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July 23, 2023 · 9:25 PM · SPHERE
Probable conventionalHaslet, TX
From the naked eye, the object appeared like a foggy orb. It drifted across the sky and then emitted something. Conditions are clear where I am. I though it looked like plane high beams but it clearly emitted/shot something from the front in a fan shape. There was only a bright white color. Zoomed in on the camera, the object appears to be linear in shape versus round. [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
July 23, 2023 · 9:25 PM · CHANGING
IdentifiedFrisco, TX
SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:25 PM · SPHERE
IdentifiedSouthlake, TX
Read above. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:25 PM · CHANGING
IdentifiedOdessa, TX
As the orb approached near overhead my position it went from blurry to a clear dot and back to blurry. When blurry it was much larger than when clear, it looked almost as if the blurriness were a forcefield. It continued to go from blurry to clear twice more before it showered down a Smokey haze that looked similar to a sonic boom. It then went clear again and continued on towards the south-east horizon. I called a friend when I first noticed it, he observed the same phenomenon that I did from 3 miles north east of my position. It was moving very fast, maybe 4 minutes from horizon to horizon. There were other planes in the sky relatively close to the path it took but at higher altitude, none of the other planes or objects in the sky were blurry. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:24 PM · CHANGING
IdentifiedAustin, TX
The video quality is horrible. Thankfully I watched with my eyes and not from my phone screen:) The light caught my eye as it was a very bright glowing ball with what looked to be a solid light in the middle. I saw no flashing red lights as I do on planes passing over and this did not look like a plane! I watched for several seconds before I thought to get my phone. It grew bigger in size and then wound shrink again as it glided across the sky, then at the 30 sec mark it emitted something you’ll see. Like a puff of smoke? I’m not sure if this is something identified already that I’m unaware of so I’m passing it on to you all in hopes of finding out if this is a known something or in fact unidentified. I was on an upstairs porch balcony when this was happening, so ended the video when I needed to run out to try to follow it. I grabbed my daughter on my run down and we watched together as it just kept on until it was too small to see anymore. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:24 PM · OTHER
IdentifiedNoble, OK
I was sitting on my back porch when the light from the diatant cell tower caught my eye and made me look up. I saw Jupiter and then when I went to look around just in a normal fashion, enjoying the fact that it cooled down, this anomoly caught my eye because it was a light that looked like it was in fog, but there is currently not a cloud in the sky, which I documented by video also. I quickly took a photograph and reviewed it, blowing it up, and could clearly see that it was not a helicopter nor airplane as there was no shape to it, no blinking lights,and soundless. I immediately began to video it and happened to catch an aircraft flying the opposite direction, which allowed a comparison with the anomoly, along with the moon and a star that are also present in the same frame. As I continued to video the anomoly suddenly got bright and what I can only describe is that it looked like it poofed something out of the front of it, similar to like watching a slow motion video of the sound barrier being broken or a bullet exiting a firearm. I continued to video it and the light from the barn created a glare in the camera, so I continued to watch it with the naked eye. It was like it suddenly disappeared into thin air. I literally cannot rationalize what I saw. I grew up around airplanes, helicopters, NASA, etc., as a child, coming from a family of aviators and air traffic controllers, and I legitimately cannot find an explanation to what I just witnessed. I do not drink and do not take drugs. I don't have a rational, logical explanation to what I just witnessed and captured in photograph and video. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:24 PM · CIRCLE
Probable conventionalFredericksburg, TX
7 year old witnessed it first and brought it to our attention. The object was flying VERY fast and high up the sky. Before, I personally witnessed the object (this happened very quick less than 2 minutes pushing it) my husband and daughter saw how the object made a “smoke” impression as it continued to fly away. The “smoke”came from the front of the object as it flew. There was no light trail, no sound (we were listening to music so idk) it was just a bright circle light flying incredibly fast and far. I tried recording it but I was not able to catch it with my phone. I took a picture of the impression it left a few minutes later after we gathered our thoughts of what in the world we saw. Not much else to say this happened so quickly. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
July 23, 2023 · 9:24 PM · SPHERE
Dallas, TX
After turning from an “orb” shape to point of light, object emitted a cloud or vapor that drifted south. Appeared as if object went supersonic to create the vapor. The object had no flashing lights. There were also no clouds in the sky tonight to make object change apparent size. Other (commercial) aircraft were spotted in the same apparent position and running lights were clearly visible and again, no clouds. The object I saw flew in a straight path, roughly SSE and took about 3 minutes to go out of view but was flying at a speed I would think as “average” for a typical commercial aircraft. Going from a fairly large orb, to point of light to ejection of a vapor in the span of about 30-40 seconds, with no change in light intensity is something I have not witnessed before. Possibly it was a satellite but re-entry over a major population center? Also, I have seen satellites before but only outside of Dallas/Ft. Worth due to “light pollution”. This object, IMO opinion was illuminated too brightly (white) and flew at a trajectory too low to be lighted from the sun (which had set 45 minutes or more earlier). A military craft? Probable but if the vapor emission was the object going supersonic, there was no “boom”. In fact, there was no sound at all and I am several blocks removed from a higher traveled road.
July 23, 2023 · 9:24 PM · OVAL
IdentifiedOdessa, TX
SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:23 PM · CHANGING
IdentifiedLeander, TX
Noticed a large light, no sound, climb in the West sky. Pointed it out to my son and started recording its movements. See video. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:20 PM · SPHERE
Probable conventionalEl Reno, OK
Seen an orb and the sky pointed to it so my friends can see it it pushed an explosion of light out of the right side that burst like a wave slowly getting dinner then the orb disappeared in a cloud of light very slowly SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
July 23, 2023 · 9:06 PM · LIGHT
Limon, CO
It's very hard to parse out an objective description of this event from what I perceived to be happening. As I was driving west on interstate 70 approaching Limon, CO, my attention was drawn suddenly to what I thought was a large object falling at a very high speed. It seems silly, but my first thought was that a meteor was plummeting toward the earth. From my perspective, it seemed to be moving from east to west, from behind or above me to my fore. Due to the speed with which the object traveled, I thought it must be near the ground; I thought it was going to hit the ground very near me, and I instinctively prepared to brake or swerve. The logical part of my mind thought of an airplane crashing, but the color was strange, a bright yellowish-green, and the light was round and too large for the height I perceived. A yellow-green meteor is the best way I can describe its appearance, but there was no visible trail or streak. When it seemed to be a couple of seconds from impacting, the light just disappeared. There was no dimming, no alteration, it just turned off like someone had flipped a switch. I hope y'all have an explanation, because I'm really freaked out right now.
July 23, 2023 · 9:00 PM · CROSS
Northfield, NH
I was driving south on I93 and, shortly after Tilton, I saw what looked like white-blue lights hovering over the highway — higher than any building or structure, but way below planes overhead. There were no blinking lights, and no red/blue lights, as distinguish planes. I kept an eye on the lights as I drove south and after a few minutes (meaning a few miles of road) I passed under them, with them still evidently stationary. The lights appeared to be in clusters of two, in a T formation; I could not tell, against the night sky, if there was anything between or among them, but it seemed like there was the dark outline of a craft between the lights. As I drove south, I kept the lights in my rear view mirror, and they didn’t seem to move until I had driven another 5+ minutes/miles and the road had turned. I was unable to find a place to pull over to take a photo or video. I asked my friend who is an ATC and he said there was nothing on radar in that area. However, a friend who lives nearby said that Sikorsky helicopters had been spotted in the area earlier circling (he had taken photos). Whatever I saw I am highly confident was not the running lights of a helicopter based on both lights and shape of craft. No idea what it was.
July 23, 2023 · 8:58 PM · LIGHT
Louisville, KY
We were sitting on our porch talking. My fiancé said, do you see that bright light in the sky. I said yes, and I looked at it. We were trying to figure out why it was not moving. It was just bright, and stationary. it was very low in the sky, But too high to be a structure. Too big to be a drone. Suddenly, the light disappeared. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Possible]
July 23, 2023 · 8:58 PM · CONE
Probable conventionalTurks And Caicos Islands
Seemed to travel too slowly to be shooting star or meteor. Was silent and without flashing lights SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Probable]
July 23, 2023 · 8:54 PM · CHANGING
Auburndale, FL
When I first saw it, it was a bright orange fire looking ball. It disappeared then reappeared. Then started out. I was able to pull of the road and catch it about 10 seconds after the beginning of seeing it
July 23, 2023 · 8:53 PM · CIRCLE
IdentifiedWinter Garden, FL
At first I saw the white circular light moving quickly with a tail, thinking it was a shooting star. It faded (died out) but then came back into view, when I took my video. It then slowed down, and the tail became more billowing, with cloud-like puffs. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 7:00 PM · CIRCLE
IdentifiedLubbock, TX
SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 6:08 PM · RECTANGLE
Mahahual, QUINTANA · Mexico
The first two objects were seen at 7:30am while drinking my morning coffee on my oceanfront patio which sits approx 15 feet from shoreline of the Caribbean facing South-east. The objects were flying at approx altitude of 100 feet, one in front of the other along the same trajectory. I note that I did not see the second object until the first had entered the water. I also note that each each occurance was strangely similar,. what I mean is that as soon as i/we saw the objects, the objects all did the exact same thing. immediately, within 1 or so seconds of noticing each object, the object stopped without normal physics of stopping on object in flight, meaning these objects went from an approx speed of 50-70 mph to 0/deadstop without any known propulsion lift or horizontal or vertical lift or decline. in addition, the 3rd object, seen hours later at approx 6:08pm tge same day, flying at altitude of 5-6 feet above sea level showed no signs water movement from thrust or propulsion both when in flight, nor when stopping without slowing. All 4 hit the water, and all four dropped at an impossible trajectory, which was from full speed forward, then dropped straightdown in the water, with no angled splash. the 3rd and 4th objects were much closer to us both when seen and when they splashed. estimated distance of the slash was 100 meters due east from my location. This is where it gets weird. I state that there was a 4th object, however I never saw the object. I was still processing what I saw with the 3rd, when in the exact same location as the 3rd splash, a second splash occurred. This is important, I have a photographic memory, the characteristics of the splash were exactly the same as the 3rd objects splash, in exactly the same location. When both the 3rd and 4th splashes occurred, there was a kaplunk sound heard., which seems to support the flat rectangular object falling straightdown., as a normal agled decent would have more of a splash sound. There were no signs of smoke or heat dissipation with any of the objects entering the water. I note that the 3rd and 4th splashes seemed slightly off cue. The same goes for the splashes as well. What I mean by this is that both of these splashes looked fake,. If you have ever seen a slow motion video of an object with equal sides hitting the water in a perfect angle with all sidesvat similar level, the splash it makes is distinctively perfect, although this is onlybtrue if the water in question is perfectly still. I saw this in an ocean. While it was a calm day, there were still small waves and the probability that the 3rd and 4th object could both fall in the exact same place, make the exact same sound, and the exact same splash pattern, on an ocean surface which is completely random. I havevthoughtbabout this and have come to the decision that I only saw 3 objects, and the 4th easban error which was not meant to occur. It seems probable that these objects were projections, and not physically there.nThis is the only plausable explanation of what I saw. It explains the false sounds, splashes, impossible flight characteristics, and lack of thrust, HEAT, or propulsion. Indid not bother to talk much about the objects, as indo not deem that as important. To this observer, what I saw was a projection technology farbadvanced than anything I havevseen.nI am well versed in tech, projection, and in flight. When thinking about everything I saw, If I had a projector which could projectbav3d like image onto my 3d reality, a projector would be able tonstop , fly at incredible speeds, and would explain the off cue splashes and sounds. I read about the holographic theory and when I heard it, it immediately madevsince to me, but I can not for the life of me explain why. Please send this to someone much smarter than I. we know what we saw, it was not a flare, or anything man made. I have yet to scuba out to the location as I have no one to accompany me, however I know of all 4bsplash locations.. It is also against anybreasonable odds that the both of us walked out on the patio within 10 seconds of each event, that we both looked at the objects without discussing it, at the same time, and webdid this again 11 hours later, again with the same odds. For that to occur twice in one day, 11 hours apart, with no other time spent on the patio or looking to the sea that day. And last that immediately when our eyes saw each object, that each object stopped and dropped immediately in the water. The only plausible explanation for this would be that these objects are designed to disappear in the water when seen by man possibly to rest our reaction time, reporting abilities, notification/communication capabilities from this location to applicable government defense agencies etc. We have also whiteness 4 other events here in Mahahual over the last 6 years which defy the laws of physics, including a meteor that changed direction witnessed by several people, 2 meteors that hit water, and something I have seen on several occasions that I do not know if I can describe. Something appears to be going on here. I have no idea why I moved here as well. One day, I left my national company I owned in the US and ended up here. Cant explain why, just know I needed to be here. When checking the boxes below, it reminded me that the birds were spooked by the objects. We both noticed many different birds flying away from the objects trajectory prior to seeing the objects.
July 23, 2023 · 10:45 AM · RECTANGLE
New Haven, CT
At approximately 10:45AM I observed an object in the sky from my kitchen window in my 3rd floor apartment in the Edgewood neighborhood of New Haven, CT. The object caught my eye because it occasionally shimmered very brightly. It appeared very small because of how seemingly high in the sky it was (above where I would expect to see an airplane). It moved slowly in a straight line, much like when you see a satellite at night. I watched from the windows and lost site of it several times, it seemed to disappear into the blue of the sky. Then it would come back along the same trajectory that it had been traveling. It appeared to be a rectangular shape, in an upright position. However when it shimmered it was so bright the shape could no longer be understood. The shimmering did not seem to have a consistent pattern. It would occasionally shimmer at seemingly random intervals. Today's weather was warm with a bright blue sky, not a cloud in sight. This made the shimmering all the more confusing as it did not seem to make sense as reflection from the sun. However, I do wonder how the objects extremely high altitude would affect my eyes interpretation of reflections. It continued moving at a consistent speed, along a straight trajectory until I could no longer see it through the windows.
July 23, 2023 · 9:25 AM · DISK
IdentifiedHarlingen, TX
I was driving north on ed Cary drive and it was so bright and then a halo came from it and the halo stArted to fade and it was still bright enough. I was talking to my friend on the phone and she got a clearer picture of the object. It has small lights on it and looked like a saucer. It disappeared. I don't have pictures but I have videos to send. SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 9:23 AM · SPHERE
IdentifiedMidland, TX
Moving 5x faster than a plane with no av lights. Would appear fuzzy then momentarily clear/brighten. At highest point appeared to throw a plume, almost like a plane cloud seeding. Rising Sun is in the NE sky. Maybe witness meant 21:23 hrs. SpaceX launch form Florida. [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
July 23, 2023 · 2:27 AM · TRIANGLE
Buford, GA
Saw 3 triangular lights fly up in unison and hover for hours in the same spots. Saw the same 3 lights two nights ago and when they disappeared, they all 3 flew up at the same time and disappeared.
July 23, 2023 · 2:15 AM · CUBE
North Battleford, SK · Canada
I was driving from the province of Alberta to province of Saskatchewan on July 22, 2023. I reached North Battleford at 2am on July 23, 2023. I decided to take a short cut through a remote highway (40 East) to my final destination - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Please note, during this 280 km trip on highway 40 East I saw no other cars other than my own in either direction. Approximately 25 - 50 kilometers east of North Battleford, I looked up into the black sky and saw an object which resembled an aircraft perhaps 2 kilometers above the ground. However, it was flying to low, to slow and the light formation on the front of the vehicle which appeared semi - spherical had an odd red light off/on formation I had never seen before. Please keep in mind I am driving about 100 km an hour down a remote highway and this object is visible in front and above me. I had to constantly look up for several seconds then down again at the road for safety reasons. I was trying to identify this vehicle in my memory bank when all of a sudden it displayed an orchaestra of blue and white light so bright the entire shape of the craft became visible in the dark sky. It was at least as long as a 747 jet and as wide as a luxury yacht. The color of lights can best be summarized from the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". The object subsequently passed over the roof of my car and I could not look out the back window because my car was full as I was transporting goods in the back seat. Thirty minutes and fifty kilometers later down the highway I see an array of lights perhaps 10 wide and 3 stories stall maybe 5 kilometers away. As the lights got closer the shape became more spherical and symmetrical plus each light became distinct. About 2 kilometers in front of me, the lights seem to descend into the horizon. Please keep in mind I was still driving at about 100 kilometers an hour in a remote area/highway which has many tall trees along the side of the road. All of a sudden, several hundred feet to my left and several hundred feet above me there was an object the size of a large house floating above the treeline. It was about 80 feet long and 40 feet tall. It`s base appeared cubed but the "roof" was the traditional flying saucer shape. Interestingly, the top of the flying saucer had a lighthouse component maybe 15 feet tall that I think surveyed the surroundings. In fact, I think the first object advised the second object to investigate me! My car is black with tinted windows, so perhaps I looked like a UFO as well! The object was travelling the opposite direction of me but much slower than the 100 kilometers I was doing. Eventually it fell outside my visual range behind me. This encounter was like the move "fire in the sky". I was practically paralyzed by the experience but my eyes kept recording all the details. I continued to drive that night at about 100 km an hour. I was anxious to leave the area after my sightings. I now began to survey the skies for any more objects! Approximately 15 - 30 minutes after the second incident, after surveying the sky, I spot a moose with no antlers slowly crossing the road in front of me (maybe 60-80 feet) ahead of me. I screamed, hit the brakes and could hear the car skidding and back end shifting. I observed the moose subsequently speed up and by some miracle there was not impact with the 1000 lb beast which would have at least destroyed my car. Did I imagine everything? Well, if I did, I managed to drive home that night to Prince Albert (another 300 kilometers) and arrived in broad daylight (7am).