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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.
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March 20, 2017 · 6:15 AM · RECTANGLE
Forest, VA
On March, 20th, 2017, at 6:15 am my husband and I went out to smoke a cigarette before I left for work. When we walked outside, my husband quickly asked me if I can see those lights hovering over a house across the street, and of course, I see the lights, there was three or four rows of white lights that made the shape of a rectangle tower. I ran inside to get my phone because the lights started moving upward very slowly. When I came back out, I watched it slowly move into the sky, and I started filming. In my video you can see a white light, that now only looks like a tiny ball move in a jumping pattern, very quickly and then disappears. I can also see a type of aura trailing behind the object. At first after this happened, my husband and I thought drones were spying on the house it was hovering over, but after going back and watching the video, it makes us both think it's not a drone, plane, or helicopter. Those type of aircraft can not move in that way. We have not seen anything else strange accure since then, but every morning, I find myself freaked out when going in to work. I'm not sure what we saw, but neither of us can explain what it is we saw, maybe someone else may have some insight on if this could be a drone or a UFO ??? The whole incident lasted for about 30 min. My husband had been outside 20 to 30 min. before I filmed, and saw the lights then. He said he kept wondering what they were and then he finally asked me what I thought when I went outside with him. I think he knew something wasn't right from the start, but just needed confirmation from another person. You never think, hey I'm going to see a UFO today, so this had to all settle in!
March 18, 2017 · 7:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Acworth, GA
While driving to cook out, I noticed a Black box. Thought it was plane, but as I got closer to it I was a cube. Then I noticed more in my pictures 4… definitely one I saw over 12 or so mins on the right side of 75 north as I was on my way to Glad Road I took a few pics along the way.
March 15, 2017 · 2:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Cherry Springs Community, TX
On March 15, 2017, my daughter and I were staying at a cabin 30 miles from Llano, Texas, on a remote ranch. I was sitting on the porch trying to capture the raccoons playing. It was approximately 2am. We returned home and I was looking at the pictures from our mini vacation, when I saw the attached photo. The direction was northeast, and the moon was to the far right of this photo, it was a clear night and there were no obstructions. This object was not in the lens when the photo was taken. I have compared it to the photos before and after as well as photos taken during the day of the same spot and I cannot determine what this object could be, I got a chill. Could this be a UFO?
March 10, 2017 · 10:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Yarmouth (Nova Scotia)(Canada), NS · Canada
Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 6, 2017 · 10:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Elkton, MD
Extremely large object thought it was a plane flying 100 ft above the ground just above the trees behind our house flying from North to South. I was looking out the back door looking south and noticed it flying very quietly and slowly. It looked sort of like a plane with shiny metal color but was flying way to low and quietly to be a plane and was more rectangular not like it had wings. It had 4 very large white beams of light in each corner of the object shining down, looked like search lights. I yelled up to my husband to look out the upstairs back bedroom window after it had gone past a bit but he didn't see it. My husband asked if it was a drone, and I thought maybe it was but just went online and saw what large drones look like and don't think it was a drone. I am curious if it could have been a plane flying that low. For some reason, source of report indicates that the date is approximate. PD
March 1, 2017 · 1:35 PM · RECTANGLE
Islip Terrace, NY
From 1 pm to 5 pm these objects slowly appear as round masses from a far away distance. As they come closer they for a rectangle shape. There is movement and lights flashing on the objects. At one time 2 of them joined side by side. My camera is a night vision camera and these objects are not visible with the human eye. These all take place during the day and there are usually between 7-9 of them. My camera is mounted at my bedroom window on the second floor and pointed at the sky 24/7. I have no idea what they could be. ((name deleted)) Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 25, 2017 · 9:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Albany (near), OR
Wife noticed bright light above I-5 near Albany. Light appeared to be brighter and more white than the softer yellow glow of a streetlight. Light was also much higher in the air than any possible structure could reach and basically hovered directly over highway. Harshness of light dissipated as we drove under it, revealing a lit rectangular shaped bottom. Similar hovering light appeared again a few minutes later further down the highway. I've driven this same stretch of I-5 many times before, and have never seen, or noticed, anything like this.
February 24, 2017 · 11:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Omaha, NE
We saw it heading toward Ouffut AFB. These craft were flying very low, and I don't know if anybody else noticed them beside me and my friend. They couldn't be airplanes, or even helicopters. They made a very strange humming sound. They weren't drones either, because they were too big. That is all I remember. But it still is spooky! Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 18, 2017 · 6:36 PM · RECTANGLE
Concord, CA
While at a Da La Salle High School soccer game I observed an unremarkable object. It was a clear sky at dusk without visible stars. An inner thought directed me to inspect a light that was in the sky. (This directed type of thought had not happened to me before) A normal mental signal of interest can be explained as yourself asking , "What is that?" This directed type of mental signal can be described as "Hey, Watch This." There was nothing interesting about this light in a visual sense. With my Samsung SM-J700H phone I captured 4 images. Later that night I inspected my pictures. 3 of the pictures were unremarkable. I blew up the one clearly defined photograph with Photoshop Elements. I was very surprised by the result. The object had obvious structure. It has a body with multiple 90 degree angles. It seems to have two pointed projections on the bottom that are both bent or angled towards one end of the craft. It also appears to have! a light or projection on top near one end of the craft. The craft also seems to have an aura or glow surrounding it. I can not give an accurate altitude. I'm a private pilot and have a very good sense of 1000' feet since this is the standard altitude for flying the pattern at the majority of civilian airports. My best guess is this craft was 40' in length, perhaps 2500' in altitude. Once again this is a very rough guess. I've included an aerial picture of the soccer field with a compass overlay. My position was at the center of the compass and the photograph was taken at approximately 300 degrees from my position. I've also included the original photograph and an enlargement at high definition. Personal Story: I believe I had an encounter with aliens when I was 6 years old. One night, while staying at my Aunt and Uncle's House I couldn't sleep. I knew there was someone in the backyard that had come for me. Somehow I could see through the wall between me and the backyard. There was a large rounded object with 3 small human shapes. They had short bodies and longish heads. They were able to travel through the walls. The next thing I remember is being very frightened. So frightened that I asked my Aunt and Uncle to call my parents in the middle of the night and have them take me home. My parents did take me home. This had never happened before. This was in 1960, before Betty and Barney Hill.
February 13, 2017 · 8:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Medina, OH
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 31, 2017 · 4:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Strafford, MO
Spotted one while driving around 4:00am on I-44 in Strafford, Missouri. I was headed towards Tulsa, Oklahoma, when i witness the slow moving saucer and its flickering lights slowly disappear into the night. My passenger was asleep and was awaken by the sightings. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 30, 2017 · 2:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Cottonwood, AZ
I was taking pictures of a cloud formation and an object came into view on the far right and then vanished. Object appeared to be a black metallic color, flying casually right to left. Shape of object was similar to a rectangle.
January 28, 2017 · 9:15 AM · RECTANGLE
Cumming, GA
At first we didn't think it was moving, in fact it looked stationary, but finally it started to move away from us. It was going northwest. I took pictures of it and when I blew up the picture it looked huge. It was brighter then any star, street light or anything I have ever seen in the sky.
January 25, 2017 · 8:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Germantown, MD
Six bright lights that formed a rectangle was moving very quickly through the sky. The six lights were spread out to form the perfect rectangle. It then disappeared into the clouds. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 23, 2017 · 6:55 AM · RECTANGLE
Northglenn, CO
I kept walking, but the whole time I was staring at this thing. It didn't move like an airplane. I was way too slow. It moved in an almost perfect line, and about as quick as a snail crawls. I originally thought it was a P-shape or something because it looked like it has a small bulge at the top, but I now think it was a smooth rectangle shape, but I am not totally sure because it was so far away.
January 16, 2017 · 6:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Las Vegas, NV
Stationary or moving in straight or right angles. Body red and green lights. Wings flashing lights. Very large tail end. Above North Las Vegas, our home...spreading east towards Boulder Highway
January 14, 2017 · 2:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Seattle, WA
I’m only reporting this to get some confirmation that this is just camera/window issue and not something of concern. I did not see these objects. I’m guessing this may only be a reflection caught by a digital camera when I was taking a picture in the U District Seattle facing east from my bedroom. I do not think or remember the camera flash going off. However, I have taken other photos from my windows and never have seen anything like this or seen any type of reflection. And, it does not look like it’s off the window. It looks like it’s above the U District area. This is not photo shopped; I don’t know how to use photo shop applications. I was taking some pictures to show on Facebook to friends of the beautiful day we were having in Seattle on Saturday, 01/14/17. This was around 1330 to 1430 hours. The pic says 1620 hours, but the time is incorrect; you can see it is early afternoon. Maybe the correct time is 1420 hours. I made a short video prior to this photo of about 10 seconds and did not see this in it.
December 29, 2016 · 4:17 PM · RECTANGLE
Norfolk, VA
My photo was taken 12-29-16 at 4:17 pm in the parking lot at the Norfolk Navy base in Va. I was taking a photo of a group of helicopters and a bright light popped out of the clouds and I looked up and snapped this photo. Then it was gone. It is big.
December 29, 2016 · 12:54 PM · RECTANGLE
Templeton, CA
I was in my bedroom at 12:54 and I heard a strange noise outside, so I look out my blinds and I see a rectangle with strange light on it like a circuit board, not that long from this event I heard some kind of air crafts and I saw a military titan plane from my window.
December 10, 2016 · 6:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Lahaina, HI
12/10/16 @ 18:30, LAHAINA, HI 96761, I spotted one object above the Pacific Ocean for a total of approximately 3 minutes, then it was out of my view, as I was driving the opposite direction. I was driving on Hwy-30 coming from the West of Lahaina, Hawaii, travelling toward the East to Kahului, Hawaii, when I spotted one rectangular object above the Pacific Ocean with solid white running lights across the length of it, and streaming blue lights below the white running lights. The solid white lights were very bright. The streaming blue lights below as if toward the ocean, were the color blue police cars use on top of their vehicles. I spotted it, then it was out of my vision for a few seconds, until I got down from the bypass to the highway and it appeared again. It seemed to be travelling West above the Pacific Ocean. When I got to my destination on the other side of the island, I asked the security guard if anyone coming from Lahaina, Hawaii, reported seeing anything strange in the sky. The security guard told me 4 people mentioned it to him. I am a retired wordprocessor. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Aloha Peter Thanks for getting back to me. As far as size, the best I can compare it to is the length of a plane, at least as long as a plane or maybe a bit longer. To me, the big bright round lights I would compare to a round floodlight, probably not as large as the moon, but from far away I compare it to a round floodlight. I hope this helps. When I was looking at the object while driving, I didn't have to cock my head up high in the sky. It seemed as if I could just look out at the top of my passenger window to see it. Another words, I didn't have to look straight up into the sky. Hope this helps also as to exactly where it appeared to me in the sky. Also, my astrology teacher got back to me and said no one reported the incident to her, darn. She was really excited about what I saw. Thank you for your help with this exciting object I saw in the night's sky. Keep up your good work, as I know it takes many, many hours to investigate, but I appreciate what you do Peter!! Aloha, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM))
December 3, 2016 · 4:45 PM · RECTANGLE
IdentifiedThun-Saint-Amand, Nord-Pas-de-Calais · France
Le 03 décembre 2016 à 16h45, deux témoins à leur domicile, observent dans le ciel de nombreux rectangles lumineux qui les intriguent. Prenant des jumelles, ils observent et décrivent des PAN en forme de soucoupes grises/vertes avec un dôme plus pâle et très effilées. Poursuivant leurs observations, ils décrivent ensuite trois phénomènes de forme ovoïde munis de petites ailes de couleur gris foncé entourés de lumière orange crépitante et se dirigeant du Sud-Ouest au Nord-Est ; un bruit sourd est entendu. Un des témoin verra également une sphère grisonnante. Les témoins terminent leurs observations vers 17h10. Trois photographies sont prises avec une tablette tactile. Le GEIPAN reçoit la totalité des témoignages en 2017. Ce cas s’avère être une méprise très probable avec différents avions observés au moment du coucher du Soleil (voir le compte rendu d'enquête). La description du PAN est en effet parfaitement typique de ce type d’observation. Les photographies prises par T1 permettent une confrontation détaillée (voir rapport joint) aux relevés de trafic aérien. Cela ne laisse aucun doute sur l’identification des « rectangles lumineux » ou « gélules » décrits par les témoins. L’identification de la dernière phase de l’observation est plus incertaine car elle n’a pas fait l’objet de photographies et l’absence de relevés de trafic aérien militaire (le témoignage est trop tardif par rapport à l’observation pour pouvoir bénéficier de ces derniers) ne permet pas un relevé exhaustif du trafic. Toutefois, la description est une fois de plus typique d’une méprise avec des aéronefs. Seule la sphère décrite par T1 ne trouve pas d’explication, mais son existence est sujette à caution : T2 ne l’a pas vu alors que T1 et T2 observaient ensemble, la sphère n’apparaît pas sur les photos, contrairement à ce qu’affirme T1. De plus, il n’y a aucune raison que la sphère s’estompe sur la ou les photos (comme dit T1), si elle est bien réelle. La consistance du témoignage est bonne (2 témoignages, photographies), sauf pour la composante relative à la sphère que l’on ne peut pas considérer comme fiable. Le cas est classé A : méprise avec différents avions observés au moment du coucher du Soleil. [GEIPAN classification A — Avion]
November 29, 2016 · 8:15 PM · RECTANGLE
Carlinville, IL
We stopped the vehicle and watched it for approximately three minutes at which time it was stationary and not moving. After the first three minutes the beams of light that was under it left and it began to move. Once it started moving it looked like one huge bar or rectangular shape and it was bigger than anything I've seen in the sky. Made no sound and once it started moving it moved fast. We turned the car around and proceeded to try to follow it. Followed it maybe three or four minutes when due to its speed we totally lost it. It was moving from north to south and was completely silent there was nothing blinking on it the lights were solid. We apparently weren't the only ones who seen it because when we stopped to watch it another car stopped alongside of us and asked us what that was and of course we had no clue. It left no vapor trail. Have never seen anything like it before.
November 27, 2016 · 12:45 PM · RECTANGLE
Longmont, CO
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
November 19, 2016 · 4:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Blaine, MN
It seemed to follow the freeway and was traveling at 75 miles an hour and was keeping in a relative pace with it. The sun was now starting to set and I did not see any lights on this object. I did see a plane in the distance past the UFO with lights on it and the black rectangle object sped away as if it was going towards it. I almost lost sight of the object when it slowed back down and came back into view. I have now been watching it for about 15 minutes or so down the freeway and it was still flying West. I however was now starting to veer north. I was still following its path and it looked like it turned sideways and looked like a big black rectangle. I lifted my phone and took 3 pictures. 1 picture turned out well and against the trees in the background I would have to say this object was as large as a shipping container. There is a distinct frame around the object with a darker center. Which looks to me as this isn't a solid fixed black rectangle. Shortly after that I lost sight of the object.