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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.
27,433 entries
October 6, 2018 · 2:36 AM · LIGHT
Lawrenceville, GA
Possibly a "twinkling" star?? PD
October 6, 2018 · 1:15 AM · LIGHT
Grand Falls (Canada), NB · Canada
Driving home and a gigantic ball of bright white light in the sky, actually blinded us, it went out, then 5 seconds later appeared again then exploded on the ground it seemed, then we heard a loud crash, but nothing was found on the ground.
October 5, 2018 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Church Hill, TN
The power had just gone out as me and my boyfriend ate dinner. The sun had went down and it was past dusk. The sky was black with a couple of low thinn clouds passing slowly. It was exactly 8 o clock when we went outside to smoke. I happen to look up in the sky and saw what appeared to be a golden bright star moving like an airplane in the sky to left and slightly above the Orion constellation. I didn't think much of it until another light quickly caught up to the 1st out of nowhere at a speed and rate of acceleration and sudden deceleration that no aircraft could do this. Both stopped for several minutes and began to follow each other in a circle shape. They seemed to disappear after a while behind some clouds. Several minutes later we saw several other lights zooming about in the same area eventually seeing 6 at once. Some of them stayed still and would move slowly and only a small distance while others seem to bobble and play around in an almost childlike way. One was stationary and it seemed to split into two separate lights. One of them sped away faster than my eye could follow. Some of them would glow really bright and then dim in un related intrivels as they accelerate very quickly. Eventually they seemed to dim or move up in altitude one by one until I could no longer see them anymore. I didn't see anymore but an hour so later noticed a giant streak of light like a shooting star toward the north. I seen an abnormally high amount of what looked like normal aircraft with flashing red lights moving in all directions through out the experience. It was a very strange night I will never forget.
October 4, 2018 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Littleton, CO
Saw 3 sets of 3 lights in triangular format. One stationary, one moving slow, one moving fast. All at different levels. Appeared
October 4, 2018 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Stevensville, MD
I watched a white ball of light about 1000 ft off the ground come from the north east to the south west. The ball was about 10 to 15ft round and had bluish purple lights flashing off the sides of it. It made no sound and we watched a passenger plane flying around 10,000 feet fly over it and we could here that plane but couldn't here this ball of light. The next night I watched the same exact light fly the same path. I've lived here for 35yrs and planes fly over all the time and this was something different!
October 3, 2018 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
IdentifiedLamotte-Beuvron, Centre · France
Le mercredi 03 octobre 2018 à 23h00 un témoin devant la porte de son domicile observe puis photographie les évolutions de trois points lumineux de couleur. Les points formant un triangle se déplacent lentement silencieusement dans le ciel dégagé et étoilé. La disparition des points est rapide sur une trajectoire montante. Un seul témoignage est recueilli. Les constats suite à la lecture du témoignage et à l'étude des clichés montrent un phénomène de faible importance visuellement et en étrangeté, peu visible d’après le témoin et assez fugace (voir le compte rendu d'enquête, les trois points étant notés PAN A, PAN B et PAN C). Les PAN sont visibles bas par rapport à l’horizon et apparemment assez proches du sol. Ils semblent suivre une progression générale allant visuellement d'est en ouest, montant peu dans le ciel. Un effet d'éloignement par rapport au témoin est constatable sur les photos. Le peu de luminosité indique un phénomène de faible intensité. Nous envisageons un lâcher de lanternes, même si le jour n'est pas habituel pour ce type de lâcher. Nous sommes un mercredi et non un vendredi soir ou un samedi soir voire une veille de jours férié souvent propices à cette activité. Rien n'empêche cependant un lâcher pour un anniversaire par exemple. Après l’analyse des photos, on constate que les PAN suivent une progression compatible en direction et vitesse avec le vent qui est orienté vers SSE (200°). L'effet d'éloignement constatable sur les photos indique un vent "poussant" par rapport à l'observateur qui regarde vers le sud. Cela renforce notre hypothèse. La faible vitesse des PAN B et C, en basse hauteur angulaire suggère fortement un lâcher proche du témoin et venant de se produire. La couleur observée n'est pas rédhibitoire même si les lanternes arborent une teinte orangée en général. Nous observons part ailleurs sur le cliché 225920, une nette teinte orangée du PAN (B), auparavant blanc sur le cliché juste avant. Le logiciel de traitement de l’image IPACO indique : lanterne possible (voir annexe). Nous avons réitéré avec le PAN C du cliché 225929. Le bougé des PAN dans le sens du déplacement du vent est bien visible sur une photo. L'accentuation par fort contraste du cliché 225920 montre une forte luminosité provenant de dessous les PAN, à la manière d'une petite bougie produisant de la lumière-chaleur sous une enveloppe de papier. La perception par le témoin de disparition rapide s'explique par l'éloignement dans le sens du vent SSE, ce qui donne l'illusion d'une fuite rapide. En vent faible les lanternes thaïlandaises commencent par une ascension montante, semble stagner (impression d'immobilité) puis prennent le vent et s'éloignent. En conséquence, le GEIPAN classe en A : lanternes thaïlandaises. [GEIPAN classification A — Lanterne thai]
October 3, 2018 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Lancaster, PA
I went out to my back yard to look for my cat. I received a pair of night vision goggles for Christmas for sky watching, so I brought them with me to help find the cat. It was a clear beautiful night, so I started looking at the stars. After 3 or 4 minutes I saw what I thought was a satellite traveling west to east. I quickly realized it was too big, too bright, traveling too slow and it was flying way too low to be a satellite. I watched it as it traveled straight over my head. I pull the goggles away and could not see it with the naked eye. It started to get a little bit brighter and then faded away and just disappeared. As it was fading away it became transparent before disappearing. The object was not the ISS, which was visible from the witness's location at 8:47 p.m. (local), but which was visible in the extreme northern sky. Also, not an Iridium "flare." PD
October 3, 2018 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
Chandler, AZ
I was heading northbound on McQueen Road. As I approached Warner Road, I noticed a bright light in the sky at approximately one o’clock from my position and at 30 degrees. The light seemed like a streetlight at first, then I noticed it was too high up and farther away. Then I thought maybe a star since the sky was clearing up and the stars were out. The light went from a bright light to a flashing series of lights. OK, must be a plane. I looked around and saw other planes in the sky. One was to my left at eleven o’clock and heading toward the light. I continued driving northbound and saw it out of my peripheral vision. As I neared W. Guadalupe Road, the light seemed to have shifted position slightly to the east, but was at the same elevation, however the plane to the left had slowly moved past it. As I watched it, it suddenly seemed to pick up speed and took off like a bullet out of a gun, heading straight east and was gone in less than a second. I continued scanning the skies all the way to US 60 to see if it would come back. It was gone.
October 2, 2018 · 10:50 PM · LIGHT
Lynnwood, WA
I was on my balcony when I saw movement to the north/northwest. I looked over and saw a bright white light moving straight down several miles away, starting at about position angle 30 or so from my position. I only saw it for about a second before it was below the treeline. I have worked maritime search and rescue before so I know it was not a flare or firework as it's descent was too fast and did not seem to be burning, and it was also too fast for a plane or helicopter...I saw no additional lights that those craft would have on wings or tail, just the white light, though it would have been in the rough direction of Paine Field. It looked as though it was intentionally moving down in a straight line, not crashing or falling. It also seemed much too bright to be light reflecting from a bird or bat, and there was nothing else in the sky that I saw that it could have fallen from. I continued to watch that direction for about 10 minutes and did not see it again.
October 2, 2018 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Greer, SC
My boyfriend went out to smoke and came back in and said you gotta see this, I went out and off in the distance above the tree line you could see a series of red lights in motion it was big then it went below the tree line and disappeared.
October 1, 2018 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Elko, NV
After a few minutes, the lights just kind of faded out. I don't believe it to be a normal aircraft because the area is very mountainous and the lights were too low for a normal plane to fly
October 1, 2018 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Desert Aire, WA
My son and I were barbequing on our back deck during half time of the Oregon/WSU game. My son said "look, a sattelite!". Then we both saw one trailing the first. They both stopped! Then it looked like something took a shot at them with some type of particle weapon (looked like a shooting star went right between them). After the shot, they left on a reciprocal course back to the southwest. The shot (or whatever it was) appeared to come from the Yakima Firing center. It was not a rocket, way too fast. This all appeared to happen outside of the atmosphere. I am a science teacher and my son is an electrical engineer.
October 1, 2018 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Central Point, OR
At about 7:00pm today, I was standing on my back porch with my mom and dad, facing south. There was a bright light, in the south, that flashed on and off. Then a few minutes later it flashed on and off again. Off to the southwest, another light flashed on and off. Again a few minutes later, it came back on. This time it was very bright and then disappeared. This is not the first time that we have witnessed this phenomenon. It has been happening for quite a few years. I have asked a couple of pilots and they told me that they planes landing at the airport. We live in the flight path of the planes landing and taking off, so I know that what we have seen is NOT airplanes. Even though this time, the lights were out relatively a short time, other times they can be seen for up to 10 minutes before disappearing. I really don't know what this is, I am hoping that someone out there might be able to give me an explanation.
October 1, 2018 · 11:31 AM · LIGHT
Huntington, WV
Me and my girlfriend were driving down 3rd avenue, heading home from work and all of sudden we see a small light in the sky and suddenly we realize it happens to be flying across the sky really low, flashing multiple colors but mostly green, we only got to see it for 2 seconds so this all happens really fast but other people on Facebook seen it as well
September 30, 2018 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Elkmomt, AL
Well, it is now official. I believe in U.F.O. s. Last night, on September 30, 2018, I saw a UFO. It was late Sunday night....about 11:30 p.m. when I had gathered all trash in the house and was taking it down to the road for pick up today. I was driving the truck down the drive way to take the trash down to the street. when I had gotten down to the street I then put the truck in reverse and I saw lights, a bunch of lights in my rear view mirror. I got out and stated looking at the lights. the were behind a small wooded strip then they were on the other side in a field about 100 feet from me. there were three rows probably 3 to 4 feet feet apart. Top row was moving counter clockwise. middle row was moving clockwise. the bottom row was moving in a counter clockwise motion. There was around 15 lights per row. they just came through the trees and were sitting in the field. The whole incident lasted around 30 seconds, but it was about 20 seconds where the lights were in plain view. The lights appeared to be LED in style. there was no sound. then they just disappeared out of sight. Well I know it sounds weird, but it really did happen. Those that do know me, this is for real. Those who don"t know me, I used to work in the Alabama Prison System. THIS IS A PRISON KIND OF MOMENT!!!!! If you have had some kind UFO kind of encounter please email me.
September 30, 2018 · 6:30 AM · LIGHT
Palmer, AK
Dear Peter, I will try to describe my experience to you. I live in Palmer on a bluff looking toward Pioneer Peak. There is nothing between me and pioneer peak but open space and the river. On Sept. 30, 2018 I took my dog out to go potty around 6:30 am. It was still very dark outside. While I was standing outside I look towards Pioneer Peak and saw several stars. I noticed one that was quite bright and thought maybe is was an airplane or star. I watched it for awhile and thought maybe is was moving towards me and thought it was an airplane. I was dark and I could see no shape just the bright light. Then I noticed that the light was moving up and down and moving to the right and left. It would drop behind the mountain and reappear. The only reason I contacted you is that planes do not move like that and neither do stars. It was not a drone and if so it would have to be the size of a huge airplane. The next morning, I saw it again (Oct. 1, 2018) It was doing the same thing moving sideways and up and down and I did see some flashed of red and green lights. I took a video of it with my I phone and will try to send it to you. The colored lights do not show up in the video as it was dark and very far away. This is about all I can say other they it was just very suspicious. I will try to send the video to you. Sincerely, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM)) Witness provides no information in initial report. Date is flawed. Hoax?? PD
September 30, 2018 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Pendleton, OR
Moved into cloud cover near the moon and disappeared.
September 28, 2018 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Tigard, OR
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 27, 2018 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Walsall (UK/England) · United Kingdom
slowly moving round shaped light in clear sky suddenly dissappear very quickly
September 27, 2018 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Jamesport, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 27, 2018 · 6:40 PM · LIGHT
Lansing, MI
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. We suspect the time of the sighting may have been 6:40 p.m., and we have changed the time, to reflect that fact. We have no means of contacting the source. PD
September 27, 2018 · 6:15 AM · LIGHT
Albany, NY
After 15 minutes, military planes (3) flew in the same area and lights disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. We suspect that the event was an evening sighting, and have amended the time to reflect that fact. PD
September 27, 2018 · 3:00 AM · LIGHT
Greensboro, NC
I was crying by my window when a blue ball of light came through it and went around the rooms of my house as i watched following the light. the light got very bright and asked me if I wanted to see 'something' (i don't remember), but I felt a cold sensation and myself slumping to the ground. What I saw was another reality. This light was trying to teach me something about interconnected relationship of communication and time. I had feelings in the place of symbolism, thoughts in the absence of words, not something I can easily explain. At the point I had thought to ask it one question, all I wanted to know was "who are you"; which they replied with strange voice "a star". Months after and days proceeding this encounter I felt experienced energy. Seeing, somehow understanding, the relationship of this 'butterfly' effect gave every moment of life more emphasis. It wasn't long after I would read similar stories like mine. Other people who have pleaded their innocence and purity to the cosmos have seen these lights. What I can't describe is the true substance of these detail. minor details: this light was blue like pleiades. my left arm has FULL orion constellation on my wrist/forearm I once "saw an angel" when I was still very young five years old
September 26, 2018 · 10:35 PM · LIGHT
Pine Valley Mountains (above), UT
A set of 3 lights turned on, then another set right in front with another set turned on right fron of that right after then turned off, no other light seen, approximately 1 to 2 min this same sequence happened again seen this 4 times. These lights when turned back on traveled less of a distance than a typical aircaft would travel on the same time period. Very odd I never have seen anything like this and I do alot of traveling at night. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD