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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.
9,368 entries
July 16, 2023 · 9:03 PM · FIREBALL
Milwaukee, WI
Standing outside- saw 2 balls of light with a 3rd ball 30 seconds later. All went in same direction
July 15, 2023 · 11:52 PM · FIREBALL
IdentifiedFort Lauderdale, FL
I was going on a midnight walk when i looked at the sky and saw what initially looked like an asteroid burning up while entering atmosphere but then realized it couldn't be because after i saw streak of fire behind the ufo it briefly disappears then re appears and continues moving then when moving a haze or aura appeared trailing behind the moving object SpaceX [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 13, 2023 · 11:15 PM · FIREBALL
SANDUSKY, OH
My son and I was standing on our back porch looking in the sky with family and then a few hundred feet (200-300) above the trees, a bright blue light appeared and was coming down and thee blue light stretched about 50 feet and disappeared in seconds. There were no sounds. It looked exactly like the ufo reported on the officers body cam in las Vegas in June 2023. I ran after the light and stopped because i felt something off/erie. My daughter that was on the porched screamed and i turned around and ran. I stood on my back porch and my neighbors moition flood light came on. (I've never seen it turn on when cats or other animals were around) then it quickly went off, I felt like something was watching us for a few minutes until we went inside.
July 11, 2023 · 11:55 PM · FIREBALL
village, PUNJAB · India
golden light
July 9, 2023 · 9:32 PM · FIREBALL
Imperial Beach, CA
Hovered for quite awhile. Thought it was an airplane but then an airplane came by. Had never seen anything like it.
July 8, 2023 · 9:43 PM · FIREBALL
Winston alem, NC
See video Interesting video [NUFORC annotation: Fireworks - Possible]
July 8, 2023 · 9:40 PM · FIREBALL
Crystal River, FL
At Pete's Peir Marina shortly after the sun had fully set and it was completely dark I was over looking Kings Bay in Crystal River, Florida. A short ways above the the horizon due west, a red object which I initially thought was a flare due to its color and rapid movement appeared and began moving towards the east but north of my location. About ten seconds later another appeared traveling in the exact same manner. At this time I realized these were not flares due to their speed and angle of trajectory with the horizon. I then went and got my grandfather to show him and see if he knew what they could be. In that time another object appeared again in the same path and similar speed. He suggested helicopters but once they got close enough and after looking at them with binoculars it was clear they were not. Shortly after this they faded out similar to the way an old light bulb does, in about 3 seconds, each at different times and locations but in a general northern direction from our location. The last object as it was fading had another smaller and equally dim object shoot off from it in the direction it had originally come from. This however was very hard to see with the naked eye for how dim they had become and may have been a trick of the eye. This is unclear because less than a second later they were gone.
July 3, 2023 · 10:35 PM · FIREBALL
Burke Mountain (viewed from; over Surrey/White Rock), BC · Canada
July 3rd 2023 (full moon) While driving home with my kids I noticed the light shining way way brighter than any airplane or star. Airplanes flying past looked tiny in comparison. Fireball or “light” was stationary not moving seemed low in sky and closer than any airplanes. Airplanes flew by ans if not there. Extremely bright seemingly burning fireball looked glorious in the sky. No noise. No movement. Went home to my rooftop patio where I often spend time - filmed again. I have seen this TWO other times, once in 2021 and again 2022 almost exactly the same but different dates, very slightly different locations and I’ve never seen this so close and so bright before - I watch this particular view at night regularly (almost every night) as I spend a lot of time on my patio. After 45 minutes to an hour light disappeared and did not return - I have not seen it since. I became really sick the next day symptoms of food poisoning. With other sightings I don’t recall if I had a physical reaction but I know that those sightings were also a one time thing. This is not the usual thing I see in the sky - I see airplanes from all angles constantly - this is not an airplane for certain. Or at least I’d be shocked to find out it was. I have videos
June 21, 2023 · 11:30 PM · FIREBALL
Probable conventionalBaker, CA
Object that looked like a plane at first but had an obvious tail coming from it. It dimmed somewhat and then we could see very faint trail still. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
June 21, 2023 · 9:20 PM · FIREBALL
Port St Lucie, FL
I have a video also I will attach pictures.
June 19, 2023 · 9:03 PM · FIREBALL
Riverview, FL
I was driving north on the main road in my town and I observed what looked like a fireball the size of a cantaloupe hovering above the sidewalk about 30 feet up. As I was approaching it, it quickly shot up into the sky while also moving east. Luckily, I was able to catch a pretty close glimpse of it before it ascended. I observed a bright orange ball of flames. The center of it looked dense and its shape was semi-spherical. There were what looked like ethereal artifacts surrounding it, moving similarly to fire but it clearly was not flames. Eventually, the object just faded off into the distance.
June 16, 2023 · 1:47 PM · FIREBALL
Unknown, but it was seen from Palmela, SETÚBAL · Portugal
I have very good eyesight and so I could see some distinct features of this phenomenon, it was an increasing energy source (bright orange) being expelled from possible cavities within its source, it was distinct from other light sources as it didn't "blink" and it was next in view to light sources that could be compared to such as radar lights, planes crossing by, city lights, chemical reactions, and a possible forest fire. I don't believe in any of this. But, it defied our known physics laws, thus, I had to report it. I tried to record it with my iPhone Pro 13, but whenever the camera came close to encountering the light source it became blurry no matter what degree of zoom I applied to it, this further strains my reasoning of possible explanations. The source gravitated for 10-12 m, as we continue our life, but I kept an eye on it (for obvious reasons), then suddenly it flashed upwards with a slight trace of light behind it, and checking it getting blurrier into what I assumed to be the stratosphere and just "Vanished"( its impossible not to leave a trace like that and suddenly disappears??). Either way, the source was definitely hot with a pasty vision blurry to it since details fail to match any man-made known machines or mechanisms.
June 13, 2023 · 1:30 AM · FIREBALL
Probable conventionalBeijing, BEIJING · China
This UAP was seen from several locations throughout Beijing and on social media was supposedly also seen in the neighboring province. I have 7 different videos and 30+ confirmed witnesses. [NUFORC annotation: Meteor - Probable]
June 4, 2023 · 11:16 PM · FIREBALL
Issaquah, WA
The movement and duration of a shooting star seen just above the horizon on a full moon night as we drove from Issaquah to Duvall, WA It descended rapidly, angled from right to left and then vanished (like a falling star). It was much larger than a star and had a rainbow of colors (to my recollection, red, yellow, green, orange). The driver, Nancy, and I, were gobsmacked. It took our breath away.
June 3, 2023 · 11:07 PM · FIREBALL
Blaine, WA
I am up near the US / Canadian border and was on my deck looking east when I saw a blue light that looked like it was shimmering go from south to North in a straight line then disappeared. It certainly crossed the US Canadian border. It was slower than a shooting star, saw it for probably under 3 seconds, but way faster than any plane etc.. about 5 minutes later I saw what looked to be high powered flashlights in the sky hitting the clouds going all over the place, assumed someone else nearby saw it and was shining a super powerful flashlight up in the sky.
June 3, 2023 · 12:48 AM · FIREBALL
Altoona, IA
I was sitting in my backyard on my trampoline when I saw a firework looking flare. Which is what I thought it was. Then it did not explode and just disappeared. It was right above the trees so I could see it pretty well.
May 31, 2023 · 10:05 PM · FIREBALL
Kettering, NORTHAMP · United Kingdom
Fireball type circular object hovers in sky, vanishes then reappears. We estimate possibly 6 miles travelled and does so in a few seconds. We have several pictures though all are blurry and unreliable but we have watched this craft over several nights. At one point this craft also lifted up into the clouds and vanished at a high speed.
May 30, 2023 · 10:05 PM · FIREBALL
Coweta, OK
I was outside looking at moon and I turned around and saw a huge red orb/fireball type object flying perfectly horizontal across sky…it was low…maybe 2000ft above ground. It was not discharging any material behind it like a meteor or comet but it had a huge smoke trail behind it but after it left my field of view the smoke trail was gone. Extremely clear night with almost full moon, no wind or clouds so I should have been able to continue to see trail but it was gone. About 2 min later a BRIGHT white orb followed same path but about twice as high…4000ft above ground . Neither object made a sound, never changed brightness as it moved across entire sky. Would space junk or a comet/meteor be flying that low and horizontal to ground?!?!
May 30, 2023 · 9:55 PM · FIREBALL
Cassville, MO
We were coming home from bowling and saw a glowing red ball moving slowly across the sky as it got closer it had a trail of sparks behind it like a fire work but it travels from north to the southeast across the entire skyline and kept flying. Too slow to be a meteorite. I’d say it was about 1000 ft above the ground but seemed closer at first.
May 30, 2023 · 9:55 PM · FIREBALL
Glenpool, OK
Moved slowly from north to southeast in the northeast part of the sky. Thought it was a shooting star at first but it was big, low and not super fast. Left a smoke trail behind that quickly dissipated. It was definitely burning- orange in color. No sound at all. We followed it until it was out of sight behind the trees.
May 29, 2023 · 10:22 PM · FIREBALL
Roseville, CA
On a mesmerizing night, with Venus shining brightly in the sky, I found myself gazing at its celestial beauty. As I marveled at the radiant planet, something peculiar caught my attention just beneath it. There, a luminous object was in motion, captivating my curiosity. Initially, I considered the possibility of it being an airplane, but as I observed further, it became apparent that this sighting was unlike anything I had witnessed before. Unlike an airplane with its distinct blinking lights and steady flight path, this object lacked those familiar characteristics. Its movement seemed different, almost ethereal. Determined to capture this mysterious phenomenon, I hurried indoors to retrieve my iPhone, hoping to document the encounter. My heart raced with anticipation as I began recording, zooming in 100% to gain a clearer view of the object's shape. To my astonishment, the object revealed itself as a fireball, engulfed in a mesmerizing glow. At its center, a small, solid core seemed to pulsate with an otherworldly energy. Aware of the importance of capturing the magnitude of this sighting, I adjusted the camera to showcase the object's size and speed relative to the moon, towards which it appeared to be gradually moving. However, uncertainty overwhelmed me, and I hesitated on what my next course of action should be. With a heavy heart, I reluctantly ceased recording, unaware of what else I could do to document this incredible event. In a brief moment of distraction, as I diverted my gaze away, the unthinkable occurred. When I glanced back up, the fireball had vanished, leaving nothing behind but a lingering sense of awe and regret for not having captured that ephemeral spectacle. Note: The sound captured in the video may include background noise from nearby air conditioning systems, but it does not diminish the significance of this extraordinary sighting.
May 26, 2023 · 10:03 PM · FIREBALL
Streamwood, IL
I was sky watching for scheduled ISS crossover. Some thin clouds. A Red streak with wide (hazy?)signature crossed in front of path of the ISS. It raced across for maybe ? 3 seconds then I couldn't see beyond trees to know if it was viewable longer. I noticed it at aprox 65-70 Degr high it 'appeared' from West headed NE. moving much faster than even the ISS. While ISS appears to 'arc' in the sky, the 'Streak' actually seemed possibly closer to earth and appeared to move more parallel to horizon than any meteors Ive seen. The ISS was on its way, arcing 'up' and crossed the Red Streaks' path aprox 30 Sec to 1 minute after It (red streak) had already transversed the area and out of my line of sight. Im thinking maybe it was space junk burning up or a meteor (tho Ive never seen a red one) Im reporting this because I saw another strange thing in conjunction with the ISS about...5-7 ?? years ago (that I did not report) where an 'object' was trailing the ISS across the (evening) sky staying a constant, even, distance behind it, (for at least 5-10minutes) clear as the ISS itself, but appeared to be smaller. I was on the phone with a friend who witnessed the same. We were about 21 miles apart - watched and commented to each other over the call until ISS was out of sight. I didn't report, assuming it was garbage from the ISS (?) Then, sometime later I saw a few reports about 'objects' following the station. So, now Im wondering about that event, and curious about what I saw tonight. Could very well have been junk or a meteor I guess. I didnt find any meteor showers listed to happen tonight. Just wanted to report this, see if anybody else saw, and to see what you all think.
May 12, 2023 · 11:11 PM · FIREBALL
Oviedo, FL
I was driving north on a local road when I saw what looked to be an orange flame from a rocket. Common here in central Florida. But this “rocket” wasn’t going up, instead it crossed above me, looked to be quite close, and I saw what looked like flames, almost like a floating lantern. I took a picture as it passed overhead (attached) I then started recording. The orange balls just floated off towards the west and disappeared into the sky.
May 7, 2023 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
La Mirada, CA
I left my house to enter the garage and noticed what seemed like a very visible and enlarged Mars. I went inside to call my sister out of her room and went back outside to observe some more. It clearly lowered what seemed to be inches from my point of view, but could've possibly been hundreds of feet (depending on its distance.) I yelled out for my sister to "Hurry and get out here." Before she could come out and witness the anomaly, the red "fireball" flickered away into the night sky, just as a dying flame would. What bothers me most is that I had every opportunity to capture it on my phone, but as soon as I realized it wasn't Mars, it all just happened so fast, my phone wouldn't have made it in time. I'm glad I was at least able to capture a visual memory. As of a week later, I've seen no reports or videos on what I saw on that date, however, there are videos of fireballs doing exactly what I witnessed.