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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 16, 2023 · 6:55 PM · CHANGING
Eldorado, AR
Looked like a airplane wing but was rotating and the sun was sparkling off of the object as it rotated and then two more just came into view the first one moved to the right then the other two showed up , it was like as out of focus picture around the objects and they like back up into this out of focus cloud and was gone but they all were leaning to left they looked like they could be out of focus and then clear to see and sparkle and when they had left there were no clouds are no out of focus look in sky
August 16, 2023 · 5:00 PM · CIRCLE
Nottingham, NOTTINGH · United Kingdom
I noticed a round, metallic object in the sky that was flashing. I took some videos and zooming in it looks like it is spinning rapidly. It hovered in the same spot for about half an hour, then disappeared in the blink of an eye. Saw it next to a plane that flew by, and it was over double the size. I have a few short videos but did not take video of the entire visit. I had problems loading the files, but I can send all videos if required.
August 16, 2023 · 8:30 AM · LIGHT
Chicago, IL
We saw a small light in the sky that was red and green. We thought it was an airplane but it was just hovering. It would quickly disappear by turning the lights off and then reappear minutes later. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Possible]
August 16, 2023 · 7:15 AM · CIGAR
Jasper, AL
It was shaped like a cigar. It had two small fins on it one on each side and was maybe 1000 feet up in the air. It was a very dark brown color and look to be maybe as long as two buses possibly and also seemed like a very skinny craft. It wasn’t very wide. I made a sketch real fast of it on my hand. As soon as I saw it, I will attach it.
August 16, 2023 · 3:15 AM · OTHER
London · United Kingdom
Was with my cat this was Loughton and I was cat sitting and the cat kept meowing and wanted to take me outside. I saw a massive ufo close to the ground and ran inside and locked my cat outside . It was like Muslim energy my cats fine now but I recently started reading the Old Testament and don’t know if that was Allah I’m Muslim and catholic I believe in both I’m just trying to find a way basically . The whole situation felt evil anyways not sure if it was magnetic or whatnot or anything like that but I felt the air shift . I also do this blue aura near my home on the date noted above which was shifting and moving with some lighting and weird cloud movements . Also I had a brainchip put in 3 years ago against my will and I thought a serial killer did it and I still haven’t got helped but I hear people speaking on it constantly making scary things happen. The two locations are lindfield road looking to west links and directly at 97 lushes road at my aunties I won’t be there so maybe come to my address below as she didn’t see [NUFORC annotation: Hoax - Possible]
August 16, 2023 · 2:20 AM · CIRCLE
State College, PA
I was looking out my bedroom window at the rear of our home. My original goal was to see if neighbors were still outside so I could let my dog out. The brightness of the object caught my eye. I grabbed my phone with the intent of enlarging the object but I decided to record three videos. In the video the object can be seen as what I say is either a jelly fish type motion or that of a beating heart, an in and out motion. This motion is not from myself or my camera the object was really moving this way. I lay down in bed after watching it for about 15-20 min. I got up about 1/2 hour after lying down, looked out the window again and the object was gone. Please forgive my language in the video. I guess you could say I was shocked. 40.79241° N, 77.83972° W Coordinates
August 16, 2023 · 12:46 AM · TRIANGLE
Larue, -
I was sitting outside with my mom and we both saw 3 white triangle lights that would rotate in weird ways but maintained a perfectly spaced triangular pattern. We also saw a singular bright light that was orange and it would gradually get brighter then it would dissipate similar to the triangle lights but was much brighter and not connected to the triangle formation.
August 16, 2023 · 12:00 AM · CHEVRON
Moab, UT
Myself and one other, watching the night sky, saw a triangle object with multiple points of illumination travel above the rim in a path parallel with the horizon at a high rate of speed silently. Although we had differing perceptions on distance between us and the object, I would have to guess it was within 3 miles, if not 1 mile from our location. Other party said it was closer. The rim view allowed judgement for distance traveled which I would guess to be about 3-5 miles. It covered this space in the span of about 4 seconds. After getting first sight on the object I was quickly shocked and surprised, stood up and pointed and followed with my finger tracing it along the horizon, saying holy @&$? Look at that. My knees buckled a bit and, partner said I see it I see it, and it was gone. The object seemed to travel in a way like it was tied to a string from the front and pulled along. Effortlessly and without resistance. Around second 4, the whole shape flickered dimly and was out of sight. We sat and talked about it discussing exactly what each of us saw and how it was nothing like we had seen in the night sky before. It made us both feel uneasy for some reason. We continued to look in the direction of the object as we sat and talked about it more, and about 5-10 minutes later it came back from the direction we saw it originally, this time about 1.5 speed. Lost sight of it when it passed behind a tree in the foreground. Did not see it come out the other side. Dogs started barking, car alarm in a parking lot between us and the object started chirping. At this point the one I was with wanted to go inside. I sat staring for a minute, listening, and I suppose thankfully, nothing more happened. Very unusual, very real.
August 15, 2023 · 10:45 PM · UNKNOWN
Probable conventionalForks, WA
Hi my name is (name deleted) I live in a small town of Forks Washington tonight 09/15/2023 at approximately 10:40pm it was a completely clear night here as I was standing out in my driveway with my mother we were looking up at the stars in the sky as we focus more clearly we were following certain stars that’s we’re moving like we have seen a bunch of times. I locked onto one and was following it trying to show my mom. Out of nowhere for a split second I seen something I can only describe as a gray sphere with two wings no lights no sound but a bright gray color shooting across the sky heading north my eyes barely caught it and the hair on my arms stood up and my mom yells out WHAT WAS THAT! Not a bat not a plane not a drone what did I see? It was too big to be anything like that, jumping across the sky and it wasn’t glowing but you could see the bright gray I can’t believe my eyes. I ran into the house as fast as I could to draw a sketch and ask my mom if that is what she seen. She confirmed that she seen it as well. Investigator interviewed the witness for twenty-five minutes on August 21st, 2023 at 16:44 hours. Sighting lasted for a few seconds. Location is a rural home surrounded by trees with large flat fields half a mile east of property. Extensive fields provide an open area for launching unmanned vehicles. Trees surrounding the witness property block seeing the fields. Witness said the altitude of the reported object was 200 feet. The distance from the witness was two football fields away. He described the object as a sphere with wings and its color gray. Sighting made no sound. Object’s size is 5 to 6’ by 4’. Witness said it's the size as the tire on a monster truck. Object had no windows or portals. The recreational drone market has expanded with drones looking like military aircraft. Witness sketch looks like a MQ-9 Reaper military drone. Recreational drones may look like stealth bombers and unique drone hybrids, such as the JJRC MO2 can fly like a drone, or fly in a different mode, the remote control plane mode. Operator can steer JJRC to float like a kite. The JJRC has those three flying modes. Video of the JJRC showed an extremely fast drone. It disappears in seconds. RC planes, also known as remote control planes, may appear by witnesses as drones, and they are quiet unlike drones. Because of the object’s low altitude and smaller than aircraft dimensions, the object is a hybrid drone or remote controlled unmanned plane similar to the JJRC. [NUFORC annotation: Drone - Probable]
August 15, 2023 · 10:36 PM · FIREBALL
Kyle, TX
Later after the spotting like 2 minutes it got really close and we saw how big it was , it was a triangle with 3 lights on the corners , I have one picture where u can kinda see the 3 dots , if needed please contact me.
August 15, 2023 · 10:30 PM
Probable conventionalBeynac, Limousin · France
A Beynac (87), le 15 août 2023, à 22h30, le témoin voit apparaître une lueur dans le ciel. Il observe pendant 40 secondes un « objet » qui se déplace relativement lentement. Le témoin prend alors des photos.Il distingue un “carré lumineux” jaune en position basse et un “panache” orange en position haute, qui disparaissent ensuite, pour donner place à un seul point lumineux nettement plus petit, rétrécissant au fur et à mesure et disparaît d'un coup. La consistance de ce cas est bonne, un seul témoignage mais une description précise et une photo exploitable. La description faite par le témoin concernant la forme et la couleur, ainsi que l'observation faite en zoomant sur la photo oriente vers l’observation d’une lanterne céleste. Le déplacement s’est lentement effectuée du SO vers le S. Ce qui est tout-à-fait cohérent avec les données météorologiques d’une station météo située à 8 km du lieu d’observation (voir le document météo) : vent orienté vers le SE et très faible (0km/h en moyenne et rafales à 6,4km/h). La disparition brutale peut s’expliquer par l’extinction de la flamme. Le témoin a très probablement observé une lanterne céleste. Voir le site Méprises du ciel. Le cas est classé B : observation très probable d’une lanterne céleste. [GEIPAN classification B — Lanterne thai]
August 15, 2023 · 10:00 PM · FORMATION
Sorbas, ALMERÍA · Spain
First 1 moving from west to east. Spilt into 2 . One returned in direction of east. The about 10 came from north towards main light. Curving around main light, then moving west to horizon. The main light stayed above mountain before growing brighter then departing to the direction it came. The west. No way this was a meteor or manned object. Not the first time. Happened about a year ago... What now !!!????
August 15, 2023 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
El Paso, TX
We saw about 30 bright lights in the western el paso sky, and by time we wanted to take video they disappeared. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
August 15, 2023 · 8:50 PM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalElkhorn, NE
My husband and I spotted what looked like one large white weather balloon about 10,000-30,000 ft (airplane height) moving very slowly in sky at the speed of a slow cloud. Moving southeast. Object did not appear to emit light but reflected sun - was initially yellow orange from sunset, then white after sunset, then disappeared as it grew dark. Observed with naked eye and binoculars. Object did not photograph well with cell phone. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Probable]
August 15, 2023 · 6:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Probable conventionalPhoenix, AZ
Heard talking with nothing there. Can only see these things through camera. Seen things move by themselves by invisible force. Seen an alien in invisible cloak. Had police and multiple people controlled by these things. Seen them cause batteries to catch fire. Seen black orbs around random times, and some get stuck In mirrors. had some dangerous life threatening encounters. Police wrongful put me in jail. All started last December in palm springs and followed me to Phoenix [NUFORC annotation: Hoax - Probable]
August 15, 2023 · 4:57 PM · CIRCLE
San Diego, CA
A random monsoon cloud started sprinkling but it was sunny so I went out to take a slow-motion video of the raindrops and saw it while I was looking up. I thought maybe it was a meteor coming in or a satellite reflecting the sunlight, but thought it was too early for that I soon realized it was flying in a straight trajectory at a high rate of speed, was very puzzled by its donut shaped appearance. It was also very, very reflective as if made of chrome I research weather balloons and couldn’t find any donut shaped weather balloons, and this was moving way too fast to be a balloon as well. I’ve seen weather balloons reflect in the evening before, this was different. It was clearly traveling faster than an airliner would. As a point of reference, I can see the planes coming in to land at Lindbergh field from my house and it was moving much much faster. That’s all I got.
August 15, 2023 · 2:59 PM · UNKNOWN
Glastonbury, SOMERSET · United Kingdom
Taken a photo from Tor of the view of Glastonbury and Wells, seen this object [NUFORC annotation: Bird - Possible]
August 15, 2023 · 10:30 AM · CYLINDER
Millersburg, MI
Observed the object overhead. I was facing the northeast. The object appeared at about the 2 o'clock position and moved to my 12 o'clock position before disappearing behind a tree. The object was about the size of an aspirin on edge. There was no sound.... No wings and no apparent exhaust plume. The sky was clear deep blue with some wispy white clouds. I am a trained weather spotter.
August 15, 2023 · 3:00 AM · OVAL
Saint George, UT
While making deliveries on River Road, I saw what I thought was a drone in the sky. It was large, roughly the size of an SUV, and hovering between 70 to 120 feet in the sky over a department store. I pulled over to watch it, but didn't think to take pictures because it had red flashing indicator lights on it, which I took to mean it was following FAA regulations. It began to suddenly drift toward the east hill, moving at maybe 30mph. I began driving again but couldn't find it on the other side. It didn't make any sound, and the more I thought of it in retrospect, it bothered me how big it was. I've never seen a drone that large, and though it was dark, I made out no wings or hoops that might have held propellers. It was shaped like an oval, but it had sharp edges along the front and back, almost like a car. In addition to the red light that seemed to flash every few seconds, there was a white indicator light as well, but I don't recall the frequency with which it flashed. I called the police station later that morning and they didn't cite any other reports. I know it wasn't a plane or a helicopter. And I'm yet to see a drone that's more than 15 feet long.
August 15, 2023 · 2:57 AM · TRIANGLE
West Point, NE
Im still freaked out i saw a triangle shapped craft with greenish grey lights three of them on in every corner it cam from the west of my house when i saw it and it was flipping this triangle was flipping like crazy it flew right over my house really low and fast i was just out on the front porch smaking a cigarette and at 257am iti saw it and it flew right over my house flipping it was the scariest thing i have ever seen in the sky i am still shook up. I got my security camera on the front porch but it dont look upto the sky but you can see me clear as day jump up and see it on the footage at 257am. I have never seen anything like that in my life
August 15, 2023 · 2:00 AM · OTHER
Crewe, CHESHIRE · United Kingdom
I sit out most nights observing through my telescope and watching shooting stars, satellites and the hopes for more without the telescope. I find it all very fascinating. Im not sure if anything will come of this but i want somebody to see what i saw. I have a very good video that i captured on my mobile phone being a Samsung galaxy S10. There is 1million% something there and it was extremely big. It had various shapes and im not sure on the size or distance. It looked like after so long of hovering it totally vanished also on film. This happened around 2 AM. Just incase i havent left it previously my email is: ((name and e-address deleted)) please get back to me.
August 15, 2023 · 1:13 AM · CIRCLE
Łowicz · Poland
I woke up after midnight. I saw, what I first thought, to be a star. It was very bright, after few minutes it started eminating light as if 2 lightning bulbs were close to each other. Then it started to move in a weird manner. As if it was hanged in the air, the move was slight but apparent, effortless, sometimes to the left, sometimes, to the right and up and sometimes doing a circle. In the duration of 1 hour it was in a complete different location on the sky. Sometimes it just hanged without any motion. What was really freaky is when I flashed my camera light, it made it to make a slight move, as if it saw my light. I was under the impression that whatever it was, it was watching
August 15, 2023 · 12:00 AM · SPHERE
Vega, TX
It was a as bright as a star blue and green lights pulsating and orb shaped. There was no sound or smoke. It was between the towns of amarillo and adrian texas. It was seen while driving on the highway going into farm land. It lite everything around it.
August 14, 2023 · 11:00 PM · SPHERE
Bothell, WA
This is creeping me out. Second time in 3 weeks I’ve watched “stars” move. Tonight star gazing on my deck. Saw a flash out of my left peripheral vision, thought maybe it was a late perseid meteor. Looked to the area and saw what i thought was a star, until the damn thing started moving. It was at about my 10oclock, went kind of down to the right then in an upside down arch like a smile, kind of down, over and up to about 2 o’clock, then faded away by the bottom of the Big Dipper. It was moving damn fast and scared the crap out of me. Not an international flight, as I see them regularly and know what they look like. This was WAY up high, fast and freaky. There’s a bunch of light pollution to my north, where I lost sight of it.