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Heflin (Talladega National Forest at Oak Level) · AL, USA
Parked at hunting spot appx 2 a.m. with vehicle facing west. saw bright light moving north to south at speeds not humanly possible the
Buckhead Ridge · FL, USA
I observed an object apparently making a controlled reentry or entry into the atmosphere. It was the size of a medium sized star and
Waukesha · WI, USA
Woman in car witnesses "shooting star" descend vertically, suddenly stop, suddenly shoot of horizontally. Multiple lights on it.
Mount Shasta · CA, USA
Comm. pilot repts. witnessing multiple peculiar flashes of light from N of Mt. Shasta to Eugene, OR. Bursts moved N w/ aircraft.
Owosso · MI, USA
Pilot, former FAA controller, sees 5 "pinkish" small lights in clear area of sky, arranged in precise staggered-V formation, streak.
Orland Park · IL, USA
Man repts. seeing 4-5 very bright, multi-colored lights in southern night sky. Appear to move, but very little. (Twinkling stars?)
Sebastopal · CA, USA
Man in car witnesses 2 peculiar lights, which suddenly became 3 lights, then began to move slowly. Heard "engine sound."
Chandler · AZ, USA
Woman sees bright light in daytime sky. Was "oriented vert," and was moving E to W, then to SW. Moved fast. Saw 2nd light.
Boring · OR, USA
Woman, son, & friend witness multiple, rapid red flashes in clouds in distance, then overhead. No sound. Other repts. to 911.
Nisqually Delta · WA, USA
Woman & husband, while driving S on Hwy. I-5, witness obj. beside road light up huge area of sky for 3 sec., again 10 min. later.
Bakersfield (45 miles from) · CA, USA
We were on a road 1000 ft high from a lake driving up hill I see 1 light then 3 lights in a tryangal the 3 light come at us fast as tha
Deming · NM, USA
Driving I10 west of Las Cruces NM a random shape object visable for more than 60 mins seem to follow my U-Hall truck.
Seattle · WA, USA
Man reports a brief power failure, looks outside and witnesses a luminous obj., size of star, streak from W to E in southern sky.
Geneva · NY, USA
Woman rpts a very bright stationary light in SE sky "below Orion's Belt" that looks "like a horseshoe." Alternating red, blue, white.
North Bend · WA, USA
Two adults, 7 children, witness "an orangey light, like an 1/8th moon," hover, move south, then hover again in clouds. No sound.
North Bend · WA, USA
Newspaper reporter calls seeking information regarding sighting of peculiar object over N. Bend on prior night.
Bothell · WA, USA
Father & daughter driving in car witness "beautiful electric blue" triang. shaped obj. in evening sky. Flipped on side, maneuvered.
Lynnwood · WA, USA
Five youth watching TV see a "black obj., w/ no lights" streak by apt. window. Later, saw beam of light over pond. Called 911.
Oldsmar · FL, USA
Six witnessed very bright obj. streak from N to S in E sky. 1/4 size of full moon. Blue head, short orange/blue tail. Silent.
Pacific Northwest - flying from Portland to L.A. · Ca/Or, CA, USA
While flying from Portland oregon to Burbank, Ca. - saw a solid bright light alongside aircraft for about 45 minutes. Object would chan
Springfield · IL, USA
IL State Police/Morgan Co. Sher. relayed mult. repts. of peculiar, very brightwhite&blue flashes in sky. Seen by citizens, troopers.
Rapid City · SD, USA
It was very early morning and I was delivering papers. I heard a very large BOOM!!! and everything turned blue. I looked toward the noi
Clayton · NM, USA
Nurse & daughter see 2 very bright objs. in a.m. sky, flashing red, white, blue lights in constant pattern. Both moved. Not stars.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Man, neighbor, 6 kids witnessed first three bright objs. in twilight sky, then two others streaked up to 1st 3. Not stars or planets.