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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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February 5, 2015 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Springfield, VA
i saw the bright light in the sky near the beltway heading south about a week ago and again yesterday. this was unmistakeable i know how planes, helicopter, even shooting stars look. this was a different brighter light that stayed in a fixed position in the sky and then moved at a constant impossible speed across the sky until it dissapeared. lasted about 4 seconds. happened both times around 930pm
February 5, 2015 · 7:30 PM · LIGHT
Loveland, CO
There were 3 bright lights not moving out east of town. We started driving towards them. The first one stayed in bright and in place while the others dimmed and moved towards the south then stopped. Then a fourth bright light appeared next to the first one. It dimmed and moved away towards the south and stopped near the other two. We stopped the car and just watched. Out of no where a fifth bright light appeared next to the first one and again it dimmed and moved to the south towards the others. Then the first bright light died dimmed out and they all disappeared.
February 5, 2015 · 7:17 PM · LIGHT
Lock Haven, PA
Central Pennsylvania. It was approximately 7:17 PM. It was dark outside. I saw a plain, white dot, much larger than a star or planet, moving through the sky. It was too close to be a satellite, and it was not a plane as it did not have blinking lights. I was outside my apartment talking to my mom when I saw it. I watched it some. Then I noticed a slight curve in its flightpath. Its speed did not change during this. What makes this striking though is its exit. I was looking at it one second, looked down at my mom, looked up and thought it was gone as the bright light was nowhere in sight. Then I saw the light getting smaller in a line at a sharp angle from where the light was last seen. I realized this was the light ascending into the upper atmosphere. It did this in a much greater speed then it was traveling previously. Its ascension happened almost directly above me. Nothing else occurred after. My mom did not see it as she did not want to ge! t out of her car and into the cold. This is not the first time I have seen such a light. About 10 miles away from this location, I have seen this kind of light a couple of times. Each time, it just moves though the sky, sometimes changing its speed and/or flightpath. I have never before seen it rapidly ascend into the atmosphere though. Seeing the light do that today is what prompted me to submit this report. Possible satellite? PD
February 5, 2015 · 12:40 AM · LIGHT
Santa Barbara, CA
Midnight-ish of February 5th, in UCSB (University of California Santa Barbara), my friend and I were looking out to the ocean (southward), when we spotted a star-shaped, red-orange object in the sky. It looked as if it was slowly swaying inconsistently left to right, and perhaps drifting closer to us. A bit concerned (perhaps "frightened") we ran inland to where it eventually vanished. The object was alone and, to our knowledge, was not preceded nor succeeded (we checked for succession) by any other objects of its kind. It emitted five (natural) rays of light (not "beams" or searchlights) that almost shaped in a star, with one ray shining upward and the other four fanning downward. A plane flew by shortly after. We considered it may have been the aircraft emitting the light, but immediately decided against it as it flew in from the opposite part of the sky, and was in no way close to illuminating as bright as the red-orange glow.
February 4, 2015 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Las Vegas, NV
Ball of bright light, spun in a clockwise direction then shot up into the clouds and disappeared. It was nighttime, no stars, no sounds such as loud booming from fireworks. A very fast but clear occurence.
February 4, 2015 · 6:35 PM · LIGHT
Englewood, FL
At approx. 6:35pm, Wed, Feb 4, I was walking the dog at the beach on Manasota Key. (about 1/8 mile north of the Charlotte County line in Sarasota County). I looked toward the south and saw a bright orange ball of “fire.” The color looked as if an airplane was on fire, gliding slowly in the sky from south to north. It took a slight turn to the east and descended slightly, then turned back to the west and kept it’s slow, gliding motion to the north. As it traveled north up the beach the orange fireball got smaller, until, eventually, it went dark. When I first noticed the ball, it was about the size of a quarter (if the quarter were right in front of my eyes) and stayed that size for about 20 seconds. The last 10 seconds it gradually became smaller, but the brightness stayed the same, until it was the size of the tip of a sharp pencil, and then went dark. It was very eery. No sound whatsoever. I am a 60 year old female - retired business owner - well traveled.
February 4, 2015 · 5:00 PM · LIGHT
McMinnville, TN
Watched red light that was not flashing in sky NE of my home. Light set still approximately for 3 to 4 minutes. A small airplane with flashing light flew behind it in an easterly direction. Then the solid red light slowly moved in an easterly direction very slowly for approximately 2 minutes. Then the red light went slowly straight upwards for approximately 1 minute. Then the red light moved slowly back in a westerly direction for approximately 2 minutes. Then the light blinked 1 time & went out in the sky just like you had turned a light switch off. When I say moved slowly no airplane could move the slow. It was like a crawl. It was not a helicopter cause the light would have been flashing just like on an airplane. Slate blue sky background.
February 3, 2015 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Costa Mesa, CA
I was talking on the phone, looking up in the sky at the Orion grou, and on the lower left, I thought at first it was the lower left star. It started slowly moving and then slowly faded away and was gone. It lasted about 45 seconds. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 3, 2015 · 5:30 PM · LIGHT
Cedar Rapids, IA
Saw a light coming up over the trees and houses on Mt. Vernon rd. Thought it was a helicopter at first then it started moving irradically and changing colors. Red, blue, green, then a really bright silvery white. Thought it could be a remote toy bigger than that thought and then started flying further away. It was 14 degrees outside so I don't see how anyone would be playing with something. I stopped at Hy Vee and took video of it. I couldn't capture the size or the colors with my phone.
February 3, 2015 · 9:25 AM · LIGHT
Waddell, AZ
Line of lights horizontal up over Buckeye. Went out and they were there, them one by one they went out. Not f-16's or military…
February 2, 2015 · 11:40 PM · LIGHT
Milford, UT
The first three did this at the same time in the same places. Then I saw random lights just like the others but only appeared one at a time. They were in the same place in the sky but just south of the first three. Just before I saw what looked like a little piece moon just setting over the mountains. It was a orange hue. But It faded after a few seconds confusing me. Then realizing a few seconds later there was a full moon straight up in the sky so it could not be that. I came back around in my car to see if I could recreate the light. Nothing. About 20 seconds after I saw that first light above the mountains is when I started seeing those weird lights. I tried to record it but it only lasted about 5-10 seconds and my phones camera can't even record video of the moon at night. It was the most unexplainable thing I have ever seen in my life.
February 2, 2015 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Woodstock, GA
The night was crystal clear with not a cloud in the sky. It was the night before a full moon, so the reflected light off the moon illuminated the yard, etc., giving it a twilight feel. At approximately 9:15 PM, I observed two large, red-orange sparkling lights, very slowly approaching our home from above the tree line. (We have woods behind our home, but without the leaves on them it is possible to see for quite a distance into them.) My husband and I immediately went outside into our backyard. We observed a third red-orange light approaching behind the first two. They were large, completely silent, and moving very slowly. No visible structures were visible, just light. Within a few minutes, a fourth red-orange light approached following in the same path as the first three. They continued to very slowly progress over the tree line and off into the distance. Also, our dog, still inside, barked relentlessly at the lights.
February 2, 2015 · 6:45 PM · LIGHT
Jackson Heights (NYC, Queens), NY
2 green lights hovering then moved quickly across the sky before dropping and vanishing.
February 2, 2015 · 12:35 AM · LIGHT
Escanaba, MI
We get emergency vehicles by the house, so I know if the lights are theirs, but this affected the lights in the house. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
February 1, 2015 · 6:25 PM · LIGHT
Frisco, TX
I was headed south on Preston Road, about 2 and a half miles north of Frisco, Texas when I observed a bright light in the sky, southwest of Frisco, Texas, with a cloud as a backdrop. The light was white gold in color, and looked to be at two levels, top and bottom. It was dusk, but the Sun was still low on the horizon, and thought at first the light might be a reflection of the Sun on an aircraft approaching DFW Airport, which is relatively nearby. I became convinced that the light was not an aircraft or helicopter. It seemed much too big, like a sudden star in the sky. Besides, living where I do on the north side of the Metroplex, I see airplanes and helicopters flying overhead all of the time. I know them by sight, but what I saw this evening didn't resemble a plane or copter at all. The light stayed in one place, backed by the cloud, for almost two minutes, then rose above the cloud, in a straight line and much faster than a plane or copter could, for about five seconds. The light then completely disappeared, in the blink of an eye. The Sun was still visible, so if what I saw was some kind of reflection off of the sun, it would NOT have disappeared as it did. I looked in all directions from the light, for several minutes, but I did not see the light any further after it disappeared.
February 1, 2015 · 10:26 AM · LIGHT
Bali (Indonesia) · Indonesia
Reappears several seconds later to the East, moves quickly upwards, downwards, left, then right. Disappears again as it slowly moved upwards. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 31, 2015 · 8:50 PM · LIGHT
Dunlow, WV
I stopped in the curb and watched it my grandson yells, "Go, Maw, Maw, go! It's a space ship" (keep in mind, he's barely 4 yrs. old and knew what we were seeing. My mom is panicking and crying so I took off up the mountain, although I wanted to view it. Once I started to take off, immediately the huge large ball of light was over the car hovering above the tree line swaying side to side all the while it was moving forward right along with us. It was so close to the vehicle that the car was lite up like a foot ball field. I again slowed down to roll window down to stop and try to get a picture, but our nerves had got the best of us with the adrenaline flowing, I could barely drive and keep my mind together this ball of light continues following us the road has a lot of curbs and in the curbs it would shoot out and right back in over top the vehicle we were scared to death went on for over 4 miles. It was so bright that in the rear view mirror I could see the entire road lite up like a giant spot light beaming down. Approximately 1/2 mile from our driveway the light took off at a high rate of speed off to the right. We sighed not hardly believing what we had seen. I pulled into driveway and dropped my mom off stayed in the car with my grandson and then I backed out to go home I live on the point of the mountain a lil bit behind my moms house. There are 4 mountains with a large L shaped ravine between them. Not even 1 minute after backing out off to the left below tree tops the ravine was lit up it was back. The object shot 3 times to the point of the mount! ain and back then as quickly as it showed up had took off quickly towa rd the direction it had came. Since this date I've had one more encounter myself and my mom and her husband has had 2 more encounters last one in April 2015 all of which I keep track of in a journal. This is the first time I've posted on a UFO site and I will be telling our story to Mufon as well. For over six weeks I couldn't sleep I was scared to death same for my mom and my grandson I told him the Kentucky state police picked up the spaceship and took it to jail because he is scared to be here at night. We live in a very rural area of Wayne County, WV. For a long time, I didn't want to even report this, but as my mental status was very devastated I was scared to death to even drive in the dark come home alone to an empty house. As time goes on I've accepted this reality. And unfortunately awaiting the next arrival of this unknown light.
January 31, 2015 · 7:27 PM · LIGHT
Waimea, HI
Object seen to the ENE of Waimea, Hawaii, under clear sky with some haze on horizon. Object displayed colors of red and white, but was too far away to determine shape. Object appeared to be a plane or jet and was travelling SW over Honokaa, Hawaii. It moved in a start and stop pattern, moving horizontally a short distance then abruptly stopping, briefly hold position then straight down, abrupt stop, moved north a short distance, then dropping straight down and out of sight. Abrupt 90 degree movements not typical of known aircraft. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 30, 2015 · 6:20 PM · LIGHT
Modesto, CA
Flashing star-like formation. Flashes white, reds, blues, purples & greens. We have been seeing this since 12/31/2013. It's not a star because the other stars would be out and this one would disappear. It even appears when there are clouds, and moves very fast. My family and I have several videos and pictures. Possible star?? PD
January 30, 2015 · 4:42 PM · LIGHT
Oak Lawn, IL
I saw a low flying object coming towards me with sunlight glaring off of it when I was driving on 95th St today at 4:42PM. I got stopped by a traffic red light and all the sudden the Oak Park Ave (Green Street Sign) was blocking my view of that low object flying. The traffic light then turned green 10-15 seconds later I continued to drive again so that street sign wouldn't be blocking my view anymore and it wasn't there anymore when it definitely should of still have been there to even see it twice as better. I got out of Wendy's Drive thru at 4:52PM and I ordered a Son of Bacconattor. A visible satellite I also saw did the same sorta thing in the area but was way higher in the sky and was way smaller flying at 4:57PM when I driving towards Kean Ave on 95th St. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 30, 2015 · 8:00 AM · LIGHT
Ruffin, NC
Looked like Large Stars that moved slowly, mostly white but with some reds and blues.
January 30, 2015 · 3:41 AM · LIGHT
Kenosha, WI
I saw a bright light in direct Southern sky. Thought it was a airplane but it wasn't moving in any direction, then i assumed it was a Star although i didnt see any others, and felt it was to bright. After watching it for 3 to 4 minutes it was gone, just like a bright light bulb being turned off. I have no idea what it was.
January 30, 2015 · 12:07 AM · LIGHT
Le Sueur, MN
Approximate location: east of Highway 169, possibly east of the Minnesota River, north of Johnson Aggregates quarry, and north of the small town of Ottawa (Le Sueur County) Location: 44 degrees 25 minutes 18.48 seconds -93 degrees 55 minutes 59.79 seconds.
January 29, 2015 · 7:40 PM · LIGHT
Edmond, OK
Driving down Penn Ave., between 206 and 220, saw a circular, BRIGHT light. The bright light was surrounded by other smaller lights. The white light was very large and had about the intensity of a halogen or LED lightbulb. The smaller lights were red and green. I know planes have red and green lights, but there were multiple on this thing. The strangest part was, it was completely still and simply hovered way above the power lines. Strangest thing I've seen in my life.