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Boise · ID, USA
Three adults witness what appears to be "a straight line of 5-7 lights" hovering motionless in sky. Definite, distinct colors.
Portland · OR, USA
Man relays radio repts. about large, bright object, "diameter of full moon," seen over W OR. Vis. through overcast, beeping sound!
Lake Oswego · OR, USA
Man sees w/ binocs. motionless, white obj.. Suddenly disappears then reappears in other part of sky. Red, metallic in appearance.
Silverdale · WA, USA
Man outside smoking witnesses 3 "dull orange" circular craft streak overhead to west. Each approx. 1/4 diameter of full moon.
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Man, wife, son witness tiny, milk-white sphere hovering in cloudless sky. Streaks off to NW. 15 min. later see silver disc overhead.
Auburn · WA, USA
Young woman sees "black boomerang w/ dim lights" descend in sky. Then, she w/ 5 friends, see triangular ship w/ 5 lights hovering.
Salt Lake City · UT, USA
FAA controller, 5 airline employees witness 6 very bright objects streaking N to S in western sky. No radar returns.! Exclnt report!!
Las Vegas · NV, USA
Man repts. bright, multi-colored obj. in NW night sky. Disappeared while he was in house.
Whitefish · MT, USA
Man & wife witness cluster of lights move along hor. to NE near Salish Mtn. Obj. suddenly "fires" 4 " bolts of light" at mtn. twice.
New London · CT, USA
FAA controller repts. seeing extremely bright "meteor" streak almost straight down to southern horizon. "Prob. visible over L. Isl."
Leadville · CO, USA
Several adults, waiting for tourist bus, witness 2 tiny metallic-looking objects in daytime sky. Objs. suddenly streak off to W & NE.
North Haven · CT, USA
Woman observes bizarre object hovering motionless in cemetary. Looked like "large, bright red bicycle helmut w/ speckles on it."
W. New Brunswick · NJ, USA
Woman sees "yellow orange disc" streak overhead as she exits NJ Turnpike at Exit 15E. Obj. larger in appearance than full moon.
Orangeburg · NY, USA
Young couple witness "yellowish white" disc approach their location on remote mtn. top. Streaks off, returns w/ 2nd smaller obj.!
Corpus Christi · TX, USA
Man out walking sees bizarre obj., w/ pulsing red light on top, beaming light on house! Obj. was approx. 1/2 block distant.
Tallahassee · FL, USA
Two men witness "large white disc, w/ slight yellow tinge, larger than full moon," move slowly across sky to S, turn. Halo around it.
Missoula · MT, USA
Man reports witnessing at least 15-20 strange looking objects streaking silently overhead.
Superior · AZ, USA
Night watchman at Magna Mine reports motionless, multi-colored obj. in night sky. (Possible star?)
Midvale · UT, USA
Man witnesses multi-colored obj. moving relative to nearby stars. Appeared to have two smaller objects on each side of it.
Potter Valley · CA, USA
Woman suddenly awakens at dawn and witnesses bright red "dot" hovering outside her window. Suddenly got larger, moved to N.
Silverdale · WA, USA
Man feels urge to go outside house. Briefly sees formation of 4 "bright, pale orange" objects streak overhead very fast to N horizon.
Mason · MI, USA
Woman sees small, white light--"like a giant lightning bug"--move along wind row of trees. Very bizarre.
Potter Valley · CA, USA
2nd similar sighting. Woman sees a large, bright red/orange disc, followed by blinking sphere, streak by window 2nd day in row.
Clairton · PA, USA
Young woman w/ 4 friends see obj. streak out of the sky, stop, and hover in N sky. Larger than sun; orange & yellow.