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Gilbert · AZ, USA
Undulating swarm cloud of thousands of multi-colored blinking lights in the sky for 10-15 minutes. ((NUFORC Note: LED balloons. PD))
Redding · CA, USA
Stargazing I saw a star just appear then moves slowly then gradually fade out
Cheltenham · PA, USA
3 bright white lights in vertical line in night sky. ((anonymous report))
Deer River · MN, USA
Craft changed direction many times hovered for long periods, very bright light. ((NUFORC Note: Venus?? PD))
Garland · TX, USA
Bright light larger and brighter than anything in sky. stationary google christmas star..thats it ((NUFORC Note: Venus? Anon. PD))
Girard · OH, USA
We seen a light far off in the distance,looked like it dropped something and then was gone, was wondering if there was a comet or meteo
New Brockton · AL, USA
Glowing green light, darted across the sky, silent. ((anonymous report))
Woodridge · IL, USA
Bright orange light in sky. Got out cell phones to take pic & bright beam of light shot down from sky as I clicked pic IMG_0428.JPG.
Aberdeen · SD, USA
Out walking at about 21:00 in Aberdeen SD I saw a very bright orange, firey light moving across the sky from easy to west at about 45 d
Lake Umatilla; John Day Dam (~30 mi. E of; approximate) · WA, USA
A turqoise light lit up the entire sky with no apparent point of origin.
Belfair · WA, USA
Bright lights changing formation and the flying straight up until they disappeared.
Lincoln City · OR, USA
Bright Light - Moved Extremely Fast.
Philadelphia (100 naut. miles E of; over water) · PA, USA
Solid/flashing light over the Atlantic Ocean. ((NUFORC Note: Report from commercial/ATP pilot. PD))
Center Line · MI, USA
Bright objects swarming in the sky. ((anonymous report))
Columbia · MO, USA
Object moved very slowly with flashes/beams of light irregular in frequency emitting from it. ((anonymous report))
Aiken · SC, USA
Fast moving bright blue orb/ball of light
Multiple · IL, USA
3 objects spotted separately, shaft of light aimed at one of them.
Jewett City · CT, USA
This object was flashing in the sky. It wasn't an airplane because it was motionless. Although We seen a few airplanes circle near the
Elkton · MD, USA
Two bright fast lights.
White Stone · VA, USA
A single, zig-zagging light spotted in December, and again in the months thereafter.
North Las Vegas · NV, USA
Bright object above mountains at distance, dims, and moves away.
Providence · RI, USA
About 2:40 am and looked up in the sky and rite above my house was 10/12 what looked like stars. ((anonymous report))
Gresham · OR, USA
Bright light in SW sky from Gresham, Oregon. ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus. PD))
Newport Beach · CA, USA
Bright light appears over the ocean in Newport Beach for 3 minutes on Friday 12-30-16. ((anonymous report))