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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.
139,459 entries
October 18, 2023 · 8:32 PM · OTHER
Sand lake, MI
It was so quick, I looked up and pointed with my right hand with my daughter in my left arm and said “what the ((deleted)) is that”. It’s cloudy out, enough to not see any stars. It was below the cloud line and huge! It was 4-6 lights on each side of the V with one light dead center of the V. One side was a little bit longer than the other and the all of the lights were off center just a little bit in a zipper pattern. I’m the time it took me to say “what the fuck is that” it appeared and disappeared. Seemed to have been moving very very fast and so smooth. I’m in awe. Agin multiple lights on each side shaped as a V with one light in the center and the rest staggered just a little bit. Very low, very fast, and extremely quiet. I’m so sure of what I seen when it disappeared my wife and I looked at each other with a daughter in both of our arms and she said “I want to go inside now!”. I googled “v shaped lights in the sky” and the phoenix lights popped up on Google and I swear to you that’s exactly what it looked like almost so perfect only difference is that it was right above our heads. Not off the the east or west or north directly above my head at least when it disappeared.
October 18, 2023 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Cleveland, OH
Noticed a very bright light in the sky. Called my husband to look at it. He thought it was a star. It was not flashing. It stayed still for about 2 hours. When I looked worn binoculars it appeared there was a red light on top of it. So that rules out a star. I searched google and it stated nasa has a satellite that would be in view for about 10 mins. Then continued to observe and around 11/00 or had moved a bit east. I did not want to look any longer because it was absolutely terrified. I then planted myself in the basement with no lights on just the tv. As I viewed the cameras set up outside I saw quite a bit of activity. Around 6:00 am I went upstairs and looked out through the blinds and saw 2 bright lights moving very quickly coming towards my house from the north. I saw a few houses down across the street, on a ranch home roof beings jumping and waiving at light coming towards them. I also showed my husband on the ring camera a large shadow on door on my living room. When I went back to view the footage that I observed on fhe love views it was not there.
October 18, 2023 · 7:33 PM · FIREBALL
Forestville, MD
On October 20th 2023, I examined my doorbell camera footage from October the 16th through the 19th and discovered a bright light the size of an aspirin over to the south/southwest direction from my home. As it ascended, the roundish white light seem to have shifted direction away from me because the size immediately shrunk, but still ascending. As the object got to the top of the video, I noticed another smaller bluish/white orb following behind it.
October 18, 2023 · 7:25 PM · OTHER
Spokane, WA
Sitting, settling in for the evening at familiar spot (homeless status) and again, for whatever reason I whip my gaze upwards, high to observe a single 'spark!' coming from the N dir. on a trajectory heading mostly S-S.E. -dir- just rolling along up very high in the nitetime sky and as it continues on its path it disintegrates (crumbles apart) before my eyes. Craft #2 showed up approx 2-3mins later coming from the N -dir- again a single bright spark, high altitude trucking along and it veers to starboard (RT)) and does start to dissolve and then -blips!- itself into blackness. *I have witnessed this same maneuver prior and it is astonishing each time. Craft #3 showed up approx 2-3mins later coming from the N -dir- again a single bright spark! on the same trajectory to the S - S.E. and again vanished after a time flying above. *there IS a bit of confusion, on my part here as I had no battery on my mobile, in the field, yadayada -excuses- and the objects kept appearing and moving and and and... meaning? All 4 craft of this design (single bright spark!) disappeared in a different mode all four times on 10-18-2023 and I might not have #2 & #3 modus operandi exactly correct, RMK **in between craft #3 and now #4 flying above did appear and come from out of nowhere from the W/N.W. (my RT) to the E (my left) a white ish, silver w/red center and hints of red accents a streak! or a stretched out -flash!- lower in altitude and appearing just above eye level and gone. Craft #4 appeared, approx 2-3mins following as well as #3 was on its trajectory and the flash/streak was decaying, all in a very very rapid succession IMO. This single, bright spark! continued on very nearly the same trajectory as the 3 other sparks!, craft prior did yet, this craft did not budge, did not wiggle nor shimmer or did not present as preparing to blip! out or go cloaked, or portal or or or. It merely kept on E - S.E. until I could not see any sign of a spark up very high, traveling a great distance, to somewhere. **To close. Then maybe 5-10mins later as I sat in the dark rapidly assessing what just unfolded before moi did one single, softer, whiteish -a familiar- flash! of a spot of light did bloom and decay in front of my eyes. This would now be the 5th such kind of -flash!- event that I am privy to within the past 12mos or so. - fin
October 18, 2023 · 7:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Belchertown, MA
Driving down the hill from the center of town, on the way to pick up my wife from work at Christopher heights, me and my children saw three solid orange lights in the shape of a big triangle hovering silently in the sky for about 5 seconds then we could not see it any longer. After waiting about 15 minutes for my wife we headed home the same direction we came, again seeing the same lights hovering over the old state school grounds where there are two new rotaries. I pulled into one of the rotaries to stop and look at the craft it was very big was not a helicopter or a plane and had like I said three orange solid lights shaped like a triangle we watched it for about 2 minutes before the lights just went out and disappeared.
October 18, 2023 · 12:30 PM · FLASH
Corona, CA
I was driving my daughter home at approx 12:15 pm and saw what I thought were pigeons moving erratically in the sky. Upon focusing closer, I could see they were way too far up to be birds. I pulled over to observe- they were flashing and moving in the sky, about 15-20 of them. They did not look like drones. I called my husband who was at our home about three minutes away- he went outside and saw them as well and was confused as to what they might be. I first contacted a local news station who replied to my submission but that was all I heard from them. Then I posted to instagram to see if anyone could suggest what they were- people seemed just as confused as me. I posted to the Next Door app to see if anyone else saw it, not one person. I then called the Riverside Sheriff to see if they had info or anyone had reported it and they had no information. I have no explanation for what these are at this point and would be so grateful if you find out they are not UFO’s that you let me know as I am creeped out!!
October 18, 2023 · 7:55 AM · LIGHT
Chico, CA
Same as above: object appeared as l turned my head to the SE. Bright light at approx 15 degrees shot towards the SE horizon and disappeared in less than a second
October 18, 2023 · 4:36 AM · CIRCLE
Rockledge, FL
Exiting home front door - Walking towards my Car - Home faces South - Absolutely clear sky with lots of stars - Suddenly overhead I saw a brilliant Round White Glowing Object that traveled instantly from the North towards the South until I could no longer see it. I saw No Aircraft within my viewing areas. Per my perspective it was not flying within our air space , It was way way out there. The object size was about the size of the head of a pencil eraser. The outer edges of the object seemed to be rough, Not a smooth edge. FYI - I have lived in this area since 1957 (Space Coast) Worked @ space center years ago - I have witnessed many many launches.
October 18, 2023 · 2:30 AM · CHANGING
Baltimore, MD
I returned home around 2:30 am & in my window saw 1 aircraft that I assumed was a plane. I watched it for several minutes & when it continued blinking colors I grabbed my binoculars & saw that it was not a plane. It had stopped moving when another craft appeared near it. I woke my partner up & we ended counting 3 crafts near, but not next, to each other. They were amongst/hidden by clouds for a couple minutes, however, you would still see the lights. After watching for 30 minutes we witnessed a bright light shoot vertically from in between 2 of the aircraft’s down toward the ground. The light disappeared & we had not heard a sound or any news reports. We watched them for a total of 3-4 hours before fall asleep. We assumed they remained in the sky.
October 18, 2023 · 1:41 AM · EGG
Columbia - Fort Meade Area, MD
I was driving North on 95 around 1:40 am, heading to a job in Owings Mills. Suddenly an object caught my eyesight as it went across the sky. It was an egg/ orb shaped object, glowing and went through my whole eyesight of the sky within 3-5 seconds
October 17, 2023 · 9:40 PM · SPHERE
Big Bend, TX
Many other people in the campground witnessed it as we could hear people hollering from all around. The sighting seemed more like a light and less like a craft.
October 17, 2023 · 7:50 PM · FLASH
Chester, NS · Canada
Same as above,, I edited my photo in stages by continuous screenshots by sharpening and reducing brightness,, screenshooting my improvements gives me the ability to use my iPhone 14 editing tools to a further degree,, iPhone processes photos like a picasso painting in low light
October 17, 2023 · 7:39 PM · FORMATION
Not sure, MN
I saw a series of three sets of individual lights close together that were white yellow in color but widely spaced apart. The first two lights in the series of three were small and one larger. This was true of all three widely spaced sets of lights. The two smaller lights moved forward and became one light and they did this in unison constantly. Hovering of the lights lasted about a minute and a half at about 11 o’clock in the sky. Then the lights went slightly to the northeast and then straight up and disappeared. There was no sound anywhere. I had pulled over my truck and turned off the lights, and got out, so I could see them better. There were no lights on in my vehicle to reflect on the windshield and almost no lights to reflect in the surrounding area except way behind me. There was no moon only stars and I could not see the outline of any trees. I was talking to my friend on the phone hands-free when I saw them appear, and was completely amazed.
October 17, 2023 · 7:15 PM · SPHERE
Tempe, AZ
I was looking up at the sky and I saw what May have been a slowly moving plane but as I looked harder it was a bright dot with an aura around it that was moving slowly, then all of a sudden within seconds it moved really fast and disappeared completely. Never saw it again
October 17, 2023 · 7:11 PM · DISK
Litchfield Park, AZ
We were outside and all of a sudden my sister laughed jokingly saying, “oh my gosh it’s a UFO” I looked up and saw this large bright light with a faded light surrounding it. It was hard to make out what it was. It was not like any plane I’d seen before. It was so bright and was moving very slow hovering above us. Then in an instant it started traveling fast but away from us. It was so fast. All I could say was what the hell is that. Since my sister was the first person to see it she told me what she saw before we looked. She said it was moving side to side in a quick motion. She said she had never seen any plane move that quick side to side before.
October 17, 2023 · 7:11 PM · DISK
Walnut Grove, GA
We saw, what appeared to be, 3 disk like objects that were stationary in the sky, spinning very fast, and disappearing like lightening. We saw another one that looked like a ball of fire. This continued for 2 hours.
October 17, 2023 · 7:10 PM · OVAL
Tucson, AZ
As I was looking up I saw this white oval/round light moving slow with a halo around it. NO SOUND, but it was high. I saw it in a break in the high clouds. I watched to see it come out from the cloud it flew in or above. By the speed it was going it should’ve appeared in less than 10 seconds. It didn’t come back and I watched that spot for maybe 30 seconds. When I didn’t see it I got up and walked out so I could see more of the sky. There was high clouds as I said, but There was plenty of open space in the sky to see it. There was nothing to be seen. I watch the sky for maybe 8 or 10 minutes.
October 17, 2023 · 7:05 PM · SPHERE
Valley center, CA
The sphere was surrounded by light, like headlights in fog. But the sky was clear and cloudless. It traveled east at a high rate of speed and was silent. It went from west of me to about 2-3 miles East while turning out the exterior light and only the sphere was lit up. It sat in the sky for a second and then went dark. It was extremely bright and fast. I live in the country with very little light pollution and it is quiet outside.
October 17, 2023 · 6:30 PM · SPHERE
Phoenix, AZ
Was in back yard letting my dog use restroom!!! Out of the corner of my eye I saw a bright white sphere light heading west to east!!! By the time it got over me causing my head to turn directly upwards w/ my neck bent all the way back!!! I saw a slight translucent soft glow of a blue light surrounding the entire extremely bright white spherical orb!!! The white light sphere was incased w/in that soft blue glow while it passed directly over me @ a high rate of speed towards the east & then all of a sudden it started to fade away, until completely gone & disappeared all together!!! Which was hella strange!!! It didn't fly off where I couldn't see it anymore!!! It literally slowly disappeared just after passing over my head!!! It was to close to me for me NOT to still see it!!! Y'know!!! Keep in mind there was absolutely no noise, no additional blinking of lights of anykind whatsoever!!! There were other planes & helicopters flying around but they were to far from me to hear anything!!! Those other aircrafts were further away & I still could see their blinking lights like all aircrafts do!!! This particular light again didn't blink whatsoever & again was completely silent!!! The speed as to which is was going was a lot faster than any of the other aircrafts in the air!!! I looked up the International Space Station & it flew by over my area early this morning!!! So, I am absolutely complex as to what it was??? As it was between 6:00pm & 7:00pm!!! Very strange indeed it was!!!
October 17, 2023 · 4:08 PM · SPHERE
FL · Israel
video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHecRA0C-ZM&ab_channel=CBSEveningNews This is third report noticing this video. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
October 17, 2023 · 7:10 AM · UNKNOWN
IdentifiedSalt Lake City, UT
Saw what looked like a weird cylindrical tube in the clouds, watched it and looked like we launched something but it was coming from a weird angle to be from the closest known military base and the scale was weird, as well as the following aerial phenomena. I took video. Maybe nothing but was really weird. Around 7:15 or so in the morning local time. Do not release my name but you may contact me if needed. [NUFORC annotation: Contrail - Certain]
October 17, 2023 · 4:15 AM · LIGHT
Amarillo, TX
Every morning on the way to work myself and coworkers have witnessed these lights. We all are prior military and have not seen anything like this before. They are only seen between 415 am and 445 am to the left of Venus about 20 degrees. They are mostly directly parallel with Venus. The lights fade in and out and move around each other at a high rate of speed. Sometimes they are extremely bright and sometimes really dull. We have tried to make sense of them and discuss them every morning when we arrive at work but have no good theories. So here we are looking for answers.
October 17, 2023 · 4:00 AM · CIRCLE
Chicago, IL
The bright light was clearly over the water and not land. There was a much smaller less bright light be side it. And later in the video you can see dashes of other objects. When zooming in the object looked like a perfect circle with a ring around it. I video taped for about 3.5 minutes and nothing happened so I got back in bed. I laid there for a while (still able to see clearly out of the window) but fell asleep. When I woke up it was still dark out but that light or whatever it was, was gone. There was a plane in the area and you could tell it was a plane because it had a blinking light and was moving. This was not doing either. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Possible]
October 17, 2023 · 2:07 AM · OVAL
Jacksonville, FL
From facing North . When I first saw the first object - it was in between trees and I assumed it was probably a helicopter . However, as I got a little better view as it moved, it noticed it looks large and just all red and it was not a clear type red color as would be expected . There was no sound . It was moving relatively slow as a helicopter would . It took about 12 seconds to travel from first to last sighting - around 60 degrees to 80 degrees altitude angle . It moved from north to south . Bearing at first sight was about 320 degrees - North being 0 degrees . As I was wondering about that, I saw a second object the same size moving the same speed in the same path . This time I noticed it looked like a fire slightly darker and lighter orange radiation or flow . At one point it appeared that a small portion separated - similar to a spark or fragment . It remained illuminated for a couple of seconds . I moved away from the trees and tried to observe the object for a longer time period and I noticed no sound at all . The environment was quiet . The object looked much too large to be light source from a regular aircraft . It did not blink . It did not flare or flutter . It appeared to be fuzzy / blurry like a fire heat source that has subtle rapid slight variations in colors . Could not tell how high in the sky it was because I could not make out any significant features other than the rather large glowing color . It wasn't bright for something under 1000 feet but it it was several thousand feet then it was bright and large . It was about the size of a large helicopter at 750 feet .