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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
September 2, 2015 · 11:01 PM · LIGHT
Weston, FL
I walked out onto my deck, which faces West - towards Naples… I am right off of Alligator Alley...and saw 5 lights in the distance in a V formation...spaced apart, rising upwards, as if planes taking off. The odd thing is that this area is not in a flight path, not that I know of, and I never see planes take off from this direction. If anything, planes move across the sky, but do not take off from this area. They moved in the V formation towards the South until they were out of sight. Hard to see details, as they could have been planes. They looked evenly spaced apart - as when taking off from an airport. Also, earlier that night, several low flying, large, heavy duty helicopters, possibly military, were heard going overhead from the South to the North for about 15 minutes around 9 pm.
September 2, 2015 · 6:23 AM · LIGHT
Weston, FL
STRANGE LIGHT IN THE SKY. 9/2/2015 6:23 AM SW FLORIDA , Please type that heading into YOUTUBE. There you will see what the "bright light with a ring of light around it almost like a halo" the "cloud" like substance that was left behind in the sky had at first appeared to shine and glimmer then after 40 seconds just glowed bright. Atlas V launch from Cape Canaveral. PD
September 1, 2015 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Kyiv, KIEV · Ukraine
Hello, i saw UFO in Ucraine 2 times, one was cigar shape, ling time ago when i was a teenager. But the resent was about at 2015, i was about 10 lights, that were moving separately, like air craft mashines, movement was stage, they were moving forward in a group, then one moved back , like if he saw something , then kept moving forward in a group. I whitnesed then through window in my apartment. While they moved slowly and disappeared behind the other building roof. The other time i was huge cigar shaped ship hanging far far away in the sky in other city in Ucraine. It was very big. It was long time ago...
August 31, 2015 · 4:00 PM · LIGHT
Hemet, CA
The light was dim when o first noticed it. As I was standing there I watched it go from bright to Dim. The light continued to do this many times. Then it grew bright and disappeared. This was around 4:55am in the mountains by Gibble Rd., Hhemet, CA.
August 30, 2015 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Holladay, UT
It caught my attention and I continued watching as the "star" moved down onto the cliffs and seemed to traverse slowly across the cliff. Then, another appeared and moved in a different direction, both moving slowly like headlamps of hikers may move. The cliffs are shear and could not be accessed without climbing gear, and the lights were too big to be headlamps at that distance.
August 30, 2015 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Freeport, MI
The full moon was in the east. Across the sky to the west, directly across from the moon, there was the brightest, largest light I have ever seen. My daughter saw it too. We stopped the car and watched it. It was very large and bright. It looked like vehicle headlights, but approximately five or size times bigger, and was low, but very far away. I was surprised no one else seemed to see it. I tried to take a picture on my cell phone but it did not show up on the screen. It wasn't moving, but disappeared 20 or 30 seconds later. I saw this exact same light about 3 weeks later, in the same place in the sky. I was about 6 miles southeast of the area where I first saw it. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
August 30, 2015 · 3:00 AM · LIGHT
Langebaan (South Africa) · South Africa
Then my husband woke and without me saying anything he mentioned the light. We could only presume it came from a satellite. There are so many around. It was weird and I am so sorry I didn't investigate further or take a photo. Source of report indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD
August 29, 2015 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Dayton, OH
Witness elects to provide no contact information. We do not know the duration of the sighting, and cannot contact the source, in order to confirm that fact. PD
August 29, 2015 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalSaint-Georges-De-Didonne, Poitou-Charentes · France
Le 29 aout 2015 entre 21h45 et 23h une famille observe successivement les déplacements de points lumineux orangés ou blancs dans le ciel. Certains s'éteignent progressivement, d'autres sont perdus de vue partant dans diverses directions. Aucun bruit n'est entendu durant les observations. Un seul témoignage est recueilli. L'observation de points lumineux oranges ou blanc dans le ciel, une nuit de week-end fait nettement penser à des lanternes thaïlandaises, probablement lâchées à proximité à l'issue d'une fête privée. La disparition successive de ces lumières conforte cette hypothèse car résulte de la fin de l’extinction des bruleurs dans les lanternes. Le témoignage très succinct ne permet pas de corréler l'observation avec le vent. En conséquence le GEIPAN classe le cas en B : probable lanternes thailandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
August 29, 2015 · 9:26 PM · LIGHT
IdentifiedMoulins, Auvergne · France
Le samedi 29 aout 2015 à 21h26 un témoin sur sa terrasse regarde les étoiles et un avion et reste surpris de voir dans le NO un phénomène lumineux augmenter puis diminuer en intensité jusqu'à disparaitre. Un seul témoignage est recueilli. Les caractéristiques du PAN ont été relevées par le témoin : - Point lumineux immole - Durée d’observation de 10 secondes - Luminosité semblable à celle d’une étoile Ces données sont typiques d’un flare ou flash Iridium. Par ailleurs, les données concernant l’heure et la direction de l’observation (heure exacte notée de 21h26 et direction d’observation vers le Nord-Ouest) se retrouvent dans celles concernant le flare Iridium de l’objet Iridium 54 d’une magnitude maximale de -6.6 (voir la note d’enquête). En conséquence le GEIPAN classe le cas en A : observation d'un flare iridium. [GEIPAN classification A — Flash iridium]
August 29, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Beverly, MA
Near beach two bright orange/red lights came across the water and went inland. No sound as the first light went at a constant speed overhead and the second flew with a pronounced change in speed. Then they both quickly dulled in brightness and vanished.
August 29, 2015 · 8:57 PM · LIGHT
Davidsville, PA
My father and I were returning home on 8/29/15 from Richland Township on route 219. In between Davidsville and Jerome, we spotted a redish orange light in the distance and watched it eventually pass over our car following 219 North East. Once the object was behind us, the light was not visible anymore.
August 29, 2015 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Phoenix, AZ
Outside with my great niece and nephew we live about 3.5 miles away from South Mountain. My niece noticed a bright light moving in the sky from the South to the North, while my nephew was looking at the light my niece pointed out, he saw a second light moving to meet up with the first light from east to west. Those 2 almost over us I noticed a 3rd light coming from the North to South met up with the first 2 lights formatting a triangle and remained there not moving again. We could not believe what we saw.
August 29, 2015 · 4:30 AM · LIGHT
Willimantic, CT
I was on the couch and had woken up to use the bathroom. As soon as I returned to the couch and closed my eyes, I seen a bright flash so I immediately opened them.. I noticed a huge bright flashing white light traveling up the road. I got up and went to the back door and watched this light moving really slowly go up the street, it stopped for a second and then it turned around and traveled in the opposite direction. You could only see a bright white light when it flashed, other than that darkness. There we no sounds at all and no vehicles driving by. I figured someone was the source so I went outside to make sure there was nothing that could be causing the light. Once I realized it was super quiet there was nobody,and nothing was happening outside it made me a little nervous, but I also came to the realization that it was definitely a UFO. Upon googleing this light I found this website and decided to leave my experience.
August 28, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Denver, CO
I saw a light move from north to south, too fast to be a plane. It was near DIA so plenty of planes were going by for comparison. While it was moving it disappeared then reappeared just as quickly as it had gone away, then was gone again. There were lights from a concert stage shining in the sky, and while I continued looking up, a smaller light spiraled in the sky above the lights about three times then disappeared for good.
August 28, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalBessay, Pays de la Loire · France
Le vendredi 28 août 2015 entre 21h et 21h15, quatre personnes dans un jardin observent dans le ciel la présence de deux lumières orange. Une lumière semble fixe plein Ouest et la deuxième mobile vient du Nord-Ouest. Les lumières disparaissent l'une après l'autre en direction du Sud-Ouest. Aucun bruit n'est entendu lors de l'observation d'une minute. Le témoin a le temps de prendre 4 photographies. Un seul témoignage est recueilli en gendarmerie. La série de photos analysée (voir la note d’enquête) montre, avec une bonne probabilité, deux lanternes thaïlandaises, se déplaçant au gré du vent. L’observation s’est déroulée un vendredi soir, jour de la semaine propice aux festivités du week-end (mariages, fêtes diverses…) durant lesquelles de telles lanternes peuvent être lancées. En conséquence le GEIPAN classe en B: probable lanternes thailandaises. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
August 28, 2015 · 8:50 PM · LIGHT
Conway, PA
Looked up and saw a strange object in sky. It had bright red and white lights almost like vehicle lights. It was moving very slowly from northeast to southwest. It slowly moved across the sky then stopped and the bright lights went out, it continued to hover with very dim lights for a good minute maybe more, then a smaller bright light came out of it's right side and flew off to the east, at this point the original object began to move north without turning the brighter lights back on. It finally faded out and I could not see it anymore. I had one witness who saw the first part which was the bright lights and the slow movement, they did not see the smaller light fly out of it.
August 28, 2015 · 6:00 AM · LIGHT
Georgetown, SC
I was awoken by my grandfather around 6:00am, telling me to come out side quick. When I went outside he said look is that thing moving and flashing red and green I said yes. I stood out side for a hour while this light or object flashed, and it seemed to sway side to side at times. I was also freaked out by the fact that I witnessed two shooting stars about three minutes apart around this object or light. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 28, 2015 · 4:30 AM · LIGHT
Fredericksburg, VA
It is a light identical to a star but does not sparkle, it is positioned with the stars as far as size, brightness (color was white) and position in field. I see it every morning between 4 am and 4:45 am.. It moves haltingly, but very fast from northeast to southwest. Checked with space station position, but does not come close?
August 28, 2015 · 3:44 AM · LIGHT
Bountiful, UT
This light was aprox 10 times brighter than the ISS or any satellite I have seen. I am sure it cleared the state of Utah in approx. 3 to 4 minutes the direction was from north to south heading at 185 degrees continuing in a straight line. I am unsure of the altitude but my best guess would be 25,000 feet or better. Just to make sure, I check the space station tracking page right after the light went to low in the horizon to view. This light appeared to be more like the new car headlights HID LIGHTS. There was no sound at all.
August 27, 2015 · 9:41 PM · LIGHT
Zeeland, MI
Intense bright circular light, appeared in north sky, disappeared after few seconds, no movement.
August 27, 2015 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Oceanside, NY
I was sitting outside in my backyard, when I saw 2 bright orange lights flying in an arc, a set distance from one another. They were travelling fairly slow, almost as if they were observing. As they got closer to the horizon, they disappeared. I was screaming for someone to come outside. My father came outside in time to see the third (supposed, my father said) craft. He believes it is an airplane, but I spend enough time outside to know that aircrafts have blinking lights. I've seen strange things before, but this made me truly question my sanity. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 27, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Fayetteville, WV
At approximately 9:00pm Thursday, August 27, 2015, I happened to be smoking a cigarette on my front porch, when I noticed a light similar to that of a distant star, but yet was moving. I thought it may have been what at first, seemed to be a high altitude jet flying over the New River Gorge area, yet the more I observed the object it appeared to be flying at a more than normal rate of speed and DID NOT have any flashing light as, you would see with most terrestrial aircraft. As I walked out into the driveway to watch it further a bright bluish white light flashed twice in intervals over one second exactly apart before vanishing leaving no trace, nor light. This entire observation lasted only fifteen second before simply vanishing in the sky. It did not leave in one direction or the other, only ceased to be there.
August 26, 2015 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Greensburg, PA
My husband had told me about seeing something like this about a week prior, but within a different direction than last night. However, the specs were the same. I was in the house when he called me to hurry and come outside, that "thing" was in the sky like he saw before, but this time to the south (last time was east). When I got outside, I observed a reddish-orange bright light that appeared to be descending but steady pace. After only a few minutes, it stopped moving all together. After only a few seconds, it began to move horizontally to the east and then stopped again. It appeared to hover while moving a tight circular pattern in each place it stopped. It would descend and move horizontally west and back east after each "stop". It even made a quick movement back UP at one point. I told my husband to flash his flashlight, but surprisingly he refused (he has interest in these types of things, watches a lot of documentaries). Right before it "disappeared" it began moving in what appeared to be a horizontal pattern away from us, so it either disappeared or moved out of sight because the light slowly dimmed during this process. I went back in the house to get my phone to record it, but had the phone focused on the neighbor's light instead of the sky and didn't realize it until it was gone because I was watching the sky, not my phone. I'll try again of the opportunity presents itself.