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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
July 27, 2016 · 9:50 PM · LIGHT
Ventura, CA
Chinese rocket re-entry. PD
July 27, 2016 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
San Diego, CA
Space debris. PD
July 27, 2016 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Sacramento, CA
Circular, bright,orange,neon,light. It looked as though it had a vapor trail behind it. It was going east bound then changed flight to go north bound.
July 27, 2016 · 6:00 AM · LIGHT
Las Vegas, NV
I told 3 people what happened. I seek no exposure for this. I will say what I saw.
July 27, 2016 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
Garden City, MI
Slow moving star appeared to be inside our atmosphere. Heading south. No blinking lights, no sound, too slow for earth aircraft.
July 27, 2016 · 5:10 AM · LIGHT
Nampa, ID
While out for my morning walk around the neighborhood I noticed a light moving through the sky from northwest to southeast. It was a bright light, yellowish in color and brighter than any of the stars I could see in the sky at the time. It reminded me of Mars but larger and brighter. The light was a constant color and did not have any pulsation or change color throughout my observation of it. At first I thought it might be an airplane with its landing lights on heading into the Boise airport about 20 miles east of me but as it went overhead there was no sound and no strobes usually seen on airplanes. After it passed me, I could still see the same color and intensity of the light even though I was now behind it. I could not tell its altitude or even guess at it. It looked like a super bright yellowish star moving through the sky. I lost sight of it behind some trees but then after clearing the trees spotted it again farther southeast of me. Then it brightened slightly and then faded and disappeared.
July 27, 2016 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
Florence, OR
Another of the same loocking lights came from the other side of the sky. Coming into view fading in as if it had entered the atmospher. Traveling a much shorter distance than the last. We witnessed a couple more short intervals, one even flashing or guiving off a quick burst of light. Possible satellites. PD
July 27, 2016 · 3:33 AM · LIGHT
Air Ronge (Canada), SK · Canada
One of the women were shook up that she stayed at the hospital for several hours.
July 26, 2016 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Bellingham, WA
I just took my dog out for his last bathroom run, when I noticed a light that, at first, I thought it was a satellite. It was much brighter than a satellite, and as I stared at it passing across the night sky in a mostly easterly direction, I realized the altitude was much lower than what a satellite would be at. It also seemed it wasn't maintaining a constant speed, sort of slowing a bit and then resuming an otherwise constant speed. I found it so unusual, I ran out to the end of our dock on Lake Whatcom and watched it eventually disappear over the distant mountains. Never seen anything like it before. Wondering if anyone else noticed this. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 26, 2016 · 10:35 PM · LIGHT
Largo, FL
I was looking to the west and out of nowhere a bright light appeared, moving slowly, couldn't see any form or shape around it.
July 26, 2016 · 9:21 PM · LIGHT
Mechanicsburg, PA
Son said blue light outside window. Went to check and saw bright vivid blue/slightly purple /bright light in sky over Mechanicsburg, PA, area (South and slightly West of Enola). Got camera and tried to take pics. Approximately 9:40 p.m., light dropped out of sky downward and lit up bright white. Upon review of security camera, it was apparently there since at least 9:20 p.m.. Nothing mentioned on news. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 26, 2016 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Lebanon, TN
I went onto my back patio; it was around 8:00, and I looked westward and there was a very bright star looking object in the sky- except there were not any other stars visible as it was still light out and the sky was still blue. It struck me as odd and I just watched it thinking maybe it was a plane but it stayed stationary in the sky. I called for my husband and he came out and saw it too and noted there weren’t any other stars visible. There weren’t any planes around either. He went back inside the house. I took pictures but they didn’t turn out so well. Then it seemed like a dark plane came from behind it. It was a black looking plane. No noise. I watched it fly away but it did seem like it came from under the bright object or behind it. I snapped a few more pictures- I looked down at my camera and when I looked back up it was gone. I have gone out at the same time every night since then to see if there are any stars in that part of the sky even when it’s dark and there aren’t any.
July 26, 2016 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
State College, PA
I feel foolish for not submitting this sighting the day I had witnessed it. But seeing the recent reports in the northeast about three lights travelling so close together around the time of my sighting, I feel compelled to submit a report of what I saw. I don't remember the exact date, but it was around the last week of July, perhaps July 26th. However, I do know that it was between 5:30 and 5:40 A.M., because this is the time that I go to work. Details: As I was headed northeast on I-99, I noticed three bright lights in the northern sky, only several degrees above the horizon. These lights remained very close to one another in a vertical formation, never separating more than about one degree from the other. The movement of the formation was very slight, but there was definitely movement. The lights were bright white, almost silvery. I could not distinguish a tail or anything of the sort. As an amateur astronomer, I know for a fact that they were not planets because they were well north of the ecliptic. Conditions: Seeing conditions on this morning were clear. During this time frame, it had been very hot in my area, with highs from the upper 80's to the mid 90's, and lows from the mid to upper 60's. If you could mark my position on Shiloh Road, looking toward the northeast drawing a straight line, the line would pass over Pleasant Gap, State Game Lands 295, and Williamsport. There was no way for me to guess the distance of the formation. Hopefully, someone saw the same thing and can corroborate this sighting. If you did see something that closely matches the details of my sighting, don't be shy and *don't be afraid* - REPORT IT. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
July 26, 2016 · 4:54 AM · LIGHT
Livonia, MI
We watched for as long as the human eye could see. Never dulled, no light trail behind it. No fkashing. Just steady moving light drifting thru the night/morning sky .
July 25, 2016 · 11:15 PM · LIGHT
VT (30 minutes from Quebec border), VT
Driving home with family in left lane, in pitch black mountains, noticed what looked to be an approaching MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT in rear view. It grew larger and larger REAL fast. Thinking it was suddenly right on us, i switched lanes. But no motorcycle or any vehicle ever passed us? And nothing was in my rear view? Very very weird. There were no other vehicles on the road, nothing. My wife was freaked out too. We continued driving, not sure about what just happened? 5 minutes later, the “headlight” was again gaining on us, real fast. Again, I switched lanes, AGAIN the “light” just vanished? No sound, no vehicle... nothing? HAS ANYONE ELSE Experienced this strange, unnerving experience? Real spooky, yet at the same time, very cool?
July 25, 2016 · 9:26 PM · LIGHT
Rock Falls, IL
I was smoking a cigarette and I can see plans around area. I see a round bright light moving right to left pretty far away then it turned was coming closer. Not close enough to make a clear judgement what it was and then went backwards and back to moving left. It was moving key fat also. Very of how it moved which is why I took notice. I came in because I was getting ate up by mosquitos. Very odd though.
July 25, 2016 · 8:50 PM · LIGHT
Mukwonago, WI
I was watching the night sky like I always do when I noticed a what I thought at first to be a star in the southern sky but realized that there should not be anything in that position. The brightness of this light was that of Venus it was really bright. After watching this light for about 5 minutes it slowly, slowly started to move I first thought it was moving in my direction but no it was ascending slowly. It continued to move straight up steadily and after about 30 seconds it started to slowly and I mean slowly fade then it was gone. One of the strange things about this was the fact that almost exactly a year ago I saw a light in almost the identical area but that time the light slowly slowly descended then faded out It was no meteor or plane this time or last there is something happening in that direction all the time. I ask every one to keep looking up there is a lot to see that can not be explained but it can be reported.
July 25, 2016 · 1:25 AM · LIGHT
Fulton, NY
I was driving south on Bankrupt Road. I saw bright lights (2-3) in the sky and I thought it was a plane or helicopter. I keep driving and I notice the intensity of the lights are very bright and the craft is moving fast. I picked up speed, creeping towards 60mph. I noticed it was quickly headed towards the horizon. I started faster towards 48, hoping to see it. It sunk behind a tree line so I gunned it to the next open field. In the 5 seconds it took, the UFO had already sunk below the horizon. This event took maybe 5 minutes, tops. I rolled my window down and turned off the radio to check for any noise. None.
July 25, 2016 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Lincoln, NE
Was seen looking to the north-northeast, completely overcast skies, looked to be a fair distance off. 2 balls, one red and flickering white, and one blue flickering white slowly moved across the sky, for some time I thought they were planes, but they continued to move around each other, one plunged to the ground before the two appeared to fuse, one may have just moved away, as I took time to tell someone and ask them to come look. The ball then became solid white and moved with high speed. Before about ten minutes after the event started, the object seemed to move closer at high speed, before turning around and staying in near the same location for around 5 minutes. It also caused my cats to become distressed and worried, one of them constantly looking out the northeast facing windows of my house. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 24, 2016 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Gimli (Canada), MB · Canada
On the last night of the Gimli Film Festival, in a crowd of hundreds, sitting on the beach of Lake Winnipeg after dark, watching the screening of The Goonies. It was warm, humid, very few clouds (stars and moon were easily visible). About half an hour into the feature I noticed above and to the right of my peripheral (the film screen--which is on the beach--faces west) I saw a fairly bright red light moving West to East in the sky. They were nearly as bright as a distant road flare, or about the brightness of a traffic light. I'm guessing they were no more than about 1 or 2 km away. I watched this red light as it moved in a more-or-less straight line at first moving slowly then about the speed of an airplane, towards the left somewhat behind the top of the screen. What strikes me odd is that there was no discernible sound as you'd expect from any airplane (granted the intermittent sound from the movie speakers may have masked it), nor were the lights blinking at all in any way (as you'd expect from any airplane). At first I thought it might be a drone with a light attached to it but a drone would not have continued travelling so far out over the lake. Within one minute from the moment that first light appeared I see a second identical light, following a similar path, they were perhaps 500 meters apart (or the length of two hands held up). So for a minute or two I watch both objects as they seem to either diminish or speed off into the distance across the lake, and at a higher altitude, possibly into distant cloud cover, but unsure since I recall still being able to make out pinpricks of light before they were completely gone. I estimate their average speed was 250 km/h; sighting lasted under 5 minutes, lights appeared to cross the lake which is about 25km in that direction. I considered taking a video on my phone for evidence but figured surely it must be something ordinary what with all these other people seeing it also. Then again I'm pretty sure if the lights were from an aircraft they would have stayed within view for a lot longer as I have previously seen planes fly across the lake at night; it takes more time for a light to travel out of sight, especially the further it gets. In other words a plane's lights appear to move faster when it is near, and slower towards the distance.... these lights were precisely the opposite--slow when near, faster in the distance. I can rationalize a great many lights or objects in the sky, but I don't have a good-enough explanation for these two. If they were some kind of lit-up balloons they would have stayed visible for a lot longer, and with little to no wind would not even have traveled from the trees, across the beach and over the water in so little time. If they were meteors/fireballs/etc., they'd have fallen in a downward--not upward-direction. If they were planes there'd have been a blinking green light, unless it was taking off or landing then a br! ighter white light. Maybe a military plane has just a steady red light, but then I'd have definitely heard the sound of a jet engine, especially if accelerating to vanish into the distance towards the other side of the lake. But let's suppose it was a plane with a solid red light just it was too high to have been heard... then how could the light have been so unmistakably bright over the beach? Bright enough to distract an entire audience from watching a movie? Not even the Northern Lights managed to do that until the movie was over.
July 24, 2016 · 8:15 PM · LIGHT
Centerville, MA
Conjecture--it could have been a satellite, burning up on re-entry, or some other object. Light was clearly white and straight. The leading edge was heading toward the ground, perhaps close to Otis AFB? However, clouds obscured the final period of the event.
July 24, 2016 · 12:20 PM · LIGHT
Galilee, RI
Just east of Galilee we saw this orange colored light low in the sky it went to the right left right and then moved straight away really fast.
July 24, 2016 · 2:50 AM · LIGHT
Issaquah, WA
I witnessed a distant point of weak light with binoculars, roughly toward the West. It moved in a straight line, appearing to descend, then made a crazy round turn to the North which made no sense, then vanished. No aircraft could ever perform this maneuver. It was moving at an incredible speed. No sound emitted. I am an Army vet, experienced in astronomy, military aircraft with a scientific background. It was not a satellite. There didn't appear to be any flare.
July 23, 2016 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Richland, OR
I have been an airline pilot for 26 years and Captain for 15 years. Amatuer astronomer for 30 years and meteorologist. In Hells Canyon on Snake River night of July 23, 2016. Clear very dark night. Many satellites. I was giving 3 other witnesses a “Star Tour” when my brother and I saw a white light flash with the brightness of Saturn. This was to our NW and about 45 degrees up. Distance unknown. Not real close. After a few flashes it appeared to our NE and then all 4 of us watched this light flash numerous times while moving rapidly in about a 40 degree spread. Again about 45 degrees up. For 10 minutes while this light moved and flashed I told the group I have never seen anything like this in my 30 years of looking at the night sky. This was not an aircraft, drone, balloon, satellite. It moved rapidly from one position to the next sometimes flashing twice in quick succession. It finally stopped and after another half hour we retired to camp. No drugs or alcohol by myself or my brother. No one drunk. I've seen a few things over the years as I spend a great deal of time at night watching the sky. But this was 10 minutes of observation in a VERY remote part of the country. Thanks for taking this report.