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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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July 4, 2016 · 10:19 PM · CIGAR
Fort Wayne, IN
(( We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he corrected the time. He stated that he will send the video clips that they caught of the object. PD))
July 4, 2016 · 10:19 PM · CIGAR
Fort Wayne, IN
myself and my daughter saw the light come up over the trees to the south west. she had her phone and I got mine and started filming. it flew to the northeast. it did not take long to get behind the trees. I asked het to take photos with her I phone, since I was having trouble getting a clear image on my phone. we set and talked about it for 10 minutes then we saw another one on the same path but it appeared to be closer. she went back inside then 10 minutes later I saw another one to the northwest heading to the southeast. I tried to film it but the camera was having a hard time picking it up. after it past over the horizon I sat back down. then about 10 minutes later a saw another one on the same path but farther away. I watched it disappear and then sat back down. 10 minutes later a saw another one on the same path as the previous 2. it was so far off that I could not get it on my phone. they looked cigar shaped. the thing that made them stand out is that it looked like a rocket flying backwards. the flame was in the front of the unit. I had seen the same thing the day before it came into view from the southwest then it made a 180 degree turn and shot off to the south very fast.
July 4, 2016 · 9:37 PM · CIGAR
Joliet, IL
it was a very bright blue and it had 3 lights on what looked like the side to the right and on the left side what could have been its back side was 2 lights and the back side was white it was just sitting there i went to get binoculars to try to see better thats when i seen lights on it i watched and watched while it sat still then i went to get my phone to take a picture i took the pictures and then continued to watch about two or three minutes after taking the picture it began to move slowly to the right then slowly to the left hovering for seconds and the it started descending slowly until it was out of sight
July 3, 2016 · 11:04 AM · CIGAR
Oshawa (Canada), ON · Canada
On Sunday, July 3, 2016, while outside my home in Oshawa, Ontario, enjoying a tea and smoke, noticed something odd in the sky I was facing west over Whitby, Ontario. As I'm close to Whitby's township western Oshawa About a quarter mile away near directly west Observed a long dark object, flashing a very bright blue light It was quite high in the sky - thousands of feet? When I first observed it in the sky - appeared near stationary This bright blue flashing light was so intense as it now started to move quite slow I then grabbed my camera and started to photograph It then moved towards the west quite slow after another minute Last two minutes of the sighting it was now moving southwest towards over Lake Ontario It had drawn closer to me may eighth of a mile - still quite high As it came into the clouds this dark colored object appeared to morph into a distinct defined shape This shape as you view the picture resembles a letter or number " S " or " 5 " Please remember it first appeared longish - no bends Then lost visual as it moved into the clouds or above Last picture taken 11:08 am As you examine all the pictures shared Yes- looks very bizarre with different shapes and even one with a smaller sphere close to the larger dark object They just continue
July 1, 2016 · 10:15 PM · CIGAR
Mount Laguna, CA
On Friday 07/01/16, at approximately 2215 hours, my friend and I witnessed an object in the sky. The duration of this event was about 10 to 15 minutes. I first noticed this object because of the light that was being emitted from it was very bright. It was a clear night and the moon was not up. The object would pulsate with three small pulses that were not very bright and then a fourth pulse that was extremely bright almost comparable to a welder's arc. The pulses were not in a pattern they were intermittent. It started from the West and traveled East bound sometimes staying stationary. As this object traveled in which the speed was never constant did not make any noise nor a trail that was left behind. It appeared to very high in altitude but hard to confirm. When the object would emit the bright pulse of light it appeared to start from the middle of the object and spread outward which made it look like a cigar shape. Once this object was straight overhead a second object appeared near the original object and was conducting itself in the same manner as the first object. The second object did not last long however, it lasted only about 3 to 5 minutes and disappeared. Then the object went to a North East direction and out of sight. One other observation was that there were no other aircraft in the area during this event and once this object was gone, aircraft (airliners) appeared again following the usual routes they take in the sky.
June 29, 2016 · 6:30 AM · CIGAR
Perth (Australia) · Australia
I was on an airplane flight from USA to Melbourne, Australia. The sun was rising behind us, and it's the early morning hours. About an hour away from Australia, I'm looking out of the window, and off in the distance, I see a metallic glint. Curious as to what it could be so far up in the sky, I keep watching. at this point in time, the object appeared to be parallel to the plane and going slower than the plane or perhaps stationary. As I'm watching, it sharply turns towards the plane and speeds up. I'm panicked because I think that it's a missile or something that's going to hit the plane. It appeared to be heading directly towards me. as it gets closer, I see that it's going to go underneath the plane and not on a collision course. After the panic of potentially dying wears off, I'm oddly calm and entranced. The object is metallic, silvery with no apparent windows, and quite a bit larger than I had thought. It's cigar or oval-shaped, with no wings or tail. ! It passes underneath the plane, right below my window. It was strange in that it seemed to know that I had noticed it. Afterward, I'm relieved and in a haze about what had happened.
June 26, 2016 · 4:00 PM · CIGAR
Aldie, VA
UFO Sighting Time Noticed: 16:00 Duration: Approximately 10 Seconds then UFO vanished Where: Loudoun County seen in town of Aldie Virgina While driving with my teenage daughter I saw and pointed out to my daughter and object in the sky while traveling northbound on Rt. 15 from fruit stand across from Evergreen Vol. Fire Station. The large silver object was seen in the Northeastern Sky above the tree-lines prior to the Round-a-bouts at and near Gilberts Corner. It was cigar-shaped and silver colored. The object hovered silently in sky seemingly pulling a longer metal inside the object. Upon completion of the collection the object rotated. As we drove it completely and suddenly vanished.
June 24, 2016 · 10:00 PM · CIGAR
Novelty, OH
After a power outage, I went in the back of our house to see if other homes were affected. We have a large field with power lines. Immedialty after the power went out, I saw a large blimp like object hovering a little near the top of the power lines, moving slowly, and making no sounds. The front of the object had a light, the back end appeared to be dark. It slowly moved down the path of the power line. I followed it for about 5 min. I went in my house to get my husband, when we went back out it was gone and the power came back on.
June 23, 2016 · 8:30 PM · CIGAR
Minneapolis, MN
Red/orange-plane/cigar shaped craft moving at the speed of an airplane. Cruising high in the sky before sunset against a clear blue sky. It was very shiny, almost like it was on fire, though its color was consistent and didn't seem to flash or go 'out of shape'. Initially thought it was a plane, but seemed to bright and high up to be a plane. There were no con trails trailing the plane that were visible. Couldn't make out any specific details on the plane itself, but it was flying South to East and was visible for approximately 3 minutes. Additionally, there was a loud humming/high pitched noise approx. 10-20 minutes after viewing the plane, which lasted about 2 minutes and seemed to come from no specific direction. Not sure if the incidences were related, but the plane like object itself didn't seem to make any noise at the time, though it was very high up. Just wanted to report this incase anyone else has seen this.
June 21, 2016 · 7:30 PM · CIGAR
Manheim, PA
Silver and possibly partially transparent craft approximately 1000 ft. in altitude; maybe 15 ft. in length; moving very fast in a perfect straight line; no sound whatsoever; no contrail of any kind; small wings, if any; drone-like appearance; before dusk, still very bright sunlight with a large, storm system moving in from the Northwest, craft flew just under storm front from Southwest in bright sunlight in a Northeast direction
June 17, 2016 · 12:15 PM · CIGAR
Bridgewater, NJ
Two bar-shaped (or tube-shaped) cylinders appeared to be floating over Route 22 in Bridgewater, NJ. Seemed to be moving in a random fashion, but drifting slowly westward. No discernible method of propulsion. Height and size difficult to estimate but I would guess 800-1000 foot elevation. Much darker and narrower than blimps.
June 14, 2016 · 11:05 AM · CIGAR
Richmond, KY
Was heading North to home around 11:05 am.. as we were going down hill, I look to the left of me an saw a low flying white cylinder shape object sailing beside us, beyond the tree line, told my friend to look..as we were looking it pick up fast speed, did not make any sound.. an we watched it sail northward real real fast.. it seem to turn slightly heading Northwest as it sailed fast across the sky.. it did not have any wings or tail.. it was a pure white.. the sky was clear blue with a couple of white fluffy clouds..
June 11, 2016 · 7:08 PM · CIGAR
Lafayette, LA
A single cigar shaped object traveling due south it seemed to have a highly reflective surface appearing to reflect the setting sun. Suddenly the craft was no longer reflecting the setting sun, and was hard to follow against the sky, but I was able to follow it bc me and my witness never took our eyes off of it. At that point it began to gain altitude and accelerated and rapidly disappeared heading in a south easterly direction.
June 9, 2016 · 1:00 PM · CIGAR
Little River, SC
My mother and I were leaving our house in Little River, SC, upon leaving the neighborhood I saw 2 whitish-silver cigar shaped crafts, one appeared to be smaller than the other. the larger one appeared to not be moving and the smaller of the two did move, it seemed to be slow moving. They were spotted in the South West sky. (not over the ocean like the infamous "Orange lights" I have previously seen.) When I saw these things I knew right away this was not a plane, not a helicopter or blimp. I have lived near a military base most of my life and this was unlike anything I have seen. I will say these things were near impossible to see without my polarized sunglasses because of the sheen. At first my mother did not see them until I handed her my sunglasses. We lost sight of them as we traveled south east, we ended up in North Myrtle Beach to run errands and I spotted them again. NMB is approx 10 miles from my house and the first place I spotted the crafts. When I spotted them this time they appeared to be slow moving in two different directions. The third time I saw them today I was down in Myrtle Beach approx 29 miles from my front door. I called my father in little river, told him the direction (SW) to look and he was able to see the larger of the crafts from where he was. This tells me whatever this was, was high enough in the sky and big enough to be seen from where I was in Myrtle, to where my father was in Little River. If this were a craft, military or otherwise 1.) you could see it clearly without polarized glasses. 2.) it would not have appeared in the exact same place in the sky over the course of three+ hours. 3.) It would not have been in the same position (height) in the sky and visible for over thirty miles. 4.) the height of this air craft compared to airplanes visible in the sky would have left vapor trails upon movement, these did not.
June 6, 2016 · 10:30 AM · CIGAR
Cedarcreek, MO
On Monday, 6 June, 2016, from approximately 10:30 to 10:35 a.m., under a clear blue sky, with sun shining and no obvious haze, I witnessed a strange silvery-gray aircraft(?) fly over my property. I stood in my garden and watched it for what I would guess was just under 5 minutes as it seemed to glide or “slip” through the sky. (I did not have a watch on, but looked at the time when I went back into the house a few minutes later) The craft was long and thin, rather spindly, than cigar-shaped, with tapered ends, and it appeared to have no wings or means of propulsion. I did notice what looked like a shadowy line or slightly darker area running vertically about two-thirds of the way back from the leading end or front of the craft. Other than that (and I should stress that that mark was truly nothing more than a shadow-like area—not a clearly defined stripe or change of color from the rest of the craft--almost more a “suggestion” of a stripe) there were no marks, visible protuberances of any kind, lights, color or decoration anywhere on the object. It was simply long, smooth, and silver. I watched it as it came into view from the southeast—keeping it in sight until it disappeared into the northwest—but I never heard a sound (not even the suggestion of sound) or noticed the slightest change of shape to indicate that previously unseen wings or other parts may have been hidden by the angle of flight. The craft appeared to be at a relatively high altitude—extending my arm fully and pointing it at the craft, I could almost cover it with one finger but it was not quite as long as two finger widths. (Maybe an inch long at arm’s length when pointing to what would be about an 11 o’clock position in the sky, if the horizon was at 9 o’clock, and noon was straight overhead.) I saw it coming towards me, as it went past, and then as it went away from me, but nothing in the way of wings or anything else ever showed—even in suggestion. It was 100% smooth. However, I don’t want to mislead anyone. I was never presented with an absolute end-on or front-end view that might have allowed me to see it in cross-section. My observations were strictly from below and to one side, although the fact that the length of the spindle grew longer, then shorter, as I watched its progress, shows that I did see at least a slight three-quarter view as it followed its path across the sky. There were two rather interesting and puzzling things about this object that I find hard to describe (other than its being soundless, wingless, featureless and having no vapor trail at all, I mean) ... The first is that it seemed to have a kind of very faint luminosity about it that did not seem to be the result of light reflection. It somehow managed to look as if it were both a dull silver-gray AND lit up from the inside at the same time. Sort of like a faintly charged glow-in-the-dark object but with a clearer, colorless light. I imagine it might be what you’d see if you put a light source behind a mylar sheet, but there was no focal point of brighter light. It was diffuse and very faint, as if the light came from the object’s surface, rather than interior. The second thing is that the entire object or craft appeared to have a kind of halo or aura in a perfect circle around it a fair distance from it. The aura was something like the corona you see around a full moon under certain conditions except that it was dark rather than light and so faint as to be nearly invisible. I actually thought my eyes were playing tricks on me,, at first, and that I wasn’t really seeing anything but those annoying “floaters” people sometimes get. I tried rubbing my eyes and even looking at other parts of the sky to see if the phenomena was in my own eyes, but I could not see it except while looking at the craft. After ascertaining that there really was something there, I began to wonder if it was some sort of rotary device—like helicopter blades—spinning so fast that it was nearly invisible, but I think I would have heard something like that, especially when I started thinking about how enormous it would have to be. If the craft was approximately an inch across at arm’s length, the circle around it would have been more like two inches across by the same measure—much too large for a rotor, I would think. And of course, it floated completely independent of the craft. There were no connections between that circle of faint darkness and the craft itself. I wish I could describe this better, but despite being on many an Air Force base and at airports around the world in my day, I’ve really not come across anything quite like this before. Let me correct that … This marks the fourth time I have seen this craft over the last several years. (I cannot recall the exact dates, unfortunately, but I would say that I first saw it about 5 or 6 years ago and have seen it twice more between this sighting and that first.) In each case, except the third occurrence, the sightings were on clear, sunny days in late spring or early summer and each time the flight path appeared to be either east or southeast to west or northwest. I live in a very rural area near a national forest and have goats. In both of the first two incidents I was out with my goats and got a very good look at it. The third occurrence was less distinct because I was preoccupied with something too important to stop doing and I only got a chance to glance at it a bit in between. However, I do remember that it was also a fine day, though I do not remember what time of year it was or which direction the craft was traveling. You will wonder why I am reporting this now when I did not report it before. I can only say that because I have a rational mind I have spent the intervening years trying to convince myself that what I saw was nothing more than an unusual aircraft of unfamiliar design. I was helped in this by my husband who has always maintained that I did not see wings because the angle was wrong or light got in my eyes, or something … He explained away the lack of sound by saying other sounds may have disguised it; it was not traveling in a direction that allowed me to hear the sound right away; or I simply mis-remembered it. The same for all my other objections. I began to be half-convinced that I was simply mis-remembering everything … until today. I watched this thing for long enough to be judge and jury today. I questioned myself on every point and acquitted myself of insanity and faulty memory on every score AS I WATCHED IT. "Does it have wings?," I asked. NO. Does it have a vapor trail? NO. Does it emit any sound? NO. And so on. It is as described. What that is, I leave you to decide. I will email a simple drawing of the object following this submission.
May 26, 2016 · 10:00 AM · CIGAR
San Francisco, CA
2 cigar shaped ufos spotted over san francisco with flashing lights. They floated slowly over the city covered a large distance but rotated in place as if looking around. I could clearly see it with my own eyes and captured 2 videos on 2 different devices that shows the blinking lights. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYf5a2qUsUw (look closely for flashing dots after 30 seconds) Details: Shape- Long rectangular approx: 6-10 ft long (maybe more ?) x 3 ft high x 1-2 ft thick - almost like an stretched brick with rounded corners, edges didn't appear sharp. Color/Lights Dark matte or metallic color with 2 round lights on either side of the long side. Lights were mostly green, flashing in a random pulse, occasionally a long stripe of light would flash connecting the dots. Occasionally the lights appeared more red then green. Flight Pattern: They floated from Buena Vista Hill due east towards Downtown. They rotated in place, turning along the middle of the long axis in a random "looking" around type of pattern both clockwise and counterclockwise.
May 24, 2016 · 6:20 PM · CIGAR
Geneva, OH
The sky was clear with a few thin clouds around. A white cigar shaped object was in the sky gliding to the north east. It was quite no noise. About 10 min later, two aircraftes with trails followed in the same path as the UFO.
May 24, 2016 · 6:30 AM · CIGAR
Carlsbad, CA
6:30am Tuesday, May 24th, 2016... Our backyard looks west towards the Pacific Ocean where we can see San Clemente Island, and just north of that is Catalina Island. We noticed this very bright long light sitting on the ocean horizon. At first thought it was the Sun's reflection, but that would be impossible for the Sun's location at that time. Then thought it may have been a cruise ship, but have never seen one out there before, plus on closer look, through binoculars, we couldn't see any body of structure, just either one long bright light, or big lights close together looking as one. The lights were stationary. No movement, no flashing, no noise. nothing. Just stationary, perched on the water's horizon. My wife and I watched it for about 5 mins, then went inside. About 5 mins later I went to check on it and it had completely gone... I have a photo on my cell phone.
May 16, 2016 · 1:15 PM · CIGAR
Tenby (UK/Wales) · United Kingdom
I was driving along the A477 towards Carmarthen from Tenby (South Wales), when i noticed a cigar shaped craft flying about the height of the clouds from my left travelling to my right.. the size and shape baffled me so I kept watching waiting to see the craft turn and be able to see its wings (thinking it was a plane) it was pure white with no markings and approx I would guess about 30 feet long. Within seconds a second third fourth craft appeared following the first craft in a line… I lost count after 15 as several more appeared alongside the line of craft and looked like they were rocking from side to side. The craft appeared from nowhere and made no sound..I had my vehicles window open and heard only the few cars in front of me. I didn't see any wings and all the craft were pure white in colour. They travelled pretty quickly faster than watching a plane pass you by and they then turned towards the direction I was heading (Carmarthen) and one by one vanished out of sight. I couldn't get a picture due to me driving and my phone was in my pocket! I'm gutted I didn't capture this on film I've never seen anything like it.
May 15, 2016 · 12:46 PM · CIGAR
LaGrange, GA
I was driving home from grabbing burgers after church, on Hwy. 29 South. As I pulled out onto Hwy. 29 South, (West Point Rd.) and started driving South, I looked up to my left and noticed, what I first thought was an odd shaped white cloud. As I continued driving South, I could see the clout better and better, until I finally realized that it wasn't a cloud. I could see that it was a Cigar shaped object and it was standing still. I immediately began trying to rule out an airplane, blimp, etc... As I continued down the road, I could definitely see the onject better and could see that it was cigar shaped, approximately 150' in length, with some sort of stripe or dark colored marking down the side. The craft was standing still, motionless, at approximately 2000, to 2500 Agl. I could see the entire left side and one end and I observed it for approximately 20 seconds. Then, it suddenly dissapeared right before my eyes. I was trying to process what I saw, because I know what it was not. It was not an airplane, glider, jet, helicopter or any other known conventional aircraft. It was a shimmering white cigar-shaped craft, with a black looking stripe down the left side. I am certain of what I saw and I was on the phone with my wife the entire time,,describing it to her. I am a 51yr. old licensed pilot, with over 1000 hours. I am also a retired Criminal Investigator, with over 23 yrs. of exp.
May 11, 2016 · 3:00 PM · CIGAR
Gulf of Mexico, FL
On 5/11/16, on a flight from Atlanta to Cancun, we were at cruising altitude possibly over the gulf of mexico when a large, chrome-colored, cigar-shaped object passed us going in the opposite direction. The object seemed very close (maybe 100 yards) and pass us horizontally and at the same altitude. Oddly, the object seemed to pass by very slowly, more slowly than you might expect to pass another flying object going in the opposite direction. It was clear that the entire object was metallic (chrome-colored) as it reflected against the bright sunlight and was emitting huge plumes of white "smoke" similar to an old train steam engine. From my seat, the object was visible for about 5-10 seconds. I noticed that there was no vertical wing, no windows, no markings, or any other indication that it was a plane, but I assumed it was a plane given the plumes of smoke coming out of its rear so I didn't give it much thought about it at the time. Note too that ! there was no indication from any other passengers (except my fiance who was seated at the window and was the one that alerted me to the object)or crew members that they saw anthing unusual. Later that day and the days to come, I became more and more bothered about what I saw and decided to do a Google search a few days later on "metallic UFO cancun" which resulted in images and videos of "cigar-shaped" UFOs that look very similar to the object that I saw. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of video of the incident, but will provide a rendering of what I saw.
May 10, 2016 · 11:30 AM · CIGAR
West Palm Beach, FL
I was driving on Military Trial, coming up to Okeechobee Road (north of), heading southbound. I wasn't paying too much attention but notice a small aircraft...To which I usually always look, being there is an Airport 2 miles away and Off the same road I was on.. Anyhow, I thought it seemed too small to be landing, which it was in the path for Commercial landing, but was not big enough to be one, and was too high up... Thought it very was strange, it didn't resemble any aircraft I have seen around, wasn't a helicopter, was smaller than some of the private planes I have seen, was similar to a cigar shape, but didn't get a long enough look to say... I live off Military too, so the small private jets and planes path is over my house, and I usually see one daily, sometimes more.. As I drove further along, I noticed it had stopped and as soon as it stopped, it seemed to have flashed sunlight off of it, and then it was gone, totally just disappeared! Nowhere in any direction.. I dropped my mouth, knowing I had just seen a UFO... All my life I have wanted to see one and it happened on a day I wouldn't expect and during the daytime! --- Also noted from another witness reported on here, the night before, was a blue orb reported in the same southern sky, not a few miles east of me... Wonder if it was the same??
May 5, 2016 · 12:00 AM · CIGAR
Shelbyville, IL
I noticed what I thought to be a jet aircraft that was flying without a contrail. Then I realized that the object did not have wings. That made me look closer and wonder if I was seeing it clearly. Then I noticed a jet coming from the right flying with a contrail. I could see the wings on this jet. It appeared to be flying at cruising altitude. The UFO and the jet were in full view when the UFO intersected and flew directly below the jet, still with no wings and no contrail. After the intersection between the jet and the UFO, both became hidden by a cloud. The jet reappeared to the left of the cloud and the UFO never reappeared on the other side of the cloud. In order for this UFO to exactly intersect the jet at those speeds either has to be a huge coincidence or a controlled maneuver by the UFO. I would estimate that the UFO was approximately the same size as the jet. Also, it appeared to be extremely close to the jet.
May 3, 2016 · 5:23 PM · CIGAR
Stone Mountain, GA
i was at a bus stop on redan and hairston waiting for the the bus when a lady started sreaming look at this so i was looking in the skk and it was a ufo i was like i can not belive im seeing this it was at complete stop for about 15 seconds when i saw it it was so high in the air i had to tilt my head all the way back to see it but i was still in shock it had a silver cigar shape before i could get phone it was takeing off The source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. However, we believe the report was submitted by a party who telephoned our Hotline on May 7th, and he sounded to us to be quite sincere about his sighting. PD