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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
August 26, 2023 · 9:00 PM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalSouth Fork, CO
My husband and I were sitting outside when he saw something flying through the sky and told me to look over at it. It was flying in a relatively straight path and seemed to be flying faster than an average airplane. The most strange part was that it had a cloud like haze that was glowing around it, but the sky was clear all around it and you could see the stars very clear around it as well. There was no trail behind it, and no noise. We watched it fly and go behind a nearby cloud and then we were no longer able to see it. It was in our sight for about 30 seconds. [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
August 26, 2023 · 8:45 PM · CIRCLE
IdentifiedEl Paso, TX
Bright like Venus with a cloud surround moved rapidly and then the cloud expanded and dissapeared like the object blew up and disintegrated. Just one bright object. The sky clear with stars visable. Falcon 9 Starlink-101 (6-11) SpaceX SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
August 26, 2023 · 8:40 PM · LIGHT
Loving, NM
I walked out the front door of my house and saw a very bright light, it was so bright, that I thought it was the moon at first. When I realized that it was moving, I noticed the moon was far off to the left side of my view. The light moved quickly all the way across the sky from right to left. It seemed to fade as it got closer to the moon. I only had time to run back into the house, grab my phone, and start recording, and was only able to catch the very end of it, as it was approaching the light of the moon. As it got closer towards the moon and clouds, the light began to fade and then dissipate into the clouds. I took video from a standing-point on the front porch of my house. The light comes into the video near the top middle (towards the left side). And by this time it was approaching the clouds above the moon. When it gets to the clouds, it disappears into them, and they look affected by whatever it was. You can see the clouds move in a strange way. It almost looked like whatever it was, turned into clouds and disappeared. It the background of the video you can hear our dog barking and a motorcycle running that was out in the garage. I didn't hear anything out of the normal.
August 26, 2023 · 8:30 PM · CIRCLE
IdentifiedWildwood, NJ
My name is((name deleted)) While riding on the Tram Car near the Convention Center I was taking pictures of the Night Sky. When I reviewed the Photos (while still on the Tram Car) I saw this object in the top left hand corner of the Photo. I did not see it when I took the Photo. I am mystified. I waited a few hours to report this simply because I felt foolish and would not be believed, but the Camera doesn't lie. I am a 61 Year old Professional. You can find me on LinkedIn and see my Articles/ Interviews on Differentbrains.org and Interviews on Spectrum Cable Hart of New York My point is that I am a serious person and not seeking attention. ((name and telephone # deleted)) [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Certain]
August 26, 2023 · 8:25 PM · FIREBALL
Albertville, AL
I noticed it was moving very fast and then started recording the quality of the video sucks but you can see the orange blob and how fast it’s moving. I would really like to know if it was some airplane or a UFO. Also it’s very hard to see in the video but it crossed in front of an obvious airplane and that’s how I could tell the orange bright orb wasn’t like that of an airplane. The airplane had flashing red and blue and white lights, the UFO looked as if was on fire.
August 26, 2023 · 8:20 PM · SPHERE
Probable conventionalCO
The sky, the stars, and the moon were clear with no clouds or mist. We witnessed a UAP that was moving quickly across the sky from northwest to southeast. It was an orb like structure with blurred light all around it. It was moving quite fast. There were no blinking lights on it to indicate it was a plane, helicopter or other known flying object. Due to the blurred light around it, we agreed it wasn’t a satellite. The color was a warm white. [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
August 26, 2023 · 7:43 PM · CIRCLE
Parkton, MD
I was driving home and was on Mt Carmel Rd in Parkton and saw a weird object flying really fast next the moon and was very confused, it couldn’t be a plane because it was so high up (next to the moon) and was flying away really fast.
August 26, 2023 · 7:39 PM · CIRCLE
Waterville, ME
Saw circular object glowing a few thousand feet above our house. Grabbed my telephoto lense and shot the attached picture. Object continued to rise. To the naked eye I thought it may be a hot air balloon, but it was extremely high and it was getting dark out. Once I took the picture, I was able to zoom in and see that it didn’t resemble a hot air balloon. After about 20 minutes it was too high to see.
August 26, 2023 · 7:20 PM · LIGHT
IdentifiedGrand Canyon National Park, AZ
While attending an evening ranger program in the amphitheater at Phantom Ranch (in the bottom of the Grand Canyon), a few people looked up and saw a strange, fuzzy, foggy white light moving roughly west to east across the sky. The sun had just gone down and a few of the brightest stars were starting to appear in the twilight. The UFO light looked like it was shining through a cloud--though the sky was completely clear; stars appeared crisp and clear. Additionally, the object was silent. I'm aware there was a SpaceX launch this evening; however, I've seen SpaceX rockets in the sky before and they do not move this quickly and they usually leave a trail. I've seen countless satellites, the ISS on multiple occasions, and other phenomena, but this one seemed different. The light intensity on this object stayed the same during its path across the sky. And it was not dark enough to see satellites yet. My background: I'm a park ranger, trained in astronomy, with many hours of stargazing experience. I was on an overnight hike during a work trip to Grand Canyon with several ranger colleagues who also saw the object. We were in the amphitheater audience at another ranger's evening program. Other members of the public who were in attendance saw the object as well. Our latitude & longitude: 36.104642, -112.095122 From our vantage point looking south, the object was flying roughly ESE, almost but not directly overhead. Falcon 9 Starlink-101 (6-11) SpaceX SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
August 26, 2023 · 5:30 PM · DISK
Atlanta, GA
Between 4:45 and 6pm. From my balcony at vireo apt, I could see a disk shaped gray thing on one of the cell tower looking things (there are two red/white ones, and one gray one) to the SE. At first it didn’t move. Then when I looked again it seemed to of shifted to the left slightly. Both times it looked like a spacecraft but like it was attached to the cell tower so I thought it was part of it/I hadn’t noticed it before. When I looked again a little while later, it was gone! Maybe it’s nothing but it was so oddly shaped that I wanted to report it to see if anyone else saw it
August 26, 2023 · 7:45 AM · RECTANGLE
Sanger, TX
While sitting in my backyard I viewed a rectangular object of silver/gray color traveling from southwest to northeast at approximately 20-30 mph 200 feet in the air at 70-80 degress with no sound, as it traveled away from me it suddenly moved from left to right multiple times in the blink of an eye, all the while still traveling in the northeast direction. This incident lasted approximately 15-20 seconds.
August 26, 2023 · 5:30 AM · CHANGING
Dickinson, TX
At about 5:30am I noticed flashing hovering lights. After a few minutes I went and got my binoculars. Watched a cone shaped object,2 white lights in middle and red white blue and possibly green lights around it making a cone shape. I watched for 45 mins to and hour on my hammock. I called my husband to tell me what it could be. . .he started looking for our telescope lol. I watched it till during sunrise. It was hovering over the water I believe observing tx city power plants. I saw this same object in the same place when I lived in San Leon on the canal about 15 years ago. Anyways, the haze set in and I could not see it anymore. So I wait. During this time I look toward the sunrise and I see two steaks of smoke like behind an airplane. I look through my binoculars and it's two big bright disk shape lights (same color as the sunrise being the were flying towards it) weird thing was the trail of smoke stayed the same size and followed the lights until they disappeared in the sunrise. Not like trails that get longer and stay in the sky till they spread out and fade away. These stayed with the objects . Not sure if they were the same two white lights in the cone or completely different. I plan to have a look after sky clears.... also before daybreak I watched a plane fly towards the cone and swiftly fly under and around it. They saw it I'm sure of that. Plane flying at about 6amish....towards Galveston . Wish I had more video of the two disks and smoke trails but I was Awe and they disappeared fast. Anyone else see this???
August 26, 2023 · 3:30 AM · TRIANGLE
Chester, CA
Big Extremely faint (like the reflection of the sun off of something stealth black in the night sky) traveling at high rate of speed. V shaped and no sound. Looked like it was very big and really high altitude. Only saw it for a few seconds but it was there for certain. I watch the sky a lot and can explain most everything that most people would call a ufo, but this one was something different.
August 26, 2023 · 2:06 AM · SPHERE
McDermott, WA
I was traveling South bound on US 95 headed from Seattle to Phoenix Arizona. At around 02:07 AM i saw two very bright lights turn on and pull out from what I assumed was the side of the road. At first I assumed they were motorcycles as the light was around the right high and was definitely similar to a headlight. It seemed odd how fast the lights were catching up to me was I was traveling 70mph not mentioned the more I looked the more off the placemat of the lights seems. I looked back at the road then checked my rear view mirror only to see the two orbs a even faster and closed the gap between me and them about half way in a matter of seconds. It was after watching them for no more than three seconds that one light was turned off, sort of fading similar to an old fluorescent light bulb with the other following suit. After it was pitch black behind me, dark enough to make out any break lights or Evidence of a vehicle or anything turbo around( there was no streetlights or light pollution for miles). This happened 2 hrs after seeing two crafts while traveling SE on Highway 78 in Oregon. I had one red light follow me for a few seconds then fade away (the light never shrunk as one would expect when traveling in the opposite direction of a light source), I then pulled over and stopped my vehicle and shut it off, killing the lights to see what was following and looked up to my left and saw to very large perfectly shaped cigar objects that blocked out a very sizable portion of the night sky. Again the moon was not out at this time and this there was no light pollution, and I couldn’t make out any identifying features of a cloud (I know it was pitch black but with the starry backdrop it would have been easy to tell the difference). After seeing the craft I looked down at my truck’s display to get the time and it felt like time stood still, I hadn’t lost time per day but I definitely didn’t move forward through it either it was almost like time stopped but I was able to keep driving. I will mention something eerily similar happened to my mother in law traveling along the same route in the opposite direction, like me she was alone.
August 26, 2023 · 12:15 AM · OTHER
Richmond, VA
At Appx. 1215 AM on August 26, 2023. 4 separate aircraft reported an unidentified flying object moving in all directions in the vicinity of RIC VOR at very high altitudes. All reports suggested the location was in the proximity of the Big Dipper. The object reportedly had three white lights with one being significantly brighter than the others. The lights dimmed and became brighter multiple times.
August 25, 2023 · 11:20 PM · LIGHT
Pearce, AZ
So I look up for some reason and there's this bright orange yellowish light high in the sky was there for about a min or so then next thing you know it two aircrafts jets and drones and sattlelights circling the area above my property about an hour later right above me a light in the sky I would say sky it was pretty close to me comes on then a second and then a third was just like staring at me it felt then it disappears no other flashing lights no mouse nothing lights it was freaking me out an then about two hours later I seen a shooting star from the corner of my eye so I turn my head real quick and it was closer then I thought I'm filling it with my eyes then all of a sudden like sparks are flying from it like a firework or a flare gun type thing but no that shit came from the sky and sounded like it landed in the hard it look like it did but it was so dark and I didn't go look I was alone and already freaked out by everything else that was going on you should call the Air Force Base and see what that was cause they were looking for whatever it was all night so was I anf the lights were round I swear that was nothing from here it eas rigjt above me but couldn't see nothing else I thought theh were gonna take me sense they were all around me I looked up on googlr next day no record of anything
August 25, 2023 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Oregon, IL
My girlfriend and I were star watching last night around 11pm. Out of no where these orbs would appear orange then brighten and dim and zig zag around. Some would stay stationary like blending with the stars and then it would slowly move and then they seemed like they knew we were watching them so more would appear and we were so amazed and shocked we didn't film or take pictures we are believers so we just took it all in and enjoyed the experience but now I'm a little concerned. Then these like triangle drones would appear with a green and white/red light they were silent too. They would hover and blink bright sort of replicating an airplane. But I've seen planes my whole life living in this rural area. These were not planes. I didn't even want to report this but I'm actually a little concerned. These things knew we were watching them it was creepy. They mimic stars but then dart around. And the triangle craft drone things were silent not like a plane. I hope this helps the data out there somehow. I've seen this a few times now this summer but it's getting to be every night. I don't want to cause a stir in my town but it's concerning but fascinating. Please give me an answer.
August 25, 2023 · 10:25 PM · TRIANGLE
Enfield · United Kingdom
Near Enfield lights in sky
August 25, 2023 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
Gray, TN
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August 25, 2023 · 8:42 PM · LIGHT
Probable conventionalBrentwood, TN
I looked at my ring camera and saw a line shooting very fast across the sky horizontal. It was way to fast to be anything man made and it flew with a zig zag that would not be normal for a shooting star or comet. I have the sighting on video. [NUFORC annotation: Insect - Probable]
August 25, 2023 · 6:20 PM · SPHERE
Jerusalem, JERUSALE · Israel
My father was visiting and I went up with him on the roof to try out my new binoculars. I was looking at downtown and other parts of the city. At one point I looked up with the binoculars facing NW and saw a metallic sphere flying from left to right. I call out to my dad that I see a metal sphere and I watch it for several seconds. I put down the binoculars and try to observe the orb without them. I wasn’t wearing my glasses so I couldn’t see very well but my dad points at the sky and says he sees. I look back with the binoculars and see the sphere again. It appeared to be floating without changing direction. The appearance was shiny metallic and completely spherical. Soon after seeing it the second time I lose sight of it. I ask my dad what he thinks it was and he says it’s was a drone.
August 25, 2023 · 3:30 PM · CHANGING
Woodbridge, VA
This past Friday (8/25/23) my family and I were in the backyard and saw an object floating in the sky about the same level of the clouds, then a second one. When I saw the first one, I decided to get out of the pool and just recorded it for fun, figured it was a balloon or a plastic bag flying in the sky. What was odd for me was they were going against the wind - watch the clouds. The next day I decided to upload the video to my PC and examine it closely. About 1:25 secs in the video I saw something flash by, then figured I should watch that frame by frame on Adobe After Effects and it looks like the first object streaks by from the direction in which it came from. This happened in the Northern Virginia area, about 30 mins south of Wash DC. I am not looking for any kind of attention, just figured you might get more out of it than me. I uploaded the video to a private link on YouTube. Please let me know what you think, I will share the actual video if you like. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/kWmPfWO5mdY Video showing the direction of the wind if you think these are balloons: https://youtu.be/6gtQL-VFXMY
August 25, 2023 · 11:25 AM · FORMATION
El Higo, VERACRUZ · Mexico
Translated from original report in Spanish: Se avistaron Una serie de órbitas de luz (6 destellos) cruzaron a través del cielo nocturno, desde un horizonte hasta el otro. Lo más cercano a como lo podría describir es que se veía como cuando en las grabaciones aceleradas del planeta de ve registra el movimiento de las estrellas como líneas de luz que cruzan el cielo. En cuanto pasó dicho acontecimiento, se fue la luz en el poblado y algunos motores se descompusieron.
August 25, 2023 · 12:01 AM · SPHERE
Mooresville, NC
Let the dog out approximately at midnight. The "moon" was so bright it appeared to be a harvest moon, but the color was so bright and reddish in color. There was no sound. Moon appeared to be stationary above the lake. The shape was not fully rounded - more half to crescent, yet 3-D. Watched it for about a minuted, then took a picture to share with my family. Picture was taken from inside a screened in porch due to elevation when attempted to take picture outside that area. Returned inside, thinking it was just a pretty moon. Asked my adult son to look at the "moon" that it was really bright. When he went out, he could not see anything. I returned outside and could no longer see anything. I looked up moon rise and set times and it did not appear to correlate with this sighting.