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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.
2,422 entries
October 11, 2022 · 4:56 AM · RECTANGLE
Pickerington, OH
I got up to use the restroom and when I laid back down, a light outside caught my attention. I noticed an object hovering silently over my neighbors house. There was no high pitched whine that is often associated with personal drones. Once I realized the object was not a drone, I started recording with my phone. The hum in the video is my fan. The object slowly and smoothly made its way further away from me at this point. There were very bright red and white lights on the bottom of the object that flashed intermittently. I could not see any means of accelerating such as rotary blades and could not hear the object at all.
October 3, 2022 · 1:00 PM · RECTANGLE
International Waters
My seat was 4E and my husband 4F next to the window. I saw this black bar and initially thought that I was imagining it so I keep looking and the bar increased in length as it neared the plane. As my husband was eating and is hard of hearing I did not interrupt him and I did not want to be distracted from looking. When it turned on it's side, I could see that it was at least a third of the size of the plane, at a guess. The full view only lasted about 10 seconds then it turned back so it only looked like a black bar and continued to travel away from the plane to the rear. It looked like a black smudge as it was leaving. The captain and his second came out of the cockpit as we were departing but unfortunately I did not ask him if he saw it too but I do believe that the both of the pilots MUST have seen it. I have tried to contact the airline but that was impossible and I tried to contact other agencies without success. I could see no windows/openings, no propulsion devices, no lights just the structure of the vehicle. If you could contact the pilot that would be great.
October 1, 2022 · 8:00 AM · RECTANGLE
Chicago, IL
The black rapidly moving vessels, one following the other, I spotted in several areas of the sky and they disappeared after 20-30 minutes. I have a short several second video with electric poles in the foreground. I also have the picture of the weird emission configurations.
September 29, 2022 · 1:50 PM · RECTANGLE
Seal Beach, CA
Pacific air show is in town this weekend. They start practicing over the joint airbase in Los Alamitos, CA. It’s fun to go outside and see the jets, skydivers, and various planes fly around. A plane was circling above my house for a while so I was taking video of it when I noticed shimmering strips that were stationary and not moving in any direction in the background. So I started recording a new video to zoom in on these objects. You can notice the airplane I am recording off the left in the beginning on the video. These objects were stationary. And very reflective. They just vanished and we’re not moving.
September 27, 2022 · 11:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Grande Prairie, AB · Canada
Was looking out window of my moms hospice ( she is palliative with cancer) I had to pick my sister up at airport at midnight was just looking out window like I do most nights just thinking about life and noticed a red rectangle that was horizontal not vertical that just hung out in north sky - there are no red lights nor any traffic lights for 2 blocks in my moms room that would reflect and there was no rain or clouds was a clear night other stars in the sky - it just hovered didn’t move then just suddenly vanished Picture an Oreo cookie and Looking at it sideways there were 2 stacks of rectangle red lights on top of each other with a space ( the Oreo icing ) inbetween
September 26, 2022 · 7:10 AM · RECTANGLE
La Crosse, WI
On the morning of September 26, 2022, I was driving along the Purple Heart Memorial Highway and noticed something high up in the sky. The morning was bright, without clouds in the sky, so visibility was very clear. Upon seeing the object, I immediately remembered that I had seen an identical object, in the same location, about a year so prior. The first time I saw the image, it caught my eye because it was a very bright, reflective, silver object in the middle of an open sky. It did not move, it just reflected the light as if the sunlight was reflecting off of a very shiny metallic surface. It was in the shape of a rectangle and lasted for about 40 seconds. I kept looking at it wondering what it could possibly be, and as I was looking at it, it appeared to turn sideways and completely disappear in a matter of a second. It was as if the object was flat so when it turned from showing it’s entire surface, it became a very thin sliver of a rectangle and then completely just disappeared. I continued to drive and look all around that area and never saw it again. This second time of seeing an object, it was similar in shape and reflectiveness and once again just vanished. It did not last (visibly) as long as the first sighting. But since I had seen it before I recognized what it could have been. I never saw this one again after it disappeared. I was far enough away from it that if it would have been a drone it would have appeared much smaller. This was a larger object in the sky for me to be able to see it like I did. It was also very high up in the sky so I’m not sure what would even fly that high up.
September 25, 2022 · 8:30 PM · RECTANGLE
Sebastopol, CA
At about 8:30pm, 9/25, I looked up into the sky and saw an object coming toward me and my family overhead. In a matter of about 2 seconds I discerned it was large, dark and rectangular, and it was swiftly gliding past, lengthwise. It was silent. It had a "belly" of a single line of lights running down its length that flashed on and off one-by-one in order -- I recall them being red, blue, green, and white. I called out to my family to look, as we were outside eating. But then just as soon as I saw it and called out, the object literally "snapped" out of vision and was gone from sight for about 2 more seconds. And then, as it was directly overhead, it snapped back on and was fully visible for 2 more seconds. At this point, one of my daughters also saw it. However, she was the only other one who saw it during that second phase of visibility because she was not under the sun umbrella we had left up (my husband and son had an obstructed view and didn't see any of it). And then it snapped back off and was completely gone. Perspective is difficult to discern when something is in the sky, but my daughter and I had the first impression that it was huge. And about the distance up of about a small aircraft. I'd guess it was the width of my minivan and triple its length. It was clearly rectangular and dark gray, perhaps metallic. The lights were small, circular LED-like brightness. It was utterly silent. It "phased" into visibility, out of visibility, back into visibility, and then was completely gone in just a matter of no more than 6-8 seconds seconds. There were no clouds between us, though it was an overcast night. I'd reached for my phone to record it, but I was only able to start recording after the object had already disappeared for good.
September 24, 2022 · 9:15 PM · RECTANGLE
Morris, AL
Sitting on front porch with 3 family members, simultaneously we noticed a cigar-box (rectangular) shaped aircraft in the eastern sky. Uniformly lit down the side with white lights and moving slowly north. It maintained a steady course and speed, then seemed to fade away after a couple of minutes. We were not able to capture video or photo, but it was the same craft as reported on 09/05/22 in Foley, AL.
September 22, 2022 · 8:29 PM · RECTANGLE
Stoney Fork, PA
Trail camera pic
September 22, 2022 · 7:53 PM · RECTANGLE
Sattley, CA
I was outside covering my squash for the night. When I walked back to my house I saw what looked like a large rectangle in the sky. It was very bright and looked orange/white. We live in a very rural area and have a good view of stars at night. I looked at it for awhile then called my husband outside to look at it. He was born and raised here and is very familiar with the sky's around here. He said he had never seen anything like it before. We watched it for awhile and he went in because it was cold. I stayed outside and went in about 10 min later. I took pictures on my phone. When I looked at them the object looked round.
September 21, 2022 · 7:42 PM · RECTANGLE
Lapeer, MI
Something with lights hovering in the clouds, it didn’t have characteristics of an airplane, pink clouds, the sky was beautiful and oddly colored.
September 20, 2022 · 6:58 AM · RECTANGLE
Probable conventionalSan antonio, TX
Originally, I was trying to capture the beauty of the moon one early morning and instead ended up seeing this on the live photo that I took .There are eight green square lights on the UFO The green lights all seem to be placed in a specific pattern, three on the top and bottom and two in the center , they all look like they are connected to the same UFO craft as well that seems to take an overall rectangle shape.. The UFO was apparently very quick as you’ll notice in the live photo .I didn’t notice I captured it until I played it. The flight pattern is strange as well it doesn’t seem to just go in a straight direction. Also, I am not one that really believes in aliens, and what not so for someone like me to upload, this is saying some thing in itself. And I did wait a while after the fact to upload because people close to me recommended, I shouldn’t upload it at all. Idk maybe they were just paranoid anyways I was convinced to at the very least hold off on sending it for a few months,I feel like it’s been enough time and it always peaked my interest ever since it happened . [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Probable]
September 19, 2022 · 8:41 PM · RECTANGLE
Ventura, CA
My boyfriend and I were looking up at the stars while out on the balcony, when we see this object appear from behind a tall building. It was similar to the shape of a ladder that was all lit up. Then one by one in no particular order the squares in the ladder started to dim away until the last one was out, then a sprinkle of twinkling white and green lights and then it's gone.
September 19, 2022 · 8:15 PM · RECTANGLE
McCormick, SC
Last evening, September 19th, three of us were standing in the street, Cyprus Drive in McCormick SC walking our dogs. I looked up and saw a train like procession of rectangles crossing the sky. They looked like dominos, each with two or three horizontal lights, traveling in a straight line. There was no engine sound and they were moving at a rather fast pace although it is difficult to judge the speed. None of us had ever seen anything like this.
September 13, 2022 · 9:32 PM · RECTANGLE
Duluth, MN
Big bright orange light in the sky above lake superior
September 10, 2022 · 3:00 PM · RECTANGLE
near village of Warrensville, NC
UFO Sighting by EMI Sometime around the 10-11th of September, I was house sitting for an acquaintance in Warrensville, NC. About mid-afternoon I went onto the South-facing deck to unwrap the American flag that the wind had wound around the flag pole. It was partly cloudy , but mostly clear except for a rather large dark cloud that I noticed in the Southern sky that was larger than the other white clouds. I wondered if it contained rain. The home is on top of a 3100 foot high mountain that overlooks Three Top Mountain range with tops from 3000 to 5000 feet. The address is about four miles Northwest of Warrensville, NC. The dark cloud appeared just above Three Top Mountain which is due South of her property. I would estimate the distance to the mountain to be 3 to 5 miles. I was looking at the dark cloud when I noticed something that appeared out of the very top where it was wispy. As I was looking due South the object appeared to be 25 to 30 degrees to the left. I would estimate the object was about 35 to 40 degrees above level. I did not notice any obvious source of propulsion nor was there any sound. It was moving approximately due North at a very steady and even pace. I thought I was seeing things so I looked away for a moment and when I looked back it had gone the proper distance of the path it was traveling. In other words it did not appear to slow down or speed up. Also, the object’s orientation remained consistent and did not wobble or otherwise change orientation. I could not tell how large it was or how fast it was going. From the first time I saw it to when it disappeared behind the house roof line was probably one minute. I had my cell phone with me but I was so interested in trying to figure out what it was I failed to think of taking a photo . The shape puzzled me a lot especially since it appeared to be moving on its own power. I would describe the object’s size, when I first saw it, as less than the diameter of a dime held at arm’s length. More like 3/8th of an inch. It was shaped much like an old box kite in three sections. The first section was larger than the middle section, and about the same size as the rear section. The first two sections appeared to be only a skeleton of a box, whereas the back section appeared to be box shaped with a covering over it. It was all gray or silver metallic looking - same color overall, but not shiny. I have included a sketch of what I saw. I went on-line to try and figure out what I saw, since I was still thinking it was something that had been launched by somebody somewhere on earth. Thinking it was a satellite was discarded later since my commercial airline pilot son said it was impossible to view any satellite details even from 41,000 feet - only a light would be seen. I searched for satellites anyway but decided nothing was even close to the shape that I saw. I then thought it could be a weather detecting device so went on line again but found nothing even close to that shape. I also thought of a drone, but nothing was close in shape to any drones either. It did not have the shape of any flying thing that I know about or have ever seen. In fact I cannot figure out how something that shape could fly at all. It was truly an unidentified object. The shape puzzled me. A rough sketch of the “thing” is attached as well as one a bit more refined. I have mentioned it to several people who in turn looked at me with an “I don’t believe you” look or laughed. Because of this, I have not mentioned it to anyone else except my son who I enlisted to help me discover what it was. I am still very puzzled about the “thing.” Sketches accompany (2) Copyright: Nov. 18, 2022 Photo of the observation that it was sighted from initially. Photo is approx S by SW slightly, not due South.
September 6, 2022 · 7:10 PM · RECTANGLE
PRICE, UT
My son and his friend were riding bikes near the local Church. My son's friend said: Look at that! It's like a big square darting around. They were really excited, and chased on their bikes, trying to a good shot and try to video. They stopped and snapped a photo then my son called me excited at 7:17 from the friends phone to report what they saw. The friend sent me a photo, and I was so shocked to see it. I asked my son to draw the movements of the craft, and asked his friend to also draw a diagram of how the craft moved. The friend also sent me a. video from his phone as well as a close up photo. I have not included the friends name or contact, but advised the parent that they will likely receive a call, possibly from Mr. Davenport, as I did today. I had called on the hotline last night and left a message. The friend recalled that it may have shifted color from dark purple to black. He doesn't think it made any sound but wasn't sure. During my questioning for this report, the friend said that a helicopter had passed overhead a couple of minutes before the sighting. It was headed west to east. As I am uploading, I see that the video type is not allowed on your site.
September 6, 2022 · 2:36 AM · RECTANGLE
Rocklin, CA
I was outside at 2:30 AM September 6th 2022.. At approximately 2:35 AM. Looking north I witnessed What first looked like a detailed partial oval shaped object. It continuted to move from N to my position South.. The object stopped and slowly Started to turn east, The oval shaped slowly drifted like fog into a long narrow rectangle, it was well defined with a bluish white hue that encircled the entire rectangle, the bottom of that rectangle had a very pronounced blue hue glow to it more than the rest of the object. Near the top of the rectangles center were 3 very pronounced lights, but these lights seem a brighter white vs the rest of the craft, there were no colored lights... The weather was good, the sky was dark and cloudless.. The event lasted less than 2 minutes..
September 5, 2022 · 5:13 AM · RECTANGLE
Foley, AL
I was outside with my dog at 5:13 a.m., and when I looked up at the sky to see the stars I saw a zipper shape of lights to the east. I was looking towards the golf course, east of Foley, Alabama. I took a photo because of how peculiar it looked. It was not moving at all. After a few minutes it simply faded away. I thought perhaps a cloud moved over it, only the sky was black with many stars, so don’t believe a cloud covered it. The photo I’m attaching was zoomed in and the flash came on.
September 4, 2022 · 1:46 PM · RECTANGLE
Nampa, ID
Heard loud pops while driving, sounded like a water bottle expanding, but saw nothing. When large chip in windshield was seen a couple days later, reviewed dashcam video, and saw it had recorded 3 strange lights hovering over Nampa south of the freeway, then large object flash past and resulting windshield chip. Was too fast to see by eye. Have several stills showing object trajectory, not from the roadway, but from the sky. Believe damage to vehicle was from pieces of the object because of the trajectory, and likelihood of severe damage if it had directly impacted the vehicle. The object appears to be a very large 3-D triangle, and speed of several hundred miles per hour. Atmosphere around it seemed to be disturbed as an aura appears to surround it. Have the original recording available. I do not have computer access to the internet, but only an Android cellphone. Am not versed in computer use, have no idea how to transfer from my phone to a computer, and here at work it is only a workstation.
August 30, 2022 · 9:45 PM · RECTANGLE
Deberry, TX
I was the passenger. We were traveling down fm 1794 at about 55 mph. First time on road. Notice some stobing light in the distance. At first I thought it was a warning light to a sharp curve or something like that. All of the sudden it was directly in front of us about a guarter of a mile about 40 feet off the ground and was getting closer but never to close to feel threatened. Maybe 200 yards and traveled at the same rate of speed that we were moving for about 30 seconds. Then it moved away down the road ahead of us and faded away . The object was flat. Size was maybe 4ft wide and 8 ft tall. Similar to a lighted panel facing toward us with several lights flashing.
August 30, 2022 · 9:00 PM · RECTANGLE
ajo, AZ
driving south on hwy 85 at 9pm. Dark sky. A bright orange light, rectangular in shape. Only lasted a few second but a second came about 15-30 after first. Thought at first a meteor but quickly realized was not. Thought a plane in trouble but never say anything in news.
August 30, 2022 · 3:20 PM · RECTANGLE
Eastover, SC
Came into my line of sight while on work conf call on my back deck. Object was about size of 5 gallon bucket about 300 feet away. Was silent and floating just above tree tops. Was very shiny metallic headed slowly due North. Was rotating about all axis randomly. Sun was behind me clear blue skies with few clouds. Had intense red lights that were shimmering near top of its cubish shape. Was strange how intense the lights on it were even in very bright sunlight. Only visible from my viewpoint for maybe 5 seconds before passing trees. Was fumbling with phone trying to get camera app up but it passed trees before I could open app. Was on call with a fellow engineer discussing project and described to him what I was seeing. Was definitely strange experience never had witnessed anything of this sort in my 52 years.
August 29, 2022 · 10:36 PM · RECTANGLE
Haubstadt, IN
We were on the Boosh 3 Arrival going into St Louis approximately 160 miles ese of St. Louis Airport arriving from Newark New Jersey. At 38000ft on our initial descent into St. Louis we saw this object hovering at about 48 to 50 thousand feet. It looked like a floating sky scraper with a ton of green and white lights. I managed to get a picture of it. I believe it is the propulsion system I got a photo of. Thank you, ((name deleted--cockpit crew member))