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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
April 28, 2018 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Fort Bragg, CA
Raised from western horizon, heading north and increasing in altitude. Thought it was a drone at first, red and white lights. Faded from view as it was continuing to increase altitude. Second, identical sighting began as first faded.
April 27, 2018 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Prosper, TX
2 friends and I were driving back from the infinity war premiere early in the morning on some back roads in prosper. While driving though an isolated area we encountered a very bright light above us (a generator would have been needed to power this thing) and it disappeared after we drove by. We were all terrified but we still circled back around and saw no signs of anyone being there. The driver called the non emergency number for the prosper police department and notified them that someone might be messing around with cars on the road and they said that they would look into it. A few days later I saw a report from the Princeton police department of a ufo sighting around the same time but 30 miles away on the same county road. In the report they claim that they discovered that it was an rc helicopter. In the comments several other people were saying that they saw sightings that night too, all flashes of light. I’ve included pictures from the Facebook post. I’ve no idea what it was we saw, I just decided to report it cause the rc helicopter seems like a cover up for something.
April 26, 2018 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Hamburg, PA
Saw a bright, blinking light that I figured was Sirius, since it was in the same direction that the star would be. Glanced away, and it dimmed. Figured it was from the clouds. It came back in full brightness, dimmed again and moved towards the northeast. The light stopped blinking and went to a white light, went up a bit then disappeared. Another bright light appeared to the bottom left of the first light. It flew up, then dimmed out. Weather was partly cloudy and humid.
April 25, 2018 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Heyworth, IL
I originally thought it was a red light, possibly a tower beacon. However, after observing for a few seconds I thought it moved. As we watched, it appeared to move upward again but very slightly so I was unsure it moved. Then, I saw a discernable movement, up and somewhat spiraled. It then slowly continued upward until it was above the line of sight from the window. My wife got up and went to the patio door and saw it go up,overhead and vanish from her line of sight. She looks that way every night, although she has seen what she described as strange objects, she has not seen this discernable of an unexpalinable light before.
April 24, 2018 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Theodore, AL
The big one was brighter than the 3 little ones. They were all in a spaced out line. The big one would glow bright ,them one by one the smaller ones would blink out. They did this twice before I couldn't see them again.
April 23, 2018 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Cody, WY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 23, 2018 · 9:10 PM · LIGHT
Torrington, CT
I am an amateur astonomer who takes photos out my window. I was trying to get some photos of Jupiter before I would have to leave for work at 9:30pm. As I was setting up my scope, I saw a solid red object fly by from left to right (north to south). I thought it was a small private airplane, but I wondered why the red light did not blink. I looked out the window a few minutes later, and this object was flying directly over my head, northeast to southwest. I put my head out the window and listened carefully, but there was absolutely no sound. I went about setting up my scope. A few minutes later, this object flew above my head again, but in the opposite direction, from southwest to northeast. It was flying quite fast, but suddenly stopped still and hovered. I grabbed a pair of binoculars and looked at it. It was two solid red lights that were not blinking. Suddenly, a bright green light flashed several times between the two red lights. At this point I grabbed ! my Iphone and took a video. The object sat still for a minute or so, then moved slightly down and to the right, then reversed to the left. Again, it sat for still for a minute or so. Then it moved upward, and even seemed to be approaching me. Then it flew out of sight to the southeast. I will send this video to you, it is very clear. I uploaded my video to Youtube, here is the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ub1moP31E&feature=share
April 23, 2018 · 3:43 AM · LIGHT
North Las Vegas, NV
Then the light dimmed and starting moving southeast, the dimmed light didn't look like any flight related lights I've seen and it didn't have a pattern in its blinking, it looked as if it was twinkling due to it being a heat source or due to the atmosphere but it was definitely not a pattern typical of airplanes. There also no sound of any kind that I would have heard in a quiet night. A heliporter sound would have been a dead giveaway and I also checked on my smartphone for nearby planes to see what it was and nothing showed up for that portion of the sky. And I have seen satellites and falling rocks. The appearance and behavior of this object tells me it is unknown. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
April 21, 2018 · 12:30 AM · LIGHT
Le Mans (France) · France
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 21, 2018 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Coatesville, PA
Witness observed a bright red object in the sky due west of his location just above tree line but at a distance. Object remained in fixed stable position for approximately 5 seconds then abruptly shot away to the south/southwest at a speed that is indescribable. Four others with him witnessed the event. Object made no noise. Observer has been in the aviation sector for 40 years and has never seen an object move at the speed that was witnessed.
April 20, 2018 · 6:30 AM · LIGHT
Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) · Mexico
We were sitting on a rooftop overlooking the ocean. There were supposed to be meteors but there was too much light. Over the Banderas Bay, a very bright and large object appeared. I asked my friend if it was a plane. He said it was going way too fast and was too big. It never blinked. It was a large circular light going very fast. It never changed color. We watched it until it went over the mountains. He was not surprised. He said he saw one 2 years ago in Puerto Vallarta, but no one believed him. That one was red and took off over the ocean. So, it was different.
April 19, 2018 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Burien, WA
In my driveway facing S-SE, looking up higher than the position of Jupiter, the brightest object at the time, looking almost overhead S, I saw a bright, almost reddish light moving, sometimes almost in a zig zag pattern as it appeared to move higher. Up, to almost over the top of my head as I’m looking South. Kept “hopping” not in a smooth movement but almost jumpy. Weather balloon? Watched for 3-5 minutes. Looked away then up again and lost sight. Possibly more at the top (zenith) but if it was what I saw, and the same object, then it was fainter as though moving beyond view. Didn’t appear to move like normal aircraft and it was silent.
April 18, 2018 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Fort Smith, AR
I see one (1) to ten (10) objects nightly/appearance of 'stars'/ small, no shape, no color/they move in short movements, back and forth in short distances, often in circular motions, then moving a straight line for one (1) to two (2) second intervals. The lights are not in formation, nor do they move relating to the others. I'm 64, male, 'retired', with some education in aviation/familiar with aviation lights, aircraft, satellites, etc.. We attempted to contact the witness via telephone, but the line was busy. We will continue trying to contact him, in order to seek more information about the sighting. PD
April 18, 2018 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Holiday, FL
The same light formation seen on April 19 after dark, but after 22:00 it moved to the west sky and it was much higher. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 16, 2018 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Houston, TX
Looking out door, noticed a bright twinkling white light. Too large and close to be a star, then noticed flashes of red and green. Object was stationery.Used binouclars for better look. There was 1 large white light with several smaller white lights clustered around it with flashing red & green. Not a plane, after 20 min it slowly began to rise up. I saw it as rose from the bottom of electric wire line to star level. Stopped watching after an hr or so.
April 15, 2018 · 9:32 PM · LIGHT
Little Falls, NJ
I was dropping off a friend after dinner and as we closed our conversation, we noticed what appeared to be lightning in the sky on a rainy night. However, the lighting flash did not end immediately the way lightening does, and the sky was not white. Instead, we noticed the neon green lights to appear like a spotlight in the distance, converting the entire sky into a neon green/blue color. As the lights turned brighter, there was an energy burst which shut off all the street lights and building lights like a domino effect. The lights restored two seconds after the energy wave burst. We kept looking back at the green/blue sky and quickly after the sky restored to its regular darkness. The building electricity resumed, but the street lights took three minutes or so to turn on after the event. The event happened so fast and there was no audio whatsoever from the event. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 15, 2018 · 6:23 AM · LIGHT
Livingston, TX
I live in the country in a small town and 190 is completely dark specifically in the area I was driving in while this incident happened. I wanted to report this because I know what I seen this morning. I hope someone else seen it to so I don't feel like a nut. It almost seem like it want me to see it
April 15, 2018 · 3:00 AM · LIGHT
Canmore (Canada), AB · Canada
Paddling on the Rundle Forebay Reservoir at around 3am and saw what looked like a star directly to the east above Mt. Fable. The star got brighter and then produced what looked like headlight beams (white) before rapidly changing direction (roughly 45 degrees) to the north and out of the atmosphere as a single red dot. 3 other witnesses saw the event. Thought it might have been a meteor ricocheting off the Troposphere. Incredible event to have witnessed regardless of object.
April 15, 2018 · 2:10 AM · LIGHT
Wasilla, AK
My wife and I just noticed something in the sky around 2:15 am. One faint light crossing the sky at a high rate of speed. Then the one split into three while weaving ever so slightly back and forth while continuing to fly east to west. About 30 seconds later going the exact opposite direction one light split into two. At approximately 2:40am I saw another 2-3 lights which divided into 5, again traveling east to west. The rate of speed and motion of these phenomena were definitely not satellites, shooting stars or airplanes.
April 13, 2018 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Garner, NC
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 13, 2018 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Galloway, NJ
@ 20:45 Walked outside and noticed what I thought were two bright stars next to each other in the sky, right then the one blinked out. I was a little shocked. It then blinked back on just below where it had been. Then it fired up a bit like an Iridium flare, but it wasn’t moving, then blinked out again and moved lower in the sky, blinked on again, then out, then on and back in the original position. I opted to run and get a camera when I got back out I only saw one faint light and a pale blue light dropping from it which I was unable to photograph in time. Then nothing there at all. Stayed a little while but they didn’t come back. Way to high to be drones. I do a lot of sky watching and hope someone else saw these, very cool.
April 13, 2018 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Scottsdale, AZ
I am a semi-retired finance professional with an advanced degree. I rarely drink and do not do any drugs. I am also an amateur astronomer with a small scope, and because the airport is fairly close, a plane watcher with binocs on the outside table at all times. The point is that I am intelligent, sober, rational, skeptical, and I can recognize planes, man-made satellites (have seen 3), and stars/planets. What I saw was not one of these. On 4/12, at 10:30 PM, took dogs outside for the normal business. As usual I looked at the stars. Visibility was good – a bit hazy at about 20 degrees and below from a dust storm earlier in the day but generally clear directly overhead with major constellations visible. Saw a bright flash (about as bright as landing lights turning on but much farther away and not in the flight pattern) due west at about a 70 degree elevation. The light was flashing at 15 second intervals (I measured it) which is too infrequent even for a plane at cruising altitude. It was moving south for about 3 minutes but moving too slow for an aircraft and much much too slow for a satellite. It also did not seem to be moving in a straight line (somewhat difficult to tell due to infrequency of flashes). Over this time the light gradually dimmed and took-on a slight reddish hue before it became too dim to see. On 4/13 at 8:30 PM went outside for some fresh air. Looked up and saw the identical scene with these changes: I did not see initial flash and the direction was south/southeast. The sky was much clearer tonight. Also, about 8 weeks ago I was up very early 3:00AM to catch a flight. Outside with the dogs. Looked up and saw a moving, steady light (no flashing or colored lights) about the size and magnitude of a typical star. It was moving slower than satellites I have seen before, and seemed much too high for an aircraft (my first thought was that it was a private jet a high altitude). The light moved straight south covering about a 20 degree arc and then quickly faded at about Orion’s shoulders. The third sighting in the list very well could have been a satellite, but the other two were definitely neither planes, satellites, nor meteorites.
April 12, 2018 · 10:28 PM · LIGHT
Pinellas Park, FL
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 12, 2018 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Windsor (Canada), ON · Canada
Seen bright white light flashing 5-6 times, very bright twice, very slow and dim the other times. Way higher than any planes flying in the area and not moving in any direction. There were about 6 passenger planes in the sky and they had to also have seen the light. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD