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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 17, 2016 · 8:37 PM · LIGHT
Orem, UT
My girlfriend saw a light, over the western mountains,across from Utah Lake. I looked out the window and it was a big, gold light. It was stationary. It was there for about 30 minutes and then just disappeared. We witnessed helicopters using, search lights, over the area after the light was gone. They stayed another 20 minutes.
October 17, 2016 · 7:45 PM · LIGHT
Chicago, IL
Around 1945 last night, I witnessed a stationary, but extremely bright and flickering light in the sky, almost like a stationary fireball. I was looking eastward from my balcony, and the light appeared to be maybe a couple of miles or so off the shore of Lake Michigan out over the water. I initially assumed this was a plane, but it was definitely stationary so I ruled that out. Then I figured it must be Mars or Jupiter because the object had a reddish hue to it and was relatively low on the horizon, but after checking a star gazing app, I confirmed both Mars and Jupiter were in opposite skies from the object. Next, I assumed a Chinese lantern, but this didn't seem likely from the start. The object was extremely bright and looked like a flickering flame. There were very strong wind gusts on the night of 10/17, so this object remaining stationary for an extended period rules out the lantern because it certainly would not have sat still given the strong winds. I went about my way and checked maybe 30 minutes later and the object was gone. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 16, 2016 · 9:31 PM · LIGHT
Mansfield, TX
Unfortunately, the object is too far to photograph by my cell phone due to the darkness. The object is seen through a range finder monocular that is unable to take photos. Just reporting in case others come upon the same object. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 16, 2016 · 7:35 PM · LIGHT
South Kingstown, RI
I stepped outside for a moment to fill the bird feeder for the morning when I looked up at a large star-light object, perhaps 10,000 feet up (can't be sure) in a spot above my house where no stars were present just twenty minutes earlier. The bright light was stationary at first, then as I gazed at it two very small flashing red lights were seen next to it and going off to the southwest. I can only guess that they had some relation to the bright light. The star-like object then started to move with absolutely no sound on a straight line path to the southeast. As I watched it move over my house and away it suddenly began to fade in brightness until it faded out completely. The speed of the object was about that of a helicopter or small plane and didn't change in speed. It maintained its non-blinking brightness until that point about 45 degrees on the horizon when it began to fade but kept moving until it just disappeared. The two tiny red blinking light! s near the object initially moved away and then disappeared quickly. Again, there was no sound and only the intensity of this bright bluish white object that I kept my eye on for about 3 to 4 minutes.
October 16, 2016 · 5:40 AM · LIGHT
South Tampa, FL
I saw green\blue streak of light that came in quick from left to right, stop than blink and went out. Just gone, nothing else happened...
October 15, 2016 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Madison, OH
I have Stargazer app and nothing was in the area. THEN this moved up and down, and East to West! Then seemed to be stationary out over lake in the North East sky about 45 degrees up and faded in and out.. No clouds… Disappears for a while, and it is back right now. I have three witnesses and left messages with channel five and 19 in Cleveland.
October 15, 2016 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Aliquippa, PA
Sitting at a fire i looked at what seemed to be a bright star that just slowly faded and disappeared.
October 15, 2016 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
North Canton, OH
Long Description of Sighting Report thought I should share this with you, tonight on 10/15/16 I witnessed along with my wife, friend and and my son, I witnessed would be my 3rd UFO experience out here in Northeast Ohio at our home. We live kinda in the country so this as stated above isn't my first time experiencing such an event. To give you an idea, we leave close to the Akron Canton Airport, so I see plenty of aircraft take off and land here. I was facing SW when I noticed a bright light in the sky, to bright to be a star that early and oddly placed to be an aircraft landing or taking off. Before I started filming this UFO it was HOVERING for a good 20 minutes in the sky, no sounds nothing just hovering. I started filming and then noticed it slowly descending behind the tree line. I stopped filming after it sunk below the trees as the camera wouldn't pick it up but it stayed behind the tree line where I could see it through the trees for a good 15 minutes. It wasn't a plane or helicopter no flashing lights, no sound. I feel gifted to be able to see one let alone three out here within 4 years. Call me crazy I don't care but I know what I seen. Definitely wasn't the space station. I first seen at 7pm higher in the sky, began filming at 719pm lost sight behind the trees 3 min later, completely lost sight at about 730 ish. Space station wasn't visible in the NW till 830 ish. I have video upon request. I can say it wasn't a plane, meteor, or the space station. Only leaves two other explanations, UFO or a drone, ive never seen a drone give off such a bright light. This is my 3rd ufo experience out here in 4 years, each different. I have video of the event.
October 15, 2016 · 1:45 PM · LIGHT
Upland, CA
i watched it for about 20 mins, thinking it was a plane.it is south east of where i am at. it caught my eye cause it was so bright and i could see blue and white lights with a slight flash of red every so often. i could see it out of my pation screen door. I thought it was just a plane with bright lights, then i realized it was not moving. i then began to watch to see if it may be a star or come up with an explanation. i ran to get my phone and record, which you barely see a dot of light. i then ran to the restroom came back and couldnt see it. NExt thing i know it moved diagonally upwards to the right. i had a tree top as a point of reference. all this happened in a about an hour. i am not sure if starts move like this or maybe a satellite, but it is very bright flashing/blinking/moving lights. hard to explain. i started watching this thing at 130 and it is still in the sky slowly ascending. it is now 230p
October 13, 2016 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Socorro, NM
At one point, when moved towards NE, above the mounts, they all turned off then there were sparkles in a square then turned off. Then, the lights started moving NE and then turned off. At times there were between 3 7 lights at a time. They appeared quickly and turned off suddenly. They did not linger and were visible around 20 seconds at a time. I tried taking a picture but nothing appeared on the camera. The moon appeared clearly but not the objects and they should have been visible.
October 13, 2016 · 7:00 PM · LIGHT
Ocean Springs, MS
We thought is was a drone but as it got in front of the moon, it had no outline or shadow.
October 13, 2016 · 7:30 AM · LIGHT
Riverton, UT
Saw a streak of light vertical in the sky. At first I thought it was a plane crashing into the mountains. But, the "streak" wasn't as long as what usually follows a plane and it was much brighter. It was not moving fast, at first I thought it wasn't moving it all. As I continued to watch, I noted that it was slowly descending until it finally went behind the mountain. Then I saw 2 more, both right above the mountains in the east like the first. They were not moving fast enough to be a plane and the streaks of light were very bright. I watched them for about 15 minutes until all but one had disappeared behind the mountain and then I came to report it. I called a friend who could see it also and had never seen anything like it.
October 13, 2016 · 7:00 AM · LIGHT
Ottawa (Canada), ON · Canada
Upon looking at the pictures the following day I noticed the lights. Some look like light reflection but I'm not too sure either way. The pictures were taken outside, with no other material between the lens and the sky. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 12, 2016 · 7:25 AM · LIGHT
Columbia, SC
I was driving to school, and on my way to the gas station, I saw 2 craft. It was completely clear accept for some small clouds (blue skies pretty much). These white lights were very bright and white, too much for an airplane, and it was completely still; I saw no chassis to a plane in the clear sky, i walked out of the gas station and saw that it had disappeared. so i'm guessing this phenomenon was a possible sighting and I think that's pretty cool. Rough visual aid: * *
October 12, 2016 · 6:50 AM · LIGHT
Odenville, AL
It was a very bright white light moving very fast across the sky from the south to the north in the western sky at a downward angel it was 6:50 am the sun was up, but the object was a very bright white light it shocked me to see it.
October 11, 2016 · 7:25 PM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
While looking at stars with my dad, we saw what we thought was a satellite crossing the sky, from west to east. It appeared slightly orange, about the same brightness and color as Mars. It was travelling at a speed similar to a satellite--but a little faster. It moved east, getting closer toward the moon, until it was lost in its glow. It was just above the moon when it disappeared in the glow. We expected it to emerge from the glow on the other side but, when it came out of the glow, it suddenly got brighter and at about the speed of a meteor, dropped down diagonally, angled backwards to the west (like a backwards "7") and then suddenly disappeared. The distance it dropped was about the length of a finger held at arm's length.
October 11, 2016 · 7:25 PM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
Last night my son and I were outside, setting up our telescope. We watched what seemed to be a satellite cross the sky, moving from the west to the east. It had a slight orange color, being about as bright as Mars. Its speed was a little faster than a satellite. As it moved east, toward the moon, I lost track of it in the glow of the moon. I expected it to emerge from the glow on the other side-at the same speed but, when it reappeared, it became brighter and like a meteor, it dropped down at a sharp angle back to the west. Then it completely disappeared. The distance it dropped was about the length of a finger at arms length. We didn't see anything afterward. We spoke with the witness via telephone, and he seemed to us to be quite sincere, and sober-minded. In part because of his experience with astronomy, we suspect that the source of the report is a skilled witness. PD
October 11, 2016 · 2:30 AM · LIGHT
Cromwell, CT
We suspect a "twinkling" star. PD
October 9, 2016 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Langley (Canada), BC · Canada
My daughter called me out to the back porch, looking straight out there was a red light with flashing rays, almost, quite large, but as it got closer the sized seemed to reduce. It seemed sit in the alley just behind our back fence, then moved in behind the trees. We could move around to see it again, but then it disappeared.
October 9, 2016 · 6:20 PM · LIGHT
Aurora, IL
A orange light was in the sky for about 3 minutes. It then just disappeared.
October 9, 2016 · 1:05 AM · LIGHT
McKinney, TX
At approximately 0105, while walking my dog, I observed a single point of light approximately the same size and brightness as the stars visible in Orion and being white in color. This light traveled from North to South in a straight line, leaving no trail and making no noticeable sounds. The light did not change shape or color. I was not able to track the final destination of the object due to trees blocking my view. When I arrived back home, I looked up the ISS and any satellite which may have passed over the area and there is not a listing of any object transiting at the time on this date and at that time.
October 8, 2016 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Owenton, KY
Then out of no where 2 more lights would leave the 1st light and all 3 where zigzagging all over the night sky. This went on for over 30 minutes. no man made object moves like what we saw. Witness indicates a morning sighting, but we suspect it was a nighttime sighting. We have amended the time above. PD
October 8, 2016 · 8:56 PM · LIGHT
Marietta, OH
On October 8th at 8:56 PM, my husband and I were coming off I-77 at Marietta, Ohio, when we noticed lanterns going up in the air. I took a picture of them and as we were going by the Best Western Motel on Pike Street we noticed that they were coming from behind the motel. We could see the fire flickering as they rose in the air. There were several already in the air and a few were just going over the street. As we continued on Pike Street I took more pictures and watched until I could no longer see them as we continued driving. Report submitted, following a news report in Marrieta, OH, about the incident. PD
October 8, 2016 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Cincinnati, OH
I was driving in Anderson Township at twilight to pick up Chinese food on Ohio Pike. I was alone in the car when I noticed a very bright, low hovering light in the western sky toward the downtown Cincinnati direction. It was way too low on the horizon to be a star or planet. I pulled over in the car and parked where I could have nearby points of reference to see if this object was moving at all. It was not. There were no flashing lights, just a brilliantly bright slightly flickering light. When viewed through a very low power set of bird watching binocs it took on a 3 pointed shine shape. I drove to another location a few miles away and over the course of this time it never moved or changed. Possible sighting of Arcturus of Jupiter in W sky? PD