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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.
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December 29, 2017 · 5:32 PM · FIREBALL
Litchville, ND
On the 29th of December 2017, at close to 5:32 pm, I saw a Burning object skirting across the southern sky at about the 4 o'clock position flying above a cloud bank that was on the edge of the North and South Dakota borders. I live about 40 miles north of the South Dakota Border and Skies were clear. I was watching a few deer I feed in my farm yard and it was dark enough only to see them closely with a pair of good Binoculars. As I was watching them, I noticed a burning object in the top of the lens flying across the sky what I thought was about 30-40 miles away and left the most large contrail I have ever seen dark like the clouds it was flying over. It had a flame that looked like a burning oil well fire like you lit a farmers match but real black contrail. At first I thought it was something burning up coming into our atmosphere and coming or flying in a North East Direction, but it was flying parallel to the clouds then started to fly upward in a north east direction and once it got up in the sky the object turned into just a bright light no flames I could see any more. It flew up to a tiny spec and then was lost in the stars that were just coming out to see at an 11:00 position looking south. I could not tell any form. It was just luck I had seen this but was quite a thing to see. I live on a farm in a very remote area and have no light pollution. I reported this to a local radio station and he read my email on air. I wanted to see if anyone else had seen it and there were no responses. This would be my 3rd object I have seen over the years I have lived here. Always looking for our visitors in the skies.
December 28, 2017 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Eagle, CO
I live in Eagle, CO. 12 miles East of Eagle-Vail airport. Eagle, CO. is 6600 ft above sea level. My living room faces N.E. and is on the 10th fairway of the Eagle Ranch golf-course. I was sitting at a couch having a cup of tea about 10:40 pm. All the lights in the room were out as it was a fairly clear night, yet with only a few stars in view. The couch where I was sitting faces N.E. (I have three fairly large windows) where the night sky is easily viewed. In that the airport is 12 miles West--there are times when airplanes can be seen preparing for landing. I do not know the 'exact' above ground landing preparation distance (ground to air height) as a plane would fly over the golf course coming in for a landing, but I can guesstimate it to be only a few hundred feet or so. In other words when planes come in from the East or the N.E. preparing for landing they can be easily noticed. I mention this because what I am about to describe 'came in' from the N.W. at approximately the same height / distance that an airplane readying for landing would be above the ground. As I was looking out the windows I had a clear view of a wide-sky and the top of the mountain peaks. The orange fire-ball appeared to arrive as if it were entering the atmosphere. It was quick-abrupt; in the sense that what is depicted in a Star Wars film (just viewed the latest: The Last Jedi)-where crafts would go to hyper speed and then abruptly hyper-drive and then appear at their tended location. The orange-fire-ball came into my view from the N.W. exactly like that. When it appeared before my eyes however, it didn't stop abruptly and stay, but stopped for a nano-second and then very slowly continued to travel a very short distance. During this time the fire/flame surrounding the object evaporated and the orange ball proceeded on a S.E. direction then made a very slight turn more eastward--the orange object then lost its complete 'orange color' as it glided towar! d the S.E. where a very small red light was noticed at the tai! l end an d just enough of a very faint outline of an indistinguishable total form would be difficult to describe. Yet, I could see a non-round/ball object in that it was definitely no longer a 'ball'. That's the only way I can describe it. However, it did appear to have more of a 'widened-non-ball' type of shape as it awesomely 'glided' toward the southeast and vanished--taking no longer than about 60 seconds or so as the small red light that seemed, when first noticed, to be at the tail of the object couldn't be seen anymore. It was awesome as it glided into the distance with a steady faster than an airplane's speed would be noticed when coming in from the E. or N.E. to land at the Eagle airport. The reason I saw some distinguishable area of the form was that as I was viewing it from behind there was a very thin yellow-white light that appeared to be a outline of the underbelly of a type of 'wing'? that gave me a reference point to watch it smoothly glide away! This is all I can rea! lly describe. The 'glide' was a kind of smooooooth straight and then light bounce type of motion that then just kept its path. It was very real. The reason I waited until this day (Jan. 7 2018) to post the siting is that I have the 'flu' for just over a week. Therefore, having enough time to recollect what I viewed.
December 26, 2017 · 6:08 PM · FIREBALL
Dover, NH
Large Green/Silver/Gold object, possibly a fireball, speeding downwards in the sky. This Wass seen in the Hannafords parking lot toking over Shaw's. Possibly 1-5 other people heard seeing the same sight.
December 25, 2017 · 3:30 PM · FIREBALL
Taos, NM
I just flipped through a few photos I took on Christmas Day at Luna Mystica, an Airstream hotel near Taos, NM. I noticed strange objects in the sky in one of the photos.
December 24, 2017 · 4:17 PM · FIREBALL
San Bernardino, CA
Fire traveling very fast coming from the sky.. Came very low and disappeared, this was very big.
December 23, 2017 · 8:48 PM · FIREBALL
Nassau (Bahamas), Bahamas
Myself and my aunt were sitting in the living room when she first noticed 3 small objects moving in the sky and shouted for me to turn and see... Sure enough there were three small lights almost like comets with a tiny tail moving in parallel formation. One slightly ahead of the other. One at a time starting the lead object,it made a slight turn into the opposite direction then disappeared. It had the appearance of a flame or comet in the night sky...
December 23, 2017 · 7:30 PM · FIREBALL
Naples, FL
Approximately 7:30 p.m. I went on to my back porch and noticed a bright fireball in the sky getting closer to us. It was in the western sky. I called to my fiancee to come look and he witnessed it as well. It then changed direction and seemed to fizzle out and then completely disappear. It lasted under a minute. The fire ball got larger and seemed as if it was coming towards us.
December 23, 2017 · 12:00 AM · FIREBALL
Canberra (Australia) · Australia
Must have been around 12-1am. We were taking a cab home but decided to stop at Mcdonalds. We parked on the side of the street while waiting for the food. I looked out the window and saw a big white balloon and then past that I saw 3 of the circular spacecrafts with orange lights spinning below it. They were swaying back and forth, up and down in synchronised movements but also formed a straight line. My partner, myself and the cab driver saw it all. One of the orbs disappeared out of nowhere like turning a light switch off. No sound. We drove off halfway through.
December 22, 2017 · 6:45 PM · FIREBALL
Tonopah, AZ
After making a 90-degree turn South, it looked more like a ball of Fire with a glowing smoke around it. For approximately three to five minutes after the ball of fire was out of view the smoke glowed in the path that the object took clearly marking the 90-degree turn. I briefly mention to my son it look like what the Aurora Borealis would look like up north in Canada or Alaska. The fact that it continue to Glow and that we could not come to a consensus as to what it was made me file this report.
December 22, 2017 · 6:40 PM · FIREBALL
Marana, AZ
Sighting of missile launch?? PD
December 22, 2017 · 6:00 PM · FIREBALL
Temecula, CA
A large fireball-shaped object was slowly flying over all of Temecula and had a clear blue surrounding it was giant as well, large as a whale in the center to the left of the larger side there was a pitch of white in the middle of it. Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD
December 22, 2017 · 5:33 PM · FIREBALL
Rancho Bernado, CA
After dropping my daughter off at Rancho Bernado High School for swim team practice, we were exiting the parking lot facing south-west and encountered a large contrail apparently created by two glowing objects. The first almost appeared as if it could have been leading the second, was larges and throwing off light both forward and behind. After a few minutes, the second object deviated its flight path away from the first, disappearing below the horizon. The first object continued its trajectory (perhaps 90 degrees apart from the second, and eventually disappeared below the horizon also. I captured this event on my cell video. Witnessed by my wife, who was in the car with me. Another car had stopped in front of me to observe the event.
December 22, 2017 · 5:33 PM · FIREBALL
Rancho Bernado, CA
After dropping my daughter off at Rancho Bernado High School for swim team practice, we were exiting the parking lot facing south-west and encountered a large contrail apparently created by two glowing objects. The first almost appeared as if it could have been leading the second, was larges and throwing off light both forward and behind. After a few minutes, the second object deviated its flight path away from the first, disappearing below the horizon. The first object continued its trajectory (perhaps 90 degrees apart from the second, and eventually disappeared below the horizon also. I captured this event on my cell video. Witnessed by my wife, who was in the car with me. Another car had stopped in front of me to observe the event.
December 22, 2017 · 5:30 PM · FIREBALL
Irvine, CA
I and two other witnesses saw a fireball with a triangular smoke trail, with two smaller bright objects breaking off from front larger object. There was a smoke trail that is lingering in the air in front of the moon. Flew over John Wayne airport from Northeast to Southeast direction. Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. We have corrected the time. PD
December 22, 2017 · 5:28 PM · FIREBALL
Santa Clarita, CA
Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. PD
December 21, 2017 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
Richmond Hill, ON · Canada
All I can really say to describe it, is that it was the size of a golf ball in the sky reddish orange and was blinking and moving horizontally ( but way faster then a plane could ever move) ..
December 21, 2017 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
Richmond Hill (Canada), ON · Canada
All I can really say to describe it, is that it was the size of a golf ball in the sky reddish orange and was blinking and moving horizontally ( but way faster then a plane could ever move) .. Date may be flawed. Could be December 21st. PD
December 18, 2017 · 1:00 AM · FIREBALL
Calgary (Canada), AB · Canada
It was winter 2017, i went outside with a fellow resident. he sat down at 1 of the benches on our buildings patio. I stood instead of sit and staired out east into the night sky. it snowed a little that day and were remnants of low hanging clouds. i could see several miles into the stars. as i stood watching one star. it was about 7-8 miles away because i knew the approximate distance because the star out east came several miles toward me ,at that time i could tell it moved into earths atmosphere and just stopped about 5 miles away from me. at that time i asked my roomate if he was watching he said no. i knew it wasnt the space station because it came to a halt. i was going to look away when all of a sudden it darted south at an incredable speed. i was going to turn around when 2 fireballs went back and forth through some low lying clouds just 100 meters from me. they went south then reappeared going north. they were completely round about 25 foot diameter. another thin they were burning and each had a central flame and the flames stood up and didnt bend with movement. there was an errie silence like the quiet after fireworks.i had a sense, the original star could see me watching it from quite a distance. my friend was facing away at the time and so there goes my witness. after a period of a year i aquired severe arthritus, in my knee and a hole in my other foot down to the bone,also cellulitus in both legs. i was highly athletic most of my life. this is before covid i am still wondering what the fireballs were sent to warn me either about getting imobile or somthing else i dont know. i have had 3-4 interaction with ufos since 5 years old.there where several times in my life which were quite substantial and hard to beleve. the incidents that happened to me in my youth are worth know. both my parents died when i was 9 years old and always felt personal with my experiences
December 16, 2017 · 6:37 AM · FIREBALL
Hana, HI
What looked like the ISS space station at a low altitude was cruising across the sky at a pretty fast pace but there was another smaller craft that was also lit up but not as bright that was clearly following it and gaining on it. It was getting closer to the larger possible ISS before they both disappeared behind the trees. I was looking in an East direction towards the ocean. This happened over the Lauhala forest between me and the sea when I saw it. Neither had blinking lights. But then out of nowhere another light started falling from the sky like a falling star from the recent meteor shower but then it started getting very bright glowing a brilliant white light and huge! Then it got smaller and dimmer and dimmer and then appeared to start moving in a parallel direction the north and kept going. It never burned out and then it too disappeared over the trees. The cows were going crazy mooing loud and non stop during this event and have since stopped.
December 14, 2017 · 9:50 PM · FIREBALL
Richfield, UT
While heading north into Richfield, I saw a fiery orb reminiscent of a meteor entering atmosphere to my northwest, however it did not change intensity or brightness. It traveled south for approximately 2 minutes, before hovering and dropping out of sight slowly. No strobing,
December 14, 2017 · 8:10 PM · FIREBALL
Laramie (Harmony Lane), WY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 14, 2017 · 7:50 PM · FIREBALL
Lusk, WY
I was driving in the town of Lusk and noticed a falling object that appeared to be on fire. Object appeared very large and close. Looked as if it could have landed a few miles south of Lusk towards Jay EM, Wyoming. I would estimate the object was larger or as large as a plane.
December 14, 2017 · 3:30 AM · FIREBALL
Anderson's Corner, DE
Looked almost like an arc of fire streaking across sky. Traveling in a straight line, appeared and disappeared in about a second or two. Almost like a shooting star, but much bigger and closer. Meteor? PD
December 13, 2017 · 5:30 PM · FIREBALL
Huntsville, AL
During meteor shower, bright amber object, no blinking or other colored lights, entered field of view due west travelling east northeast directly overhead. Silent, unseen on attempted video. Domestic dog followed with eyes during instance, traversed full view of sky