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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.
139,459 entries
September 12, 2023 · 7:44 PM · CHANGING
New Britain, CT
My dad was driving on Hartford Road at night to go to a clothing store when I noticed a stationary disk shaped object with white lights placed on the top of the object. I then pulled out my phone and recorded the object staying still in the sky. It then started to move and lost some of its lights shaping a triangle. I believe it may have shape-shifted from a disk with lights on top into a triangle shape with lights at its three corners. The object then flew behind some trees and I was unable to view it.
September 12, 2023 · 7:30 PM · OTHER
Martinez, GA
My wife and I were attending my daughter's soccer game and about halfway through the game, I noticed a strange looking dark object floating over the treeline. It wasn't moving much at first, but after a few seconds it began to move north. My first thought was that it was a mylar balloon, but it didn't go up. It stayed moving horizontally. I pointed it out to my wife and she stared at it for a while and agreed that it was something very unusual. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
September 12, 2023 · 6:55 PM · CHANGING
El Paso, TX
Afternotice thing when appeared to be a star in the sky. During the daylight, it seemed like there was maybe 2 very close together. Or one with to separate reflective points. That made it easy to see. I assume then with my camera 30 times and I could see that they're definitely was to separate. Reflective spots on it, but it appeared to be changing shape and color with every picture. Usually, it looks silver but then it looked pink that's covered in a reflection of the sunlight I don't know, but it did not move, so it doesn't seem to me to be something using lyft to fly cause it would need to move. Couldn't have been a satellite because again. It was stationary and it was daylight. Strange that it was above a military base. I do also have more pictures than the 4. I'm allowed to upload on this page.
September 12, 2023 · 4:43 PM · DISK
Montrose, CO
Went to take a picture of a strange McDonald's sign when I noticed something in the sky at the same time. I took a pic of the sign with craft included. [NUFORC annotation: Bird - Possible]
September 12, 2023 · 4:15 PM · CHANGING
Stockton, -
Recorded a small circle in the sky above our company, then moved downwards and changed shape
September 12, 2023 · 9:37 AM · SPHERE
Copperas Cove, TX
On the evening of 12 September 2023 at approximately 9:37 PM while on the phone with a colleague, I walked around the back of my house and noticed an orange orb in the sky that appeared to be one and a half to 2 miles east north east of my location. It was between the Horizon and the powerlines across the street from my house. The entire sky was overcast except the southwest. The weather showed a 5 mph light wind from the north east. While trying to direct my colleague to its location he was unable to see due to an obstruction behind his house. I was trying to get my camera to focus and take a picture when after 10 seconds it begin to fade and appear to collapse in on its self. While explaining the specifics of what I have just seen, approximately four minutes later it appeared in the exact location that it was. It appeared to start as a small point of light and then expand to its previous size. It stayed the same for approximately 20 seconds then pulsated for 2 to 3 seconds before remaining steady again, then lasted a remaining 10 seconds before collapsing in on itself. I was a bright orange color that did not radiate outside of its spherical boundary. I was able to take two pictures of it on its second appearance.
September 12, 2023 · 1:00 AM · CIRCLE
Strathmore, CA
So almost every night the past 2+ weeks. My guy and myself see this circular/oval object hovering east above Strathmore. We had some binoculars and took a closer look and it definitely has some blinking lights and it hovers left , right, up and down. There is also a smaller circular object that stays near by the bigger circular/oval object. At first we thought maybe a planet, maybe a satellite, but no this is something beyond that! It literally moves left and right . So also just last night I was looking at the object from my bedroom window, maybe about 10 minutes just watching it. And all of a sudden there was a quick flash of light on my front porch. It scared the crap out of me. Mind you I live in the groves with only 1 neighbor and it was definitely not them. I was thinking they are on to me watching them closely . I never was so scared in my life I actually started shaking . Scary. You can contact me for more information. Looking for anyone with a good telescope who wants to investigate. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Possible]
September 12, 2023 · 12:28 AM · UNKNOWN
Probable conventionalNew Rochelle, NY
I was about to sleep. Because my apartment is on high floor (28th) it is common to see planes flying. When I noticed this object, my first thought was that it is a star. But then I realized that it was cloudy, and this was quite big for a star. Also there were no stars on the sky (since it was cloudy.) I wasn’t going to give it much attention but then I noticed that this object had slight movement (perhaps rotation) without changing its position. I do not know how long it was there but it was long because I fell asleep. At the next day I noticed a similar object at around 10pm. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
September 12, 2023 · 12:05 AM · FIREBALL
Panorama City, CA
It looked like a flame had shot up into the sky with various beautiful vibrant colors then after it went up high from the ground it turned into a steady vibrant colored ball in the sky then the object started coming back down camouflaging like the sky this time looking like a huge shadow in the shape of a large disk that looked like a darker color of the sky but waves of vibrant colors surrounded it not letting it fully camouflage. Object then continued to circle around in the sky and eventually flying out of sight .
September 11, 2023 · 11:03 PM · SPHERE
Alexandria, VA
On the evening of September 11, 2023, at approximately 11:03pm, two adults (ages 28 and 26), witnessed a circular orb (the size of a quarter, if you were to point the quarter to the sky), as bright as the moon quickly slingshotted into space faster than any aircraft, meteor or shooting star both participants have ever seen. The two participants were on the patio of their 4th floor apartment, stargazing, when they noticed the orb shoot through the sky. Since the orb shot through very fast there was no way to document the incident through phones, however, minutes after, we decided to jot down notes and draw out what we saw. We are more than happy to send over a copy of those drawings and information. The orb was seen from the corner of one of the participants eyes and its light, speed and direction commanded the night sky and was highly visible. It's trajectory was that of a slingshot. The orb appeared as if it had entered a dimension (it slingshotted through space and disappeared in less than a second). One participant said the orb had moved so fast that it looked as though it was going through stages. The participant said they saw the orb and then morphed versions of the orb as if it was moving through space at speeds far faster than any aircraft. It is important to note the area in which we saw this orb is heavily accessible by military helicopters and military aircrafts that routinely fly over the area, however, where the orb appeared was further, brighter and faster than any military aircraft that has ever flown past. There is 100% no way this was a military aircraft - there were no blinking lights. It was first seen peering through the clouds and shot through them, moving outside of the Earth's atmosphere. It did not move like a meteor across the sky, but instead moved upward toward space. The two adults are regular stargazers and are incredibly familiar with normal sightings in the sky (planets, stars, airplanes, missile launches, and meteors); this was completely abnormal.
September 11, 2023 · 10:57 PM · TRIANGLE
Hineston, LA
Saw a ton of movement in the sky on the clear night of September 11th, 2023. Had my airplane app open so I knew it wasn’t registered aircrafts or military planes. We mistaked it for Mars at first… then realized Mars does not zoom around in sporadic directions. Had bluetooth music playing through my vehicle speakers and as the object got closer, my radio began having issues and it began cutting out. Needless to say we got the heck out of there. Still don’t know what we saw but it was NOT an airplane. They do not move that sporadically. It would disappear in the distance and come back and sit. Had 3 other crafts around it doing the same.
September 11, 2023 · 10:35 PM · FLASH
Spokane, WA
Wow! At approx. 22:35hrs looking mostly N/NE in the nite-time sky as I sat in the outdoor seating area just outside the Spokane Convention Center did appear a black flash, off in the distance. Altitude of these events? Difficult to even guesstimate IMO at this point in time. And as best as I can describe these first time observable 'things' above. It reminded me almost instantly of footage of the Black Knight satellite. Being as it was THAT dark. Darker than dark. And the shape, dimensions of that (BK)/a craft/satellite. Peculiar thing about this area in the sky tonight off in the distance over N. Idaho is that prior, around 21:44hrs or so did appear in a very very quick evolving and decaying (mostly subdued in colour) a blue -flash!- and a fuzzy dark red dot. The dot remained static and stayed visible the longest. Approximately in the same area of the visible dark sky. This 'play' conjured up imagery I revisited on a recent train ride up the coast (West Coast). A truly bizarre scenario that played out (real-time, physical. Contact of the 4th Kind?) in one of the back alleys near the Steam Plant here (yr.2012-13) where in an area in the clear blue daytime sky 'slid open' like a door on rollers one afternoon just above a loading dock area. *on this revisit had to remind myself that Fairchild AFB is merely up the road from where this took place. Like that. Unmistakable 'fracture' of the very air, space around you. And then tonight, for whatever reason. That ever so dark shape. -flash!- or -pop!- into observable view, no visible 'light' flashing. Yet, how to describe objects and events not observed by me personally prior, and processed in THAT grouping is/was unknown territory to me. Visually acquainted now, going forward...
September 11, 2023 · 9:50 PM · LIGHT
Carlsbad, CA
Flashing horizontal lights 3 abreast. Saw for 3 minutes.
September 11, 2023 · 8:40 PM · SPHERE
St. George, SC
This is just one of many sightings. This orb or light crossed in front of a plane, the plane was going South but the orb was going east. I would like to know if the pilots saw anything strange. Plane number is FFT2521
September 11, 2023 · 7:56 PM · FIREBALL
Norristown, PA
Was on my deck. Saw two orbs like fireballs moving slowly. As they went over a hole, I lost view and then noticed a third. I then sent the two reappear and noticed a black balloon or parachute type of object descending.
September 11, 2023 · 7:35 PM · SPHERE
Chesterfield, NJ
Driving in car with daughter from soccer practice single large bright white orb with white glow shoots up in sky. After about a minute object just disappears. First thought was a plane since close to Phili, trenton, and newark but light was too bright and too large to be known aircraft. I checked for any rocket launches reports or military activity known to public since I am very close to Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. We are used to seeing military aircraft from our farm field and definitely was not one I have ever seen. I am reporting since population is obviously dense in tri-state area and we could not be the only ones that saw this object, just curious to what it was. Object was also seen 9/12 at around 8pm give or take... Will have cell phone in hand now to try and capture if seen again. Object attributes that piqued my curiosity in relation to my current aviation knowledge: 1. starting position - from our horizon line it looked to start from our perspective 1500 ft 2. trajectory - vertical ~ 80 degrees 3. velocity - increasing at high rate. 4. visibility - object rises and just disappears from sight with no visual fading effect not due to acceleration away from observers 5. size - object from visual perspective high in sky looked to be size between softball and basketball. 6. color attribute - white, blueshift appearance between 4000K and 5700K 7. propulsion - no visible contrail, just a giant orb. If more information is needed, I can be contacted. Unfortunately, no hard evidence available but would love to know that we are not crazy :)
September 11, 2023 · 6:45 AM · LIGHT
South Bend, IN
My son and I were waiting on the bus and we saw three stars in the sky all in a line, like Orion’s belt but it was too far northeast to be Orion. We suddenly watch the left-most star begin to slowly yet steadily drift away from the other stars as it eventually disappeared, seemingly fading into the dark of the early morning sky.
September 11, 2023 · 5:20 AM · RECTANGLE
Glasgow, GLASGOW · United Kingdom
Large flat rectangle with red, green and white flashing lights and slight haze, approximate in proportion to a smartphone. Created a very loud thunderous drone which was heard first prompting me to look out the window, very loud and drowned out music that was being listened to. Was flying very close overhead then dipped forward in a steep curve towards the building opposite, at which point it was no longer visible. It seemed only one side (the base) of the object was visible. A different quieter mid-frequency drone lasted approximately 15 minutes afterwards. Sound of close proximity helicopters was also audible for a considerable time afterwards but not visible. Location is very close proximity to an arms and aerospace factory.
September 11, 2023 · 4:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Swan Lake, NY
Observed on Ring Device. rectangular light in 3 parts hovering and moving horizontally over 3 to four feet at side of house for 32 seconds. Observed a streaking light shooting out from it into the sky. After it disappeared we spotted several lights in the sky on the video.
September 11, 2023 · 1:31 AM · UNKNOWN
Jonesboro, AR
Object move very fast. Super fast. Then. Move enough to make a flash then leave sky. I have to talk to someone explain more.
September 10, 2023 · 11:45 PM · LIGHT
Spokane, WA
Beginning last nite say approx. 23:45hrs or so as I sat in the River Park Square park, taking in yet another clear, highly visible sky and as it and they go someway, somehow on or in a frequency! that has repeatedly (over the years) pinged me, "Hey Ry?" and always (varied, typically) directing my gauze to the area or direction that very specific, lowww frequency they utilize, and again last nite I mostly whipped my head to the right and upwards and 'flashy flash flashy floo' red, flash! a very distant appearing 'star' ...huh. and out loud in moi mind, "did ANYONE observing or on this freq. see that?" Whoa... And then not more than two more times a red flash! on two other 'star' appearing points in the nighttime sky. And two very very obvious, distinct blue, not so much a flash! and certainly not any prior observed transition in the darkness above ever observed by me prior. 'NEW!' Like an all of a sudden blue dot over that bright 'appearing star'. And then about at that point in time my mind went to one specific caveat about UAP's in their observable, operational wherewithal that they do, can, have and will position themselves in front of the viewable (from Terra Firma) star at whatever distance and essentially utilize that celestial object ( observable star- twinkle twinkle!) as in-flux camouflage (morphing) using the position in the sky and appearance to post up and observe. IMO. - Fin
September 10, 2023 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Cedar City, UT
Every night thy show up. Circling around. They move directly depending on the night. There was less of them last night. You best send someone out to get good videos before they are gone. I have full video if you wanted me to send them. The files are to large. I do not dare edit them. The last time I did that, the video was erased!
September 10, 2023 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
Cedar city, UT
I'm on a different job site so they are not doing anything at the distance I'm at. This has been going on for weeks. At another job site, a few weeks ago, they were brighter and more numerous. You can see in the video they are moving in a circle. They are not as steady as the video shows. They move like fireflies, and I almost got video of them going high to low. They changed course once I started recording.
September 10, 2023 · 9:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Leominster, HEREFORD · United Kingdom
Star moving unnaturally, rotated then vanished. Reappeared ten mins later to almost same spot almost hanging on the edge of the electrical storm. Have a long exposure picture of the storm showing the craft both times it came by