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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
October 8, 2014 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Richmond, TX
Witnessed a very bright, solid white light that resembled a satellite moving slowly from East to West. Moving very slowly and with no sound. It looked very similar to previous sightings of the ISS but the object was getting darker as it approached the West horizon (should be the other way around...brighter going towards the sun). Object was no longer visible once it was too far to the West.
October 8, 2014 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
South River (Canada), ON · Canada
At least 20 star-like lights traveled very rapidly from south west to north east, covering the sky over us in less than a minute. there was no noise, like a jet is heard flying overhead.
October 8, 2014 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Myrtle Beach, SC
Standing on the beach in Myrtle Beach looking south close to the North Myrtle Beach city limit, I observed three lights colored yellow/white the size of stars moving east to west from the ocean to land somewhat low over the horizon. Airport is very near sighting. There appeared to be one light from a second object following behind though low clouds may have obscured other lights. At first I thought a light then two then the third were stars but then noticed they were moving and not quite white like the other stars. Then I thought it was a plane but first the plane was too high to be landing and it was a strange flight pattern coming directly west from the Atlantic ocean. Then I noticed the lights jumping directly up and down a number of times. I followed the lights over too long a distance for it to be a searchlight and the lights were distinct like distant stars or maybe aircraft lights. It seemed strange and especially with the single light from another craft following close behind at the same low altitude. Conditions were not ideal because of the low clouds over the horizon. The lights appeared visible to me intermittently through the clouds. Don't know if they were satellites or even how far away they were but I was not looking high in the sky at all. Wasn't super alarming but strange and no obvious explanation. No one was nearby on the beach at night and no one with me. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 8, 2014 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Charlotte, NC
6 large circular orange lights moving across the sky from west to east. No noise. No apparent formation.
October 8, 2014 · 9:09 PM · LIGHT
Detroit, MI
Lights changed direction several times east, west north and south then departed eastward after maintaining the same position for approx 10 min.
October 8, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Leominster, MA
Bright yellow light, size as an average star, or little larger moving E to SW, at one point, directly overhead. At first I thought it was high altitude aircraft, noticed no sound and solid yellow/white light (no flashing lights). Continued traveling W but seemed to head more SW. Expecting it continue to travel across the sky but it appeared to ascend into the sky and disappear.
October 8, 2014 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
New Bedford, MA
I was standing on my front porch and thought I was looking at star but then they started moving. There was at least 20 slow moving objects were all west.
October 8, 2014 · 8:15 PM · LIGHT
Susanville, CA
In back yard. Looked up saw pretty blue-white light, planet like object. Was about to tell husband to come and look at the super bright planet, when it took off. Hollered at husband "look, look" he saw it also. It flew off and disappeared into the tree tops. Looked around for it and didn't see it. Went into the house to get binoculars. Went into front yard. Saw a distant object flashing red and blue. Checked it with binoculars, circular object flashing red and blue but not solid colors more like flashes coming out the sides or maybe object spinning. Went back inside finally found camera, looked for it again and saw nothing.
October 8, 2014 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Quakertown, PA
I was sitting on my fire escape, looking up at the stars. I saw what appeared to be two stars close together. But one of them started to move slowly east. I thought it would dip below the roof-top across from me, but it didn't. Instead, it arched upward as it accelerated and disappeared into space within about two seconds.
October 8, 2014 · 6:50 PM · LIGHT
Kingsport, TN
I was outside and looked up at the night sky. I saw what I thought was a very bright star until it seemed to be moving slowly. I thought it might be an aircraft of some kind, but it just was not moving correctly and was just too bright. The light never blinked...just stayed so bright. I stepped inside for approximately 3 seconds to get my boyfriend to come and look to see what he thought. When we looked up for it, it was completely gone. It didnt have enough time to just fly away or float off. It couldnt have been hidden behind anything because it was up in the clear sky. It was just GONE. After that, I was still searching for it, but there were a few planes flying in the same area the huge bright object was. (Have been seeing quite a few unusual things in the sky lately, mainly white spheres that seem to almost float)
October 8, 2014 · 6:02 AM · LIGHT
Newburgh, NY
Took a series of pictures of the blood moon on Oct 8th 2014 in just one picture there is a very clear object with a weird series of lights that appeared to be connected by a sine wave of white light. I didnt see the object when i was taking the pictures and didnt see it til I looked at the pictures. it is only in one of the shots and is very clear in the shot. I am a retired Navy/NYANG vet and took the photo over to Stewart ANG base and was told there were no aircraft in the area at the time of the metadata on the photo. The photo has bothered me for years. Im still fascinated by it. Especially being a retired jet engine mechanic. Its crazy that the object only shows up in one of the series of pictures . Ive sent the series of pics. img_8271 is where the object can be seen
October 8, 2014 · 6:02 AM · LIGHT
Newburgh, NY
On the morning of Oct 8, 2014, I was photographing the lunar eclipse from 0515 hours until 0620 hours. I took approximately 80 pictures. Upon inspection of my photos I noticed an object in just one photo. The object was two red lights with a very bright white light in the center. The three lights are connected by what appears to be a line of light roughly resembling a sign wave with brighter spots in the upper apexes of the wave. You can see no solid object connecting these lights. The rest of the picture is well focused with no motion blur or lens blur. This object is in one picture only of the 80 I took so it is not a piece of hair on the lens or light leaks in the camera. I would like to submit this picture just to have it analyzed and get a possible answer! It’s very strange. The object in the picture was not seen outside of the picture by naked eyes
October 8, 2014 · 5:55 AM · LIGHT
Oak Lawn, IL
I was looking at the lunar eclipse. I took my attention off the lunar eclipse. I started looking at the stars at 5:55AM for a moment. I notice 2 identical stars looking like they were both moving as small thin clouds were moving past them both. The stars were both on the other side of the sky far away from the lunar eclipse. The clouds were moving past in front of them at a medium speed. They both suddenly diminished as the clouds finally past by in front of them both. All the other stars were still there till I went inside at 6:17AM. I noticed them both there for 25 seconds and they could of have been there for a longer time then the time I noticed them both there. The sky was clear to the left of the diminishing stars as if those were the last clouds to pass. They were not stars. They actually may both weren't moving and the clouds moving made it look like they were. They were trying to pretend like stars and were UFO's that looked exactly like 2 stars. I will never forget this happened. There was a helicopter around the area at the time and was flying around maybe because of a car accident in Crestwood next to Oak Lawn. I don't trust stars after this happened. They diminished after I noticed them and know they probably knew to leave before I took a picture or filmed with my windows cellphone. They were intelligent to disappear like that. I am not surprised that this happened. I use to things like this happening. They made no sound. All I could hear was a helicopter in the background. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 8, 2014 · 3:25 AM · LIGHT
Windsor, CA
Pulsating light low on horizon in E/SE ~0330 PST. This was during peak viewing for the blood mood. Probably 30 degrees above the horizon. I had thought it might be sirius, but the object exhibited clear, very pronounced movement in all directions - moreso on the Y axis. I even tried a few exercises of placing a firmly planted piece of wood to block the image out and eliminate the possibility of the movement being an illusion/autokinesis - only to have it emerge on one side or the other several times. Observed also through binoculars and green-red-blue pulsation and movement was more defined. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 8, 2014 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Amherst, NY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
October 7, 2014 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Oakland, CA
At precisely 20:20 hours, I looked up into the sky, and high in the night sky, I would say many miles up, I saw two objects of some sort, which were clearly distinguishable as being individual objects, simultaneously emit a pure white flash, and then move in tandem at speed in a N/w direction. I saw a single bright flash of light at a similar time and location about a month ago. ... I am 6o years old, with no time for games. ... These were not conventional aircraft.
October 7, 2014 · 6:39 PM · LIGHT
Oxford (UK/England) · United Kingdom
Five 'stars' moving across the sky. No defined shape, just five individual lights. One further behind with four up front. Each vanished around the same point. It is a clear night. No wind and aircraft are easy to pick out
October 7, 2014 · 1:00 PM · LIGHT
Key Largo, FL
Small bright white object moving west to east at approximately 500 feet altitude probably 5 to 7 times faster than F/A-18 fighters jets out of Boca Chica base. No sound. No smoke plume. From my vantage point on highway; view was Gulf Horizon to Atlantic Horizon. Object passed across 60% of visible sky in 2 – 2.5 seconds.
October 7, 2014 · 3:32 AM · LIGHT
Hollywood, CA
We recorded video of it with a tripod and indeed it was moving. We saved the footage. We don't know where to share it. It's very weird. We are unsure of what it but answers would be appreciated. "Twinkling" star? PD
October 6, 2014 · 7:55 PM · LIGHT
Haverhill, MA
We were looking south west in the sky for satellites when we noticed a very bright light coming towards us. Two planes had just flown over in the exact opposite direction from where this bright light came. We knew it wasn’t a plane because it was so low and we knew it wasn’t a satellite because it was moving much faster and was much, much brighter. We kept staring at it in hopes to see the blinking lights that would normally be visible on a plane. We never did. The light or star as we called it; got brighter and bigger as it got closer to us. It wasn’t pulsing or flashing and had no tail. Then it started to grow dimmer and moving in an upward flight. It got smaller and dimmer until we could no longer see it. Almost as if it had burned out? We looked at each other and couldn’t believe what we saw. Please tell me, what was it?
October 6, 2014 · 7:48 PM · LIGHT
Valley, AL
Huge white light heading northeast!!! I'm in Chambers County Alabama and at 7:48 Eastern time a huge white light flew over heading north east... My father noticed it first and said, "there goes a satellite", then pausing when he realized how big this thing was. This thing moved slowly and I watched it move off greater than 45 degrees on the horizon. Does anyone know if it was a space station or anything on record at that time and place??? It was larger and brighter than any star in the sky. Oh, also their was still light in the sky at the time so whatever this was, was very bright!!
October 6, 2014 · 6:59 PM · LIGHT
Holbrook, MA
Orange lights all moving in the same direction. Scattered ( not in any kind of formation) No sound. Unable to ascertain height. Moving at a leisurely pace from my perspective. One stayed longer and seemed to tarry but eventually moved away in the same general direction as the others. My wife saw the one that stayed a little longer. I took a couple of pictures with my cell phone. I posted them on Facebook.
October 6, 2014 · 4:30 PM · LIGHT
Fort Wayne, IN
We were cleaning a hospital room, and paused to gaze at the rainbow, when we saw 5 to 7 glittery objects in the sky. She said to me, "Do you see those things? Or am I just crazy?" (Or something to that effect). I said that I saw them too. At that point they disappeared and instantly reappeared in another location of the sky, but still close to the rainbow. We looked at them for a few more seconds, then they were gone. As we cleaned the room we continued to watch for them, but they did not return. Then about a minute later, we noticed a double rainbow! The second was not as vivid as the first. The glittery objects did not return.
October 5, 2014 · 7:24 PM · LIGHT
Dickson city, PA
Large yellow ball of light over south east horizon hovered for approximately 3 minutes then just disappeared.