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Ames · IA, USA
Light in sky defying gravity and disappearing in rural Iowa
Ames · IA, USA
11 lights in a row traveling 3-4 times as fast as aircraft without any sound. (("Starlink" satellites??))((anonymous))
Ames · IA, USA
I was driving home after dropping off a friend... as we were hanging out, we were looking at the sky and saw a very weird looking shoot
Ames · IA, USA
Three lights in a triangular formation.
Ames · IA, USA
Gliding V-shaped object with lights
Ames · IA, USA
Clearly visible white diamond heading East turn to red as it quickly distanced prior to disappearing. No flashing, very vivid.
Ames · IA, USA
Saw a silver circle go back and forth in the distance. That it was a plane but there was no jetstream. Would go across left and disappe
Ames · IA, USA
Bright red and orange lights and rapid chaotic movement.
Ames · IA, USA
3 lighted, circular objects flying over city on a clear night, 1 appears to expand and descends to outskirts of town.
Ames · IA, USA
Green, red, and white lights f rom object hovering in the sky.
Ames · IA, USA
One white with blue light then two more same flight plan over Ames IA.
Ames · IA, USA
A single fireball or ball of light with a slight tail or trail passed in an arc toward the ground.
Ames · IA, USA
White bright orb, (circular) craft in eastern sky, slow moving, at times still. Much brighter than any star, or planet, silent.
Ames · IA, USA
While taking my dogs out, I noticed a very bright light in the NW area of the sky, it was moving very slowly and at first I thought it
Ames · IA, USA
Lights moving at same speed as aircraft, but no running lights. ((NUFORC Note: ISS and Space Shuttle in formation? PD))
Ames · IA, USA
Craft making 90 degree jagged cuts.
Ames · IA, USA
Orange Triangular Craft in Pursuit
Ames · IA, USA
Two silent objects over public backup water supply.
Ames · IA, USA
Two white spheroids merged together while remaining distinct and hovered at a distance before disappearing after five minutes.
Ames · IA, USA
1 disk shape object
Ames · IA, USA
2 or 3 objects flashing lights that were red,blue,and white.The objects might have landed.
Ames · IA, USA
A very big triangle of 20 - 30 green spots
Ames · IA, USA
Four lights ascending, sitting stationary for awhile, then moving NE and disappearing
Ames · IA, USA
Large triangular craft travels slowly at low altitude over Ames, IA