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July 4, 2015 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Leesburg, VA
This is a more accurate and updated version of a previous report. The object appeared as a single red light. It was not blinking- but flickering. Shimmering like a star. The light proceeded to move horizontally across the night sky, without making noise, until it suddenly shot up vertically until it was out of sight. It made no noise.
July 4, 2015 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Provo, UT
A light appeared and hovered in one spot and flashed. The light was white. It would disappear and then reappear in another spot in the sky and do the same thing then move back to the other spot. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:56 PM · LIGHT
Warrendale, PA
Dear sir, I spoke to you via telephone on 7/4/2015 around 2230 hrs. concerning some lights I had observed near my home in Warrendale, PA, about 20 miles North of Pittsburgh, Pa. A brief background on me, I served in the United States Marines and have been a police officer for 25 years. I live in a rural area, and own 11 acres, it is mostly a wooded area. On 7/4/2015 at about 2150 hrs, eastern time I was watching neighbors lighting fireworks and I was talking on the phone, when I noticed what I thought was a commercial airliner approaching from the northeast. I noticed that the light was a bright orange color, which was odd. Then there was a second one following it. Both craft were traveling about the same speed as an airplane. They traveled for about 5-10 seconds towards me then just disappeared. Then two more lights appeared and followed the same path as the first two, with the same distance between them and both disappeared as the first two. Then, I witnessed a craft with a red light do the exact same thing. This was followed by 4 more orange lights with the same outcome. I called the local CBS news station, KDKA television but got no response. I also posted on social media asking if anyone had noticed this, but as of yet, I haven't gotten a response. Feel free to contact me at my number provided bellow with any follow up.
July 4, 2015 · 9:55 PM · LIGHT
Columbia, MO
The fireworks display in downtown Columbia, Mo. ended around 9:35PM and we started home over Stadium Blvd. Turning west on Broadway my husband, Greg, who was driving, and I noticed a bright red light in the western sky moving north toward Venus and Jupiter. We watched for a few seconds and it appeared to be an airplane so we lost interest. We then turned north onto Silvey Rd.. Silvey turns into a very steep hill before it reaches I-70 Drive SW. (http://tinyurl.com/p7qbuzc). When you are at the top of the descent, visually, you are almost directly across from the tops of the trees on the other side of I-70 Drive SW. It was at this time we saw a large, fire engine red object, a little smaller than a dime at arm’s length, just above the tops of the trees. It appeared round, with a little “haze” circling the perimeter which could be attributable to the smoke from neighborhood firework displays. I lowered my window but did not hear any sound other than our car. As we descended the! hill, the object was still visible but was somewhat obscured by the trees. My husband turned west onto I-70 Drive SW and we attempted to keep it in view but couldn’t. We crossed Sorrel’s Overpass (a road over Highway 70) and turned west onto I-70 Drive NW then north on Gibbs Rd. and then east hoping to get another view from a highpoint overlooking a forested area which was once a Christmas tree farm but we had lost it. This object appeared very close to us, between I-70Drive SW (38.966995, -92.389620) and W. Gibbs Rd. (38.973707, -92.389698) but that is purely a guess. (Use Google Maps for coordinates.) In retrospect I wonder if the light we originally saw while driving over Broadway was really a plane.
July 4, 2015 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Ottawa, IL
For sixty seconds in the northern sky five balls of light pulmeted towards the earth. Make a three hundred and sixty degree free fall turn, then broke apart shooting downword, then disappearing. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Ashland, OR
At finale of firework display in West an abrupt blue light entered while I filmed. There was no noise, and first impression was a singular shooting star. It preceded several orange lights and all abruptly reversed their direction. Either in a tight formation of as one. I thought helicopter, or drone but it was extremely fast and noiseless.
July 4, 2015 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT
Derby, KS
I was laying on a lawn blanket with my family awaiting the Derby city fireworks display around 9:40 PM, when I observed what I thought was a satellite approaching from the south. My whole family observed it and we wondered if it was the ISS passing over. My son quickly checked on his phone and saw that the ISS was over the ocean. We continued to observe what we presumed to be a satellite until it slowed, abruptly changed direction to the east, paused, then moved around quite erratically before coming to a complete and motionless halt. After a few minutes, it moved to the east, and then turned north and came almost directly overhead. It slowly moved back to the southwest and “parked”. It stayed there and appeared simply as a star until we left and went home. My son and I were so intrigued, we watched it the whole time instead of the fireworks. I wondered at first if it could be a drone and what we were observing was positioned lower in altitude than we initially perceived, but its peculiar movement, silence, and perfectly motionless “parking “ for an extended period of time, make me think “no”. It appeared to be high in the atmosphere, and looked just like a star. My son and I were especially intrigued, and we were curious if anyone else saw it. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Palm Bay, FL
I believed they may be helicopters in the distance. Until I saw a third and finally fourth come into view. Seemingly from nowhere. All four objects hovered in formation, and seemed to be slowly moving from west to east in the sky. The initial two lights flashes began to dull out gradually with each flash until just never reoccuring. The fourth light stopped flashing abruptly, and the third light had worked it's way to where the first two lights disappeared. The third light remained there for about 20 sec. Until slowly dimming away as well. I thought at first these may have been helicopters but the glow of the lights was different than that of a helicopter and the pulse and intensity was something I had not seen before.
July 4, 2015 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Seaside, OR
Two orange balls of light traveling south to north over land along the coast line. No noise was heard and when observed with binoculars I could not make out any details other than the round shape. Objects traveled identical paths but were a great distance apart. Each object became faint and disappeared upon reaching same point directly east of my location.
July 4, 2015 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Dix Hills, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:25 PM · LIGHT
San Mateo, CA
Moving light much faster than that of an airplane. Spotted while looking for fireworks from our backyard. The light was speeding for around 45 secs to a minute before fading away with a flash. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Panama City Beach, FL
During public beach fireworks displays, witnessed a square arrangement of 4 or more lights which seemed to belong to a single craft, colored green and white. Hovered in a tight location, did not move with wind, 200-300 yards from ground. Changed lateral location slightly, within 20 feet of original sighting, rotated slightly from time to time. Craft also exhibited whitish aura above it, though there was little to no overhead cloud cover which would reflect light at that distance. Initially considered craft to be a drone piloted from the ground. I walked several hundred yards closer to observe, overheard other witnesses pointing out a drone in the sky. No other lighted objects observed, no helicopter noise or otherwise was discernable. Began walking away from area, turning every 15 seconds or so to look again. Between glances the craft disappeared. Did not observe it leaving the area or descending. Drone theory still possible, but lights were brighter than aircraft marker lights and, being unfamiliar with drones, I am unsure if a drone could descend and land quickly enough to totally escape observation. Corroborating observations are encouraged. Attempt to photograph object resulting only in a blurred single light, with a iphone camera unable to distinguish individual points.
July 4, 2015 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Crystal Lake, IL
We have corrected the date above. PD
July 4, 2015 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Greensboro, NC
I was watching the 4th fireworks display from 1/4 of a mile from the origin. I noticed a green light making movements unlike any airplane. It dropped a considerable distance then made a 90 degree right turn. It looked like it was getting a better view of the fireworks. At the finale, it turned from green to bright red, then back to green, and promptly vanished!I tried to videotape it. Although it's impossible to tell what it is to someone who did not witness it, I know (hope) maybe a professional could glean it's presence.
July 4, 2015 · 9:10 PM · LIGHT
Farmington, MO
Report received by the Missouri Investigators Group. http://ufomig.yolasite.com. BBecker ufomig@yahoo.com. I had spent the late afternoon, early evening, at my mom's house, with family, at Lake Timberline, Bonne Terre, MO. I would not attend the evening's fireworks display there, as I had a prior commitment to walk my friend's dog by 9pm (my friend was staying out of town that evening...he lives just west of Highway 67 in Farmington, MO). Because of my commitments, I was paying particular attention to the time. I left my mom's house for Farmington by just before 8:30 pm, heading north to my friend's house, and arriving at around 8:45pm. I took out his dog for a walk in the yard. We finished by 9:00 pm, and I remember hearing what certainly sounded like very large fireworks going off in the east, toward Farmington. I assumed it was their annual display. As the dog seemed increasing nervous at the sounds, I took her back in the house and left for my home in Farmington. I got on to Hwy 67 south, hung a left on Hwy H, headed east into Farmington. I continued to hear the "booming! " of what seemed to be Farmington's fireworks display, now behind me as I entered the city limits. There was some traffic that had passed on Hwy H heading west, and I was looking ahead at another oncoming vehicle, when just over the treetops appeared what I initially thought was a small plane. It is not uncommon to see small aircraft in this area as the pilots descend and make their way toward landing at the small Farmington airport. I suppose my immediate thought was that it could be dangerous perhaps for a small plane to be out, at this time on the July 4th holiday, so close to a large fireworks demonstration. The craft did not seem to be heading in a straight line, but sort of a "bee line" to the west-northwest. It took only seconds to realize that there were no flashing lights or beacon on this craft, it seemed very low, but very large, glowing brightly in an orange-red hue. I realized that this was unusual and I found my self startled. Quickly, I glanced! in my rear-view mirror, saw not traffic behind me. I slammed ! on the b rakes, and backed my car up twenty or thirty feet into the nearest drive, and parked, with my car facing north. I looked out my windshield and viewed the craft headed west. It seemed quite large, a fireball, with no discernible flashing lights, as with a plane or helicopter. I whipped out my cell phone and attempted to film the light. As soon as I got the recorder operating, I realized that filming through the windshield could interfere getting a "clean" recording, so I exited the vehicle quickly, with the phone in my right hand. I stood outside the car, between the open door and the car, leaning on the vehicle to steady my hand. The craft seemed to have moved further to the north of me, and as I filmed, it ceased to move, and hung in midair. I looked like Venus would appear in the night sky, but was as twice as bright as Venus, burning in that orange-red hue. While I watched and filmed, it seemed as though the craft appeared as a "V" shaped, but I cannot! be sure. After minutes, the object began to move due north, disappearing gradually from my line of sight. I recall stopping the camera record feature on the cell phone, and climbed back into my car. I was excited to see what I had filmed. I then realized that only ten seconds of video existed of this sighting, ending as I began to exit the vehicle, with no visual of the light I attempted to film from the windshield. I thought perhaps I "jostled" the phone upon exiting the car, but I cannot account for the fact that I remember stopping the camera record feature on my phone when the experience ended. Because there was no video to prove what I had seen, needless to say, I was extremely pissed off. I drove the rest of the way home, and explained to my waiting wife, what I had seen. I put a post on Facebook at about 9:34pm, asking if anyone else had seen this. Surprisingly, only a few responded, and some with skepticism. I was probably ranting at my wife for hours abo! ut this. How can tens of thousands of people be sitting outsid! e watchi ng the sky, and no one saw what I had seen? In retrospect, and this is purely speculation, I was left feeling that this object was responding to the fireworks in town, stopped within a short distance to observe, and then tracked slowly northward. I was extremely agitated after this experience, and in the following week, I would go outside around the same time of the evening to see if this craft would return, and I could get another chance at filming it. Investigators Note: Between July 4 and July 5 there were reports of similar object in Missouri at Perryville, Hematite, Arnold, Columbia and Monroe City. https://goo.gl/maps/1BEnM. Witnesses declined to file reports.
July 4, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Greenfield, MA
Bright yellow pulsing or moving slowly upwards. Caught on camera and on video. Silent, peaceful, disappeared into overcast sky.
July 4, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Mira Loma, CA
Object was hovering in the sky for about five minutes just a little south of our location. The object had very bright non-flashing white, red and green lights. At first I just thought it was an airplane, but then I realized that it was standing still. After about five minutes the object started moving in a zig zag motion downward and was out of sight behind the tree line within a minute.
July 4, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Montgomery, AL
A bright white light appeared over downtown Montgomery prior to the firework show. It then turned red, and proceeded to go away and towards our location real fast. Then it turned on a dime and flew at jet plane speed to the east and out if sight. Then returned as fast as it left and hovered over Montgomery for about four minutes then disappeared. Its altitude was approximately 5000 feet and was too fast for a drone. I took pictures with my I phone but too many city lights make it difficult to ID.
July 4, 2015 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Tucson, AZ
On July 4th, 2015, at approx. 21: 00, we witnessed a light display above the eastern portion of the Catalina Mtns. north of Tucson, Az. We were sitting in chairs at the western edge of the Sabino Canyon parking lot and had just watched the fireworks display that Ventana Canyon Resort puts on for guests. The sky was heavily overcast over the mountains so when I saw a bright white light appear over the mountains just to the west of the radio towers, I thought it best to turn on my 5X night vision camera and see what it was and I began recording. It was actually 2 lights nearly together in a stationary position far out over the mountains which was easy to tell since the lights were in focus but the radio towers were not since they were closer even though still a few miles away. Immediately when I turned on the camera, there was a big blue flash near the right side of the lights. I then zoomed in on the lights and the 2 lights gradually became three in a perfectly spaced row. My camera was mounted on a tripod so the light appeared steady and not moving in the video and that can be gauged also by its relation to the top of the mountain seen below it. Clearly these lights were in the sky and are not on the mountain itself. There were big flashes of green lights both near the lights but also well away from them. Later a similar set of lights appeared out of nowhere next to the original lights to the left of them and when they did the original lights themselves flashed as a large green light. This second set of lights then began to disappear and became a single red light that could be seen moving towards the original lights before it went out. While trying to get my camera in a better focus there was suddenly a flurry of large flashing lights on all sides of the original lights. The original 3 lights continued to stay in the same place in the sky for a few minutes more and then my camera ran out of memory. The lights didn't do anything unusual after that but eventually just turned off abruptly. After about half an hour the lights came back on in the same location with one bright white light appearing and then 4 more gradually forming a straight line of lights. They did the same large flashes of light and they appeared to move independently from each other. Lights were seen suddenly appearing and coming from the sides towards the row of lights. This display lasted several minutes and then just like the first event they all went out like a light switch had been activated. I was with one other person who witnessed the events in a similar way as I did since we were both commenting on what we saw as it occurred. I wear glasses but my vision is very good. I'm 66 and am in retail sales. The other witness is in his 50's and is in the medical sales field. I've included my YouTube video with this report so feel free to post it on the NUFORC site.
July 4, 2015 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Lincoln, NE
Three red lights came from the south, two in front, one shortly after. The first two took off in opposite directions, one going east the other northwest. The trailing one I watched flying, not over the horizon out of sight, but it flew directly into space until no longer visible.
July 4, 2015 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Redlands, CA
At about 8:30 PM on Saturday, July 4th, I was sitting in our front yard in Redlands, California, waiting with friends and family to watch the annual fireworks display at the University of Redlands Football Stadium. I had been sitting and talking with my friend who is a medical doctor at an area hospital. There were a number of small aircraft flying around the area, which is typical around here on July 4th, but one aircraft really stood out. Instead of the typical red and green blinking position lights as seen on the surrounding aircraft, this particular aircraft had one amber-orange light. It appeared to be the size of a large, bright planet…possibly a bit larger. It moved in a west to east trajectory north of Redlands in the direction of Mentone, California. My friend and I watched it for 30-45 seconds. As I continued to watch the light, I kept saying to her, “That doesn’t look like an airplane.” It appeared to be moving about the same speed as the small airplanes in the area, but unlike those other aircraft it maintained a constant altitude. My friend looked away briefly, but I kept watching it. Then before my eyes it abruptly disappeared. When it disappeared, I exclaimed to her, “It disappeared!” She looked back at me and said, “That must not have been an airplane!” I am kicking myself because we had a yard full of people, and I didn’t say anything to anyone else but my friend. I didn’t even tell my husband, who is a retired USAF navigator. He reprimanded me, saying, “The next time you see something like that tell me!”
July 4, 2015 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Taylors, SC
These orange lights followed the exact same trajectory moving from west to east and were slightly to our south. These lights all stayed solid and non blinking lights, and appear to move at the same speed. At no time were we able to viable see any shape to these objects, other than the solid orange light, nor could we distinguish and audible sound from them. We live near the GSP airport and are very familiar with aircraft flying over, these were nothing like we have ever witnessed. And they seemed to be lower than what we normally will see, although it was had to tell for certain because it was very dark and we couldn't see a solid shape to estimate distance. Halfway through the event my son called a friend who lives within 10 miles SW of us, his friend and his friend's wife we able to witness these lights as well. However for them they saw the formations roughly a minute before we did and the saw them towards towards their north and moving still from west to east.
July 4, 2015 · 7:45 PM · LIGHT
Front Royal, VA
While waiting for fireworks on July 4th, 2015, my family and i witnessed two red lights appear out of nowhere. The lights never moved the whole time we watched them never flashed or anything.
July 4, 2015 · 2:45 AM · LIGHT
Mesa, AZ
Distance: Approx. 0.5 mile from observer, facing north Source: Periscope user broadcasting sighting, with over 28 live users watching at some time Observation Time: 02:45 to 04:15 approx Description: 3 lights observed over South Central Mesa, AZ, close to Interstate 60. 2 of the lights over each other but not perfectly (approx 10 degree off ) stationary. 3rd light bellow also at the same angle, this one is flashing and moving up and down fairly fast. All lights changing color from white, yellow and blue. Something lights fading but not at the same time. Top light and bottom light had a relation Ex: color change simultaneously and vanishing and coming back (but not all the time) this was observed about 4 time. Middle light not changing much and not at the same time as the other two. No sounds. Light just vanished without movement. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD