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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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September 25, 2014 · 7:47 AM · SPHERE
Decatur, IL
As I walked outside around 7:47 (PM), I saw my neighbors pointing at the sky above my house. There were four lights in the sky. They didn’t have form or a craft shape. It certainly was not flares or lanterns. The lights bounced back and forth meeting each other in the center than bounced back away from each other at times they moved in a semi circle went back away and bounced to the center almost meeting each other. They stayed the same distance in the sky the duration, about the height of a landing airplane. I am so happy there were other witness’s! I don’t have a video camera I tried FaceTime to my daughter to see if she could also verify seeing them but she couldn’t see it through my I Phone camera. I kept wondering if it was some sort of spotlight or human device but I could not trace anything from the ground that appeared to be shining light towards the sky or any light source. I continued to go outside to see if it stopped, the event happened for over an hour stopping around 8:56 PM. At times, the lights would slightly separate and turn into two lights each but there was no pattern or count to it. Because only two would separate at a time and turn into two lights then back to one and bounce again towards the center- at times slightly traveling in a circle turning back and then bouncing in the center but the pattern was random. I did not feel fear; more mesmerized wondering what it was. The most irritating thing about it was to have no way to record it. Moreover, my Nikon doesn’t have a night vision. I am familiar with astronomy, aircrafts, satellites, etc it was nothing I could explain. I actually worried it could be orbs that are spotted before an earthquake or something. I think many would term it ghosts, because it was not a bright light it was more cloudy (transparent) grayish looking. The circles of light were not perfect in shape were round but not exact in size in relation to one another. I continue to try to find a logical explanation for the lights, I cannot find one. I watched the sky last night September 26, 2014 to see if it happened again (they didn’t come back last night), and will continue to watch nightly to see if it comes back. I drew diagrams of how the mystery lights traveled but am sad to report I don’t have a picture or video to prove it. I DID take notes on the event in my journal. They were unidentifiable flying lights. Advertising lights?? PD
September 24, 2014 · 8:10 PM · SPHERE
Boulder Creek, CA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 23, 2014 · 8:45 PM · SPHERE
Bolton, CT
We both went outside for a cigarette after dinner and observed what we thought may have been a satellite or possibly the space station, but noting that the color of the object was a more orange/reddish hue. It was small in the sky, but larger than any stars, thinking it may have been an aircraft, it went in a straight line for around 15 seconds, then seemed to completely change course and do a 45 degree turn then disappear. Male 40 y.o., Delivery driver. Female 39 y.o., IT.
September 23, 2014 · 4:37 AM · SPHERE
Haleakala National Park, HI
At 4:37am HST Tuesday, September 23, 2014, we were driving up Crater Road to the summit of Haleakala on Maui to watch sunrise for the Autumnal Equinox. It was a new moon with nearly no light in the sky yet. It was a clear night full of stars. As we rounded a switchback to face East North-east, we saw what looked at first to be a moonbow directly in front of us. At that point it looked to be “rising” from behind the mountain that we were driving up. If one compared it to the size of a full moon high in the sky, it would be 100 times that size. Once we pulled the car to the side of the road, we realized it was a sphere, rather than a two-dimensional semi-circular object. It had a thick, white, glowing rim that was the thickness of a typical rainbow. Using the “full moon in the sky” size reference again, the white glowing rim was initially the thickness of two full moon’s diameters, side by side. We noticed that the walls or “inside” of the sphere was a translucent white. In the two minutes since we’d first seen the sphere, it had grown – either by expanding or coming nearer to us…we can’t be sure of the perspective. It had slowly, smoothly grown in size, doubling and then tripling as the “wall” of the sphere came closer to us. We took several pictures as the sphere approached, getting larger (timestamped at 4:53), and there is no sphere visible in those images on either my iPhone or my friend’s camera. The cameras captured the lines in the road and the road signs, but absolute darkness otherwise. The sphere enveloped us. That is, the translucent wall approaching us and moved past us – over us, through us – and as soon as it did, we could not see the sphere anymore – neither it’s translucent walls nor the thick white, glowing rim/outline. In that moment, the wind stopped blowing (had been 20-25mph) and ambient sounds ceased. Then, the night sky returned to how it had looked before we initially had seen the sphere; wind and sound returned to normal. In reviewing the data on my JawBone UP 24 (fitness band that tracks my walking motion), we spent 25 minutes out of the car, walking/moving (4:39am – 5:04am). That was a surprise to me. My friend and I agree that to our memory, the entire episode lasted 5 minutes. After watching the sunrise, we stopped at a breakfast spot on the way down the mountain and overheard a tour bus operator asking people if they’d seen “the giant orb”. We shared what we’d seen and it was the same experience in terms of what it looked like and that it seemed to expand or get closer. At the time, we hadn’t yet realized our experience with loss of time (I discovered that while looking at some data points while writing this account), so we don’t know if that driver had a similar experience. We did not think to get his name. In coming down the mountain, my friend and I both noticed that everything we saw and heard seemed to be in “high definition.” That is, colors in nature – plants, flowers, etc. – were (and still are) oversaturated. We’re more sensitized to sounds and tastes. I’m not sure what to think of this experience, and so post it here as a possible step in making sense of it through others’ insights, or perhaps similar experiences. Mahalo
September 23, 2014 · 3:00 AM · SPHERE
Springfield, MO
Last night, I was looking out my bedroom window and I saw wat looked like a fire ball floating above tree line I thought maybe someone had set off a parachute fire cracker u know that we have all set off as kids and maybe it was just on fire so I went outside to check it out and it was not a parachute it looked like a circle orange/ fire/ flame orb slowly drifting up into the sky I sat on porch and watched awhile I noticed altogether 7 in the sky it was weird you can tell the way it's traveling that it is no sort of plane or helicopter when it wasn't moving it had the flame color but I noticed to when it did drift it glowed couple different other color but only when moving I don't know wat to think it could have been has anybody else experienced this? Also I notice wat looked like a plane with red and blue light come close to couple of them and the fireball would fade out when plane left it came back
September 21, 2014 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Wenatchee, WA
Let my dogs out, looked at the North end of town and saw a large bright object being orbited by a slowly moving white orb. Disappeared after about 45 seconds.
September 21, 2014 · 2:00 AM · SPHERE
Lithia, FL
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 20, 2014 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Charlotte, NC
Two of us saw orange orbs moving in the sky. They were spherical/orb shaped and appeared somewhat like Chinese lanterns, but were high in the sky and moved against the wind. They appeared to maneuver in formation. We wondered if they were drones, but again, they appeared to be high in the sky and to be visible, would probably have to be larger than drones.
September 20, 2014 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Bellingham, MA
When driving on a back road we noticed an orange "ball" like light in the sky. It was an absolute clear night and the ball was at the altitude of an airplane however it did not move for 5 minutes. We took our eyes of of it for a second because of trees and then it was gone. It was a bright orange and we thought it was a light on an airplane but it did not move. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 19, 2014 · 8:18 PM · SPHERE
Montebello, CA
Saw a white sphere shaped object going north over Montebello as it went along it decreased speed and dimmed before disappearing.
September 19, 2014 · 7:15 PM · SPHERE
Los Banos, CA
The 8 "objects" were high above the horizon in the western sky and were noticeable once the sun set below the horizon. What started out to be bright white in color eventually turned orange as the sun completed its setting. In effect, they "just appeared" in the sky (west-northwest direction from my position in Los Banos). The "objects" remained in the sky for about ten minutes changing color and dimming in intensity in the process. No time during the observation did the "objects" move in the sky. The "objects" were spread out in a wide "plus-like" formation. Small amount of clouds but no evening stars visible yet at the time of observation to confuse what was being observed.
September 18, 2014 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Attica, MI
Watched red orb go dim and brighten over the course of 5 mins staying stationary. Started to move west to east while still bright, speeding up as it traveled. Stopped and started moving in a circle motion while picking up speed and growing brighter. Finally darted off to the South the streaked off to the north out of sight.
September 18, 2014 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Waconia, MN
Good afternoon, I have been fully engaged in the search UFO's since my first encounter when I was 11 years old. living in Mound, MN. That night at around 11:00pm, I saw a very large bright light escaping from the second to last star on the handle of the "big dipper", it was heading due east for about 5 seconds before it shot straight up and out of sight in a blink of an eye. My second sighting came in late March of 2000 at about 5:30pm on my way home from work driving West from Mound to Watertown. I was looking straight ahead at a large cloud off in the distance when a silver UFO came peeking out of the clouds, it stopped about 20 feet out in the open when another one popped out and went right over it. The two crafts literally played leap-frog in and out of the clouds for about 2 minutes then disappeared. The reason I am emailing you is not because of those two sightings, but of my last one which was also seen by my fiancé and eldest son. This time, there were two UFOS and we got one of them on video and the other one on camera. This occurred on September 18th, 2014 at around 9:00pm just over our house in Waconia, MN. The craft was hovering above our house for about 5 minutes then headed SE at an incredible speed and evenutaully out of sight. The craft had lights but the entire thing was engulfed in a deep purple haze. It looked like a purple ball surrounding the UFO. We captured this craft on video with my sons phone. You can't see the color but you get to see it fly away, make a couple 90 degree turns, stop on a dime, go straight up and back down. It made ZERO sound and was nothing I have ever seen on ANY alien show before. I have seen hundreds of UFO Sighting shows, Hangar 1, etc....and what I saw has never been documented as far as I can remember. My son and I chased it for 15 minutes in our car but saw nothing so we headed back home. Before I could pull into our driveay my son yelled to stop the ca! r. We got out and sure enough the second UFO was right above ! out hous e in the same spot as the other one. It too headed in the exact same direction. This one was a blueish green color changing between the two. We got a picture of this craft. It also made no sound. There was also a very large, low-flying, incredibly slow-moving(what looked to be a very, very large military plane) that my son and I both saw over the city of Waconia within 30 minutes of the original sighting. I have wanted to be a part of MUFON for the last 5 years or so. I would love nothing more than to be an investigator. I want to help people with their stories and most importantly, I want to bring UFO's out in the open for everyone to see. They are real, they are here and they aren't going away. I would love to show MUFON my video and picture. I am not afraid nor do i care of what people think or say. I honestly believe that this is what I was meant to be doing with my life. I look forward to hearing back from you.
September 18, 2014 · 3:20 AM · SPHERE
Tehachapi, CA
My Uncle and I were on way home from Las Vegas stopped in Tehachapi, CA, around 3-3:20 am. We parked car with engine running while we ate. And that's when we noticed bright lights hovering and moving oddly in the distance. We then wanted to record whatever it was, I placed my phone between windshield and dash and sphere shaped object began to come towards us at high rate and away. We didn't realize the car has been pulled towards sphere about 30 degrees and my uncle leaned on horn with out notice and we both jumped out of fear. The sound of the horn snapped us back into reality and we got out of there.
September 18, 2014 · 3:20 AM · SPHERE
Tehachapi, CA
My Uncle and I were on way home from Las Vegas stopped in Tehachapi, CA, around 3-3:20 am. We parked car with engine running while we ate. And thats when we noticed bright lights hovering and moving oddly in the distance. We then wanted to record whatever it was, I placed my phone between windshield and dash and sphere shaped object began to come towards us at high rate and away. We didnt realize the car has been pulled towards sphere about 30 degrees and my uncle leaned on horn with out notice and we both jumped out of fear. The sound of the horn snapped us back into reality and we got out of there.
September 17, 2014 · 10:00 PM · SPHERE
Myrtle Beach, SC
As we approached the beach, around 10:00 PM, we saw a series of three red lights over the ocean. The lights blinked in order from left to right three times and then disappeared. The orbs were quite large but definitely a distance from us. Witness provides no contact information. PD
September 16, 2014 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Murfreesboro, TN
Light gray colored sphere with 2 red lights in the sky. Was flying rather low in the sky. Making a faint sound like a vacuum cleaner. Did not move fast, but moved across the sky and behind the tree line in my back yard. The red lights were blinking fast. Tried to get video, but it was too dark to see much. This thing scared my dog who was trying to get inside the house as fast as she could.
September 16, 2014 · 7:00 PM · SPHERE
Batavia, IL
I was leaving the house with my wife to go grab a bite to eat. We were driving out on my street going East. The sky was completely clear and blue. Sunset had started and I was looking at the sky admiring the scenery. The sun light coming from the west was shining bright when reflected by planes cruising at very high altitude. I saw at least 6 planes cruising at very high altitude, probably 30k to 36k feet, following two routes patrern from east to west. Every single one of the planes had very visible chemtrails. Then I realized there was a extremely bright esphere by one of the airplanes. It stroke me as odd, because it was too early yet for stars to appear in the sky. I told my wife to look at it, and we both realized that the brightness of the object was coming from the reflection of the sun light. It was definitely metalic and reflecting the sun light. But how could that be? The object was in the form of a large esphere, about 2 to 3 times the size of the airplane nearby it. It was crusing along the airplane. About the same altitude and same speed. No chemtrail whatsoever! We realized then that we could be looking at a UFO! We were very skeptical at first. But then the object which seemed to be following the airplane, turned to the opposite side, and start accelerating eastward. The speed in which it was going was about 10 times the speed of the planes. Then It just went straight up and the bright faded until it was gone out of sight, which took about 3 to 5 seconds! We could tel! it was going up, because it was not going in the direction of the horizon. That was it. My wife and I looked at each other almost not believing what just had happened!
September 15, 2014 · 6:45 AM · SPHERE
Vail, CO
I work as a security officer at the medical facility in town and on Monday morning, 9/15, at about 0645 AM I was patrolling outside the facility and looked up at a clear blue sky to see the moon off to the south. I was surprised to see a very bright object below and to the right of the moon, more towards the SSW. I watched it for several minutes and it appeared completely stationary. While it did not appear to be a bright star or planet I went back inside and checked the 'Heaven's Above' site and there was nothing seen near the moon. I went back outside and watched the object again, and over a dozen or more employees and visitors saw the object too. During this time the object, which had appeared to be stationary, began to move very slowly to the east. It was still in the sky around 0810 when I went out with two employees to see if we could still see it, which we could, though it was now in the southeast and still visible despite the sun being up. I took 8 photos with my I-phone and when enlarged on my computer do not show any detail. The consensus of the people who saw the object was that it was a high altitude balloon. I thought it might be a large balloon, and if so would likely be known to the FAA and tracked by their radar. I called the Eagle County airport and was told that they knew nothing about large balloons in the area, and suggested I call the FAA. Eventually I talked with a supervisor in the FAA Denver office who said they had no information on any large balloons over Vail at the time. They suggested I contact your site. There I read about the sightings that occurred around Albuquerque/Santa Fe area on the 13th, and thought it might be the same thing. I also read the article on the X-Calibur balloon which was interesting and if the balloon operates at 120,000 feet then it would not be a worry for the FAA. It would be nice to know more about this balloon and if it had been launched as planned, and where it traveled to so far. Also knowing wind directions over this time. Fort Sumner is about 140 miles southeast of Albuquerque and the winds often come out of the southwest this time of the year, but then there might not be wind at 120,000 feet. I am a MUFON field investigator, currently inactive, who have had numerous sightings out here, so when I saw this object I thought it might be a UFO. Eagle County is a very active area and was among the top 100 counties in the U.S. in reported UFO sightings, I think about 95th on the list. As a MUFON investigator I have done about three dozen investigations in the area, and also have talked with dozens of people who have had good UFO sightings out here that were never officially reported. We have had some cattle mutilations and reports of orbs over the years. I have had several dozen good sightings myself, including three where the UFO was within a few hundred feet of me. It's amazing what you might see when you look up a lot. I have had two good LITS sightings in the last two months, one on 8/14 and the other on 9/2, and will do reports at your sight in a day or two. Also I will call to see if you have any more info on this X-Calibur balloon.
September 15, 2014 · 3:30 AM · SPHERE
Palmer, MA
At about 330 am, noticed a bright distinct star in the sky I have not noticed before. Upon looking at with more attention, it was moving side to side and up and down. It was also flickering different color lights: white/blue, red, green. At that point it was not a star, it could be an aircraft. It then began moving in ways that did not indicate an airplane or a helicopter. No sound came from it, though it seemed far enough away that I would not hear sound from a craft. I awoke my wife to confirm what I was seeing. She confirmed it was moving in ways that did not seem natural to a plane. We also noticed another object but farther away behaving the same way. It was from my view about 10-15% north of the larger object. We also began to noticed what can only be described as sparkles around the object. Not on the object but all around it, some close some farther away. After watching it for about 45 minutes, I fell back asleep due to the time of the sighting unintentionally. I would also note that I live near a closed down, small airfield. It has been closed down for 20 years.
September 14, 2014 · 9:00 PM · SPHERE
Cleveland, OH
Saw something strange afterwards: a whitish orb falling softly and silently to earth. It appeared to land only a couple of blocks away.
September 14, 2014 · 5:35 AM · SPHERE
Tacoma, WA
At first thought I was just looking at a extreamly close up satilight… It was way to big, the colors were light orange/red/bright white and was I cant even explain like twinkling... The glow went jetting a little one one stopped for 15-20seconds than back... Right before as if I was watching somthing fall from sky but the complete opisite it went shooting upward so fast than nothing... It was gone. I"ve always said I knew there was 'ufo' out there, just not all the bull weirdo exagerated stuff... But to see it... I feel like I should be comitted. I have tried to explain it to myself as something military... A satalight... Comet... It was what it was an unidentified flying object. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 14, 2014 · 4:30 AM · SPHERE
Las Vegas, NV
On Saturday night, early Sunday morning, my husband photographed to "stars." They were moving rapidly and in circles. The time on the photos are different from that of the time we were there after he had set the time stamp on tcamera. The pictures are of a fast moving object and something shaped like the back end of a ship. When we st theopped looking we then saw three,what looked like stars flying at very fast speed. We kept watching and they flew over the mountain and after that we stayed out of curiosity and suddenly we both noticed two beams of light diagonally flash and go behind the mountain. Shortly after we heard Peeble falling as if someone was coming. We then left.
September 14, 2014 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Trenton, ND
My mother and I were down at the lake when we noticed on the island that is inhabitant there was an orange spherical light. It would be doing flashes for about 2 minutes. Then just stayed normal. It eventually started heading south. It was making a buzzing noise.