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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.
4,558 entries
October 21, 2016 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION
Glace Bay (Canada), NS · Canada
Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD
October 19, 2016 · 7:45 PM · FORMATION
Kuna, ID
I was in Meridian, ID, area, southbound on Ten Mile Rd, from I-84 exit to Columbia Rd.. Initially saw one orange light in the sky closer to Kuna, moving SSE; light “turned off” and faded like a flame being snuffed out; another appeared next to it, fading in simultaneously. Eventually the second light faded and the first lit up simultaneously; this went back and forth for almost half an hour, and, at times, included a third light, sometimes appearing to split from one of the others, rejoin, or appear a short distance away from the others. No sound was audible, but lights were also about 20 miles away (UFO's were at approx. 43.173268, -116.184782). Passenger also noticed lights’ behavior, as did resident at our destination. Lights were too far away for my camera to take video or still images.
October 18, 2016 · 11:16 PM · FORMATION
Wenatchee, WA
Tonight at 11:16PM. I was standing outside with my dogs when I noticed a V-shaped formation. The formation was made up of approx. 6 to 7 individual bird shaped objects. They were hazy red in color and would break formation slightly and come back together to form a perfect V. The lights had a slight flickering or pulsation to them. It was traveling at a high rate of speed. From when I first noticed it, to when it disappeared from sight. The sighting lasted approx. 10 seconds It was traveling from East to West. My Husband was just inside by the door when I yelled for him. He was able to glimpse the last 5 seconds of this event.
October 15, 2016 · 11:00 PM · FORMATION
Nashua, NH
there were 7 to 8 right orange orbs in the sky in a somewhat vertical line. As we were driving, we were trying to find a better place to see these. When I looked out the back window it looked as if they were three or four in formation. Because we drove a little further we were pretty sure we weren't looking up three of them.. We turned the corner we saw one. And then just like that everything was gone. We drove around the area and stopped in the parking lot to see if we would see anything else. But they were gone
October 11, 2016 · 10:15 PM · FORMATION
Mountainair, NM
We suspect a nighttime sighting, and have amended the time above to reflect that fact. PD
October 9, 2016 · 11:20 PM · FORMATION
Harrison City, PA
Looking to the west from my deck I noticed an unusually low and slow moving bright white starburst object heading east. At first I thought it was a helicopter, but I thought it unusual because there was no sound. I watched as it moved toward me and grabbed my camera. Just as I took pictures. A second object appeared along side the first. The second object was red and glowing. The two danced around and then seemed to merge. A split second after they came together they disappeared, shooting straight up.
October 8, 2016 · 8:48 PM · FORMATION
Cape Town (South Africa) · South Africa
Description of objects seen over Table Mountain were four bright lights moving in a straight line in a straight formation moving at the same speed and were evenly spaced, moving from Lions Head towards Devils Peak.
October 7, 2016 · 8:45 PM · FORMATION
Bucks Lake, CA
Three groups of lights, flashing white, red, and green. 5+ lights in each group, held position in sky for over ½ hour spotted by fireman and other witness.
October 3, 2016 · 8:00 PM · FORMATION
Laurel, DE
line of 4 red lights, spaced about 1 mile front front to end, front had whitish light steady, 3rd light in line was also whitish, all were in a flat-line formation with no variance in altitude. no engine sound (as would be from a set of planes). living close to Dover, I know what I would see with multiple planes flying in an elongated formation, this isn't what that was.
October 1, 2016 · 7:45 PM · FORMATION
Denver, CO
I was standing outside in a parking lot over looking Denver and I saw 5 orange bright lights that were larger and brighter than plane or helicopter lights. The 5 orange objects were definitely flying in a formation and slow moving across the sky. They slowly moved across the sky and as they went higher up disappeared behind clouds.
September 30, 2016 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION
Arvada, CO
Looking east I noticed a white glowing object traveling low and fast coming towards me as it got closer I noticed there were more lights with it around 7-9.they were in a arrow formation. My first thought was, okay it's a comet breaking up but as it flew over my head I noticed they were all the exact same size and glowing the same white cream luminescent color and in almost perfect formation..there was no sound at all.whats crazy is I can stare east and see planes from a distance coming from DIA all the time but this just appeared.It was like you couldn't see them from afar until it got close to you.I star gaze all the time when I'm outside smoking a cigarette (bad habit), so I always see falling stars (comets) and single flying lights (satellites) but this was unexplainable.thats why I had to document it here. P.S as soon as it was over my head I ran 10ft to the back door to yell at my wife to come see this and instead of her running straight out the back door f! rom the couch she paused to turn the thermostat off for the swamp cooler and it emitted sparks( something it never done before) by the time she ran out it was to late because my backyard neighbor has a big tree and it was out of view headed for the mountains. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 27, 2016 · 9:30 PM · FORMATION
Keizer, OR
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
September 27, 2016 · 6:30 PM · FORMATION
Somerville (toward; on Route 287), NJ
In Nj on 287 north between exits 8 and 13. We saw 4 round shape object In a diagonal formation. We witnessed it for about 20 minutes driving on route 287. The color was white to silver, bright and shiny.
September 25, 2016 · 7:47 PM · FORMATION
Roseville, CA
Witness elects to remain semi-anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
September 24, 2016 · 11:30 PM · FORMATION
Stering Heights, MI
We were having a bonfire in the city of Sterling Heights. I happened to look up. I saw 5 yellow lights flying in perfect formation. Sort of a half diamond. It flew straight and true, made no noise at all, then disappeared instantly.
September 24, 2016 · 10:15 PM · FORMATION
Long Beach, CA
I was driving over what is known as Signal Hill, within the city limits of Long Beach, CA. I noticed a strange object with multiple lights blinking in sequence flying past about a quarter mile away. As i proceeded over the top of the hill and began to drive down the other side I saw that it was suddenly at least 2-3 miles away but still shone very very bright. About two blocks further down the hill i looked south and saw three VERY bright lights in an isoceles triangle formation. I made a sudden Uturn to head back to higher ground and pulled over to take some pictures. As minutes passed the lights moved across the horizon but stayed in the formation. I then noticed as i scanned the skyline, of which i had about 180 degree field of vision i took notice of an inordinate amount of other aircraft and helicopters flying around rapidly. From where i stood i could see clear for at least 20 miles. When i would unfocus my eyes on a darker area of the sky, other faint! lights throughout the sky became visible, some moving slowly, others staying in place. After a few minutes i got back in the car to head home. On the 10 minute drive from the hill to my house I saw four helicopters and what i belive to be a military jet, all moving quickly and at varying altitudes. I captured some very clear shots of what i saw and upon returning home pulled them up on my laptop to adjust contrast and other photo settings. This revealed many more lights than i was aware of as well as showed that the three main lights I was trying to photograph were all in the shape of a triangle/delta.
September 24, 2016 · 10:00 PM · FORMATION
Akron, OH
I saw 4 amber glowing disk shaped objects very low to the ground over Merriman Valley. I was driving so it was difficult to watch. Very odd. Not planes for sure.
September 24, 2016 · 9:30 PM · FORMATION
Hamilton, NJ
Took my dog out and noticed 2 extremely bright red lights in the SE about 20 degrees up from horizon. They looked to be moving towards me so I ran in the house to get my camera and when I came back out the lights were gone. I waited and within 5 minutes another red light appeared behind a tree, about 30 degrees up, so I ran out to the street but when I got to a point to view the object it blinked out.
September 22, 2016 · 10:00 PM · FORMATION
Santa Monica, CA
Multi colored lights unlike a plane. They were quiet and I could not tell the shape. They all moved in the same direction one after another. It seemed too short of a time between objects to be planes and they were not noisy.
September 22, 2016 · 8:45 AM · FORMATION
Niagara Falls (Canada), ON · Canada
I had been hiking the Niagara gorge trail, and upon my return, I paused for a drink of water. When I looked up at the moon, I noticed 7 lights in formation (some white lights, some were red lights). They were travelling from the west to the east. Sometimes the white ones would get brighter and then disappear altogether. The red balls of light were the most fascinating. I'm 44 yrs. old and I've never seen any lights like this before. Witness provides no contact information. PD
September 21, 2016 · 8:07 PM · FORMATION
Cicero, NY
September 21st, 2016 Cicero, NY 21:07 Three reddish lights flying in close formation, heading NNE. Estimated altitude 1,000-2,000 feet. Two smaller lights in front, a larger one in the rear. The two front lights moved side to side, "bobbing" back and forth, the rear light stayed on one linear course. There was no flashing or blinking, but the rear light intensified for about 2 seconds. All three continued NNE until no longer visible. We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be quite responsible and sober-minded. PD
September 20, 2016 · 8:45 PM · FORMATION
Salt Lake City, UT
We were at a concert at Red Butte Gardens in SLC. At about 8:45, my friend pointed out some lights in the sky. They were about 50. They were in a loose formation that resembled birds flying in a flock. They weren't blinking or flashing. However, they were dimming and brightening at regular intervals. The color of the lights was a blue-white and made me think of glow in the dark. The reason I say they weren't blinking or flashing is because the way the lights dimmed and brightened looked like something was alternately blocking and then not blocking the light. It looked like birds flapping their wings. The lights moved slowly but at a constant speed. When a helicopter flew in to the University hospital, it appeared to startle the lights, because the stragglers moved a little faster and the lights in the middle of the formation moved faster and clumped around the lights in the lead. The lights continued on a straight northwest path until they faded from view. The whole thing lasted about 10 minutes. We didnt lose sight of them becuase of the hills behind the concert venue. We lost them because they went beyond the horizon. They weren't planes: planes do not fly in formation that close and these lights had no blinking red lights. They weren't birds becuase they were flying too high and this is the same reason they weren't balloons. Also, they were too many and the sun had set over an hour earlier. People around us were all trying to get pictures but the distance and low lights made our phone cameras useless. After the concert, I asked the two officers at the exit if they had seen the lights as well. They both said yes, that neither of them had ever seen that before, and that they didn't know what it was either. We discussed this with our friends as we drove home. We concluded that it couldn't be remnants of the Chinese rocket because they weren't falling toward Earth but appeared to be traveling around it and the lights never sh! ot like meteors. Although we don't believe in UFOs, due to the dearth of information on this phenomenon in local news, I am exploring all possibilites. I found this site because of the 8/6/16 sighting in Layton of what sounds like the same thing we saw last night. I wish I had a picture.
September 18, 2016 · 9:00 PM · FORMATION
Ingersoll (Canada), ON · Canada
I was at a local park to do some wind sprints for fitness training. I had arrived at the park around 20:00hrs and had just begun the workout, doing one sprint, and then while doing the recovery walk back to the starting point, I looked up into the night sky and saw a formation of three objects. I was facing north, and the objects, numbering three, were flying low, in formation, going from west to east. These objects were whitish, luminous, but not overly bright. In fact, if I had not been looking up, it is possible that I may not have noticed them. The objects were orbish in shape, luminous yet translucent, having a spectral aspect to them, and although the sighting was brief, it caused me to be very alarmed. The lights did not resemble airplane lights, but had a spectral, unnatural appearance to them. Alarmed, I walked quickly back to my vehicle and exited the park, as I felt threatened. They were low and, having read accounts of abduction by ufos, I did no! t wish to be added to the list of abductees. I was alone in the park, it was very dark, and I felt vulnerable upon seeing these objects. Also, there was no sound emitted by the objects as they flew overhead. This encounter left me shaken and anxious. Early the following morning, before dawn, many dogs in the neighborhood were uncharacteristically barking together. I was still jittery the following day, and had a very bad night's sleep after this encounter. Although I cannot recall the exact date or time, approximately two or three weeks earlier, my wife and I were returning from grocery shopping one evening, heading northbound on a street in Ingersoll, when we both noticed an unusual object in the night sky. It was approximately 22:00hrs. The object was an orangish orb, and it was maintaining a steady position approximately 200 feet above a subdivision. We observed it while driving closer to its position. I said that we should go into the subdivision so as to get a better look, and when we went into the subdivision, it disappeared from view. This earlier sighting was approximately one mile north of the second sighting, several weeks later. A few days before this sighting, my oldest son was having a cigarette on the patio before leaving for work in the morning. It would have been approximately 05:00hrs. While having the smoke, he heard a humming noise in the air above him, although he was unable to see anything that may have been making the noise. He went inside to tell my wife, but when they went outside together, the humming noise had stopped. As a background, I served four years as an auxiliary police officer and as a part-time jail guard. You are welcome to contact me for any more information that you may require, but please do not publish my name. Thank you.
September 14, 2016 · 3:05 AM · FORMATION
San Marcos, TX
What I witnessed was a very low flying formation of large circular lights in a straight horizontal line, each equidistant from each other. I think there were 6 lights. Much larger and brighter than an airplanes standard running lights. The craft or objects probably no more than 300 feet above the ground. I think 2 of the lights were red the rest were white. One of the red lights was blinking. It went right over my apartment. Flying very low. I saw it from my room looking out the window. I am very interested if anyone else saw this. I could hear it moving through the air but didn't sound like a jet engine or propeller. Something different. Very peculiar. Flying low and relatively silent. I've seen lots of airplanes in the night sky and this was something very different. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD