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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.
9,368 entries
July 12, 2015 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Narragansett, RI
20 minutes later, another one took the same exact path following 1st. Silent "fireball" is best description.
July 12, 2015 · 9:35 PM · FIREBALL
Syracuse, NY
After sunset, a single flashing/glimmering orange desk, larger than typical aircraft, approaching from west southwest, then turning south and elevating and disappearing. No noise.
July 12, 2015 · 10:30 AM · FIREBALL
Virginia Beach, VA
It was a few thousand feet up. But it looked as if it was a fireball when I first saw it, or a plane on fire! It was just freaky !
July 12, 2015 · 12:00 AM · FIREBALL
Anaheim, CA
My friend pointed something out, it was so weird because it happened so fast. I saw something spin and by the second spin, the lights disappeared. I was in total shock, never in my life have I seen anything close to looking like this. It scared the hell out of my friend, too. We have changed the time and date above, to reflect a nighttime sighting. However, the source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous, and provides no contact information. PD
July 11, 2015 · 9:30 PM · FIREBALL
Allison Park, PA
Object was bright orange speeding quickly. I thought it was an airplane on fire. It definitely appeared to be on fire. It hovered overhead and then a second fireball appeared. Exactly same direction, location, etc to the first one. They both hovered overhead (my backyard trees blocked full and constant visual). One appeared to flash and the other stayed lit. Then they just disappeared from sight.
July 11, 2015 · 9:15 PM · FIREBALL
Montgomery, AL
Looking from a distance it appeared as an big dark orange star.. then it started to move over in the direction in which I was driving. It began to get lower which made it look bigger to revealed a deep orange red center with a light orange ragged outter side. Then it proceeded to shoot upward in a zigzag motion until it was no longer within my view..freaked me out..
July 11, 2015 · 8:30 PM · FIREBALL
Coram, NY
Eight silent pulsating orbs of a fire or amber color were witnessed by my friend & I. This sighting took place on Saturday July 11th, which was the following Saturday after the 4th of July. People in the neighborhood were still setting off the last of their fireworks. The reason I mention this is because the lights seemed to be attracted to them, as they all headed in that direction one after the other. The first of the eight orbs even came to a complete stop for about five seconds as I was recording it from my phone. The flashlight on my phone was on & my friend said he thought that it could see me. At that point I started to shake my phone back and forth to signal to it. After the five seconds it resumed its direction towards the fireworks only a few blocks away. All of these objects moved like they were on a track, the were floating steadily above the neighborhood. We assume a nighttime sighting, and have amended the time above. PD
July 11, 2015 · 12:00 AM · FIREBALL
Hampton, VA
I was outside on my boat admiring a night on the water, when I saw what appeared to be a bright round ball of fire, it was just above the trees a few hundred feet away from me and their was no noise. It appeared yellow like the sun, like fire, and in a split second it was gone,
July 10, 2015 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Marietta, GA
The object looked like a small Sun, but not as bright. It did not have a trail but it did have a wide tail that looked like it might have moved so fast that it just appeared to have a wide tail. It was in the eastern sky, well above the trees. It moved up and swerved to the left. I saw it for a few seconds before it vanished. I could tell that it was pretty far away, but it had to have been huge and close to Earth. ((END ADDENDUM #1)) ((ADDENDUM #2 FROM WITNESS)) I am 62 years old and have never seen anything like. Thank you so much for your response. ((END ADDENDUM #2)) No information provided by witness. PD
July 10, 2015 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Marietta, GA
It looked like it might have moved so fast that it gave the appearance of length to itself. It was in the eastern sky, moved up and slightly swerved to the left. I saw it for a few seconds before it vanished. I could see that it was far from me but it had to have been huge and close to Earth.
July 9, 2015 · 9:20 PM · FIREBALL
Shafter, CA
We saw big round fire in the sky but was moving very slowly. Straight in line for about 5 min we wear driving in car then pulled over to see it then few min later the round fire object vanish living no trace it was moving very slow this happen 920 pm thrusday over a resindtial
July 8, 2015 · 8:00 PM · FIREBALL
Macomb, MI
After a minute or two, the craft was gone. About thirty seconds after it was gone there was a low rumbling noise from the distance. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 7, 2015 · 3:30 PM · FIREBALL
New Haven/Fair Haven/ East Haven, CT
Wish I could have gotten a photo! Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 6, 2015 · 10:03 PM · FIREBALL
San Bernardino, CA
As I looked up to my eastern sky, I saw what I thougth was a airplane, or a jet. It heading nouth. As I looked harder, I notice it was orange in color and was round in shape. It was just was different. It was the only thing in the sky in the northen sky. At this time I got out my truck and called out to my friend. I thought she can't hear me, or she's asleep. I then ran back to my truck anb got phone that's when l started to take these picture I sent. I was the only person that was at my location. This site lasted about two or three minutes. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 5, 2015 · 9:15 PM · FIREBALL
Springfield, IL
It was a red orb with a blue outline. It Harvard ((sic. Hovered)) for a little while it moved left it moved right then just kind of went down slow beyond the trees. It had to be 5 miles away at least. My dog was going nuts trying to run away so I took her inside when I ran back outside I never saw it again.
July 4, 2015 · 11:50 PM · FIREBALL
Rochester, NY
We originally saw two red/orange lights in the sky. We thought it was a meteor shower and took a video. We ultimately ended up seeing five. They all followed the same path. One sped up in front of another. They all seemed to die out as they progressed, which is why we thought it was some sort of meteor shower, that and the red/orange colors.
July 4, 2015 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Rahway, NJ
I saw with another witness a orb shaped object hovering slowly in the sky it was orange with a possible two smaller behind it.... Ran inside to get more witnesses. Came out; it had vanished
July 4, 2015 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Walked dog and noticed two orange balls moving from east to west at helicopter height. Fireworks were done in my part of town and everything was quiet. These strange orange lights made no noise as they flew by me. I never saw anything like this and I got scared and called 911. I live by the wpb airport flight path and know the difference btween plane lights and stars. I see on you tube many people have witnessed what I did! I want to find out what that was that night! I jjust found out about the web site and this is why I did not report this earlier. If those orange balls are aliens, I sure hope they are friendly!
July 4, 2015 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Olympia, WA
My friend came in house, said she saw a fireball appear and hover in sky. I went outside and observed glowing object hovering and then move away into distance for 5 min. Object then began to move towards us, it then changed shape and was twinkling brilliant orange, red, white and blue color's. It looked like a bright start, but appeared very close. I ran into house and grabbed camera, as I returned it was moving away, I was able to get some pictures of object. Then another object appeared, and hovered in distance. They then moved together and then hovered for a few minutes and then disappeared.
July 4, 2015 · 10:48 PM · FIREBALL
Sugar Land, TX
Once our attention was draw to the object it began to move faster and turned red. After about 40 seconds it disappeared quickly. It was not a firework nor an airplane. I recorded it on my phone.
July 4, 2015 · 10:40 PM · FIREBALL
Coon Rapids, MN
1 orange fireball came out of the sky and then disappeared. Then another one appeared and did the same thing soon another did the same as well. All of them disappeared off in the same direction .
July 4, 2015 · 10:37 PM · FIREBALL
Springfield, OH
Moving south to northwest. Stopped a few times.made a 90 degree move to west. Bright orange ball. Disappeared and 're appeared twice. I have watched the heavens for 40 years, never have I seen this. Not an airplane, not an airplane, not an airplane.
July 4, 2015 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
West Chester, OH
My wife and I were standing outside, watching neigborhood fireworks displays, and during that time, we witnessed several orange balls of light traveling from West to East in seemingly low altitude. They traveled in a single file line one right after the other. I took two videos about 3 minutes long on each. You can contact me for these videos.
July 4, 2015 · 10:00 PM · FIREBALL
Kansas, KS
My friend and I were watching fireworks on the 4th. I was looking south and spotted 2 red/orange dots in the sky. I was excited to share with my friend what I was looking at. I asked him if he would look south at the red/orange dots, and he stated to me the dots are close together and moving towards the North, amount of time watching 1-2 minutes. We were trying to take picture/video and then suddenly dots disappeared. I was very excited to share with friends and family, our July 4, 2015, evening.