
No sound was heard and the light/globes were well below the cloud line between the ground and just above the Poor Mountain range.
August 9, 2015 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Minneapolis, MN
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 9, 2015 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
Lakeville, MN
The sighting was of a circle of 12 white lights, which were stationary in the sky. They would occasionally fade and then come back bright again. We watched for about an hour before they completely faded, no idea how long they had been there before we spotted them. A second smaller circle of lights could be seen under the first one as it faded. We have some good photos. Three other people, a mile from our house, also saw the same thing after we asked them to look. Suspected advertising lights at a local casino. PD
August 9, 2015 · 9:30 PM · CIRCLE
Minnetonka, MN
She had just left my house in Richfield, and was on her way to her home in Minnetonka. She was heading west on Hwy 62 as she approached her turn at 494 she looked out her window and saw a circular set of lights, 8 to 10 in the group in the sky to the south. She described them as being above the lake by the International School. Which would be about 3 city blocks from her location she was to afraid to try taking a picture. I believe out of all previous witnesses my daughter was the 1st to witness and the closest to the lights. Suspected advertising lights at a local casino. PD
August 9, 2015 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
Vellore/Hyderabad/Bangalore · India
I received a whatsapp message from my friend about these circular dim lights, moving to and fro in the sky from one part of India. I could verify the same from my location which is 450 miles away from his place. It occurred due east. The trajectory kept changing, but the lights were oscillating very fast. And eventually around 23.30 IST they stopped showing up.
August 9, 2015 · 3:00 AM · CIRCLE
Fonda, NY
Was driving into work on Route 5, between Palatine Bridge, NY, and Fonda. I saw 20 small hovering lights that made a complete circle about 5 feet off ground. The lights were white and blue perfect circles, near the Iroquois Indian Reservation.
August 8, 2015 · 10:30 PM · CIRCLE
Falmouth, MA
I saw a ball of fire moving west. No sound. Never seen anything like it. Very large. I immediately knew it was something very odd.
August 8, 2015 · 10:00 AM · CIRCLE
New Orleans, LA
I was in the Coast Guard in New Orleans in 1980. I was stationed at the Coast Guard base on the industrial canal. It was a Sunday and I had watch. My watch included walking to the docks and ensuring the vessels were properly tied off. I had the 0800-1200 watch. The weather was clear with no visible cloud deck, the temperature was 70-80 degrees. While I was walking on the dock, I stopped and talked to two other coast guardsmen who I had known from Bootcamp. One was fishing around the docks and the other was going to relieve me in the next hour or so. While we were standing there talking I noticed a slight line in the sky approximately 20 yards away and a 50 degree angle south. I focused on the line and realized it was a small (4-5 foot diameter) disc rotating. The bottom and of the disc was the same color as the sky. The top of the disc during a slight uneven rotation was dark. The line was the slight uneven rotation appearing like a line. I pointed to the object and offered simple orientation verbiage until both of the other men saw the object. For the first two or three minutes we stood and stared. I asked the men to describe the object in as much details as they could. The object was within 20 yards of our location and clearly visible. In fact I commented that if I had a sidearm, I could easily shoot it. There appeared to be small circular deviations in the surface below the center of the widest part of the diameter. We discussed the lack of sound, vapors, lights or purpose for the small circles. We discussed the possible propulsion system and observed no evidence to indicate a source. At that time I begin to use common aircraft taxiing signals to attempt to communicate with the object. The airplane signals were not responded to however, when I started using helicopter signals the object would respond by descending in small movements to the landing signal. At that time we observed the upper portion of the object was dark in color similar to the color of the water. I attempted other common movements including pointing, waving and signal the object to come closer without response. According the one of the men, we had at that time engaged the object for 15-16 minutes and the only response had occurred from the helicopter signals. I moved closer to the object until I was at the end of the dock and my position was approximately 10 yards from the object and it was at about 75 degrees. I continued to describe the physical characteristics of the object. When the two other men moved toward the end of the dock, the object moved rapidly to the west until it disappeared. We used dead reckoning and all measurements in angle or degrees are approximate. We report the incident to the Watch Commander and met with an officer from the Air Force. He listened to our statements and advised us “to forget about it because by the time we were debriefed we wouldn’t know our own family.” This is a discrete incident and I have conveyed the complete event. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 8, 2015 · 4:15 AM · CIRCLE
Gig Harbor, WA
Unable to sleep, I went and sat outside on the deck where I have a view from Gig Harbor, WA, looking east to Tacoma, near the Narrows Bridge. The sky at 4:10 was uniform with a high overcast. The color of the sky was deep grey,..no stars showing through. I noticed a faint lightening in an area high over the water,...so i was looking intently as a bright arc came through part of the overcast...stayed there for approx 20 seconds, then withdrew or went back in cloud cover. I watched again in the same exact spot (two trees framed the spot so i know it was exact same spot) when the same thing repeated. The sky lightened, the arc appeared and was huge. To extrapolate from the arc, the craft must have been enormous. The normal aircraft that we see here are less than pea-sized at arms length. The craft this morning was from index finger to thumb fully extended at arm's length. The arc was uniformly bright and sharply defined.
August 8, 2015 · 1:15 AM · CIRCLE
Groton Long Point, RI
Was watching the stars, looked like a satellite very high in the sky, moving very fast in a straight line. It stopped overhead and then began darting around in a small area. Seemed to then just hover in one spot. No flashing lights, it waa bright white like a star.
August 7, 2015 · 10:00 AM · CIRCLE
Seaside, OR
We were sitting in our chairs, I was playing with my green laser light to point to stars at the clear sky, Then I spot the very faint dark orange circular object moving at a good speed from North to South along the beach, I pointed my green laser light at it to show people around me and others at the beach... It moved faster than a regular plane but very silent. Within 30 seconds it was too far to follow with my green laser light.
August 7, 2015 · 7:00 AM · CIRCLE
Deming, NM
As we left the truck stop, due west, we noticed five black hawks ((helicopters)) heading towards the object. ((CORRECTION FROM CAREFUL READER)) Hi, Error, report 8-7-2015, 07:00, Deming, NM. You have as FL. ((name deleted)) ((END CORRECTION)) We have contacted the nearby scientific balloon launch facility, and they have no balloons released, at the time and date of the sighting. We have contacted MUFON/New Mexico to see whether they might be able to pursue the case, and attempt to locate the other witnesses to the event. PD
August 5, 2015 · 9:15 PM · CIRCLE
Irondequoit, NY
I saw 5 red lights flying in a v-formation with two additional lights following behind. They were flying west to east. The lights were bright red. There was a single light on each. The lights were not blinking; they were steady bright red. There was no sound that I could hear. I only saw them as they flew over. I am a Certified Financial Planner and I was working in my office, on my computer when I saw them. I have a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota.
August 4, 2015 · 4:30 AM · CIRCLE
Mt. Juliet, TN
This morning at 4:30 from my window at back porch near Beckwith Road off I-40 east... I clearly observed a brightly illuminated, round object near I-40, hovering still at approx 1000-2000 high… Watching and using the frame of my roof i saw it still. Thinking it a weather balloon, since I was looking in the direction of our weather station, towards Langford Cove… Decided to leave, and as I started to close blind, it began going slowly straight up...lights pulsating. Looked like the lights on the globe at NY Times Square...all perfect. It went up and beyond my advantage from roofline. Looking for other reports. Surely the traffic on I-40 heading west would have been able to observe on such a clear morning.
August 3, 2015 · 9:45 PM · CIRCLE
West Point, IA
So does anyone have any ideas, or are there any other witnesses?! Myself and 3 other adults seen an orange glowing object in the sky over iowa (Lee County) about 9:45-10:00 pm on 8/3/2015. At first I thought it was one of those glowing lantern things people let go near the 4th. It traveled from north to south fairly fast, it took approx. 1.5 mins. from one horizon to the other. Also, after about 5-6 mins. a second orange glowing ball/circle appeared and did the exact same thing as the first; they looked identical, it could have been two different objects or maybe the same one?? Also it didn't have a "tail." It was just an orange round ball, traveling through the sky. It was father away than any plane or jet I've seen!
August 3, 2015 · 2:00 AM · CIRCLE
Florence, OR
I looked out my bedroom window, as I often do before making my trip to the bathroom, to look at the stars. When, I could not believe my eyes… an orange glowing circular shape was moving pretty fast towards the trees! I grabbed my glasses off the night stand, and sure enough…. This was unusual! I have been watching the stars since I was a kid, and even own a high power scope, in which I have witnessed rings of Jupiter, many moon craters, and a solar eclipse. I know what a satellite looks like. This was NOT a satellite. What was it???! I ran outside to get another look at it, but of course, it was gone.
August 2, 2015 · 11:15 PM · CIRCLE
Knoxville, TN
We were driving down the highway when we saw this large circular object with large flashing red and green lights and a concaved center just hovering about 20 above the street light. I pulled over right under it. It had such a loud hum that my van was vibrating. It just sat there for a couple of minutes then took off super fast. Hovered there a minute then started coming back towards us. I had grabbed my phone and took video footage. The lights shown white in it.
August 2, 2015 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE
New Orleans, LA
Was outside in backyard smoking cigarette and there was a huge party going on as I could hear it. All of a sudden I happened to look up and I saw two circles of light (size hard to tell) thought it was a laser or a searchlight coming from the party. But as it moved away I could see there was no tail indicating it was not be projected upwards, then it just disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 2, 2015 · 1:10 AM · CIRCLE
Reno, NV
Then, milliseconds later, I saw an object following behind it at the same speed. This second object had a red flashing light and two green circles. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 2, 2015 · 12:13 AM · CIRCLE
Lewisville, TX
I saw a star like object flickering strangely. I got up and saw it was rapidly flashing red green orange white blue, no real pattern i could see. I got my wife, and we watched it dart down diagonally. It stayed there for about 30 minutes until it moved from its location very quickly and was gone.
August 1, 2015 · 5:00 PM · CIRCLE
New Hope, PA
While traveling south on route 202, I saw approximately 20 bright, orange, circular lights traveling north east in a group. They flew in a slow, quiet group with no specific formation. A few stragglers came up behind the group and I was able to capture a photo on my phone of one of the stragglers. They eventually seemed to disappear. They looked very bright orange with a bright yellow/white center. Date may be approximate. PD