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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
July 15, 2022 · 11:11 PM · LIGHT
Corpus Christi, TX
My nephew was scanning the sky while me & him were talking off in the distance he said look look @ that while we were looking a Red DOT LIGHT NON BLINKING JUST A RED DOT STARTED SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY DOWN then just disappeared in to the tree line that was no helicopter or plane plz Investigate
July 15, 2022 · 10:38 PM · LIGHT
Barnwell, SC
Blue pulsating light darted fast side to side then was gone.
July 15, 2022 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
COLUMBUS, OH
I was looking south from my balcony in NE Columbus, Ohio in the late evening on either Thursday July 14 or Friday 15, 2022 (sorry I can’t be more specific) and saw a light rise from behind the tree line that is about 150 yards away. (At the time I assumed the light would have been several miles away, possibly as far as CMH airport, or even closer to downtown, but on reflection I think it could have been a smaller object closer to the neighborhood.) It rose slowly about 60 degrees from my line of sight and then dropped maybe 10 degrees to where it remained stationary for 15-30 minutes (it might not have been that long, but it seemed like an unusually long time for a random light). As it hung there, the light pulsed about once per second, first a kind of bright candy apple neon blue and then a neon mauve/bright red, then blue and then red again and so on. This pulsing was mechanically regular and didn’t pause as far as I could observe. Except for a couple of dashes into the apartment to inform my disinterested roommate, I didn’t take my eyes off the thing for several minutes, until I was distracted by an aircraft closer to my building moving from east to west which I made out to be a helicopter at a fairly high altitude for this neighborhood (usually we see cop choppers pretty close range). As the aircraft moved off to my upper right I looked back to find the light and couldn’t locate it, but then I saw a light (not necessarily the same one) moving at a moderate regular speed at something like a 45 degree angle into the northwest, almost as if to rendezvous with the helicopter, and then as far as I remember it blinked out. That’s it. It didn’t move in any classic “UFO” manner, it was very regular and methodical looking and not unusually quick. If I had to guess, it was a drone of some sort and my reaction at the time was just sort of “huh,” but I’ve been mulling it over since then wondering if it would reappear but I haven’t spotted it. I spend a lot of time outdoors at night trying to make out the stars and enjoying the moon when it’s out and I’m pretty used to the comings and goings of aircraft here, and this behavior was a first. I don’t really suspect it’s anything unexplainable but I don’t know who to contact to satisfy my curiosity about this one. I hope I’m not wasting your time but if I can get an explanation for this it’s definitely worth my taking the time to write this up. Thanks!
July 15, 2022 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Fredericksburg, VA
I was setting up my telescope in the back yard for a night of astrophotography. I am familiar with where north, magnetic north and celestial north are in my yard and set up my tripod during the day roughly pointed at the selection North Pole near Polaris. The sun had not fully set and there were no stars visible at this time. I estimate that I will be able to use Polaris to polar align my scope once its dark enough in about 30 minutes. I look up and see a very bright star close to Polaris. It catches me off guard as I should not be able to see any stars at this time, but it is definitely a star and a bright one at that. I almost convinced myself that it might be the North Star and begin the alignment procedure when I realize it’s too far off to be Polaris. I then pull out my iPad to use Stellarium software to find out which star I’m looking at cause I now think it might be a super nova that just exploded. I watched this object for roughly 5 minutes before deciding to get a picture with my phone. I line up the shot then decide to switch to video to zoom in. The object immediately blinks out and is gone. It was roughly the magnitude of Venus while there was still sun light. It did not move at all or fluctuate in luminosity.
July 14, 2022 · 9:08 PM · LIGHT
Gorham, ME
Steady bead of white light moved in an arcing trajectory from west to east. It seemed to continue straight east over the North Atlantic Ocean. It didn’t make any strange movements, and there was no noise. It was just a bright white light that didn’t change shape, no sound, and there were no colored, blinking lights. Estimated height unknown- 20,000 to 40,000 feet?
July 14, 2022 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Seattle, WA
Craft was star shaped with 7-8 points Craft was behaving oddly and waving back and forth like it was on water as it traveled across the skyline of seattle. My neighbors and I saw it. I took a video with the only camera I had available. This is the second time I’ve seen it since April. Last time I did not have my phone.
July 14, 2022 · 8:48 PM · LIGHT
Hollywood, FL
Same as summary Rocket launch
July 14, 2022 · 8:20 PM · LIGHT
Phoenix, AZ
Looking South at appx 8:20 PM on July 14th 2022 I noticed a bright green light at about 25 degree elevation from my location. There were no flashing light white or red and light source was steadily hovering. Light moved slightly east and then back west to original location. 3 to 4 minutes elapsed. Green light turned Deep Dark Red for 2 minutes then changed back to green. Light moved West 6 to 7 degrees in 1 second, hovered 1 to 2 minutes. Green light moved back close to original and proceeded to move in southern direction and became faint into storm clouds when it became un-seable. This was not a commercial craft or balloon. Military background Avionic Instrument Systems. Monsoon moving through the area but clear line of sight as noted above. No aircraft in skies until UFO was out of sight.
July 14, 2022 · 8:40 AM · LIGHT
Fripp Island, SC
We were sitting on the back porch over-looking the ocean when a red light appeared out of nowhere, moved toward the coast and got much larger as it approached land. It moved from east to west and as it got to its largest point, I decided to record and it completely disappeared instantly. This was NOT a plane. It was about 3 to 4 times larger than a bright star and was approximately a mile or 2 away. It was above the horizon and I would guess under 5000' .
July 14, 2022 · 2:17 AM · LIGHT
Merthyr Tydfil · United Kingdom
on the night of 7/13/22 to 7/14/22 at 2 o'clock when I was going to sleep I noticed through the window on the stairs that something was glittering in the sky, it did not look like a star because the stars shone all the way around, the sky was clear. I thought that I would take a picture with the phone and see if the phone catches something. I took 2 photos, one and a second later. On one of them you can even see the captured top in the afterglow and the neighbor's window to compare the quality of the photos with. Only today, when I sat down to the computer and checked the photos, it looks very strange after approximation and I have no idea what it is. The photos have not been processed and are sent straight from my phone
July 14, 2022 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT
Inverary, ON · Canada
I am a photographer who spends most clear nights capturing the Milky Way. I have over a decade of experience of astrophotography and can easily identify passing satellites which are so numerous these days it’s hard to get a good photo without them. I was taking a long exposure of roughly 13 seconds, and at about 2 or 3 seconds into the exposure a bright flash appeared within the frame, about 10 seconds later it flashed again. Upon closer inspection the bright light seemed to traverse across the sky an incredible distance passing behind or in front of a passing satellite almost as if it was swimming through the sky. It did not follow a straight path. In the image captured you can in fact see several satellites. I have had several other encounters over the years, some closer than others. Some have claimed it to be a firefly. I am sure it wasn’t.
July 13, 2022 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Ewing, NJ
Light flew over my house. I live next to a airport and planes fly over my house multiple times a night. This light made no sound and just went across the sky and had a haze in triangle form. Definitely was not a plane or helicopter.
July 13, 2022 · 4:13 AM · LIGHT
Titonka, IA
I went outside for a cigarette just after 4 AM this morning after my young nephews who are visiting decided they couldn't sleep anymore. I immediately noticed a very bright and constant light (much brighter than Venus) low in the sky to the north. It appeared to be silently moving east for several miles from my perspective, but then moved south several more miles before my house and a tall grove of trees blocked my view. I jumped in my car and drove out onto the road to see if I could follow it, but it was no longer visible as far as I could tell. As a reference, Venus was low on the horizon to the east, but that light I was watching was at least 2-3x as bright. I checked an air traffic app and there were no planes in the air at the time. Aircraft flying overhead always has a pulsing light that appears very dim like a distant star. I'm a landscape photographer who has spent countless nights under the stars. This is the first time ever that I could not explain what I was seeing.
July 13, 2022 · 3:45 AM · LIGHT
West Deptford, NJ
I was on my front porch looking for the full moon. I saw a source of white light behind some low clouds. I thought it was the moon and I watched it shine white , then it started flashing an incredibly bright blue color. It would flash blue and white, no other colors. It looked like two puffs of light shot out of the sides. There was a beam of light coming from it going straight down. It lasted for about 30 minutes. At the end, the light got really bright and then it just “poofed” left to right and disappeared. I verified with my stargazer app that it was not the moon I was seeing. There was nothing in that area, no planets.
July 11, 2022 · 11:34 PM · LIGHT
OAKRIDGE, OR
Oakridge has had many sidings over the years so I pointed my security camera toward the area were sightings have been. I've captured meteors burning up and airplanes but never saw an object that looked like this.
July 11, 2022 · 11:30 PM · LIGHT
KOLKATA · India
The object was first observed on 11th July night arround 11:30pm at the East sky, and then for almost 1 hour we noticed and captured the video.then we again noticed it on 15th July,2022 night at West sky from the same location. After almost 1 hour, it was not visible. Then we noticed the light on the East sky again. I asked two of my friends from other locations (15km away). They also seen same light. When video recoding, by zooming, the light was changing shape- light pattern was like, a circle of light surrounding a central light and the outer light was moving in circle. The light was blinking- like the light was larger in area and smaller in area alternatively
July 10, 2022 · 1:34 AM · LIGHT
Reading, WOKINGHA · United Kingdom
I was waiting outside my house for a taxi to pick me up early in the morning I looked up and saw like lights moving around above.
July 10, 2022 · 12:13 AM · LIGHT
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Driving on highway 39 from Chicago to central Wisconsin. Right near Wisconsin Dells there was a very very bright flash in sky. The light then traveled across sky at super high rate of speed and disappeared. The sky was a bit overcast. Can't logically think what this could have been. Gave me the shivers.
July 9, 2022 · 11:45 PM · LIGHT
Red Lion, PA
I was driving home from a friend's house around 11:45pm on 7/9/2022 and noticed an incredibly bright red light high in the sky as I was driving, heading towards the town of Red Lion on Felton Road. I thought it was oddly bright and must be a new cell tower light until I kept driving for about another minute and realized I was about to drive under it. It was definitely a light in the sky, heading south. It had no definite shape either, somewhat amorphous and slightly shifting as it moved. No accompanying flashing lights or strobes. It was pinkish in the center and a deep red on the edges. It was very high from what I could tell, so I have no description of a craft for you. I figured I should pull over and take a video as I had now passed the light ever so slightly and pulled into the Rick's Ace Hardware at the intersection of the Winterstown road and Felton road. As I pulled in the light faded and vanished from view. I did not see it return so I left and continued on my way home. The weather was very humid, light fog and lingering high clouds from rain earlier in the day. The moon was visible but mostly obscured by cloud cover.
July 9, 2022 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT
Louisville, KY
We didn’t see an object exactly but it was this light in the clouds that went on for too long to be lighting it wasn’t fire Either it was so bright.at first we heard sounds like thunder but we checked the weather clear sky’s no signs of thunder nor rain it sounded like a rolling trash can times a million it was loud it wasn’t fire world cause the noise was happing in milliseconds but I looked out the blinds then BOOM big flash of light I’m convinced it maybe was a ufo it was so bright and big not small it was huge like huge huge.
July 9, 2022 · 6:00 PM · LIGHT
Brisbane, QUEENSLA · Australia
Have video, looks like stars but changed colours and moving slowly then fast staying in the area (not drones)
July 9, 2022 · 12:42 AM · LIGHT
Valley Stream, NY
I had been having trouble falling asleep, so I laid down and looked out my west facing window. I had been still for just a second when I saw a very bright white light in the shape of a sphere moving at a fast speed traveling north across the sky outside my window. I noticed a slight trail effect behind it as well. I did not hear any noise and lost sight of it behind a neighbor’s tree/house. It happened in an area near a large international airport, though I’m familiar with the area and would recognize a standard passenger aircraft. To double check, I opened my flight tracker just seconds after the sighting to confirm what I had just seen. As I found no planes moving that direction in the area, I concluded it wasn’t one. I opened my other app “stellarium” just to make sure it couldn’t have been a satellite. Knowing that I have never see a satellite at my location due to light pollution, I knew it wasn’t one but still checked. Again, I found no evidence to disprove what I saw.
July 7, 2022 · 9:42 PM · LIGHT
Holladay, UT
I was out on the night of July 7th at about 9:35pm to check and make sure the garage door was closed. I have a 91 year old father that I take care of and sometimes he leaves the garage door open. We do not have a door from inside the house to inside the garage. I usually look up at sky and look for Ursa Major and Minor and Polaris. I saw something hovering above the neighbor’s trees but was not directly above the trees. I’m not sure how far away it was nor the height in the night sky. If I had to guess it could have been anywhere from ¼ of a mile to ½ a mile in the sky from my perspective. The sun set in Salt Lake at 9:01pm so it was dark on the East side of the Salt Lake valley. The moon was in the western sky at about 45° above the Oquirrh mtns. The object changed colors from green to red about every 2 sec. and remained in the sky at the same location and never moved or drifted. I watched it for about 2 minutes or so. It was a very bright color change and larger looking than that of a planes wing or belly lights. At first I thought it may have been a drone but I thought at such a late hour would probably not be a good time to be flying since the sky was so dark. I went back inside got my phone (Samsung S8+) and shot a video (20220707_21406.mp4) just over 1 min. long. The object was still in the same spot and had not moved. I was leaning against the side of the garage to stabilize my arm and phone. The video was taken in portrait mode so when you play it, the object will be on the left side of the video. If you rotate it 90° to the right you will get how I recorded it. I went back inside and got my Canon Rebel T3i and put my zoom lens on it. The zoom lens is an EFS 55-250mm w/image stabilization and MACRO 1.1m/3.6ft. Just a standard zoom lens. I haven’t used this camera for a couple of years so I needed to re-familiarize myself with the camera. One of the two pictures show movement but that is because I had not stabilized myself using the side of the garage and you can see the trees that are out of focus just below the object. I took two pictures (IMG_2965.jpg, IMG_2967.jpg) and 2 movies (MVI_2966 and MVI_2968). MVI_2966 is about 46 sec. long. MVI_2968 was about 6 sec. long. I did not upload it. I went back inside so I could see the options on the lens to make sure that both the AF (auto focus) and Stabilizer switches were both on. I went back outside and the object was gone. I live on a corner with a 4-way stop I walked back to my porch when I heard my neighbor (whom lives diagonally from me on the other corner) had just gotten out of their car. I turned to see that the mother and one of the daughters had walked into the street and the daughter was pointing to the same area of the sky. I could not hear what she was saying but she moved her arm in a direction from left to right, as she did this I did hear her make a sound like “whoosh” as if to indicate that whatever was in the sky moved very fast in that direction. I was going to call to them but by the time I got to the end of my driveway they were already back on theirs and heading for their front door. Picture (20220708_143221a.jpg) was taken today July 8th from the same spot looking towards the sky. The trees in the picture are the same ones that are in the other pictures. The object was above the larger tree behind the pine. I put a circle to indicate approximate location.
July 6, 2022 · 10:53 PM · LIGHT
Phoenix, AZ
I was in my hotel room when I spotted a flying green light in the window. It was moving very quickly. I bolted to the window to try to catch a better view and I just couldn’t understand what it was. Not an airplane because it was not shaped like an airplane; it also had a green light the shape of a dot, and some small white lights surrounding it. Most visible was the green light. I thought maybe it was someone’s drone. But it was very high up and it went way too far away. I couldn’t see it after a few seconds, it just disappeared outside my window frame. And it was just too dark to film with a drone. Not ideal lighting at all. So not a plane, not a drone. What else could it have been? And I know for a fact a plane does not travel that fast from the perspective of someone on land and they just don’t have green lights and they always leave a trail behind that shows their past trajectory. The person next to me couldn’t see it as much as I tried to show it to them. They weren’t looking in the right spot and the Flying Obiect just moved too fast. I couldn’t tell if it was a triangle shape or a square, or maybe a circle.