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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.
2,257 entries
March 26, 2016 · 11:15 PM · FLASH
Cedaredge, CO
MEMBERS OF THIS FAMILY HAVE SEEN THESE BEFORE SUMMER OF 2015, WINTER OF 2016 MULTIPLE SIGHTINGS FLASHES OF LIGHT APPEARED IN THE CLEAR NIGHT SKY LOOKING NORTH OVER THE GRAND MESA MY BROTHER SAW APPARENTLY 10 DIFFERENT FLASHES FROM TWO NORTHERLY LOCATIONS HE CAME INTO THE HOUSE AND ASKED ME TO COME LOOK AT WHAT HE WAS SEEING. WHEN I CAME OUT I SAW THEM AS WELL - I SAW AT LEAST 6 FLASHES FROM AT LEAST ONE MAYBE TWO SOURCES FROM ONE OF THE REGIONS HE SHOWED ME HE SAW THEM APPEAR. - THE FLASHES WE BOTH WITNESSED WERE INTERMITTENT... - FLASHES WERE AS BRIGHT OR SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER THAN THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN THE SKY - THEY VARIED IN DURATION - SOME WERE VERY QUICK "FLASH" LESS THAN A SECOND - - OTHERS SLOWLY LIT UP AND DIMMED OVER A PERIOD OF A 2-3 SECONDS. - THE QUICK FLASHES WERE WHITE - THE SLOWER ONES WERE BURNT ORANGE COLOR - THEY DID NOT FLASH FROM A LINEAR TRAJECTORY - THEY APPEARED RANDOMLY THE ENTIRE SIGHTING ON THIS NIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES TOTAL - WHEN THEY STOPPED WE KEPT LOOKING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN WE WENT INSIDE - UNAWARE IF THEY CONTINUED.
March 24, 2016 · 9:10 PM · FLASH
Gainesville, FL
At about 9:10PM March 24, 2016, I saw a momentary explosion high in the atmosphere that lasted less than a second. There was no sound. It looked like a firework explosion at its largest size about 1/3 the size of my pinky finger nail held at arm's length. (~1/3 cm) My impression is that of an exploding satellite. The “shrapnel” was red in color and was either glowing from an explosion, or reflecting red from the sun, that had set earlier. It did not streak through the sky; rather, it just exploded.
March 18, 2016 · 5:00 PM · FLASH
Indian Trail, NC
I was sitting on my back porch talking on my cell phone looking up at the sky. There was a large flash of light for a couple of seconds and then it was gone? The flash appeared to be from space... Not within our atmosphere. Could that have been a star exploding? Bright white light...
March 17, 2016 · 1:30 AM · FLASH
Franklin Furnace, OH
I walked outside to have a cigarette and a bright flash brought my attention to the sky. The flashes were sporadic around a certain area in the sky and faded slowly lasting about 10 minutes. There wasn't any sound and it seemed to be in the upper to outer atmosphere.
March 16, 2016 · 8:30 PM · FLASH
Anniston, AL
3 fast moving illuminated thick green streaks of light. No sound. Within 3/4 mile.
March 13, 2016 · 10:58 PM · FLASH
Huntington Beach, CA
Saw three sets of paired green and blue flashes. Followed by aircraft holding position in same area.
March 13, 2016 · 5:40 AM · FLASH
Washington, D.C. (above I-295 bridge), DC
I had my wife make a hasty report as I was eating sushi in Epping, NH, because I didn't want it to go without being reported. The driver was a grade school friend of mine 37 years ago, known him my whole life. Going over a bridge on 295 there was two pulses of energy (Light) White flashes that was beyond anything ive ever seen. we both turned to eachother and said, "What ((deleted)) was that?" I understand they're a lot of hoax reports, but mine can be corroborated with a motorcycle police officer that had pulled over a car maybe a half a mile later on the left hand side of 295 north. These two light pulses were symmetrical in strength and time. It was almost like a picture flash but blindingly intense. Not sure if this was government or ufo, just wanted to file this, as I have never in my life been a part of anything like this. Still creeps me out. We spoke via telephone with the source of the report, and he seemed to us to be quite serious about the sighting. PD
March 11, 2016 · 4:38 AM · FLASH
Stirling, NJ
My boyfriend was outside smoking a cigarette and yelled for me to come outside. He told me to hurry, because he just saw the entire sky flash red, blue and green lights. I ran downstairs hoping I would see it and about a minute later, I also saw the same thing. But this wasn't just a portion of the sky or fireworks, THE ENTIRE SKY quickly flashed the colors red, blue and green. He took out his phone to hopefully record it and it did happen once more, but the video for some reason didn't even show any change in color. I've googled to see if anyone has seen anything like this and it seems that one other person witnessed the same thing.
March 10, 2016 · 5:30 AM · FLASH
Ponce (Puerto Rico), PR
Did NOT travel in straight formation similar to helicopter, jet, or airplane. Maybe it was a possible drone. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 7, 2016 · 11:59 PM · FLASH
Wilmington, MA
ONE BRIGHT LIGHT SPLIT INTO TWO, ALMOST LIKE THEY REPELLED LIKE MAGNENTS, AND CAME BACK TOGTHER QUICKLY, THEN BACAME VERY BRIGHT AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT BLEW UP AND DISAPPEARED to my sister Linda We suspect that the report is a hoax. PD
March 5, 2016 · 11:00 PM · FLASH
Cedar Rapids, IA
We were looking for shooting stars and then a bright flash appeared and another second layer another one. And a few minutes later in a completely different spot it did it 3 times
March 4, 2016 · 9:00 AM · FLASH
Ocklawaha, FL
Hi! It happened in front of my house at 9:00 pm, March 4, 2016, and I have seen it the next three nights after that. It's shaped like a diamond, there are three of them one stays in the same place the others move around,and then I saw three flashes going through the sky, one in the day too I saw something go across the sky in the naked eye, it was silver, and it wasn't a plane. I tried to get pics but all you see is a white circle in the pics, i blew one up and it looks green, the video clip I got you can see a white circle move a little ,but the flashes I can't get on video, the flashes same to go different directions. I am so freaked out. These are my first sightings ever!
March 2, 2016 · 8:05 PM · FLASH
Hurricane, UT
At approximately 8:05 PM, my daughters and I were sitting outside looking to the south towards the mountains south of Hurricane. Above the mountain line, we noticed a rather bright white light, most definitely in the sky, in a seemingly spherical shape, (I made sure of this, as my first reaction was to perceive that it was on top of the mountains), flashing in an erratic way, no rhythm or pattern to the flashing whatsoever like you might expect from a plane or other aircraft. It would flash several times, then seemed to disappear, then reappear after a few minutes elapsed and do something similar as it had previously done, again with no discernible pattern to the flashing. We watched this occur on and off for at least 15-20 minutes while we sat there. We then left the area to go home and did not notice it again.
February 20, 2016 · 7:30 PM · FLASH
Gresham, OR
With a friend in front yard having a cigarette. The sky was partly cloudy with a pretty consistent mass of light cloud directly overhead when a very bright noiseless flash occurred directly over us. It was from straight overhead and lit up my neighborhood evenly. Like a massive flashbulb going off. There was no thunder before or after. No sound at all. And there was no lighting either before or after. The big flash did not look like any lightening I’ve ever seen and I have experienced a lot of lightning. The only reason I am writing about what MIGHT be assumed to be lightening is that it occurred a little over a week after a major wave of UFO sightings that myself and many others along the West Coast witnessed and as illustrated on the home page of NUFORC’s site. Has any other witness of the major wave on 02/10/16 seen anything like what I describe above since that big sighting? Seen a big flash of light or anything else?
February 19, 2016 · 9:00 PM · FLASH
Columbus, OH
I have no idea what I saw last night. there were 100's of white orbs very high in the sky. Above the clouds.. I am saying orbs because they weren't close enough to tell. They looked like stars but they were traveling from East to West at a high rate of speed. No real "pattern" except about every 5 or 10 minutes there would be a group of 3 at a slight angle to each other. I am saying it lasted 2 hours only because I am going by when I first spotted them to when I couldn't see them anymore. Because it got real cloudy after that. But they were not stars and they did not appear to be planes. Besides, I have never seen that many "planes" in the same area at the same time before. And there was absolutely No Sound. I just want to know what there were and if anyone else seen them.
February 17, 2016 · 2:00 AM · FLASH
New London, WI
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at approximately 02:00 I took the dog out, and while waiting, observed a bright flash above and slightly to the east of me, no trail, just a flash. It or another flashed about a second later a little farther to the east, then another a couple of seconds later again farther to the east, again but more to the north of the previous. It or they continued to move, or appear and disappear would be a better description, to the north a few times then back to the south still way east of the original flashes it/they went behind the tree line in my neighborhood. These were not satellites or aircraft of any sort, I have been around airplanes all my life and am an aviation technician. There was no green, red, white or just pulsing white light as would be seen with an aircraft. It/they did not move in a constant direction or heading as would and aircraft. Sometimes the flash was dimmer than others a few were very bright flashes. It was about 6 degrees outside and the sky was crystal clear. There was no sound whatsoever associated with the flashes. And they appeared to be or what I would consider to be outside our atmosphere or the edge of it. Had it been a steady light and moving in a constant heading I would have thought it was a satellite similar in size to when the space station flies over.
February 16, 2016 · 1:30 AM · FLASH
Pangburn, AR
Oil field worker driving a tanker saw blue flash move due West at rapid rate.of speed then disappeared. A few seconds later turned 90° North in an instant. Moved extremely fast. I was moving approx 45 mph and it moved around 10 miles west and 15 miles north in around 30 to 45 seconds. The light of the craft did not flash nor did it have a tail. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
February 16, 2016 · 1:22 AM · FLASH
Federal Way, WA
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous, and provides no contact information. Possible hoax, we suspect. PD
February 16, 2016 · 12:30 AM · FLASH
Federal Way, WA
Neighbor next door reports a very bright white flash with no sound, that lighted up her entire backyard approx. 5 cleared acres next to I-5. At time she thought it was heat lightning but determined that the air temperature was too low. Neighbor has lived here 60 years and is as sharp as a tack. I was asleep at the time and did not see or hear anything. ((ADDENDUM TO REPORT)) Addendum to original report Neighbor reports that house lights in three different (but grouped together on five acres) houses went out for 3-5 seconds during flash and then came back on immediately afterwards. Street lights stayed on. ((END ADDENDUM))
February 16, 2016 · 12:30 AM · FLASH
Federal Way, WA
Neighbor reports that house lights in three different (but grouped together on five acres) houses went out for 3-5 seconds during flash and then came back on immediately afterwards. Street lights stayed on.
February 15, 2016 · 12:20 AM · FLASH
Columbus, OH
A green flash lit the entire sky behind the clouds sort of like heat lightning except it's below freezing out.
February 14, 2016 · 4:40 AM · FLASH
Beacon Falls, CT
Not easily scared, but threw cigarette and jumped back into house. Would like to know what this was, just so I don't seem like I'm losing it.
February 14, 2016 · 4:35 AM · FLASH
Bridgewater, NJ
My back yard light up like lightening. 3 bright flashes blue/white color. Went out side crystal clear sky. No clouds, can see stars. Temperate 1 degree outside, or colder.
February 14, 2016 · 4:30 AM · FLASH
Starview, PA
BRIGHT FLASH FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE FIREBALL.