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Witness reports, held as-reported. Each entry keeps its source, its coordinates where the record has them, and its place in the larger pattern.
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March 1, 2015 · 10:14 PM · FIREBALL
Orlando, FL
I know the pattern of flight of the airplane I lived her since 2010 and is a unusual route to se a craft... The weird thing looks like is coming from north-east (cape Canaveral) I check the nasa launch schedule and nothing come up for today....
March 1, 2015 · 9:44 PM · FIREBALL
Sycamore, IL
I was driving down rt 23 when I seen a giant light brighten up the sky. It lasted only 2 seconds appeared to be only a fireball but it came from out of the black of the sky and passed closer than I have ever seen a fireball pass before ....
March 1, 2015 · 10:45 AM · FIREBALL
Vero Beach, FL
Huge reddish orb/ball of light got bigger and bigger as it got closer. Then there was a big tail of "flames." At first we thought it might be an airplane catching fire or something, but it was too high. The flames stopped and it seemed to disappear for a few seconds. Then reappeared and just looked like a white star/comet continuing on it's pass further and further South East. We have video of it. A strange guy came out of nowhere and told us that it was the space station switching directions. I looked at the NASA site when I got home and the space station is on the other side of the world tonight.
February 28, 2015 · 11:15 PM · FIREBALL
Philadelphia, PA
Observer: Defense Contractor for US Military Event: My son and I attended the NHL Hockey game in Philadelphia between the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers on 28 February, 2015, at the Wells Fargo Center. While departing the game after it ended, at approximately 2315 at night, we observed multiple orange lights, perhaps 5-7 lights, in the distant Eastern sky, at an angle above the horizon, between approx. 35 and 15 degrees. They reminded me of military flare used to illuminate the ground when shot into the sky or dropped by an aircraft. They were in different heights and fairly close to each other in a vertical line. There was some stagger to their order as they were not in a straight vertical line. After watching for 2-5 minutes, they dimmed and then disappeared, while staying in the same spot in the distant sky. They seemed to be floating and did not appear to be moving in any direction from our vantage point. They were in line between the Wells Fargo Center and the flight path of airplanes landing from! east to west at the Philadelphia International Airport as the planes were visible crossing the vertical line of the lights
February 25, 2015 · 8:20 PM · FIREBALL
Tucson, AZ
Orbs of light, orange/yellow in color. Started as one, split to two, then three, straight across. No trails up or across. Have seen them on numerous occasions over the last few weeks. Shortly after, military planes head out. No sounds. They fade out and reappear nearby. Always South/Southwest of Tucson.
February 25, 2015 · 8:00 PM · FIREBALL
Bountiful, UT
As it proceeded to move northward, the bright orangeness started to fade a little bit and I noticed it had a silver/Transparent appearance. It flew across the sky for about 3 minutes. About 1 minute later, I saw another object with the exact description listed above. It was flying in the same direction and flew across the sky for about 2 minutes. However, it was traveling faster than the first object. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 25, 2015 · 6:15 PM · FIREBALL
Round Rock, TX
My son was taking out the trash and came running in to say there was a strange fireball thing in the sky with two ends. I went out to take a look, then rushed in to grab my Nikkon 35mm film camera and attached the zoom lens on it for a better look. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the camera to focus on it as it was moving, in order to take a picture. What it looked like throught the lens was a ball of fire with back "wings." I would say the shape almost resembled a large plane completely engulfed in flames with no back half, only the front through the wings except the wings reached back behind. Through the lens, there was no mistaking the orange glow and flames. Considering its size with the naked eye it had to be comparable to a 747, at least. It continued on northward until it was out of sight. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 24, 2015 · 6:00 AM · FIREBALL
Yachats, OR
At 6:07 am, I was looking over the Pacific Ocean, to the northwest, and noticed far in the distance a fiery ball in the sky. Too low to be a star or plan, too high for a boat light. I notice it was in one spot then would move very slowly to the left, stop, move slowly more left, stop. I even saw it go up in a circle and to the right a little. I watched it for almost 15 minutes (till 6:22 am), and it faintly disappeared in the west. Again, this object was motionless- Wasn't moving (hardly) at all. The ISS was suppose to be flying over our area (fit the sunlit description), but not until 6:40 am, viewing in the south and I am sure it wouldn't just 'stop' and hang out. I was thinking maybe coast guard, but it seemed to be too high to search and rescue; No jet or airplanes fly over that early and wouldn't stop mid-flight?! What else, A falling star?- wasn't moving fast enough!
February 24, 2015 · 2:30 AM · FIREBALL
Newport News, VA
My husband and I went outside in my backyard before we went to bed looked up in the sky to see three orange lights flying through the sky in a straight line going at a very high speed. From the ground they look to be about 3 feet apart they were there and then they were gone I stood outside to see if they would come back and they are nowhere to be found. They all disappeared at the exact same spot about 3 seconds apart can anybody tell me what this is
February 23, 2015 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Boise, ID
Re-entering Chinese 3rd-stage rocket casing. PD
February 23, 2015 · 9:57 PM · FIREBALL
Elk, WA
Seen fireball heading North, huge broken in lots of pieces, lasted for about a minute and half and half to 2 minutes. Never seen anything like it. Re-entering Chinese 3rd-stage rocket casing. PD
February 23, 2015 · 8:50 PM · FIREBALL
Boise, ID
We watched it cross the sky for a minute before disappearing over the horizon. Re-entering Chinese 3rd-stage rocket casing. PD
February 23, 2015 · 10:50 AM · FIREBALL
Casper, WY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 22, 2015 · 8:19 PM · FIREBALL
Wilmington, MA
What looked to be a round craft dark red with almost fire on it. it moved at a slow pace and hovered for 5 mins then started blinking and flew off into the sky. My friend spotted it. I ran outside and we both stared in shock. It's the closest thing we both have seen to a spacecraft that was not from this world. We have video but want to remain anonymous. We suspect that the report may be a hoax. The source of the report has provided bogus contact information. PD
February 22, 2015 · 6:14 PM · FIREBALL
Quincy, WA
At 6:14 tonight, I was driving south on highway 281 out of Quincy, Washington. I noticed an extremely bright light plummeting toward earth at about a 30 degree angle. Whilst driving I noticed that the object was white hot, or at least it seemed with a dark area in the middle of it. It actually reminded me of the movie Empire Strikes Back when the probe droids are shot out of the Star Destroyer in the beginning of the movie. I thought for sure there would be a huge impact, but at the last second, the object leveled out so that it was horizontal to the skyline and just above the mountain range. It then seemed to glow brighter and brighter then shot off towards the SW in the direction of Mount Rainier. There was quite a few people pulled over on the side of the road I'm sure wondering if they might witness it again.
February 20, 2015 · 11:21 PM · FIREBALL
Deltona, FL
I was sitting facing the back opposite of my friends. They were all talking and I happened to look up, and at that moment, this bright deep blue and very defined sphere was falling very quickly from the sky, leaving a bright blue trail behind it. It took me a second to register what I was seeing. I thought maybe a falling star or meteor, but I'd seen lots of those, and none of them looked close to this. By the time I realized this was a ufo and started to yell for my friends to turn around, it had fallen completely, and away from view. We looked into it and searched for images of lightning balls, meteors, limbs, etc., but nothing came even close to what I saw. Very confused.
February 18, 2015 · 11:00 PM · FIREBALL
Salt Lake City, UT
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 18, 2015 · 7:21 PM · FIREBALL
Phoenix, AZ
Second time reporting this siting - saw similar objects before. Two orange/yellow glowing round objects to the west of South Mountain's radio towers. The objects did not move - there was distance between them. The one on the left faded away and then moments later the one on the right faded away. We spotted these from the top of Squaw Peak.
February 14, 2015 · 8:15 PM · FIREBALL
Marietta, GA
More circular then oval moving from North-South right below the cloud cover. Fiery red, yellow, and orange. It was a fireball. Moving up and down at a downward angle.
February 12, 2015 · 6:45 PM · FIREBALL
Fort Collins, CO
Nine orange fireballs drifted from the south to the north. These objects gained elevation and eventually disappeared. Before they disappeared, I filmed 4 of them making a formation (best described as the inner part of the peace sign). These fireballs were silent (I did not hear anything) and organized.
February 12, 2015 · 2:30 PM · FIREBALL
Weston, FL
The object was probably over the Atlantic as the airport is just off the coast line in Fort Lauderdale. The picture I took just fraction of a second before this one did not shown an image or contrail approaching from the East. The camera I used was a Coolpix 3.0 LCD. I talked to Broward County Sheriffs office command center at the airport/seaport on the 12th. Their reaction-"not in our domain-no recommendation where to go. Thank you for coming by". The object could have been exactly overhead their office when I took the picture. Thanks-- Witness indicates that the date is approximate. PD
February 11, 2015 · 5:05 PM · FIREBALL
Stuart, FL
Meteor?? Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
February 7, 2015 · 6:20 PM · FIREBALL
Salt Lake City, UT
At dusk 8:20 p.m., 2/7/2015, looking at the State Capitol from northwest Salt Lake, saw a bright orange fire ball moving from east to southwest, at approximately 2,000 feet. There was no noise and its size was large enough to show it clearly as a fireball. At this same time, a small general aviation airplane was flying west from SLCIA area to southeast at a slightly higher level northeast of the object and about 1 to 2 miles apart. In less than 30 seconds of travel, the fireball appeared to hover approximately above 900 West and about 400 South, then resumed moving south. Once moving, the fire ball dimmed and then totally disappeared in less than 3 seconds. The weather was clear, no wind. I have lived near the airport since 1957 for the most part. Worked in aviation arena for 22 years.
February 6, 2015 · 9:00 PM · FIREBALL
Cinnaminson, NJ
I walked out of my garage and noticed in the sky 6-8 very bright red objects slowly moving away from me. Slower then an airplane. I went to get my wife who wouldn't get up so I grabbed her phone to video. By then there was one that changed its direction more towards me. I video-ed it but it's not real clear. It disappeared about 20 seconds later.