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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
May 11, 2014 · 10:28 PM · LIGHT
Tampa Bay, FL
After hovering for around a minute it descends, South and in Elevation, along the same path. Video exists of it doing this twice but it followed the same path at least 5 times. I'm not sure what it was but as former military who has seen combat I know that only a drone could achieve the maneuvers witnessed and yet no drone would move this fast while being large enough to put off such bright light. It was definitely not anything the Air Force is known to possess or operate, yet it did seem to originate as well as return to Macdill (the view we had made it unclear whether it was landing, but if it did the trajectory would have put it on the base - we had an apartment complex blocking our view of MacDill). Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 11, 2014 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
New York City (Brooklyn), NY
Looking up at the moon, close to a star on the right side of the moon, a white dot appeared; started moving to the right. Light was not flashing, and moved faster than an airplane but slower than a shooting star. Light moved approximately 2.5ft, from point of view, before it completely disappeared. It didn't get dim during disappearing time, and sky was clear with no clouds to block view of path.
May 11, 2014 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Broadlands/Ashburn, VA
We were all on a back deck of a townhome in Broadlands/Ashburn during a Mothers Day cookout. Sun had set about an hour earlier. There is a row of townhomes about 12 long, and we are second from end. We overlook an undeveloped lot which could easily fit two football fields and it is owned by blue collar contractors or landscapers. There are a few shacks on the lot, occupied, and lots of trucks. No lights in this lot or for miles off the back deck and during day you can see clear to Shenandoahs because we are situated at the top of a hill. We had one light on, and candles and no neighbors were out back or had lights on. An object flew quickly over everyone at one point which I didn’t see, and I came out of house and joked that it must have been a bat. My sister pointed at a white light in the distance and it looked like a plane approaching Dulles Airport. But it wasn’t approaching, just staying still. The light turned red or green and the object starte! d moving again. There was no sound we could detect but it continued to change colors every 30 or 40 seconds and fly in the area off the back deck, staying a good 1,000 feet or more away and then moving but staying within range of this back row of townhomes most of the time. Flew over us once or twice and circled back and the colors were always either white, red, or green. This continued for almost 15 minutes and we got nervous that someone was videotaping. We stopped watching it though and it went away. No pulsating light or noise, just solid light, hovering, and fast movement.
May 11, 2014 · 2:30 PM · LIGHT
Plano, TX
A group of us were sitting at a table in the backyard on Mothers Day. I was resting my head by leaning back in my chair. I noticed 2 stationary white objects. As I was watching, I observed another white object moving towards the other two, then a fourth. I pointed out the objects to the other guests. 1 other saw all 4 objects and 2 others saw only 2 objects. The 4 objects remained stationary, roughly in a line, for a period of time. Then one object moved off to the south, then another moved off to the north. The other two waited a period of time, then also moved off to the north and south. I am a private pilot, an architect, and a business owner. My wife, one of the observers, has a master's in psychology, and worked in corporate America for 18 years. Another of the guests is a retired marine, working in some form of elite forces, now working in telecommunications. The fourth observer is a stay at home dad. I know how airplanes, choppers and other craft move! through the air. These objects were at a high altitude, they were bright white easily seen in the daytime sky. They did not move like an airplane.
May 10, 2014 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Harrisville, MI
I am staying at my daughter's, watching my grandson. She and my son-in-law were at the hospital for the birth of their second son. I went outside to enjoy the stars and moon and give thanks for the events of the day. I live the city so the night sky here is clear. Off to the east over Lake Huron (based on the distance), I saw a single flashing light in an oval shape. Initially, I thought is was from a small plane but is was hovering and swaying a bit. I kept watching it to see what it would do, and the--Zoom, it flew to the southwest in a flash with a trail of light and was gone. I don't know how long it was there before I went outside, but I watched it for about five minutes (the time it takes to smoke a cigarette). I am retired from the United States Air Force and had been stationed at Wurtsmith AFB, Oscoda, Michigan, until its closure. I had heard for years about the existence of UFOs from my colleagues in the Air Force but never experienced it myself until last night.
May 10, 2014 · 9:35 PM · LIGHT
Tinley Park, IL
heard a fire truck siren, then happened to look up towards the east, and saw the first three of five orange red lights heading to the north. The first three (moving fast like a jet plane) disappeared just over the Orland Park area, the final two (bringing up the rear) were flying slower, one shifted to the north east, the other slowed and stopped over the Orland Park area and then disappeared. There were no sounds that we could hear from them, just the orange red light.
May 10, 2014 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Stewarts town, PA
On a cloudy night, I was looking out in the sky, when I noticed a majestic light. The light appeared to be orange. I saw it for the three seconds it was there and it just disappeared into the night sky. It was a very very fast object. None of our aircrafts in the US can go this fast. I heard no noise from it. And I'm convinced it is a UFO.
May 10, 2014 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Ewa Beach, HI
A red light was spotted hovering very low over Ewa beach area. It stood still for a minute or so and started "dancing" in place. Then it slowly started increasing its height and distance from where it was first spotted. As it started slowly reaching the cloud level, it shot into space at a super fast speed only seeing a blurr of red light disappear into the sky. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 9, 2014 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Scottsdale, AZ
Bright blue and red lights shifting position as object re-oriented before changing direction; hovered, rose, dropped 100' to 1000'; moved suddenly in all directions; no sounds of rotors or other propulsion; went back and forth over approx 1/2 mile around 90th & Via Linda.
May 9, 2014 · 9:20 PM · LIGHT
Santa Cruz, CA
Went out to enjoy the clear night sky...looked up and noticed a V formation of very faint orange lights. They would have been very easy to miss if I hadn’t gone out to specifically look at the night sky. The brightness of the moon may have made them appear dim also...very bright night. Two V formations. One formation of 7 circular looking lights, with an additional V formation at the side of 3 lights. No sound. Moving probably as fast as a fighter jet? I really couldn't tell what their altitude was… It seemed about the attitude of a commercial jet. Moving S/E to N/W. They disappeared over the tree tops before I could get anyone else to come out of the house to look at them. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
May 9, 2014 · 11:20 AM · LIGHT
St. Clair Shores, MI
I was on my way home from work, never seen anything like this before. It was not a aircraft . This area is on the approach to Detroit s airport and close to Sefrage Air Base, but the object was much too low, also aircraft do not use blue only white green and red.
May 9, 2014 · 10:10 AM · LIGHT
Monroe, WI
I was riding in the car with my friend going to his house. this blue light shot up from the ground in the distance it changed colors of the rainbow and moved at crazy speeds in different directions back and forth. it didn't last long. I lost sight of it as my friend pulled in his driveway I got out to look and couldn't see it. it was not a plane it couldn't move the way it did. classic impossible manuveurs! my friend didn't believe me and he was driving!
May 9, 2014 · 9:40 AM · LIGHT
Kenosha, WI
I have seen something like this before it looked like a star in the sky but then I noticed it started moving back and forth slowly and started doing a circular motion I had got my wife outside and she had seen it she was scared so she went back inside I got on the phone contacted the neighbor he was at a gas station 2 miles away looked up where I told him to see you what I was saying and he noticed the same thing when I hung up the phone I looked back up and I noticed about 5 I'm moving all over Lake Michigan I had got on the phone to call another neighbor he was down the street he looks where I tell him to just look and forth do in circles one was an orangish reddish color the other ones look like little stars of them a distance in those would move slowly and non stop the orange ones would stay for awhile I was watching it for a good 40 minutes in the sky she's the same ones doing the same exact thing moving back an forth.
May 9, 2014 · 5:15 AM · LIGHT
Cary, NC
I was laying on my back on my deck listening to music and not paying particular attention to the sky when something extremely bright caught my eye through the trees overhead. Just as I got up to get a better look away from the tree, it appeared smaller and dimmer. Originally it was white and round, the size and brightness of a 1/4th sized full moon, nearly but not quite directly overhead, maybe up 75 degrees looking towards the west. A moment later it looked like a dim star in the same spot in the sky, perhaps climbing straight up although the speed would have had to be exceptional. Then immediately after dimming the object started moving exactly due south at a consistent speed. I perceived it as being at an extremely high altitude and high rate of speed. About half a second after I realized it was moving I saw another object identical to the first in fairly close proximity coming from the south and headed the exact opposite direction right by it at the same! speed and apparent altitude as the original object. Both objects very gradually became dimmer as they moved away in opposite directions and maintained the same heading and velocity until I couldn't see either anymore.
May 9, 2014 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Brinklow, MD
coming home around midnight, witnessed two irregularly shaped lights flying low in the sky - They appeared to be chasing each other. I know they weren't spotlights, as spotlights have beams. They weren't search lights either b/c there was no sound - no helicopter, for example. It was completely silent. These were square -or rectangular-shaped objects (irregular) moving clockwise at a medium pace. Sometimes they would come together and then come apart. My husband and daughter saw them. I tried to videotape them, but the sky was too black.
May 8, 2014 · 6:45 PM · LIGHT
Inverloch (Australia) · Australia
Bright orange light travelling above inverloch, Vic, Australia.
May 6, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Ellensburg, WA
Orange to red immensely bright circular moving light.
May 6, 2014 · 3:58 AM · LIGHT
Oxford, MI
Two bright lights moving in formation in sky.
May 6, 2014 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Hernando, MS
Almost transparent, yet you could tell solid objects moving extremly fast, like a flash light beam in the night sky the other was chevr
May 5, 2014 · 11:45 PM · LIGHT
Coral Springs, FL
Bright color changing light.
May 4, 2014 · 10:50 PM · LIGHT
Rockford, TN
Strange lights over Maryville/Knoxville. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star?? PD))
May 3, 2014 · 10:20 PM · LIGHT
Thomasville, NC
High Altitude bright light follows odd path in NC Sky
May 3, 2014 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Parkersburg, WV
Several lights seen over Parkersburg, WV
May 3, 2014 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Hialeah, FL
My wife stepped outside to get some laundry and she noticed a bright orange light hovering in the sky and called me to come out and see