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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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October 8, 2023 · 7:40 PM · SPHERE
Guntersville, AL
I live on a small farm. We are always outside looking at the stars, as we are able to see constellations easily with it being so dark and far from city lights. On October 8, 2023, my family (husband, mother in law and son) and I were in the front yard just stargazing. What looked like a star was moving extremely fast while the others were still. I kept my eyes on it because I thought it was a shooting star. When it didn’t stop moving, I realized this was no shooting star. It wasn’t a plane, there were several of those out as well, all which had blinking lights. This had no blinking lights, and I watched it move SEVERAL miles in probably less than 10 seconds. Then it started moving in circles, very big circles, then it moved up, down did zigzags and this was all within just a few seconds. I sent my husband in the house to get a flashlight. As he was shining the flashlight toward the area we were seeing this at, the light reflected off a shiny “orb”. I had my phone out videoing the whole thing. We never could find it again. Later that night, I spent HOURS watching this video. Slowing it down, changing the saturation. What I found was much more interesting than what I had originally seen. After further observation, I noticed SEVERAL (7-8?) differently shaped objects flying in the direction of the shiny thing we had originally seen. I took screenshots of the video and was amazed at what I was seeing. I also see on the video an “object” that is shaped like an old “spinning top” toy, and after zooming and changing the saturation, I could also see 4 red lights on this one. The next night 10/9/23, I was curious to see if I could catch something 2 nights in a row. I saw 4 orb objects. One was moving in a straight line, it didn’t do anything interesting. My husband told me to look directly above us, where we saw 2 orb objects almost playing in the sky. They were headed right for each other. The last one I saw, I noticed a plane flying toward it but below it. When the plane was almost directly underneath it, it shot up hundreds of feet and then once the plane passed it moved back down. I also got this on video but it will only allow me to enter 4 photos/videos. I have many many more that I will gladly share if someone contacts me! The video that is included in this post is slowed down. You will first see the shiny object in the upper left reflecting off the flashlight. The last 20ish seconds of the video you will see several objects moving from right to left from the upper right and middle of video
October 8, 2023 · 7:37 PM · DISK
Powell Butte, OR
Me and 5 other people saw a disk that looked like a light craft. It was white blue and green. It was in the sky by itself. It sat there for maybe 3 seconds then it got bigger as it moved closer to the house. Then it took off and never came back. We live out in the middle of nowhere where the night sky has no city lights. When we all saw it we couldn’t believe what we were seeing. It looked like a light disk and it got bigger and smaller very quick and then was gone but as it took off you saw it get smaller until it disappeared. It happened very quick.
October 8, 2023 · 7:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Parsippany, NJ
Son came home and said he saw strange lights in sky. House location is location to several airports. Upon looking, I saw what I believe are 2 separate unknown objects.
October 8, 2023 · 7:15 PM · SPHERE
Ridgefield (fairgrounds area), WA
I live in a rural area where I have lived for over 38 yrs. A territorial view home, an unincumbered view from south to North as well as everything between. This night in question at the time presented above I was outside taking my little dog for his outside tinky-winky before to bed him. I do this to just monitor him from predators (coyotes) and such. With my view I always look to the sky because I can see all the traffic coming and going from PDX. Depending on the weather the flight paths that deferrer from how they take off and land in conjunction to the weather patterns here. I know all the flight paths from planes coming and going depending on offshore flow and of course the Columbia gorge. This particular incident night was calm with high clouds. When I was outside I was immediately drawn to a commercial flight, flying due north bypassing Pdx with all navigation lights visible .Descending at from 25k-30,00 ft. Most likely on a decent to land at SeaTac. When I first noticed the plane, I also noticed this orb flying ahead in parallel, mile or two apart with the orb at an elevation 10k above the commercial flight. The commercial flight by passed the orb. Flying in total parallel, but at different elevations. I brought my witness to see this as we watched the commercial flight overtake and pass this orb at different speeds as the orb at 400- 450 mph and the commercial flight at 550-600 There is no way the pilots could not see what I witnessed. Check flight logs and whatever you do, this is legit!
October 8, 2023 · 6:00 PM · FIREBALL
Greenwich, NY
We were looking out the window when my girlfriend pointed out these strange balls of lights that were chasing each other around, they flew around randomly then 1 of them split into 2 and then there was 3 of them chasing around until they went over the mountain
October 8, 2023 · 6:00 PM · SPHERE
Wichita, KS
It was dusk, just around 6pm on Saturday, October 8th in Wichita, KS. I was sitting on my back patio on a beautiful early evening. Our backyard has some trees on the perimeter but is mostly clear so that the sun can shine on the pool. Out of nowhere, I noticed at our treeline, which isn't extremely high, 15-20 clear, metallic orbs that were descending lower together. The formation were lines of 3 and 4, coming down together, like Space Invaders(pardon the pun). They were not in one long chain, so this was no Starlink. I couldn't believe that I actually had time to count them or that I was seeing so many at one time. There was absolutely no sound, so this was not a drone. They were self propelled and not swaying with any wind changes, so not a balloon either. They hung there for about 5 seconds and I got the feeling that they were checking me out? Then they all started pulsating light together, nothing that hurt me and no sound with the lights. They then moved up together and disappeared. There was no trail to follow, they simply vanished. I took a video, but it is very short and difficult to view. By the time I realized that these could be UFO's the event was partially over and I was very nervous so the filming is jumpy. The video is below. You have to enlarge the video with your fingers and then move around to view the objects. At 3 seconds if you stop, enlarge and move around you will see several of them.
October 8, 2023 · 5:00 PM · CHANGING
CA
I was looking at a clear blue sky. A light appeared in the sky, fairly high up. It looked like a red light or a star. I could just see the light. I thought it might be an airplane. I definitely looked like a UFO, so I started taking pictures. I have a Canon Digital Rebel T7 with a separate zoom lens. I took as many pictures as I could. The object disappeared, reappeared, and then finally disappeared. This lasted about thirty seconds. The object was moving slowly towards my right. There are about 40 photographs. The original images are here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nM01oe9vw-AI3ANO0W29aHgGT9ga9xsU/view [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
October 8, 2023 · 12:31 PM · OVAL
Littleton, CO
I was on an exercise bike when I saw this object going south. That lasted about 3 minutes at a consistent altitude. Very slow speed for an aircraft. I lost sight when it went behind a tree. About 5 minutes later I saw it heading north now at about the same altitude and speed. I took a photo but it's blurred from trying to autofocus through the glass. Three photo is looking east, and the trees at bottom were about a mile from my position. The object was slightly further than that.
October 8, 2023 · 10:31 AM · CHANGING
KANSAS CITY, MO
I first observed the object in the Western sky above my house, appearing more distant than a passing plane which was moving North to South and initially believed it was a Bald Eagle changing courses in the air due to a seemingly black body and a white "head." As I continued to watch the object, I could tell it was lower than the plane had been, was dropping altitude and appeared to be a tumbling black triangle or other polygonal shape before settling into one altitude which did not appear to change in any meaningful way. The object was moving West to East at a slow pace, without jerky movements and produced no sound. After it passed above my home and some power lines, it appeared to be rotating clockwise and was now a diamond shape like that found on an engagement ring. It passed above a nearby cell phone tower (~200ft high) as it continued East. As it reached a nearby highway (from what I could tell distance-wise), the object began tracking South. Still rotating and no marked change in speed. Direction change wasn't abrupt or concerning in any way. Throughout the viewing, the object would reflect the sun but seemingly only on one side as it rotated. Sketches of the object include one shape which is the "tumbler" and the second which is the "diamond." The video I have cannot be uploaded through the form because the file size is too large, do not want to add compression to the video to keep it its highest quality.
October 8, 2023 · 10:07 AM · FORMATION
El Cajon, CA
While having my trees trimmed on Sunday, October 8th at 10:07 AM my wife noticed a bunch of shiny flying objects. I immediately started filming. I captured 1.5 minutes and iPhone quality video. I wish I gave it my full attention until they completely disappeared. There were no sharp movements that I could tell. My wife thought they were drones. They were very high altitude and seemed to flash a little. After the video I checked back a few minutes later. The large group seemed to be disbursed. The few remaining visual objects i could see were further west than previously spotted.
October 8, 2023 · 5:30 AM · SPHERE
Miramar Beach, FL, 0
I was staring out my 7th floor balcony window overlooking trees and the Choctawhatchee Bay at about 5:30 am in the morning. The sun was just starting to rise and then out of the blue, 2 orbs appeared to my right and hovered near and above my neighbor's balcony. It was almost as if someone turned on a light switch and they were suddenly visible. Oddly, too, I felt like they turned on just for me to see it. I was awestruck and couldn't believe it was actually happening! The whole thing lasted maybe about 6 - 7 seconds and then they floated higher and out of my view. As for size and color... for the size, if an adult were to take their 2 middle fingers and touch the tips together and then raise their arms and hands above their head, it would create a round/oval. Expand the circumference of that oval just a few more inches out and I would say that was the size. It kind of reminded me of a large round softbox used for a camera shoot. As for the color, it was a beautiful brilliant white, opaque and ethereal looking. The ends of the oval were blurry/feathery. There was no sound and they were both relatively similar in size. I was not afraid and I found the whole thing very beautiful… I do not have any pictures.
October 7, 2023 · 11:56 PM · CUBE
Probable conventionalFort St. John, BC · Canada
I’ve been watching starlight figures in the sky at night above my house change colour change, shape, disappear, move erratically [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
October 7, 2023 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Metro Atlanta, GA
The light was obviously visible to me and my passenger and was immediately abnormal looking. The object was a solid blue ish green light not flashing or pulsing. The object moved so fast towards the horizon it almost appeared to fly into the ground. Flow flying air planes and helicopters are very common in this areas and I see them on a nearly daily basis but this was very clearly different to me and my passenger. The object moved so fast it was hard to get a clear image of what it was but it appeared to be a gumdrop shape. No noise was heard and the light was not bright enough to illuminate the ground but was a stark contrast to the black starless night sky of Atlanta. The object seemed very large. I was traveling west approximately 70mph and the object flew past at a speed seemingly hundreds of miles per hour. Neither of us have ever seen something like this but this was so completely odd I must report. There would have been hundreds of other people on 285 with us that could have seen it.
October 7, 2023 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Waterloo, IL
My Husband and I were camping with our Son near Waterloo, IL on the evening of October 7th, 2023. It was maybe 10 or 11 pm, our Son was asleep, my Husband and I were by the campfire and all of a sudden there was a very bright light shining through the trees. There was no sound and it wasn't moving. In my opinion it was way too bright to be a star or planet and just as suddenly as it appeared it disappeared. My Husband was in the Navy for many years and he had no idea what it could be.
October 7, 2023 · 9:10 PM · CHEVRON
Springfield, OR
I was observing the night sky for only a few moments, when I noticed motion in my peripheral, to the north and about 80 degrees up from my location in my back yard. It was 12 or more very faint points of light forming a perfect chevron or boomerang. I watched the shape move in a linear constant speed from East to West with no sound. At first I thought it could be birds migrating, given its apparent size and silence from my perspective. But its shape was perfect and its path was perfectly straight. I could detect a shape that was greater than just the points of light as it passed over the stars, again like that of a boomerang or plane wings with no fuselage. From my perspective, if the form were a known aircraft, it would be most similar to a B2 Bomber. However, if it were a conventional aircraft, it would have been no more than 1000 ft above the ground. Which would have produced immense sound. Lastly, the appearance of the shape was mildly streaking or fluid in its motion. Almost like it was passing just below the surface of water. I observed it for 10-15 seconds, starting at approximately due north of my location, until I lost sight of it over the West horizon.
October 7, 2023 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Waldorf, MD
We were driving down Pinefield Rd going towards Christ Church Rd. We saw what we thought was a bright star or planet. We have seen it before. Tonight it appeared to be moving. The closer we got to the end of the road, it appeared to have "stem" like things coming from the center.
October 7, 2023 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Peoria, IL
On October 7th, 2023 my daughters, best friend and I were making smores in the backyard and I looked up and noticed a light and said “what is that”. We all looked in the sky and see behind the clouds was a light. It looked like a flashlight was being shined in the sky, then more started to appear in various speeds and patterns. We eventually went inside after taking videos and pictures because we were scared. [NUFORC annotation: Searchlight - Possible]
October 7, 2023 · 5:12 PM · SPHERE
Denver, CO
My husband and I saw a white orb float across the sky at a steady pace and pretty fast for how far away I the sky it was. The orb disappeared in the southern sky, but about 5 minutes later we noticed multiple orbs floating in irregular patterns while lighting up and then disappearing. We observed this for about 10 minutes before we lost sight of them. I attempted to catch these on my iPhone camera and after darkening the shadow and increasing highlights, I realized I caught a couple of these on video. At around 1:13-1:22 in the video you can see two objects light up.
October 7, 2023 · 2:08 PM · DIAMOND
Jasper, AB · Canada
Photographing a plane vapor below the moon and when I enlarged them noticed an object to the left side of it. When I blew up the photo on my phone I was dumbfounded???? Hopefully someone can identify this object. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Possible]
October 7, 2023 · 6:00 AM · SPHERE
Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4XiTRkg9s8 UFO in this video is clearly visible in the media released video hovering over HAMAS attack on Israeli village. Above power lines, 2:00/2:30 position. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
October 7, 2023 · 4:06 AM · CIRCLE
ellijay ga, GA
Darting side to side up and down and occasionally in a circular motion after about 20 minutes the object dimmed and rapidly moved further away directly east remaining visible
October 7, 2023 · 4:00 AM · CHANGING
Enid, OK
We work early morning hours and me and my 2 coworkers were outside smoking a cigarette before shift started at 4 am. As we were talking I saw what I thought was a bright star dim and fall slowly out of the sky and didn't think anything of it. Continued with conversations until 1-2 minutes later I saw the same "star" pop back up where I saw it fall from so at this point, I tell my co workers what I saw and as I did and we were looking at it, it did it again and we all seen it at that point. It continued the same cycle, falling down and dimming and then 5 seconds later it popped back up where it came from out of no where, at one point one of the lights split into 2 separate lights , we saw a triangle formation, there were 3 lights in a straight line at one point, we also have on video, very bad quality, of what looks like a light moving very fast around something circular.
October 6, 2023 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Luray, VA
On 10/6/23 looking west 2 large white lights were stationary behind a cloud. Lights were not consistently on. It would light up and pulsate then other lights would shoot out very fast in different directions. About 20 mins later those shooting lights came back from the direction they left and went into the large white lights. There wasn't any sound and the speed was many many times faster than a jet. Then on 10/8/23 the same 2 large lights were seen in appx the same area, but this time there were small lights that came out and went back. There wasn't a beam of light like it would be if it were coming from the ground. This was cloudy or foggy underneath, like it was emitting through the clouds, similar to how a jet would look. I wasn't able to record on the first night. The second night I caught part of the large lights (which look blue in the video) and the small lights. *Videos are cut to the time frame with objects*
October 6, 2023 · 11:03 PM · TRIANGLE
Brighton, MO
While I was walking my dog late on Friday night I happened to notice three very bright white lights in the shape of a triangle, its position was at 89 degrees of the compass and about 30 degrees above the horizon. I watched this object for about 30 minutes, it never moved from its position, and then it just disappeared from view. There were no sounds or movement coming from it. I'm a veteran, I've seen all sorts of flares and bright lights, but the light that was coming from the object was the most brilliant light that I have ever seen in my life. My MOS in the military was Air Traffic Controller, I have many years of experience when it comes to aircraft and what should and should Not be in the sky. This was not any conventional aircraft that I know of. Friday night was a clear night with no cloud cover at all.