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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.
11,675 entries
June 7, 2023 · 9:28 PM · SPHERE
Chandler, AZ
I just arrived home. I went on my back patio, 2nd floor apartment and I noticed two orbs just appear right in front of me just above house tops in a southeast direction. They were circling each other so I ran to get my high speed camera but it was dead, do I grabbed my cell and started recording. By the time I hit record, they stopped circling and flew extremely close together. Keep in mind the the location they were above was right above my medical clinic i work at. All residential, air craft do not fly that low with lights that bright. There was absolutely no sound. I can always hear planes much farther and helicopter blades are very easy for me; ex Military Veteran. I posted the video on Facebook and a old friend I use to work with responded on FB that she witnessed the same two lights.
June 7, 2023 · 10:26 AM · SPHERE
Highway 20, NM
I saw metallic Shiney orb hiding bush to bush then hit my car hovered by my car after hitting my car so hard it put huge dent in my steal frame. Then hovered by my door and shut power off my car and friends truck then stared at me with its Shiney surface like a mirror for about 5 minutes I stared at it it was only two feet from my car door then it hovered down the side of my car went behind my trunk of my car then shot across highway 20 and disappeared there is more to what I saw it would take to long to right about this happened in 1987 I will never forget what I saw the orb was the size of a basketball or little smaller it seemed to power itself from the environment around the orb and sucked power from my car battery.. there were no lights just the sun reflecting off the metal from the orb and no sound most important no sound silent fast moving any direction it wanted and had intelligence.
June 6, 2023 · 7:35 PM · SPHERE
Erumely, KERALA · India
I have seen this for the second time in my life. The first sighting was a very long years before and i was in a school then. I discussed it with my physics teacher..and it was not a satelight or a plane or meteor. The second sighting was also the same.. i have heard a plane sound and looked at sky from my home . I have seen a plane flying with red and green lights..then suddenly i noticed a glowing sphere which is not actually following the plane but moving in a different direction but it moving uniform velocity. Its size and brightnes was more than the brightest star in the sky. It was clearly not a satellite or a plane .
June 5, 2023 · 1:28 PM · SPHERE
Cork, COUNTY C · Ireland
I was driving along the N20 road toward cork city. From a distance i saw 2 dark coloured objects move in the sky in my direction. I quickly got my phone out and recorded them. Both of them were travelling at what seemed consistent speeds. In the video zoomed up they look like disc/spherical objects, and can see a reflective shine off the objects in certain angles.
June 4, 2023 · 11:45 PM · SPHERE
Woodland, WA
Bright ball of light shot towards south between kalama and woodland, washington area along I5 south. Possibly higher than a plane but no where near as far as a star. Lasted approx 5 seconds.
June 4, 2023 · 8:30 PM · SPHERE
WA
I was on an Alaska Airlines flight from Miami to Seattle this past Sunday, June 4. The flight was scheduled to land at 9:25 but we landed a little early. I usually sit in seat "A" (left side of the plane) so I can take pictures of the mountains (Rainier etc.) to the south before landing in Seattle. I am not sure whether I was in Eastern Oregon or Washington but I started looking out the window for mountains in the distance. We were flying just above a layer of clouds and there were several breaks in the clouds. There was a layer of clouds below us and that's when I saw this gray circular-looking orb just above a lower layer of clouds traveling eastward (Opposite direction of Seattle). I've seen planes go the other way before and they never appear to fly in a straight line. This thing flew in a straight line and was going at least as fast as a commercial airplane. I followed it with my eyes until I couldn't see it anymore. I was close to the front of the plane in 6A. Once out of view, I looked back in the plane but I didn't hear anyone react. Maybe no one else saw it?
June 4, 2023 · 8:22 PM · SPHERE
Herndon, VA
My girlfriend and I were sitting out on the balcony. There are a lot of airplanes since we live near Dulles Airport. We have seen dozens of airplanes flying by. This one had a shiny orb following it. I took a video.
June 4, 2023 · 7:35 PM · SPHERE
Djurås, DALARNA · Sweden
Whilst talking to my father on the phone I noticed a blackish grey icosahedron shaped object flying from east to west. It flew under the clouds in a straight line, completely silent. I could observe it for a good 20 seconds. Hard to say how big it was but I would estimate that it was at least as big as a small car.
June 4, 2023 · 6:30 PM · SPHERE
IdentifiedRosarito, BAJA CAL · Mexico
My brother lives on the beach and took a photo of sunset while thinking of recently deceased mother. Later when he looked at photo saw mysterious glowing green orb over rock in ocean. The rock was father's favorite thing to watch. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Certain]
June 3, 2023 · 11:15 PM · SPHERE
Moses Lake, WA
Sitting on my patio my friend saw the brilliant emerald green in the upper NE sky, asking "what is that? I turned to look up and saw what I described above. I'm familiar with meteorites, etc since I used to live on the Big Island of Hawaii, but I could only surmise it was not a UFO, since it was arcing down to the North, towards the earth, then was blocked by trees. It was a clear night, no helicopters or planes flying around from Moses Lake regional airport. No explosion, sounds, just beauty. It was about the size of a pea. Investigator feedback: Witness saw the most brilliant emerald green pea size object described as an orb. It’s altitude was at one thousand feet before touching the ground. Object made no sound during its flight or its contract with the ground. Research found Starlink satellite at same quadrants entering and exiting the Moses Lake area. Research also found Tau Herculids meteor shower on same date of witness sighting. Witnesses Dad was employed at White Sands. She has heard about uaps her whole life. Witness saw an unknown other, orb.
June 3, 2023 · 10:03 PM · SPHERE
St Johns, FL
We witnessed an extremely bright orb floating high in the sky over trees. For about 10 minutes It didn’t seem to move. Just hovered. We were able to judge what it was doing by where it was in relation to the treeline. Over the course of about 20 minutes, it came down closer to the tree line and then went west very very fast. It covered a great distance in just a few minutes, then was completely gone. The object was a very large floating orb that changed colors. I witnessed this, my husband and daughter, and the neighbors as well. We have never seen anything like this before. I’m attaching a video taken with an iPhone. There may be a simple explanation for this, but I would really like to know what it was.
June 3, 2023 · 1:00 AM · SPHERE
IdentifiedOrlando area, FL
I have no idea what I’m looking at in this video but it deserves a look. I was out with my friend in Pennsylvania when his security system in Florida went off. No one’s at his farm so he thought it was someone breaking in at first. However, if you watch the security footage he posted you’ll see an orb as well as a lens flare(I think) from the orb floating around the room. The lights turn on and they only operate by a switch! Let me repeat that. The lights turn on and this man is in Pennsylvania! I’m not sure what it is all I know is it’s really weird: https://fb.watch/kWZhnA7aZC/?mibextid=l2pjGR The "orb" is a spiderweb in front of the camera. [NUFORC annotation: Insect - Certain]
June 2, 2023 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
IdentifiedCannes, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
Les 2 et 3 juin 2023, aux alentours de 22h, un couple résidant à Cannes (06) a observé, lors de deux soirées consécutives, un objet très lumineux et immobile dans le ciel. Le 3 juin, un second couple d'amis était également présent et a confirmé l'observation du phénomène. Cependant, un seul témoin a rempli et soumis un questionnaire au GEIPAN. L'observation a été réalisée depuis plusieurs emplacements situés sur la commune de Cannes. Le témoin rapporte une direction d'observation orientée vers le sud. Toutefois, l'analyse des photographies prises indique une orientation comprise entre l'ouest et l'ouest-nord-ouest. À l'aide de jumelles, l'objet semblait constitué de plusieurs points lumineux de taille homogène, en mouvement constant, donnant à l'ensemble une apparence variable, parfois sphérique, parfois en forme de croissant. Chaque observation a duré environ deux heures. Trois photographies du PAN ont été prises le soir du 3 juin à l'aide d'un téléphone portable. Sur ces clichés, l'objet apparaît sous la forme d'un point lumineux blanc. Les détails observés à l'oeil nu et décrits par le témoin à travers les jumelles (formes et points lumineux distincts) ne sont pas visibles sur les images. Par ailleurs, le 1er juillet 2023, le témoin a rapporté une nouvelle observation du même phénomène, qu'il a cette fois pu filmer. La vidéo montre à nouveau un point lumineux blanc, sans éléments de repère permettant de le situer précisément dans le ciel. D'étrangeté très faible et de bonne consistance* (4 témoins, mais un témoignage unique, photos et vidéo du PAN), ce cas s'avère être une observation de la planète Vénus. *selon les critères du GEIPAN, la consistance est la quantité d'informations considérées comme fiables et objectivées, recueillies pour un témoignage. L'aspect visuel du PAN, ainsi que la direction d'observation ajustée par l'enquête, sont parfaitement cohérents avec l'observation de cette planète, effectuée à deux reprises aux mêmes horaires lors de soirées consécutives (voir le compte rendu d'enquête). Sur les photographies, un seul point lumineux est visible, alors que deux points proches l'un de l'autre auraient dû apparaître si Vénus n'était pas à l'origine du PAN. De plus, le PAN est resté observable jusqu'au coucher de Vénus et a été de nouveau aperçu le 1er juillet 2023 en soirée, mais avec une hauteur angulaire réduite, en parfaite cohérence avec la position attendue de la planète à cette date. Par ailleurs, les variations de forme du PAN décrites lors de l'observation aux jumelles correspondent à un artefact perceptif résultant d'un mauvais réglage de l'instrument. En effet, focaliser précisément des jumelles sur un point lumineux isolé, sans repère de distance, est particulièrement difficile. Dans certaines conditions, l'image perçue peut se superposer avec celle générée par l'oeil (phénomène de vision entoptique), entraînant une illusion de mouvement de l'objet observé. Le cas est classé "A", observation de Vénus. [GEIPAN classification A — Vénus]
June 2, 2023 · 9:02 PM · SPHERE
Arlington, VA
I was looking at the moon and what I thought was a star or Venus but the star was moving. Definitely not an airplane and I don’t think Satellites move that way. I took the video in slo mo and the movement was erratic.
June 1, 2023 · 11:45 PM · SPHERE
San Antonio, TX
Saw orbs flying in pairs above treeline they were bright off-white flying in northwest direction they lined up at an angle then they turned fiery red then lined up in s half moon shape then they flickered and turned off one by one. I have seen them in different areas and at the same estate bit it's usually 1 to 3 no sound at all and the sky was clear no clouds. I attached video of incident from December. I no longer have video of the 1st incident. [NUFORC annotation: Flares - Possible]
June 1, 2023 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
New Port Richey, FL
6 orange orbs moving from south east to west. Only 4 were recorded on video from phone. No sound except the water flowing into pool, since this was recorded from inside my pool enclosure. The orbs brightened randomly.
June 1, 2023 · 3:00 PM · SPHERE
Bucharest · Romania
This perfectly spherical black object moving in a straight line high up in the sky. I managed to take a video of it. It could be nothing but the way it moved slowly across the sky in such a straight line and being so perfectly round was very bizarre [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
May 30, 2023 · 10:04 PM · SPHERE
Las vegas, NV
I met my spouse outside after my niece ran to tell me something was in the sky, a UFO, I came out front to see there was an orange-ish red-ish craft in the sky above the Las Vegas Strip, it was staying in one place, Hoovering. Thecraft looked like it was surrounded by a fog and halo of red/orange light. It was a circular in shape. The craft faded dim fairly quick and disappeared, after less than a minute, it showed back up more towards the lower left. After the photos were taken it disappeared. We did not see it again.
May 30, 2023 · 9:59 PM · SPHERE
SAND SPRINGS, OK
Came from the North/West heading East, and saw a large orb of light. Looked orangey red, was NOT blinking like planes do, had no sound. Had a vapor trail following it which I thought was very odd, especially this time of night. It seemed to be moving in semicircle the farther East it went, like it was getting closer to the ground the farther East it went. Looked to be just a bit closer than a plane would normally be from the ground when it came from the North/West.
May 30, 2023 · 9:12 PM · SPHERE
Lakewood, CO
Was in my living room, with my boyfriend. I looked out the window of our apartment townhome that faces North and all of the sudden saw a small, but very clear and prominent, solid, glowing, red orb darting in a straight line across the sky. At first I thought it was some sort of drone, and I got my Boyfriend’s attention. It was moving faster than either of us had ever seen a plane, or satelite move before. As it was about to leave our view from inside the house, we sprinted outside to try to continue viewing the mysterious object. As we got out there we could not find the orb anywhere. I ran around the block looking at its projected path, to no avail. We have no idea what this could possibly be.
May 30, 2023 · 6:20 PM · SPHERE
Morgantown, WV
Sitting on back deck in early evening. Watching planes overhead and tracking with Flight Tracker app. Noticed an object coming towards us. It seemed to be a low altitude, but I would be guessing - maybe around 2,000-3,000 feet. It was low enough and close enough to the ground that we could visibly see it spinning. It was a round, shiny silver orb that seemed to have small fins on it that would glisten in the sun. That was how we knew it was spinning - we could literally see it turning. It flew very smoothly, in a straight line, directly over our house from south-east to north-west and out of sight. No sound. No blinking lights. No exhaust or contrail. I took a video which I will try to upload. If you zoom in on the video, you can see the object get bright and dark as it spins. It was not a plane - I checked the flight tracker app. It was not the ISS, it came over (north to south) several hours later. I am familiar with rocket bodies, comets, balloons, etc as I track a lot of things in the sky. This was completely different and very much what I have heard described by other sightings of metallic orbs. It was unlike anything I have ever seen. My wife experienced the same thing I did and she is a huge skeptic of UAP/UFOs. If my video uploads, check out the second object that appears to come from the top of the screen and pass the main object at the :24 second mark - could be a bug, but we only caught it by going frame by frame. UGH - I can't upload the video - that's all I have. If you'd like to email me, I will gladly share it. It's certainly not a fantastic video, but you can see the object spinning by the sun/dark/sun pattern. "Honey, there's a UFO - grab my worst camera!" Ha ha!
May 28, 2023 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Atlanta, GA
May 28, 2023 Atlanta-Hartsfield (ATL) Sighting Report Narrative of Events During Takeoff 2215 Hours: After a 15 minute gate hold, the aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER with 226 souls and 2 laps on board, is pushed back from the terminal. Ground Control clears the aircraft to the active taxiway. 2245 Hours: Idle fourth in line, after 30 minutes aircraft cleared to taxi onto RWY 26 Left where we are instructed to hold. ATL Tower reports clear skies, visibility 10 miles or better, altimeter 29.92, winds calm. 2248 Hours: Cleared for takeoff, ATL Tower instructs us to climb heading 275 degrees to intercept course 288 degrees to Snufy. Flight course put us just west of East Point and south of state route 166, where we expect to be cleared to 15,000 feet, and from there to flight level 240 (24,000 feet). 2252 Hours: Outbound from ATL, Departure clears us to flight level 240. First Quarter Moon visible in the clear night sky, having risen high on the eastern horizon at sunset. 2300 Hours: Climbing through 15,000 feet, First Officer points over the instrument panel towards a sizable burst of white light, 12 o’clock off the aircraft nose, approximately 5 miles distant. 2301 Hours: My initial impression is that the burst represents some kind of missile denotation, and, as a result, I throttle the engines back so as not to ingest possible debris from the blast. 2302 Hours: First Officer reports the sighting to ATL Departure and requests a vector change further to the west. A mild buffet to the aircraft, accompanied by an audible drop in engine RPM. Cabin lights flicker for a moment or two, although the annunciator panel remains illuminated. 2303 Hours: Departure vectors us further west, which puts us outside the burst radius, and reports commercial traffic descending inbound as we resume our climb to flight level 240. Traffic, an Airbus heading for ATL, comes up on VHF Guard Frequency. 2310 Hours: After speculation by both flight crews as to the origin of the burst, resembling a nebulous ball of light, First Officer and myself concurred over the VHF frequency that the object appeared stationary, of significant size, perhaps 700 feet in diameter, and remained to the east, having fallen behind our present position as we continued to climb. It was, as I pointed out, “still out there," and appeared as bright as the moon, “...sort of a fuzzy silver ball.” 2315 Hours: Having been cleared to flight level 360, our cruising altitude, we continued to vector toward the northwest, en route to Chicago. It should be noted that ATL Departure showed no additional traffic, other than the inbound Airbus, and the remainder of the flight passed without incident
May 27, 2023 · 9:02 PM · SPHERE
Death valley national park, CA
I have seen starlink before around last year (2022) and this did not look like it at all, the lights or "orbs" kind of shuttered across the sky one after each other and they just appeared out of nowhere about 10 or 15 of them and me and my mom both tried to take several pictures of the event and neither of us could get a clear photo I took a video and my camera couldn't focus on them but the orbs were very bright (less then starlink) and then they disappeared just as fast as they appeared. Nothing in photos.
May 27, 2023 · 8:21 PM · SPHERE
Huntsville, AL
Out with friends at Bar Vista at the AC Hotel- downtown Huntsville, AL- took a picture from the bar patio on the 2nd floor. Took the picture toward the west.