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New York City · NY, USA
News media rept. Pakistani & TWA airliners departing JFKennedy airport witness very bizarre, fast obj. in their proximity.
Frostburg · MD, USA
Man (anonymous) repts. that his brother had seen a strange light streak from N to S. "Scared the daylights out of him." (No facts.)
Reading · PA, USA
Man sees VERY BRIGHT orange/red, distinctly round fireball STREAK across sky parallel to horiz. Long tail! Not meteor, he thought.
Greenwich · CT, USA
2x men see VERY bright yellow/orange ball of light STREAK across sky E to W parallel to horizon. Not a/c or meteor they thought.
Frostburg · MD, USA
Man sees a bright yellow, round ball of light w/ green tail stretching from hor. to hor. go slowly from NE to SE in W sky. Clear sky.
Greenwich · CT, USA
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Watkins Glen · NY, USA
Six teenagers on hill witness a BRIGHT ball of fire w/ a green/yellow trail streak across the sky. Covered 110 degrees in 3 seconds.
Grandview · MO, USA
Multiple residents see 2x large triangles w/ lights & fireball behind it fly over, call 911. Police choppers respond; neg.. Loud. TV.
Big Flats · NY, USA
Woman relays that man & son had witnessed a dramatic reddish-yellow light in the night sky.
Arcadia · CA, USA
2x young men see large triangular obj. w/ lights on corners. Dips, rises, several times, then STREAKS to W. Had "shimmering effect."
Middleville · MI, USA
Woman sees bright "fluorescent glowing green" obj. streak across the sky in dir. of airport. Size: 1" at arm's length; round. BRIGHT.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California.
North Port · FL, USA
Man & wife witness large white light in distance. Grows larger, descends, passes directly overhead. Big disc. Dog, cats VERY upset.
French Camp · CA, USA
Fem. empl. of sheriff's off. on way to work sees large, round obj. w/ bright lights rotating, moving in W sky. Very prominant, strange.
Stockton · CA, USA
Woman, daughter,3x other cars witness LARGE, spherical obj. rotating in night sky. 100x BRIGHT lights. Changed rotation dir.
Kingsville · OH, USA
Woman & daughter witness 3 lights circling in sky above car; follow car for several miles. Suddenly wink out. (Advertising lights??)
Poway · CA, USA
Couple sees "a bunch of bright lights, flashing" in the night sky. "It looks like a walnut." Cluster reptd. to move across the sky.
Bismarck · ND, USA
Nat. Weather Serv. meteorologist repts. peculiar, round, orange obj. in S sky. "Like orange of space shuttle exhaust." Not star.
Adelaide (South Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. several "soft white balls of light" heading E, then turn W, then speed off to N.
Perth (Western Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. a "large, bright cigar-shaped" obj. travelling from N to S. Length: 1" at arm's length; 20+ miles dist.
Monterey · CA, USA
Man returns to site of previous sighting 26OC96. Sees 3x cyl.-shaped objs.in triangular formation, streak overhead; then 8x more.
Canberra (Australia) · Australia
Aust. Hotline: A number of intense orange fireball lights travelling fast over Canberra. Go E to W, then turn to NW.
Alice Springs (NT · Australia), Australia
Aust. Hotline: Callers report 4x " intensely bright orange fireball lights" heading W. 10x photos. Police witness, submit report.
Graham County · NC, USA
Police report--Possible twinkling star.