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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
April 4, 2021 · 8:15 PM · LIGHT
Peoria, AZ
I let my dog out in the backyard before putting her to bed. Shortly after sitting down in a chair on my patio, I noticed a light approaching that seemed quite a bit lower than the aircraft I’m used to seeing in the area, including military aircraft. In fact, within my same view, I could see two commercial aircraft with blinking lights. The craft in question had a solid white light and it wasn’t blinking at all. I’m estimating that the craft was approximately 7-10 thousand feet up and was approaching at a low speed. I watched it for at least 2-3 minutes. It seemed to be on a path that would bring it right over my house, which in near N Dysart Rd and W Jomax Rd. I started to feel like it was actually coming right towards me at one point. My dog then ran over by me and I called my grandson outside. We both stared at it for around 1 minute and commented how it was so low and that there was no noise. It slowly began to climb in altitude and within 5 seconds, it a! ccelerated upwards so fast that it went from a bright light to looking like a small star, and then totally disappeared. The whole sighting was so surreal that I unfortunately didn’t even think about filming it with my cell phone. I'll be ready when/if it happens again. Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.
April 4, 2021 · 2:50 AM · LIGHT
Center Conway, NH
Two distant (stars) ... dim, small, stationary lights in the northern sky. Suddenly they started moving in a southeasterly direction, one behind the other [an inch apart in the night sky] until out of sight.
April 3, 2021 · 5:58 AM · LIGHT
Lake Charles, LA
It was a red tiny light that had jellyfish tentacles looking legs hanging from it . It was snooping around next door at a car wash then it flew my direction & went above my apartment building which is not very tall . Once it came closer to me & I believe this thing acknowledged me standing there in shock . That's when it went from a tiny red looking jellyfish to a big bright light like a star & literally disappeared in front of my eyes . I stood still the entire time because I was afraid but once i realized it was gone I ran inside & its been on my mind ever since . I have a short video on my phone but it doesn't do me any justice all you can see is a red light but barely.
April 2, 2021 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Arlington, WA
We saw a huge, green light flash, then move across the sky and dissapear. It was very different than a shoiting star or slow moving satellite.
March 31, 2021 · 3:34 AM · LIGHT
Southampton, NJ
Ball of white light moved across sky from south to north in about 3 seconds. It was about size of a golf ball compared to the moon. It was slightly higher in the sky than the moon.
March 30, 2021 · 11:06 PM · LIGHT
Arlington, TX
Tuesday night around 11 I walked out on my back porch and noticed a blinking or flashing bright light that appeared to be multiple colors. I recorded it with my phone and it was almost stationary and slowly dropped below the house behind me and my line of sight over a 15 minute period. The elevation of the Clouds that night were low and some passed between myself and the object blocking it while passing by. Even when the object seemed to be moving downwards it appeared to be the same brightness leading me to believe it was not moving away from me but lowering in altitude. The main light was bright and whitish blue looking and would pulse lighter and dimmer with multiple colors seeming to be going outwards from the center outwards in all directions.
March 30, 2021 · 11:06 PM · LIGHT
Arlington, TX
Tuesday night around 11 I walked out on my back porch and noticed a blinking or flashing bright light that appeared to be multiple colors. I recorded it with my phone and it was almost stationary and slowly dropped below the house behind me and my line of sight over a 15 minute period. The elevation of the Clouds that night were low and some passed between myself and the object blocking it while passing by. Even when the object seemed to be moving downwards it appeared to be the same brightness leading me to believe it was not moving away from me but lowering in altitude. The main light was bright and whitish blue looking and would pulse lighter and dimmer with multiple colors seeming to be going outwards from the center outwards in all directions.
March 29, 2021 · 10:00 PM · LIGHT
Boise, ID
My wife and I were driving into Boise when I saw a quick flash of light beam across the sky a few hundreds of yards above the ground. It was headed towards Mountain Home. When I saw this I called it out to my wife and she witnessed it until it disappeared. I then called my brother and his wife who were 5 minutes behind me and they both witnessed the exact same thing. This was the fastest thing I have ever witnessed. 100 percent UFO.
March 29, 2021 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
Ringwood, NJ
March 29, approximately 8:30 pm, my wife and I were in our back yard in Ringwood, NJ enjoying some time together, looking up at the stars as we regularly do. We noticed movement in the south west sky, heading in a north direction. The object was a similar size and brightness as the stars in the sky, but moving quickly. I dont know how to estimate the altitude it was traveling at, but I got the impression it was higher than the commercial flights we see often. No sound was observed. we then saw another object, same description as the first, approaching from the west, heading towards the first object. As the two got close to each other, they both stopped and remained still for approximately 5-8 seconds. The first object then continued North, while the second, changed direction and traveled south west. We observed the second till it blended in with the lighter sky in the south west as it approached the horizon. The first object was observed until our view was blocked by our house. I did attempt to video the first object, but the video only has our conversation and you can see a star. Not the object. Approximately 20 minutes later, we noticed a moving object directly above us, but again, very high altitude. Much higher than commercial air traffic. This object, slightly dimmer than the last two, and dimmer than the surrounding stars, was traveling in a North direction. After observing it for just a moment, it let off a tremendous flash. The light grew 10 times larger. ( I made a mental note of it as it happened ) it startled my wife and I so much we both yelled. It stayed that size and brightness for a second or two, then back to its original size and brightness. Its still moving, and we are still looking up, just in disbelief at what we saw, then it flashed again, this time smaller than the white flash, but this time it was orange, with a smaller yellow ring of light in the center. That just lasted again for a moment or two, then it went back to its original size and brightness, and continued North, until it was out of our view. It should be noted that I was anticipating the International Space Station to fly over. I have an app that alerts me when it will be approaching, and what its trajectory would be. The ISS was to fly over about 10 minutes after we saw the last object, and according to my app, it would have been traveling from east to west , much lower in the sky. I have previously recorded the ISS fly over, and in my opinion, the objects we saw did not resemble the objects I am describing here.
March 28, 2021 · 9:01 PM · LIGHT
Phoenix, AZ
I was traveling in my car and looked over and seen a blue light/object in the sky traveling quickly from south to north. Once I stopped and stared at the object it seemed to have stopped moving. It then started to decend very quickly and changed colors in the process from blue to white as it went towards the ground. I also caught the whole thing on video! I truly believe this wasn't a plane or helicopter!
March 28, 2021 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Santee, CA
I have a video taken tonight. Two ? In the sky. I’m trying to upload
March 28, 2021 · 1:30 AM · LIGHT
Santee, CA
I have a video taken tonight. Two ? In the sky. I’m trying to upload
March 27, 2021 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Yorba linda, CA
Object in sky above me walking my dog. Came down about 100ft. Above me and a blue bright light flashed. moving in a very strange way, very fast, never seen anything move like it before. This lasted about 45 seconds and then it shot up straight and disappeared.
March 25, 2021 · 11:15 PM · LIGHT
Chilliwack (Canada), BC · Canada
I walked out onto the back deck of my apartment to have a smoke. I always gaze at the stars when I’m outside at night. I happened to look up and to the NNW and noticed a large bright white light up in the night sky, that resembled a very bright star. I stared toward the above mentioned direction for about 30-40 seconds. All of a sudden, as if someone flicked a light switch, the light vanished. In a millisecond it was gone. This light “anomaly” made no sound that I heard, and I couldn’t make out how high in the sky it was. This was not a commercial airliner, as they have safety and flashing lights on during their flights. Not to mention, they are quite easy to hear flying overhead, especially at night. The light also didn’t move in any noticeable direction. It just hovered in the same spot in the sky until it vanished. I waited and watched in the same spot to see if it returned to view, but sadly it did not. Not too sure what I saw. This wasn’t a place, helicopter, satellite, or star. The weather tonight: 9°C Wind: ESE 3 km/h Temperature: 7.5°C Pressure: 101.8 kPa Dew point: 3.3°C Humidity: 75% Clear night sky
March 25, 2021 · 8:40 PM · LIGHT
Everett, WA
On the freeway - driving - everyone slowed down - some were swerving- So many lights, big and small - some in a haze - it looked like a comet or as some have stated ribbons - there also looked like the mass had an escort following - possible military.
March 24, 2021 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
IdentifiedThaon-Les-Vosges, Lorraine · France
Un témoin rapporte des observations successives d’un point lumineux de couleur, dans un ciel nocturne, à basse altitude, entre le 24 et le 30 mars 2021. Le témoin photographie et filme le PAN, 29 mars 2021. L’enquête de voisinage de la Gendarmerie n'identifie aucun autre témoin. L'analyse du témoignage (récit, caractéristiques descriptives, récurrence des faits, …) tend à identifier une confusion d'ordre astronomique. Une recherche en ce sens, aboutit à l’identification du PAN présumé à savoir une méprise avec Sirius. Il n’est pas nécessaire, dans le cas présent, d’évoquer diverses hypothèses potentielles (voir le compte rendu d'enquête). En comparaison avec d'autres étoiles, le témoin a été troublé par l’éclat important du PAN. (Sirius étant la plus brillante de toutes les étoiles visibles !). Il observe un léger déplacement du PAN vers la droite (ce qui correspond parfaitement à la dérive en azimut due au mouvement de rotation propre de la Terre). Il ne remarque pas vraiment la baisse progressive de la hauteur angulaire, compte tenu de sa ligne d’horizon « encombrée », et du fait, qu'il ne soit pas lui-même, en position totalement fixe (il doit bouger légèrement autour de sa position moyenne). Par contre, il remarque la disparition du PAN, sans en comprendre la raison. Lors d'une autre observation le 30/03/2021, le témoin note que la disparition se produit à 00h16 heure locale. Or, à ces date et heure, Sirius était à une hauteur angulaire de 2,5°, position fort compatible avec un coucher apparent (dû au fait que le témoin ne peut voir l’horizon réel à cause du relief local). L’étrangeté repose en grande partie sur le fait que le PAN change aléatoirement de couleur. Ces couleurs couvrent une bonne partie du spectre solaire (stellaire) ce qui est, de toute évidence, un effet diffraction. Ainsi, les effets optiques dus à l’atmosphère (diffraction, turbulence, réfraction, absorption, diffusion) peuvent totalement rendre compte de l’aspect décrit par le témoin. Quant à l’aspect non ponctuel du PAN, il n’est pas visible à l’œil nu, et résulte simplement de déformations optiques générées par l’appareil photo, déformations couramment (voire systématiquement) observées dans de telles situations. Le contexte astronomique ne laisse aucun doute sur l’explication du cas. Le GEIPAN classe le cas en A : méprise avec Sirius au coucher. [GEIPAN classification A — Sirius]
March 24, 2021 · 8:36 PM · LIGHT
Muskogee, OK
Orange lights travelled from north to south west sky. First group was 5 lights spaced out in a straight line. No sound. The second group was 3 a couple minutes after the first group. The third was a single light a couple minutes after the second group.
March 24, 2021 · 1:40 AM · LIGHT
Cranbrook (Canada), BC · Canada
Lunchtime clear sky stargazing, seen 1 distant irregular flashing red light change direction then to orange, change direction then to yellow, then splitting up. Two lights on one, one on other. Few bright more intense now LED flashing, then gone. Time frame was 2-3 min. Impossible flight movements. Noted time, date, orientation and hand drawn illustration right away.
March 20, 2021 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Presque Isle, ME
I was sitting in the car and these three dull lights caught my eye enough to stop and stare, the three lights were in a triangle formation, they moved down to the left fast stayed and then disappeared after about 10sec. The lights were just white lights. They weren’t acting as thought and airplane or known aircraft would
March 19, 2021 · 10:38 PM · LIGHT
Scottsdale, AZ
From roughly the 64th Street and Bell Rd intersection, briefly saw a crisp light in the SW sky, moving WSW at incredible speed. Looked to be very high altitude and clear light - completely unlike a plane. Moved at almost "shooting star" speed, but without the tail you get with a shooting star, hence excluding possibility of either a shooting star or a normal aircraft.
March 19, 2021 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Richboro, PA
Very bright white light traveling parallel to horizon at extraordinary speed in the sky SE of Richboro. Object headed south, then disappeared. Made no sound
March 19, 2021 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
Houston, TX
I was driving to Hobby Airport around 3:30 to 4:00 AM on the freeway. I immediately seen a flash of light in the sky, shaped like a game controller of sorts with bright lights on it. It looked surrounded in white light. It shot across the sky like a shooting star and disappeared into the clouds without a trace WITHIN seconds. I believe I seen blue lights on it as well. It moved so fast that I almost think I'm tricking myself into believing what I saw. I nudged my mother hurriedly, frantically asking "did you see that? did you see that in the sky?!" but she didn't. Only I did, and it was an amazing experience. It wasn't an actual shooting star either. No shooting star is shaped like a video game controller. It moved faster than the speed of light.
March 17, 2021 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Chugiak, AK
blue light slowly wavering across the sky, then circled, seemed to break into two lights, separated far apart, then back into one. then took off at a 90 degree angle and vanished. No sound (like engine noise). I could not tell what the blue light was attached to.
March 17, 2021 · 8:50 PM · LIGHT
Lehi, UT
A light I thought was an aircraft. It was traveling South to Northeast. There were no indicator lights, no noise. I thought it might be a satellite but the light seemed too bright and appeared to belower than the satellites I've seen while star gazing. Steady rate of speed, no direction changes. The white light turned to a red color and then vanished. It was above normal aircraft altitude for this vicinity. Not sure what I saw.