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June 12, 2018 · 12:00 AM · CHANGING
Shelbyville, IN
Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
June 11, 2018 · 10:00 PM · CHANGING
Chatham, MA
I live in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a drinking town with a fishing problem or so it says on the bumper stickers… my wife and I have been together for a very long time she is a doctor and I work in entertainment field when I am not enjoying retirement. We live a pretty normal, mellow life nothing too crazy nothing too exciting. We live in a rural area that is located on the elbow of the Cape it’s a fairly affluent area and right now this part of the year it’s very quiet. Just for the record we weren’t on any medication, legal or illegal drugs at the time or alcohol, nothing, clear as a bell! With that said, here we go, this happened last night so I apologize in advance for any incoherent ramblings or whatever, I’m just writing as I remember it to be. Thank you in advance! Everything I’m about to tell you is the gods honest truth, believe it or not, IT happened. OK, I hope you’re sitting down for the rest of this, because it’s going to start getting weird…last night, Monday, July 11th [sic. June 11], we had an amazing experience.... after a long hard day, we got home and My wife falls asleep for a couple of hours. So far the night is pretty uneventful mellow by my standards for sure. The sun goes down and all of a sudden there’s this power outage!!!! the whole block (actually I think all of Chatham/lower cape/ many other towns were affected, The blackout lasted anywhere from a minute to an half hour or so, depending on your location) goes pitch black, couldn’t see a thing.... man, it was crazy (because it wasn’t a hot night so people were not using air conditioners there was no storm, there was not a cloud in the sky, no thunder no rain, nothing, Nada) and it lasted for at least a minute or two. While we were in darkness I went outside to check out the extent of the black out when I noticed up in the sky is this bright red light heading towards Forest Beach... It was way too low to be any sort of plane and it definitely was not a helicopter it did not have flashing lights it did not have any of the attributes visually or auditory (I mention auditory because it was a very clear, still night, no breeze, no traffic, the restaurants were closed (Monday nights) so no people talking outside it was a very quiet evening) It was not a helicopter or blimp or anything else like that.... (that I am aware of) So I went back inside and I woke my wife, much to her dismay by the way, and I told her about the power outage and the thing I saw in the sky and I suggested let’s go back down to the beach. So we gathered up ourselves and drove down to Forest beach and literally as soon as we got there we look up in the sky and there’s at least 15 to 22 beautiful flashing lights, Darting around, zipping left to right, up and down flashing on and off, putting on the most amazing show, right before our eyes, there, in the sky!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looked like a Christmas tree made out of low hanging stars, it was a beautiful clear night, there literally was not a cloud or marine layer insight and the show went on for at least 7 to 10 minutes, we were hypnotized by it....it was amazing! (I apologize for keep repeating myself but it was, F****** AMAZING.. )Then as all this was going on the red saucer, The one that I saw before during the black out, reappeared, only now it was much clearer, it was fairly large, red, definitely had structure/girth. It hovered from right to left, literally right in front of us, occasionally it would blink, and in doing so would double, even triple in size!!! When it came in contact with one of the other flashing lights it melded with it, getting even bigger!!! Eventually it slowly moved away and disappeared out over the ocean. The light show was over, a cool breeze started to blow and we went back to our car literally pausing every three or 4 feet reassuring ourselves what we just experienced and saw. It was mine blowing. We went home nothing else happened, ( cute twilight zone music, that I’m aware of......that was a joke…) Anyway, that’s my story I’m sticking to it you could ask my wife, I asked her to write down or do a voice recording of what she saw, so she has it so she can refer back to...and feel free to ask her man, it’s the truth, I swear to God. Anyway, I took up enough of your time, I apologize if this came off a little like I was rambling, it was just stream of consciousness of the event we witnessed. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Thank you for getting back to me Mr. Davenport and I too am sorry we did not hit it off… That said please when you contact the Cape Cod Chronicle do not, repeat do not use my name I am not looking for publicity I’m a very private person I want to remain that way please do not use my name. I thought this was anonymous please respect my privacy, thank you! ((END ADDENDUM #1)) ((ADDENDUM #2)) Hopefully you received my last email but just in case please keep my name out of the public especially with the newspaper and or the police or anybody else!!! My wife have a very private life I want to keep it that way. Also, I noticed in my description I wrote down July instead of June, it obviously happened June 11 not July 11th...FYI I apologize for my error I wrote it quickly and in the heat of the moment. ((END ADDENDUM))
June 9, 2018 · 9:09 PM · CHANGING
Branford, CT
I was standing outside with my wife and daughter, when a pulsating orb traveled across the sky. Daughter said a “lantern” but was moving too fast for that – and it seemed to change shape later on. Luckily, I have almost the whole event recorded on security camera. Absolutely not an airplane. It was mostly round in the beginning and pulsating orange. Towards the end, it looked more triangular or like an orb with tails. It appeared to be below cloud cover so speed and distance can be estimated a bit better.
May 17, 2018 · 10:30 AM · CHANGING
Pontoon beach, IL
3 glowing dots that moved in formation of crescent type shape 20 seconds and glowing yellow orange. Dots were originally whitish-blue. Finally split and only one dot visible.
May 13, 2018 · 12:15 AM · CHANGING
Reno, NV
I was getting out of my friends car in DT Reno and happened to look up to the east. I noticed 5 white lights in perfect V formation traveling N/NE. Initially I thought it was a large plane making an aggressive turn into the airport, but the angle of the V was perfect 90 degrees and it was very large. I’m kind of a plane nerd, so I pointed it out to my group of friends how odd it was and as I did this it changed shape. The five lights began swirling around each other and made a spiral then quickly faded and disappeared. I began yelling about it but none of my friends seemed interested. I guess they’ve all seen ufo’s before.
May 12, 2018 · 10:30 PM · CHANGING
Greer, SC
The event lasted about 5 minutes, from 10:30 p.m., till about 10:35 p.m., on May 12th, 2018. For most of the siting, the craft appeared to be the size of a star and occasionally would elongate into what appeared to be a small oval. Just to make sure my eyes were not playing tricks on me I looked at other stars and they were remaining still. I braced myself against a wall to steady my observation. The object moved in a straight line and in a zigzag pattern alternately. The object covered a patch of Sky approximately 3 finger widths (2.25") at arm's length (21.5"). The viewing direction was about 10 degrees east of due south by compass. The elevation was about 60 degrees above the horizon.
May 12, 2018 · 10:00 PM · CHANGING
Lodgepole, AB · Canada
My son and I were standing outside on our deck looking at the stars. We noticed 5 stars that kept darting to and fro in the sky and it caught our attention. As we watched these stars they would intermittently disappear from our sight, so we would continue to look up at the sky waiting for them to dart back into our field of vision. Eventually all but one star had disappeared from our Sight. We watched as the remaining star darted across the sky and stop in front of us, then it started coming down closer to us very rapidly. As it was traveling toward us it changed in size it became increasingly larger and brighter, until it was directly above us and as large as a house. We were very startled. It lit up a very large section of sky. It hovered there for I’m not sure how long, it was a surreal experience! Then the light went out and I could see a dark coloured triangle shaped craft of some sort then it just completely vanished right in front of us in the ! blink of an eye.
May 11, 2018 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Jewett City, CT
In the NW sky quite high above the horizon we witnessed what looked like a large star. We used stable binoculars to look closer and noticed that it was changing both color and shape. It was continually bright white and would occasionally have blue and red ends. At one time it changed into three oblong white balls and would return to it's original shape. Several times it almost looked like a pyramid. Before it was gone the three white balls moved up and down. There was always a "cloud" next to it that changed into a ball also. It was gone it an instant and we noticed that there was a wide white streak across the sky that stayed for quite a while. It was much too low and too wide to be a contrail. Went from NW to NE.
May 8, 2018 · 10:15 PM · CHANGING
Circleville, UT
Driving North from Bryce Canyon to Richfield ,taking Rt.89,on May 8th, 2 of us witnessed in the western sky a large bright orange orb seem to flash out or hit the ground and disappear. This sighting was in the western sky. The second sighting was made by all of us. We were admiring the beautiful stars in the very dark sky. We stopped the car when we noticed 4 blinking lights in a square formation. These were not stars as they proceeded to change shape into 4 blinking lights in a straight line. We observed the awesome sight and thought it best to get back into the car and move along as it was very dark and we were in the middle of nowhere. We were traveling close or in the Dixie National Forest. This UAP was above what an airplane would be able to reach, so we don't believe it was an aircraft. This UAP was in the Northeastern sky.
May 8, 2018 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Catonsville, MD
I have seen the ship on several occasions across from my home and it changes shapes from a triangle to a circle to an oblong and cigar shape. It also changes colors and sometimes I miss blasts of different colors of red green blue and like a light purple. I am attaching several photos taken this evening. If it all possible I would like someone to contact me from your organization. Thank you.
May 5, 2018 · 10:35 AM · CHANGING
Citrus Heights, CA
An almost translucent shape with irregular borders. Moving very quickly in sharp movements. Multicolored lights were blinking around it. It was followed by a multicolored mist that swirled with its movements. Seen above our neighborhood park. Vanished into thin air as we were watching. Right before it was seen the streetlight in the park went out.
May 1, 2018 · 1:30 PM · CHANGING
Louisville, KY
At first it almost looked like a black line in the sky. It went over a tree and I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye. I didn't think to much of it and just thought it was a plane, until the object did a complete turn without turning. It turned on the dot and started going back in the other direction, coming back towards my house as a glowing ball or orb of bright whitish/yellow light. It was moving at a steady pace. It then went straight up into the rays of the sun and disappeared. There was absolutely no sound whatsoever. Clearly it was not an airplane as I live close to an airport and there were 2 planes in the sky around the same time. Since I live so close to the airport, most of the planes are taking off or landing so they are pretty close to the ground and quite distinguishable. The strangest part to me was that it was in the middle of the day and yet it was so brightly glowing. I was able to take a few photos of the object; however, my cell phone camera isn't the best so it just looks like a bright light in the sky.
April 30, 2018 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
Greenville, PA
Was watching The voice on TV I heard a loud boom. Went out side looking west at about 9:30 was a big bright light it stayed in the same spot for about an hour changing colors then it took an hour and a half for it to disappear. I filmed it and zoomed in on it for a picture it disappeared. Light Went out. Dogs barking for no reason. We suspect a sighting of the planet, Venus, in the western sky. PD
April 28, 2018 · 4:43 PM · CHANGING
Joliet, IL
I was near a window that faces north and noticed a white object moving through sky in a southwesterly direction. What initially caught my attention was the apparent oscillating or alternating shape the object had. I stepped out to my balcony to view and it was definitely not a plane or balloon. It was, at this point, low enough to see the object alternating in appearance, yet had a slight distortion or haze surrounding it. I quickly stepped inside to gather my phone/camera. The appearance was spherical with an elongating cone shaped distortion that projected from the underside. I am estimating it was roughly 1-2K feet in altitude but it’s only an estimate. The object passed nearly directly over me and was gaining altitude as it progressed to the southwest. Its altitude stabilized when it was roughly 3-4X smaller in appearance compared to the initial time of observation. At this point the object seemed stationary relative to the ground, but may have gained additional altitude. Then it slowly moved east and it was visible for another 3-4 minutes. I took my eye off of it for a second and could not re-acquire. The entire sighting lasted from 16:43 to 16:52 I took photos throughout the observation. The initial 4 photos that were taken in fairly quick succession (within a few seconds) reveals two cycles of the alternating shape. Subsequent photos appear to be too distant to resolve much detail; however I have not down loaded to a computer for better viewing.
April 28, 2018 · 8:00 AM · CHANGING
Winter Park, FL
What I can make from the videos is that they looks like a wheel within a wheel and its bright white. Very unusual
April 24, 2018 · 9:20 PM · CHANGING
Butte, MT
A large bright light hovered above Timber Butte to the southwest. It changed shape like a jellyfish to triangle with red lights around it and gyrated like a snake when looking at it through binoculars. 4 of us also saw a smaller object but larger than the stars to the left and higher that blinked red, green, blue white and also appeared like a dancing snake. Between these were 3 smaller lights in a row that hovered, then later disappeared. Several other lights were high in the sky with colored lights. They were larger than the Big Dipper that we could see above us. After an hour the large light moved to the northwest and hovered for a few minutes before disappearing. Then 2 red blinking lights appeared in the western sky and moved slowly south one behind the other until they went behind the hill. No planes or helicopters flying at the time. 5 witnesses total to this event. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and found her to be sincere about her sighting. We encouraged her to observe the night sky, on the next clear night, to see whether she might see something similar to what she had seen on the first night. PD
April 23, 2018 · 9:04 PM · CHANGING
Warden, WA
We continue to watch it for about 10 mins, until it started to come closer. It stopped as it started getting closer, and flashed bright lights. Then it shape shifted into a aircraft. When it flew over we heard nothing. Also, two satellite looking things came out from underneath it. Tried take a video but it didn't even show up or wanted to work and I have a brand new phone too. Weird. Got a photo though thankfully of its bright light.
April 18, 2018 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
North Salt Lake, UT
Seen east over the Wasatch Mtn range high in the sky...could be saucer shaped or cigar. Has flashing lights with an occasional red flash...has not moved in an hour. Star like twinkling but seems lights are flashing horizontal/lengthwise (so not like a star). Also, a misty angled long flash appeared next to it lasting only a split second. Saw flashes of pin lights surrounding it. Has only moved slightly wast from its position over the last 1 1/2 hrs. We are out on the deck every night and have not seen this one before. An activity seen has usually been between the hours of 1am to 6am, though on 2 occasions one at 21:30 and 23:00hrs but didn't look like this. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 18, 2018 · 9:00 PM · CHANGING
North Salt Lake, UT
Seen east over the Wasatch Mtn range high in the sky...could be saucer shaped or cigar. Has flashing lights with an occasional red flash...has not moved in an hour. Star like twinkling but seems lights are flashing horizontal/lengthwise (so not like a star). Also, a misty angled long flash appeared next to it lasting only a split second. Saw flashes of pin lights surrounding it. Has only moved slightly wast from it's position over the last 1 1/2 hrs. We are out on the deck every night and have not seen this one before. And activity seen has usually been between the hours of 1am to 6am, though on 2 occasions one at 21:30 and 23:00hrs but didn't look like this. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
April 9, 2018 · 8:48 PM · CHANGING
Wausau, WI
I was outside facing east. I saw what I first believed to be either a meteor or a disending sattilite. But I noticed a form behind the light which was in the shape of a pill or tick tack. The object then seemed to slow and change either shape or direction. It then stopped and became a light a bit larger than my thumb nail at arm's lenght . When it disappered it didnt just go away but closed from the outside in ; until I could no longer see it. It traveled (facing east) from my "5 o'clock and stopped and vanished at my 11 o'clock. (south west headed north east. I have not yet ask any one else in the neighborhood if they say it but will and report if so.
April 1, 2018 · 9:30 PM · CHANGING
Anchorage, AK
So, standing on my porch having a smoke, and what i thought was a dark cloud over downtowwn anchorage i noticed it slowly moving but not in a cloud movement, you could see it move to see its length and then its width. was a dark grey object. i grabbed my binoculars. When i returned to get a better look it was farther away and when i looked from what i observered it had a "smokey trail". i have no idea what i saw so if anyone also saw this event id love to read what you saw.
March 26, 2018 · 10:00 PM · CHANGING
Prineville, OR
Was sitting in car on top of a view point and kept seeing a bright light. We saw a helicopter going towards the object and before it got close, a dark cloud hid it. When the cloud left, the object barely had a glow or shape. The helicopter started circling the object before another cloud submerged it and the helicopter left. When the cloud disappeared once more, the object was gone. It was in the South sky, left and upward from Orion.
March 23, 2018 · 3:30 AM · CHANGING
Roseville, CA
Wight, red, green, and blue pulsing orb terned tryangle that was bigger than an airplane that passed by i got my binoclers out be fore the airplain passed by and it started to dance but i think my hands were shaking i was staring at it for a bout an hr when i whent back in my house i felt the need to sit on the floor i passed out We telephoned the witness, in order to confirm whether the report was a serious-minded account of a real event, and were left uncertain as to its real nature. PD
March 20, 2018 · 3:15 AM · CHANGING
Croydon, PA
Late at night on March 20th, 2018 at approximately 3 am, my dog woke me up to go out into the backyard. I got up and let him outside and proceeded onto my deck in the rear of my yard. While I was waiting for the dog I noticed a large circular whitish or silver object off to my left moving from north to southeast. The object was moving very slowly just above the tree tops and making no sound. The object was approximately 100 to 200 hundred feet from me. The object did not emit or have any lights as a normal aircraft. I was astonished at what I was witnessing and as I watched the object proceed in front of me as I was facing southeast the object turned upward 180 degrees where it seemed to stand on end for a moment. It was then that I saw the object appear to have a different shape such as the shape of a boomerang. Then suddenly and without a sound the object disappeared directly upward and was out of view within seconds. After the object disappeared, I heard an odd growing noise near where the object disappeared and my dog began growing. I hurried my dog back into the house and my dog would not leave rear sliding door. I only told three people of this and have been trying to figure out what it was.