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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
March 31, 2016 · 2:00 AM · LIGHT
Portland, OR
I saw a VERY WHITE bright light descending towards earth then it vanished. It was in fog. I biked home quickly. We have attempted to contact the young person who submitted the report, to inquire whether it is a serious report, or a hoax. He assures us that it is a serious report. PD
March 31, 2016 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Preston (UK/England) · United Kingdom
I seen one object in the sky very far out, it was if a blinking light source, stationary now moved to where I can not see it at all, it was blinking like a strobe light maybe a little slower of a blink,
March 31, 2016 · 12:21 AM · LIGHT
Redmond, OR
Woke up feeling agitated and was drawn to look outside. When I looked west I saw a flashing red light very low on the horizon. It appeared to hover between the north and south Sister's mountains. It was too low to be a plane and it was stationary. I began to pray and ask for protection from Jesus. The flashing lights stopped and it became a steady white light, that grew dimmer and dimmer. The next two nights I have looked in the same area and have not seen anything similar.
March 29, 2016 · 8:51 PM · LIGHT
Shelton, WA
At 20:50, I went outside (NW-facing porch) for my after dinner smoke. Approx. 1 minute later,I saw something that I am unable to explain away. Approx. 1 mile (~1.61km) away, I spotted three lights at an azimuth of ~7° at a distance from me of approx. 1 mile (~1.61km): one steady-on white light, trailed by a steady-on red light and a flashing red strobe just above it. The lights appeared to be seperated by 250' (76.2M) to 300' (91.4M). The thing that brought it to my attention was the very low airspeed -- it appeared to fly at ~80mph (128.8kph) which is far below the speed of a passenger aircraft at similar altitude. I was able to easily discern a low rumble -- presumably engine noise but I could very well be incorrect on this point. Weather conditions at the time were clear, temperature 47°F (8.3°C), and calm winds.
March 29, 2016 · 2:30 PM · LIGHT
Denver Metro, CO
Appears to be over Arvada/Denver area moving South. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 28, 2016 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Wentzvillle, MO
On the above mentioned night, on or about the 28th of March, around 8:30-9:00, I was gazing into the west sky into outer space with my head tilted back, staring straight into a star when a red flash of light appeared to the left then a red flash of light to the right then the most spectacular thing happened in the center of the two lights an explosion occurred it lasted just a few seconds
March 28, 2016 · 12:30 PM · LIGHT
Tucson, AZ
March 28, around 12:30 PM I was at my dining table working on my laptop. The room became very very dark, quite quickly, as if a large and very thick cloud was passing over. However, the fact it became so dark, so quickly, and cast my dining room into such deep shadow, felt so unusual to me that I decided to go outside to my patio to see just how large a cloud might be passing over. Even though it was a windy day and there were scattered white clouds in the area, a cloud capable of such a shadow just didn’t seem logical to me. When I got outside and out from under my veranda roof, I did take note of a large cloud moving away from the sun but as the sun was still partially shrouded the cloud I couldn’t look directly at it… the sun was too bright. The cloud was moving northeast and the sun was high and to the south. A very large red-tailed hawk attracted my attention, soaring against a clear blue background of open sky at about 1000 feet or so, and slightly to the north. Its markings were clear and distinct, a beautiful thing to witness, so I whistled a hawk call, twice. It turned, and I whistled the call again. At that time a bright sphere appeared far above the soaring hawk, a point of light, bright, white… Not bright like a star or a landing light. But it was a point of light, very unusual… so I fixated on it. I focused on it for around five to seven seconds, and observed it grow in size, and it didn't move much either. Then a streak appeared to extend from the right side of this ball of light, like a flare, and I recall thinking I would describe flare as “feathery”. All at once the white sphere seemed to flash, to expand and was gone, and then, in its place and right next the soaring hawk that had originally attracted my attention, appeared an identical hawk. They soared in formation for a bit, criss-crossing paths, something I'd seen before, and after 20-30 seconds the original hawk turned and headed to the south/southwest. The hawk that had just appeared turned north and I lost sight of it. I know the human eye can play tricks on the mind, and there may well be a logical and natural explanation for this sighting. The other hawk may have been far above the first, and out of focus in an empty field of blue sky considering my eyes were moving, following the first hawk. It is possible the second hawk decided to dive directly down to join the other and was backlit by the sun as it dove. But for this to happen right overhead, as I was calling to the first hawk... strange. I am not given to fantasy or wishful thinking… I was a 3000+ hour USAF pilot, and after that, an engineer for McDonnell-Douglas and Boeing. I retired from Boeing 10 years ago. I have a degree in Biological Sciences and am somewhat well grounded in the basic sciences including physics and chemistry. I consider myself to be an objective observer and am quite familiar with the principles of science and experimentation. I also am an avid observer of nature, and have been for years. I live in the country, on an acreage, near Tucson, Arizona. Whatever I saw was remarkable, even if explainable by natural avian behaviors and the orientation of the sun. However I will tell you that I have seen large hawks soaring at great heights before diving right down to near ground level within feet of me, and with the sun high. The hawk in that case was a dark speck that quickly grew as it sped toward me, wings tucked. It didn’t come out of a ball of light. So I’m wondering who else might have reported some similar experience. A hawk coming out of a ball of light, the light flares and poof there's a hawk. As I said, I’m not inclined to assume anything supernatural, paranormal, or other-worldly at this time, but I am willing to entertain the possibility. I’ve encountered UFOs during my flying career and had a friend in the intelligence field who took reports from aircrews who experienced stunning and frightening encounters… so for me, it’s all on the table.
March 27, 2016 · 9:32 PM · LIGHT
Gum Springs, AR
Bright starlike object to the naked eye, but when observed thru my cell phone's video recorder, you can clearly see it is not a star. This brightest light in the sky continously flashes mostly white but with some blue, green, and red color as well. Sighting of Sirius?? PD
March 26, 2016 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Glenview, IL
I witnessed for the second Saturday in a row, a very bright white light approximately straight overhead. The light is not constant but pulses on and off slowly gradually dimming and returning to full brightness. The light also will move locations slightly in no specific direction.
March 26, 2016 · 9:55 PM · LIGHT
White Plains, MD
Walked outside to smoke. Cloudy out no stars. One bright light high in sky. Hovering slightly moving side to side. Would lower slowly then stop. Continued lowering until out of sight. Was a light blue white bright light.
March 26, 2016 · 9:55 PM · LIGHT
Riverside, CA
I glanced at the night sky right when a bright green light appeared and it quickly fell in a downward curve.
March 26, 2016 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
North Hollywood, CA
in a fairly clear sky I saw a formation of arrow shape of around 60 or more ufo's flying from south to north in the sky, this formation was so big as four to six football fields, this arrow formation suddenly change in one second to a two diamond shape formations crazy blinking and the two diamonds stared two circuls that were blinking and circuling, amazing.
March 25, 2016 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Bainbridge Island, WA
We ran over to were we could see it and when we saw it it wasn't moving. After about 30 seconds it slowly started to move out of view so we ran back to were we we were at the start. It then reappeared on the left side of the trees and became at least 3 times the brightness and size of Jupiter on a really clear night then became the brightness of a satellite again. Then it continued behind us and disappeared. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 24, 2016 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Lorenzo, TX
The following event occurred approx. 20 miles east of Lubbock, Texas, at around 9:30 pm CST on the evening of March 24, 2016. Me and my friend were standing on my back porch, cooking steaks and enjoying the evening. It was a very clear and mild night by West Texas standards. Rising out of the east was a beautiful almost clay red moon that, in my estimation, illuminated at 97 percent visible. My friend in awe of the natural beauty of the moon's presence in the night sky proceeded to document on his cell phone camera. The event that immediately followed was recorded on his camera. With my back to him and tending the grill, he became vocally excited about something he was witnessing in the eastern night sky as he recorded on his phone camera. He exclaimed to me that he had just had visual on something that was amazing and though he may have captured the event on camera. Seconds later, I walked up behind him and viewed his phone screen over his shoulder. What he had recorded amazed me. This is what I witnessed immediately after he had stopped recording the documented footage. To the east in a medium low horizon was the moon with what appeared at first as a bright star on a lower plane on the right side (southern side from viewed position). Watching this, my attention became enhanced as this star seemed to be drifting horizontally in the direction of the moon. At this point what appeared to be a smaller star ejected out of the larger original star and moved rapidly across the lower horizontal plane of the moon. The fast moving light moved across the field of view of the camera and disappeared. After viewing again we noticed a faint flashing light on the north side of the moon in which the fast moving object appeared to be heading in the direction of. The lights came close to each other but the traveler passed by the faint object’s lower side. I immediately viewed the event he captured on his cell phone and experienced his excitement as it occurred in real time. The phone these images were captured on was a Motorola E Android 4.4.4 . Also, the video is rotated 90 degrees counter clockwise after downloaded. Meaning the movement of objects actually is from right to left horizontally or from south to north from our view point. Afterwards he noticed his cell phone camera was displaying some anomalous time date information on his phone settings. He said he had never experienced that before with this phone. Video was forwarded in email to: director@ufocenter.com Please call if there was any problems receiving the recording
March 23, 2016 · 9:58 PM · LIGHT
Pawleys Island, SC
4 orange lights in a diamond shape for only 4 seconds. Same as reported before over the ocean east of Pawleys Island pier. We received another telephoned report from Ocean Isle Beach, NC, approximately 20-40 miles north of Pawleys Island, SC, of a very similar sighting at approximately 2200-2215 hrs. on March 23rd, 2016. We are awaiting that report. PD
March 23, 2016 · 8:40 PM · LIGHT
Largo, FL
saw 3 solid lights in a triangle form out in the distance, it didn't change shape at for over 3 minutes eventually the lights separated and but remained close. 2 of the lights gradually flew off in distance and the other moved to the East. The rate at which they moved away from each other was very fast. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 21, 2016 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
New York City (Queens), NY
i saw strong light, I thought it is some fireworks coming down but light was moving forward (from LGA to JFK) helicopter usually have also blinking lights and I suppose to hear some noise as from airplane, but for airplane that was to low or to fast. Maybe some drone with strong light? Witness elects to remain semi-anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
March 21, 2016 · 2:08 AM · LIGHT
Bowling Green, KY
2 orange-red star like light hovering subtle maneuvering up down right left zig zag.
March 20, 2016 · 11:30 AM · LIGHT
Cincinnati, OH
I quickly ran into the house to retrieve my binoculars, but by the time I returned - a minute or so later - nothing was there to be seen. I put away the binoculars and began my walk. A short distance down the street, I saw a single, bright point of light in the same area of the sky. This remained stationary until approximately 11:30 am, and I have not seen anything else as of the time of this report. I am mainly reporting this because I really hope to hear that someone else around the Cincinnati Tri-State witnessed the event. It is a s! unny day here, clear blue sky and I have never seen what appeared as a small constellation-like group of stars showing up in the daytime sky. Just before 11:30 a large airliner flew on a N-NW to S-SE path and would have appeared to have been between myself and the object I was seeing.
March 18, 2016 · 8:40 PM · LIGHT
Shelley Beach (Australia) · Australia
Me and my partner were at the beach and we seen a large number of lights far in the distance high over the water that were slowly moving. These light sometimes went off and then came back on, they were not in any formation at all, they slowly moved south. There is another persons report that I have seen that had similar photos. I tried to record it and take photos but it was too far in the distance. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
March 18, 2016 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Independence, MO
Star like object moving to left and right, up and down, but stays in relatively same area. Looks like a star, twinkling. When using Google sky map, it should be the star Sirius.
March 18, 2016 · 12:32 AM · LIGHT
Clinton, MI
Light has been moving left to right for the passed 3 hours lights flickering constantly this is not the first time i witness this event
March 18, 2016 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Glide, OR
Star? PD
March 17, 2016 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
Lagrange, NY
They are different colors and brightness, blink irregularly, and sometimes emit beams of light. There are often too many to count, and the way they move is inexplicable. They hover back and forth, then suddenly shoot in any imaginable direction and stop, and continue hovering. As it gets later, more appear. Just now it was like every star I could see was moving inexplicably. It is an extremely starry night. It is very strange.