NUFORC DATABASE OF SIGHTING REPORTS UPDATE ON MARCH 21ST AND 29TH
Because Peter Davenport, Center Director, was out of town last week, we were able to complete an update of only our database of sighting reports. We are still attempting to catch up with the accumulated workload, and will update only the database of reports again today. We plan to update the homepage again over the upcoming weekend, with the posting of some highlighted reports, as well as some illustrations and photographs.
However, in brief, we would like to call people’s attention to the interesting event that occurred over the reports from the states of Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky on the morning of Friday, March 29, 2019. Some witnesses to the event have claimed that the object they witnessed during that event was boomerang-shaped, which is altogether incompatible with a meteor. If anyone reading this statement was witness to that event, we would like to invite the witness to submit a detailed report, using our Online Report Form on this website.
We will update again sometime during the upcoming weekend.
Posted Friday afternoon, March 29, 2019.
RECENT ACTIVITY AND HIGHLIGHTS
NUFORC WEBSITE PARTIALLY UPDATED ON JANUARY 31ST, 2020
Our principal objective in posting this partial update is to demonstrate to those individuals who routinely visit our website that we are still in business!! It is not a complete update, but it will nevertheless provide visitors to our website with approximately 350 reports that have been submitted to our Center, over the past month. Some of the reports posted on this date are older reports that have been updated and amended.
In addition to those reports that we’ve posted here tonight, we have on file an additional 680 newly received reports, received over the past month, that will be proof-read and edited as quickly as possible…probably within the next day or two…and posted soon thereafter. In that second update, we will highlight some of the more interesting reports we have received over recent weeks. In addition, we will post, together with those written reports, some of the better photos and videos that have been submitted to our Center
RADIO APPE
ARANCE
Peter Davenport, Director of NUFORC, is scheduled to make his weekly appearance on the Coast to Coast AM radio program, hosted by Mr. George Noory, on Friday night, January 31st, 2020, at approximately 10:15 p.m. (Pacific). Peter will discuss some of the more interesting reports that have been submitted recently to the UFO Center.
Posted Friday evening, January 31st, 2020.
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM REPORTING THE STARLINK SATELLITES VISIBLE IN THE NIGHT SKY
We have received so many reports…probably in excess of 1,000 by now…from people both on the ground, as well as in flight, of a long string of small luminous objects which stretches across the night sky, we share this statement, with hope of slowing the flood of reports to our Center about the display.
On the morning of November 11th, 2019, a large pod was launched by the Space-X Corporation from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The pod reportedly contained in excess of 60 much smaller “micro” satellites, which are slowly being released from the main “bus.” In addition, the “micro” satellites reportedly have a highly polished, highly reflective, outer surface, which makes them appear quite bright in the nighttime sky because of the sunlight they reflect with high efficiency. Consequently, the cluster of satellites appears to be a long “chain” of luminous dots moving slowly, and generally to the east, across the night sky . The display is a very dramatic in appearance, and to some witnesses, alarming, but they are just satellites of terrestrial origin, orbiting around our planet. They are not alien spacecraft.
Hence, we would be grateful if people would please refrain from calling our UFO Hotline to report the cluster, and from submitting written reports about them. Each report takes a considerable amount of our time to process, which detracts from other pressing responsibilities we have in our attempt to get accurate, reliable data to the public about the UFO phenomenon. Thank you!
Please check back to our site, within a day or two, at which time we hope to have the site updated with the latest reports.
Posted Wednesday evening, January 15, 2020.
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATED ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2019
The NUFORC website has been updated, as of this date, with the posting of 454 new sighting reports, received at our Center since Thursday, September 19th, 2019.
Because of this unusually large number of reports over the past two weeks, and because of our haste to get them posted to our site this week, we have had to forgo a careful editing of the reports. Consequently, there are many reports among those we have posted today that have only been visually “scanned” for profanity and personal information, and have not undergone a careful proof-reading and editing. Hence, whereas we always caution visitors to our website to be on the alert for flawed reports, and reports which may be out-and-out hoaxes. We expect to proof-read the reports again, and more carefully, during the upcoming weekend, and expect to post them again in “cleaner” form.
HIGHLIGHTED REPORTS
Gallipolis, Ohio, Saturday, September 21st, 2019, @ 11:13 p.m. (Eastern)—A husband (former law enforcement) and wife (scientist), while sitting outside their recreational vehicle at a public campsite, witness a very bright light approach their campsite from the south in an erratic manner, appearing to slow or stop on several occasions as it drew near. It got within 50 yards, they estimate, of their campsite, at which time, out of a sense of alarm, the husband reached for his .45 caliber sidearm, but he felt unable to use his arm, or lift the firearm. The object, estimated by the witnesses to have been approximately 20 feet in diameter, hovered nearby for approximately 8 seconds, and then suddenly accelerated toward the west, and disappeared very quickly to the west. Witness Report
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 06TH, 2019
We have updated the NUFORC website as of this date, with the posting of approximately 500 new, and revised, UFO sighting reports.
He always urge visitors to our site to be cautious in what they accept as being true, when reading the reports. Most of the reports we believe to be sincere and accurate, but we cannot be certain of that fact, and we are sure that some of the reports contain data that is flawed, in one way or another. Moreover, some of the reports may be out-and-out hoaxes, so be cautious when you read any of the reports, would be our counsel.
Here are a couple of reports that in our opinion deserve special attention:
· Leyden, Colorado, Saturday, August 31st, 2019, @ 8:08 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time)—A professional taxi driver witnesses an unusual light in the evening sky, and he captures high-quality video of the object. There is a link to the video embedded in the text of the witness’s description. The light is seen maneuvering extensively across the sky.
Witness Report
New Mexico, Sunday, September 01, 2019, @ (time of day unknown)—Three elk hunters allegedly witness two alien creatures, standing upright, on a nearby hill top. The next day, two of them return to the same area to look for evidence, and they allegedly witness an unusual looking craft resting on the ground. ((NUFORC Note: We are awaiting written reports from the witnesses, but post here a brief summary of a telephone conversation we had on Tuesday, September 03rd, with one of the witnesses. ((NUFORC Note: The witness with whom we spoke stated that no one managed to get a photo of either the alleged alien creatures, or the strange craft that was sitting on the ground, which was a bit surprising to us. However, we learned late on the day of this posting that two of the witnesses had approached a local news outlet in the city of Taos, NM, and shared their story with a reporter, which is a very encouraging sign to us, as to the sincerity of the witnesses, and the likelihood that the story is true. PD
Click here to read the news story. )) Witness Report
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATE ON AUGUST 23, 2019
We have updated our website, as of Friday, August 23, 2019, with the posting of approximately 630 new, and newly edited, UFO sighting reports, received since August 1st, 2019.
We apologize for the long delay in updating the website, which principally was the result of a balky computer program. In addition, a public presentation by Peter Davenport, several groups of guests and overnight house guests, and a myriad of other demands on our time, from all directions, all played a role in the delay, as well. However, we expect to have our computer problems solved today, or within several days, which will make the processing of reports a much less time-consuming task, and which should have us back to keeping to our traditional schedule of updating the website on a weekly basis.
there are many interesting, and compelling, reports, among the ones we’ve posted today, but we highlight below a few that especially caught our attention:
· NJ Garden State Parkway (near Exit 38 B), New Jersey, Monday, August 12, 2019, @ 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)—A husband and wife were driving north on the NJ Garden State Parkway, when their attention was drawn to two peculiar white lights that appeared to be approaching their location. Suddenly, they realized that the lights were affixed to a very large, triangular craft, which maneuvered to above the highway and hovered. The witnesses could see “windows” on the top of the craft, from which light appeared to emanate. Traffic was passing underneath the craft. ((NUFORC Note: We spoke with the wife, and found her to be exceptionally eloquent, and seemingly, quite serious-minded about the sighting she and her husband allegedly had experienced.)) Witness Report
· Weehawken, New Jersey, on August 20, 2019, @ 3:00 a.m. (Eastern)—An adult male witnessed a bright star-like object hovering in the early morning sky. The object began to move across the sky, moving to the east, and was joined by a second similar-looking object. We believe that the video we provide here is video provided by the witness through Mr. William Westhoven, who works as a journalist for the Daily Record newspaper in Rockaway Township, NJ. Witness Report
Video
We expect to update the site again, within the next several days.
Posted Friday afternoon, August 23, 2019.
PETER DAVENPORT, DIRECTOR OF NUFORC, WILL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE
QUINAULT UFO CONFERENCE AT OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON
THE TELEPHONE HOTLINE WILL BE MONITORED REMOTELY WHILE PETER IS TRAVELING. WE WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CALLING THE HOTLINE DURING PETER’S ABSENCE, EXCEPT FOR THE MOST URGENT BUSINESS. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO A UFO SIGHTING, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO SUBMIT A DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT, USING OUR
ONLINE REPORT FORM
. WE WILL POST YOUR REPORT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER REPORTS FOUND IN OUR DATABASE OF CASES.
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATE
We have updated our website as of this date, with the posting of approximately 52 reports that have been received via our Online Report Form since Friday afternoon, February 22, 2019. A few of the cases that attracted our attention are the following:
· Birmingham, Alabama, Monday, February 18, 2019, @ 9:30 p.m. (EST)—A husband and wife witness 14 strangely lighted objects pass overhead, each traveling in the same flight path as the others. The husband is a retired FBI Special Agent.
Witness Report
· Millinocket, Maine, Saturday, February 23, 2019, @ 7:00 p.m. (EST)—A husband and wife witness a self-luminous, egg-shaped object move rapidly across the nighttime sky. It appeared to leave a faint trail behind it.
Witness Report
· Little Lorraine, Nova Scotia, Saturday, February 23, 2019 @ 7:45 p.m. (local)—A husband and wife witness a very peculiar looking orange light that moved rapidly across the nighttime sky. During the brief, 10-second sighting, the object changed color from orange, to red, and back to orange. The peculiar object appeared to the witnesses to leave an orange, “flame colored,” streak across the sky.
Witness Report
RADIO APPEARANCES
Peter is scheduled to make his regular weekly appearance on Coast to Coast AM, hosted by George Noory, on Friday night, March 01st, 2019, at approximate 10:15 p.m..
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2019.
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATE ON THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
We have updated our website, as of this date, July 25th, with the posting of 262 new sighting reports which have been submitted to our Center, via our Online Report Form, since July 12th, 2019. And for the second time, over the past four weeks, we feel duty-bound to alert visitors to our site to be particularly vigilant for flawed or prank cases, given that, once again, we have not had the time this week to devote as much time to the screening, proof-reading, and minor editing of the new cases that we feel should be devoted to that effort. Consequently, we urge those who read the reports to be on the lookout for dates and time that seem inappropriate; for the inclusion of personal data in the text of the report; and any indicator that the case might be a hoax. Most of all, we apologize any oversight we may have committed in an all too cursory screening process regarding any coarse language that missed our attention, or other offensive content. If a reader finds what appears to be a glitch in a report, please send an alert to director@ufocenter.com , and I will deal with the issue forthwith.
PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATION
Several visitors to our site have commented that they would like to see more photos, videos, and illustrations than the ones we have posted in month past. We are aware of the paucity of graphics, and will begin a special effort to post more of them than we have done in the past. The principal limiting factor has been the time that processing illustrations takes, in order to get them to the homepage…and not just Peter’s time, but the time it takes our webmaster to process and post them. Our webmaster, Christian, is usually as pressed for time by his normal job, as Peter Davenport is in collecting, processing, and conveying it to the webmaster.
RADIO APPEARANCE
Peter is scheduled to make his weekly appearance on Coast to Coast AM radio, hosted by Mr. George Noory, on Thursday night, July 25th, 2019, at approximately 10:15 p.m. (Pacific).
PUBLIC PRESENTIONS
Peter is scheduled to speak at the Mile High Mystery Conference, to be held in Denver during the weekend of September 20, 21st, and 22nd, 2019. More information can be obtained at the Conference website, www.milehighmysteryconference.com. We hope to see you there!
Also, Peter has been invited to make a short presentation at the MUFON monthly meeting, scheduled to take place in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday, August 10th. Time and location will be posted here next week, or more information can be obtained by contacting Maurene Morgan, MUFON State Director for Washington State, at Olympic.ufo@gmail.com.
Time permitting, we will attempt to post more material over the upcoming weekend, to include some illustrations.
Posted Thursday afternoon, Thursday, July 25th, 2019.
PECULIAR OBJECTS SEEN IN THE DAYTIME SKY
Beginning on June 18, NUFORC has been receiving reports of apparently high-altitude, brightly illuminated, seemingly spherical objects in the daytime sky. This type of object has been reported to our Center from Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Oregon, California, and perhaps other states, as well. Our original suspicion was that the objects were helium-filled balloons, launched by either a government organization, or by a private company, but no news agency we are aware of has been able to identify the organization that has launched them. WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio, reported last week that their offices had contacted the U. S. Air Force, DARPA, the FAA, and Google, and perhaps other companies that also are know to launch large balloons, and all of them declined any knowledge about the craft.
What NUFORC finds curious about the objects is that they are reported to appear in clusters of up to three objects (Please see June 18 sighting report from Germantown, OH.), and they are reported by some witnesses to remain in one small area of the sky for upwards of two hours, and in unwavering formation, relative to each other.
Other interesting facts surrounding the objects is that several witnesses have reported to NUFORC that the objects suddenly just disappeared from their sight, and that the object seemed to accelerate very quickly and go streaking out of sight, as well.
We are very interested in the phenomenon, despite the fact that we have scant evidence about it. Consequently, we would request that anyone who knows what the source of any launched balloons might be to contact our Center and share any evidence they may have that would serve to explain the phenomenon. Thank you!
We probably will update the website again before July 4th, but in the event we are unable to do so, we would take this opportunity to wish every American a Happy Independence Day!
Posted on Thursday afternoon, June 27th, 2019
NUFORC WEBSITE UPDATED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019
We have just updated the NUFORC website, with the posting of 97 new sighting reports, which have been submitted to our Center since Friday afternoon, April 12th, 2019. In addition to those newly received reports, we have reposted seven older reports, which we have either corrected, or amended in one way or another.
Whenever we post new reports, we always post a cautionary note, urging visitors to our website to be on the lookout for flawed, or hoaxed, reports. Given the large number of prank telephone calls we are receiving over our UFO telephone Hotline, we strongly suspect that this unfortunate phenomenon is spilling over to our Online Report Form. We apologize for any flawed reports that appear on our website, but we are unable to control what people may submit to our Center.
We highlight below a few reports that have captured our attention:
· Apache Junction, Arizona, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, @ 6:00 p.m. (Pacific)—An adult male reports witnessing a very small object, hovering seemingly motionless in the evening sky. The object remained visible until after sunset. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a high-altitude, helium-filled balloon, we wonder? PD)) Witness Report
· Los Angeles, California, Sunday, April 14, 2019, @ 11:08 a.m. (Pacific)—A person, who elects to remain anonymous, reports having witnessed a bright object in the morning sky above Los Angeles. Objects seems to the witness to appear, disappear, and then reappear multiple times. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a high-altitude, helium-filled balloon, we wonder? PD)) Witness Report
· San Diego, California, Monday, April 15, 2019, @ 10:35 a.m. (Pacific)—Three adults witness a very small object, hovering motionless, in the cloudless morning sky. High-quality photo provided by witness indicates a tiny, light-colored object, backdropped by a blue morning sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a high-altitude, helium-filled balloon, we wonder? PD)) Witness Report
Peter Davenport, Director of NUFORC, is scheduled to make his weekly appearance on the Coast to Coast AM radio program, hosted by Mr. George Noory, at approximately 10:15 p.m. (Pacific) on Thursday night, April 18, 2019. Peter will discuss the three cases highlighted above, in addition to several others.
Posted on Thursday evening, April 18, 2019.
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