NUFORC UFO Sighting 185937
Occurred: 2024-12-23 10:30 Local
Reported: 2024-12-23 23:46 Pacific
Duration: Still in progress
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA
Location details: Foothills 3500 level

Shape: Changing
Color: Red and pulsating
Estimated Size: Big
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: West
Angle of Elevation: 65
Closest Distance: Hard to tell
Estimated Speed: Fast
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Emitted beams

It's a bright red light cannot be seen from either side with soft white lites floating around pulsating. Upward from craft

Nevada city foothills seen at 3500ft level started at 1030 still in progress the red light looks to be triangular shape but changes shape white soft lights. Sitting all around the red light pulsating a soft white lite into high in the sky coming from a softer light stationary in the sky

Posted 2024-12-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 184605
Occurred: 2024-11-27 06:41 Local
Reported: 2024-11-29 17:05 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Orb
Color: White glow
Estimated Size: Not sure
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: West exactly
Angle of Elevation: 32
Closest Distance: Not sure


Saw a glowing orb in the sky that was not moving. Watched it for 5 minutes. Took a photo. When I went back 10 minutes later, it was gone.i think it’s too large to be a planet and in the wrong part of the sky.







Posted 2024-12-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 175569
Occurred: 2023-04-30 16:50 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-05-01 11:13 Pacific
Duration: ~8 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, TX, USA
Location details: Back porch. 500-1000 altitude heading 200 degree

Shape: Sphere


Sphère travelling at high rate of speed, less than 1000 ft alt, no sound, heading 200 degrees

Bluish-white sphère about 2’ in diameter travelling 200 degree bearing. Moving at high rate of speed, approx 700-1000 ft. Winds were out of the north at ~10 knots. Only able to see it for a few seconds, lost it in the sun..

First thought was a helium balloon but moving way to fast for it to be a balloon.

Posted 2023-05-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 174071
Occurred: 2023-01-22 04:37 Local
Reported: 2023-01-22 20:06 Pacific
Duration: 6 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Penn valley, CA, USA
Location details: On hill over looking sacramento

Shape: Cylinder


Saw something reflecting off sun and disapeared

Something caught my eye was reflecting off sun seemed to be moving left, then started going diagonal up towards thin cloud looked bigger than airplane then it vanished in thin air watched for 5 min and never reappeared.

Posted 2023-03-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 166441
Occurred: 2022-01-27 07:00 Local
Reported: 2022-01-28 05:56 Pacific
Duration: N/A
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, MO, USA
Location details: Compton Junction area, outside my garage.

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Left a trail

Footprint outside of my garage.

I have had some strange activity outside my house the last couple of weeks. My wife went outside to get in the truck and she saw this footprint outside in front of my garage. This is not a joke or a prank, I sent the image in to Missouri Department of Wildlife to have them try to explain it already but haven't heard back. Again this is not a prank.







Posted 2022-03-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 160689
Occurred: 2020-11-16 21:00 Local
Reported: 2020-11-17 13:40 Pacific
Duration: 1 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, IA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Triangular object floated smoothly and silently over my backyard. It came from the North and kept going South. It looked like a V-Formation that birds fly in. Except the "birds" in this case I believe were actually lights. There were 3 on one side and 4 on the other and they were not super bright, in fact they were barely a lighter shade of illuminated gray than the night sky it self. The "lights" were kind of frosty/blurry looking. More a brighter shade of gray than yellow or white or red. They were not flashing. This thing floated effortlessly, and reminded me of how paper would be if it were floating, just really light and smooth.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 153167
Occurred: 2020-02-08 05:45 Local
Reported: 2020-02-08 07:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada city, CA, USA

Shape: Oval


30 UFO's in a uniform line over the Nor-Cal pre-dawn sky, 02/08/2020

My wife and I were out back early to see the moon and stars before morning light , and after a few chilly minutes we saw a satalite, then 2, one chasing the other, we thought. Then 4, then 5, 6, 8...

They were just appearing out of the darkness of the southwest sky, moving fast to the northeast in a single file line, almost all equally spaced and equally bright. As bright as any star in the sky. At one point they spanned from horizon to horizon, all moving in a line at the same speed and totally quiet. A video and still photo show the craft to be two lights spaced apart and oriented at around a 15 degree angle, all the same orientation... It had all the hallmarks of a small invasion unit, visiting us this morning. I am still shaking an hour later, it's just now getting light outside. I called 911 and reported it as it was happening, We were terrified... This was not normal, I watch the night sky and stars all the time, especially early predawn mornings. Freaky...



Posted 2020-02-13

NUFORC UFO Sighting 147762
Occurred: 2019-07-22 14:45 Local
Reported: 2019-07-22 13:38 Pacific
Duration: ongoing at 15:33
No of observers: 9

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Unknown


Fixed object above clouds southeast of Nevada, MO

At 14:45 pm, one witness noticed a while dot in the sky, southeast of Nevada, MO, that was not moving relative to the clouds. It was located above the clouds, as the clouds were moving south, but the object remained fixed in position. This lasted until the current time this was written 15:34 and remains in the same position currently. No one could acquire a photo of it on their phone.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2019-07-25

NUFORC UFO Sighting 147034
Occurred: 2019-06-24 16:30 Local
Reported: 2019-06-24 15:48 Pacific
Duration: 90 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Nevada, CA, USA

Shape: Disk


During drops of chem trails, saucer appeared. Near Pyramid Lake. Proceeding towards North passed susanville. Looking through binoculars the shape is as big as 100ft width and length 40ft. Circumf. 65. diameter 130 in. Shape is saucer, color metallic. Clearly see dome on saucer.

Stays in one spot for 1hour 30 min. Barely moving. Still siting as of 16:46.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2019-06-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 174964
Occurred: 2018-09-20 03:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-03-10 18:12 Pacific
Duration: 15-20 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Penn valley, CA, USA
Location details: On 20 acres of land in an apartment above the barn

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Made a sound, Electrical or magnetic effects, Possible abduction

Triangular, chrome in color, three large orange lights. It was seen once at 3am goiing over my apartment through my window. The craft was flying very slowly about 3mph.

I saw the craft again in the daytime at the same location perched in some clouds just hovering still with no sound. I noticed the apartment had a magnetic shift after the event my compass was out -21 degrees. The alternator also blew out in my truck when I first moved there. I felt psychologically abducted preceding the event and delusional.

Posted 2023-04-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 130368
Occurred: 2016-09-16 02:30 Local
Reported: 2016-10-01 13:52 Pacific
Duration: <5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape:


I woke to someone shuffling down the hallway and entered my bedroom. This "thing" was short, grey, skinny, big belly.

I woke to someone shuffling down the hallway and entered my bedroom. This "thing" was short, grey, skinny, big belly. Did not notice ears.

My husband and I were both in bed and baby in her nursery. I then closed my eyes after it came to my side of the bed. I did not hear it leave. I open my eyes shortly after and it was gone. I woke up my husband. I could her the same shuffling in the living room when I went to check the house.

Posted 2016-10-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 113471
Occurred: 2014-09-12 06:01 Local
Reported: 2014-09-12 10:05 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds


Location: Rough and Ready, CA, USA

Shape:


StatioNary bright light emits spray-like cloud into the sky.

This morning at 6:01 A.M., I spotted a bright Star (like) in the sky, it wasn't streaking but stationary like a star. As I watched it slowly moved just a bit, then a big spray came from the back of it in a large tear drop shape, it expanded into a cloud like shape, the bright light went out and the cloud expanded and expanded until it dissipated entirely. It looked as if something was sprayed into the sky.

When my friend called me this morning I told her about it, she just emailed me that it was in the news, on KTVU, and sent me the picture.

The only difference in what I saw and what they reported is, it looked stationary and then it looked like something was sprayed that turned into a large cloud, and both the light disappeared and the cloud slowly dissipated.

I have no idea what it was. It could be the Government doing secret experiments. Don't really like the idea of a spraying in the atmosphere!


((ADDENDUM/CORRECTION FROM SOURCE OF REPORT))

Correction on location,: 9 12-14 report

Sighting Report: CORRECTION on location, should be Rough and Ready, CA
Occurred : 9/12/2014 06:01 (Entered as : 09 12 14 06:01)
Reported: 9/12/2014 10:05:53 AM 10:05
Posted: 9/18/2014 Location: Rough and Reday, CA Shape:
Duration: 30 seconds

I am still scanning this sight to see if ANYONE saw the red flashing lights like I saw and reported 6-25-14 it was just too weird! I live on a hilltop and have a great view of the sky.

((END ADDENDUM))

Posted 2014-09-18

NUFORC UFO Sighting 110671
Occurred: 2014-06-25 22:15 Local
Reported: 2014-06-26 14:48 Pacific
Duration: 7 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Rough and Ready, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

column of flasshing red lights that became a triagle of red flashing light,moved to left then back to right

As I usually do each evening just before retiring, I look at the stars out of my window. This evening it was overcast and I couldn't see any stars. As I was about to leave the window I saw a very large bright red flashing light, it wasn't like the usual airplane white light with smaller red one.

This flashing light soon became a straight up and down line of red flashing lights. I watched wonder what it could be,a satellite?

After watching it a few minutes it became a triangle of flashing red lights, the same first column in the same up and down position and the two other columns forming a triangle to the left. It remained stationary for a minute and then slowly moved in a westerly direction.

I thought Oh Gosh that is a UFO, as I watched it slowly move to the left it was about to go out of my sight, I exclaimed out loud "Oh no! come back this way."

To my amazement it started back toward the direction it had just come from, all the while the large red lights are continuing to flash. It returned to the starting point where I had first observed the light and stood still for a time. The triangle then started to move away from me and slowly disappeared in a north West direction.

Posted 2014-06-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 100191
Occurred: 2013-07-15 23:30 Local
Reported: 2013-07-15 00:48 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Silent light craft moves across sky with steady brightness until it vanishes into thin air in 2 secs.

I was texting when I looked up and seen a VERY bright light coming across the sky. I watched it a few seconds as it silently came across the sky from the North heading Southeast, it's light steady...never blinking. I thought it was strange so I quickly finished my text and looked up. A couple seconds after looking up it got dimmer, and within 2 secs, literally, it was completely gone....vanishing into thin air.

Posted 2013-07-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 88158
Occurred: 2012-04-01 20:00 Local
Reported: 2012-04-01 21:07 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

I called my aunt & uncle in Nevada City California at 8:40 pm on 04-01. They told me they have been watching a UFO in the night sky since sunset. They are still looking at it and report it is a large bright ball (like a disco ball) with diamond shapes on it. It seems to be hovering.

I hope others in the Nevada City area also report this.

Three airplanes have approached it.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2012-04-18

NUFORC UFO Sighting 85004
Occurred: 2011-10-27 20:30 Local
Reported: 2011-10-30 12:58 Pacific
Duration: 3 hours
No of observers: 20

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

2-5 small white light ships fly around in a circular pattern every night for hours and hours also forming triangles.

For three nights this week I have been watching some very interesting craft fly around in the south west direction of the sky from Penn Valley with a few of my friends. So far there are 3-5 craft that fly around in what looks like a big circle. We can see them brighter as they get closer and dimmer when they are farthest away making this huge circle and as they move they form a triangle several times. One night there were four and I saw them for almost 2.5 hours. Another time three of them were out and they have been out almost every night since late August.

Tonight there were four of them again and they flew the same pattern for an hour. These are not aircraft. They were filmed by Nevada City TV and I will have a CD next week. When zoomed in you can see some small orange and blue lights and you cannot see any exhaust of any kind, so they cannot be internal combustion engines. So, another option is battery power, but batteries are very heavy and I don't see how we could have anything that would keep flying for that long on batteries. So what power source? Could they be UFO's. You be the judge. They flash slowly with white light. The guy who filmed this from Nevada City TV was bit of a skeptic, but now that he saw them for 2.5 hours, he said - I don't know what they are. He zoomed in with his big camera and filmed it for about an hour and we could see a bit of orange and blue then, with mostly white light that slowly fades and gets bright in about 3 seconds. They are there every night at around 8:30 and stay for hours. There are ! always 2 and up to 5 flying around. I contacted Beale AFB and a Staff Sergeant in public relations was interested, and said she would ask around to see what they could be. I haven't heard from her yet but I did tell her anyone can come up and see them.

A guy from Nevada City TV said he was going to see if he could get Sierra College to use their telescope to see them. I will be calling the FAA and Sac airport to see how they respond. These appear to be about 30-60 miles away. A video has been made and can be sent next week to investigators. Everyone tells me it is military but these are not in my opinion, even though they are flying right over Beale AFB.

Posted 2011-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 86453
Occurred: 2011-10-20 20:30 Local
Reported: 2012-01-09 13:06 Pacific
Duration: 2.5 hours
No of observers: 8

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Up to five triangle shape craft with flashing lights seen flying in a circular pattern

In Penn Valley, We saw up to five of these "ships" flying around in a big circle several nights. I know of about 25 people who have seen these. They appear to me to be triangles with flashing lights. The video is about six minutes and there is no sound. There is a video made and it has been put up in Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XJfZQZ8Di0&feature=youtu.be

Posted 2012-01-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 78053
Occurred: 2010-09-24 20:00 Local
Reported: 2010-09-28 21:45 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, NV, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Highway 95 Lights No Sound Craft

This sighting was spotted about halfway between Beatty NV. and Goldfield NV. We were driving North bound on highway 95 and in the distance I saw what I thought might of been a beacon of some sort but then noticed it had to be way to high. Est altitude about 1500 agl.

As we got closer the craft would have a light that would face us white in color but that was it at the moment. Once we were upon the craft it was moving slowly over the highway coming right over our car and then it had 3 lights that would change going white red white, then white white red and finally red white white.

I quickly pulled the car over and got out to see if could hear anything and there was absolutely no sound. I could not tell the exact size of the craft but from the lights it looked to be rectangular.

It headed like it was dead reckoning on highway 95 southbound and we drove off.

Posted 2010-11-21

NUFORC UFO Sighting 76680
Occurred: 2010-07-19 22:22 Local
Reported: 2010-07-20 11:40 Pacific
Duration: 3 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

My girlfriend and I witnessed a well lit craft that was completely silent, but appeared to be flying at speeds upward of 5 hundred MPH

My Girlfriend and I were sitting out front of her Nevada City home, listening to lectures on the Ipad.

The time was about 22 minutes after 10 pm when I noticed a very bright star off in the south southwest sky, between two other stars of average brightness. It wasn't long, maybe just a few seconds before we both realized this very bright star seemed to be moving. When we say bright, we mean like venus has been for the last several weeks, just really standing out in the night's sky. So the "craft" (obviously can't call it a star now that it's moving), began to move upward in relation to it's neighboring stars then began to get brighter very quickly which we realized was being caused by it moving rapidly in our direction.

As it approached I guessed it looked to be no more than 1 mile up, either that or it was a very large craft because as it flew over us we could distinguish individual lights on the body of the craft. Also I could faintly see that there was a blinking of some sort, however my girlfriend got a much better view as she had run inside and got the binoculars. She then raced to the north side of the house as it flew overhead and told me a moment later that she was able to clearly see what appeared to be a paramecium shaped craft with rythmically pulsing light from front to back.

The craft continued it's North by Northeasterly course until I could no longer see it. It was extremely bright to me the whole 3 minutes that I was watching it. I have been fascinated by technology and space my whole life and am very familiar with our current abilities as humans in regards to vehicles and propulsion systems. This craft or vehicle that my girlfriend and I both saw last night in no way compares to anything I have ever seen or heard of that humans can construct. It doesn't even compare to stretching our most advanced flying vehicles to the point of absurdity. The reason I say that is the most shocking part of the experience for us: The Speed of this craft, based on its apparent size, distance and luminosity had to be upwards of 5 or 6 Hundred MPH. For all of its speed and distance covered, the craft we saw remained COMPLETELY silent. I mean this thing didn't make a sound. Not in the distance and not when it was right above us, and it looked like it was over Sacramento 1 minute, then right above us in Nevada City the next, then on it's way over Nevada the next minute.

I am completely certain this craft was not Man Made and I am not a ufo advocate, nor have I ever seen or reported anything like this in my life.

Posted 2010-07-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 70578
Occurred: 2009-06-20 00:00 Local
Reported: 2009-06-20 00:54 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Electrical or magnetic effects

Bizarre flashing lights

My friend and I were going to sleep outside like we usually do when we noticed a strange bright unatural neither man made ( Its to small of a town for such big lights) flashing light in the east. It would flash about every two minutes. We aren't sleeping outside tonight. :(

Posted 2009-08-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 67118
Occurred: 2008-11-23 18:05 Local
Reported: 2008-11-23 18:34 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Large photonic object vanishes over Penn Valley, California

Very large photonic source approximately similar to the planet Jupiter in the night sky moving accross the horizon with no beacons or sound. "Vanished before our eyes".

Sighting was observed at 2500 ft with a very clear night sky.




NUFORC Note:

We do not know what a "photonic" object is. PD


Posted 2009-01-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 66240
Occurred: 2008-10-04 04:00 Local
Reported: 2008-10-15 11:08 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

The light was so bright it appears to be daytime

On October 5th at four am I went to check on my son and grandaughter sleeping in a tent in the backyard. As I opened the backdoor I thought it unusual to be so light out. It was then that I saw a very bright round light in the sky. It appeared to rotate in a circle. I awoke my son and we observed this object for 45 minutes. It stayed in the same place then just disappeared.






NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2008-10-31

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62618
Occurred: 2008-04-17 21:00 Local
Reported: 2008-04-18 19:38 Pacific
Duration: 30 Min
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, TX, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

On April 17, 2008 White and Orange flashing lights from the east appeared.

On April 17, 2008 @ approximately 9:15 we were outside watching a storm come in from the west. The lightning was all around and as we were watching it....some lights appeared from the east.

I saw the flashing white lights over the tree line on our property and told my husband to look. When he turned to look....the white lights were gone and then all of a sudden we saw a row of about 15 to 20 rectangular orange lights aligned in a row flashing in a north to south then south to north sequence.

I believe that I have seen this object before and so my husband got in his truck to see if he could get a look beyond the tree line. He returned about 10 to 15 minutes later and said that he could see nothing and yet the flashing lights continued after he got back home.

We could not explain the lights. The object had no sound and was huge. ( we estimate about 150 to 200 yards long) and that the object was approximately 1/4 to ½ mile away.

My husband refused to let me call the police in fear of ridicule, but we both believe that we have seen an UFO.



Posted 2008-06-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62569
Occurred: 2008-04-10 04:00 Local
Reported: 2008-04-11 19:59 Pacific
Duration: 10 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, TX, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

On April 10 2008 @ about 4am bight lights heading in from the east towards my house.

On the morning of April 10, 2008 at about 4 am I was awoken by a phone call from my daughter telling me that there was a possible tornado heading straight for my house. I turned on the news to find out this line of rotation expanded over several cities and was coming towards me from the east. At about the time the storm was to hit my house , my satellite went out.

I went out the back door to watch and see if I could hear or see anything. It was quiet except for the thunder. As I was watching I saw a flash of light out of the corner of my eye coming from the west. I thought that it was stupid for a plane to be flying directly into a storm of such great magnitude. Then I saw the flash again only closer. I still could not believe this plane was still heading directly into a possible tornado. I turned to look at the plane and realized immediately there was something not right.

When I turned to look at the plane... there was not only one light but a whole line of lights aligned perfectly in a row. I could see them over my tree line. The lights were very bright and all of them were flashing. I tried to rationalize of what it could be. The lights were too close together to be planes or helicopters flying next to each other. I tried to hear an engine or a propeller and I could not hear anything. I was terrified because I realized it was not several objects ... but one big one and it was getting closer and closer.

I started screaming and was trying to reach my husband by cell phone ...but he would not answer. I started to think he would think I was crazy, so I tried to take a picture with my cell phone. I was shaking too much to time it right. Every time I would take the picture, the lights would be off. The 4th time I went to take a picture I looked up and froze. I did not realize how close it had gotten. I t was huge. I was screaming at the top of my lungs for anyone to hear.

I started to rationalize calling 911 ....I did not want anyone to think I was crazy. Then it had gotten so close that I did not care who thought I was crazy. As I opened the phone to call.....It thundered to the west of me and it startled me so I turned to look ..and the storm was hitting my property line. I immediately turned back to the east of me and the lights were dropping down below the tree line. I was scared to death that it had landed...but I could not tell.

The light flashes seemed to slow down and continue about three more times and then nothing.

They just stopped flashing all together. Nothing happened . I have never been so scared in my entire life. I felt I could not call the police because there was nothing for them to see. It just seemed to vanish. I stayed staring at the tree line and crying for over an hour waiting for the sun to rise enough to assure myself there was nothing there anymore.

I never thought I would be the one telling an UFO story. All I can tell you that what I saw was not anything like I have ever seen. I do believe what I saw was an UFO. If anybody can prove to me of what I saw was something different...please do. I have not slept very well since this has happened.

Posted 2008-04-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62493
Occurred: 2008-02-20 20:00 Local
Reported: 2008-04-02 15:03 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Strange Light Appeared At Time Of Lunar Eclipse

My family and I were viewing the lunar eclipse, the conditions were overcast but clearing. The eclipse was hard to see with some clouds interrupting the view, and so we were gazing about at the stars looking for satellites to watch. We saw several satellites and shooting stars. Sometime during the eclipse, I’m pretty sure it was past the halfway point, someone noticed something and said, "They look at that!"

I looked up at approximately 10:00 in the sky, above the height of the moon, but southeast of it. I saw what appeared at first to be a bright star, a point of bright light. At first I thought it was a star, then it grew larger and brighter then all the other stars in the sky. Although it was growing larger, it remained stationary.

My next thought was that it was a helicopter, with it's spotlight on, pointing at, and coming directly towards us. It made no sound as it grew brighter, then it appeared to turn away and head south. As it turned, it dimmed considerably. This I would expect from a searchlight beacon. Then it dimmed more, until it was no brighter than a star, and no larger. As it continued moving south it’s path became erratic, the way a star looks through a telescope as you’re trying to center on it. It moved up and down, in a jerky motion. It continued this way, worming it’s way through the backdrop of stars until finally it was too dim to see. The whole sighting event lasted about three minutes. The bright spotlight effect lasted about 20 seconds before the turn or the dimming, whatever it was, happened.

Posted 2008-04-17

NUFORC UFO Sighting 60298
Occurred: 2007-12-10 16:40 Local
Reported: 2007-12-11 10:16 Pacific
Duration: 6 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Teardrop
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail

High up in the sky we saw one teardrop, comet shaped object. The larger end closest to the ground, we guessed it might be several hundred feet long. It looked like it was made of light. It seemed to be coming closer to earth, however it just dissappeared after about 5-6 minutes. We were driving in a car while watching it.



Posted 2008-03-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 57336
Occurred: 2007-06-27 15:00 Local
Reported: 2007-06-27 07:32 Pacific
Duration: anytime
No of observers: 0

Location: Nevada, NV, USA

Shape:


If you look at area 51 from a satellite view, you will see at the North side of the base its self. That there is a image of what is called a perfect spiral. It is placed on the dry lake bed and is 100s of yards long. If I'm not mistaken this is a mathematical image. The image is outlined by roads, but there seems to be no reason for these roads being there other then to produce the image. In this same area are two long runways that are also on the lake bed and are the same color and appearance as the dirt its self, yet they have lines marked in the middle of each. This would indicate that these runways are not temporary. Dirt would need to be maintained daily. This does not seem to be happening because if it was we could easily see this going on. Not to mention the huge amounts of dust and or water and water trucks that that would be needed to keep the dust down. Both of witch would be easily detected. All of this seems to indicate that these runways and spiral are made permanent. Also there is in place and active and serious security. Vehicles also still go in and out of the base. (plans and buses) It's a very busy place if its Closed! THANK YOU MR. EYESOPEN




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2007-08-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 59064
Occurred: 2007-05-15 13:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2007-10-02 21:52 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, NV, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

brilliant light

Actually when I took up this photo there was nothing on the sky, I shot this image when I was in freeway on a greyhound going to las vegas from salt lake city, utah.. but after I print this photo from a camera I see a sighting in the photo produced…..i’m not sure what it is but I have a strong feeling that it is a UFO for sure..i’ve sent u an email of the photo what I’m talking about…I’m sorry I not fluent in English…hope it’s useful…




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2007-10-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 58925
Occurred: 2007-05-01 04:55 Local
Reported: 2007-09-25 07:50 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 sec
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Landed

Triangular craft seen hovering above pasture in Vernon Co., Mo. while driving by it on Hiway 54 in a storm

A coal truck driver on his way to work on a stormy early morning drove pass a hovering triangular craft over a farm pasture along Hiway 54 in Vernon Co. about 8 miles west of Nevada, Mo. Between lightning flashes the trucker said he caught a good look of a dark grey triangular shape. He said the craft was almost right on the hiway that he was shocked by the sight of it so he decided not to stop. The craft was a wide as three telephone poles with the outer edges thinner than the hump of where a cockpit would be in the middle but it looked too strange to him. He also observed a large glowing reddish light underneath the middle of the craft. The trucker says he drives this route to work daily every week and there's only cattle in those fields. A Missouri Investigator Group (UFOMIG) member investigated this report and located the exact spot where the craft was reported seen using Mapquest.com aerial map its the pasture on the north side of Hwy 54 just west of Hwy 43 intersection and the fourth farmstead west.



Posted 2007-10-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 55964
Occurred: 2007-02-28 21:00 Local
Reported: 2007-03-27 10:37 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

fast moving blinking light in sky, could stop and move briskly again in a matter of seconds

I was laying outside with a friend of mine. We were watching the stars and just talking about life in general when all of a sudden we saw something moving. At first we thought it was maybe a star twinkling or even an airplane until it shot off. The object was no larger than any of the stars and looked no different other than it seemed to be blinking. We laid there in complete awe at its ability to dart in any direction, stop, and then continue to move rapidly throughout the atmosphere. It seemed to only stay in a small area of the sky rather than move around to many different corners of what was visible. We watched it for probably twenty minutes until it seemed to just disappear. We couldn’t find it in the sky anywhere.



Posted 2007-04-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 55961
Occurred: 2007-01-05 02:00 Local
Reported: 2007-03-27 10:21 Pacific
Duration: all night
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Ball of light bouncing around outside of Nevada, MO, I have a video.

I was sitting camping by a lake in Nevada. What I saw was a ball of light near the ground just jumping all around. There was also another that would go above these trees and then just dart down below the trees as a search light passed by it. The search light was apart of the airport. Everytime this light passed the UFO darted around. The other light that was behind us was the real weird one. I accually have a video of it on my Phone. These lights stayed all evening and when dawn broke the darted off towards the east. The shape was just a ball of light. A circle that was as bright as a star. This was the wierdest thing I have seen. The object I saw was on the ground not landed but just hoovering over the ground the light just kept getting closer and closer so we backed off of it and waited till it left.



Posted 2007-04-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 53470
Occurred: 2006-11-17 19:00 Local
Reported: 2006-11-17 23:33 Pacific
Duration: About 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Strange stationary light. Increased in brightness, became faint, moved to the right, and vanished.

I work at a steak house about 2 miles outside the city limits of Nevada, MO. We had just finished our dinner rush and I was able to slip out the back door for a quick break. I immediately noticed a bright star high in the Southern sky.

Nevada, MO is a small rural community. Not much interference with town lights and the night's sky. The sky was dark and clear.

As I began observing this object, I quickly realized it was becoming brighter...It was white, but baby blue in color as it increased in brightness. This object was very very bright in contrast to the stars in the sky and much larger, however it appeared to be a "star".

It was very high in the sky and was stationary. It hadn't moved once. The object became very bright and then gradually decreased in brightness. It eventually turned into a small ball of light.

The object at this point was very faint. It then moved to the right(west) (first sign of movement) and then disappeared.

The whole incident lasted for about 30 seconds. It frightened me. I ran inside and told my manager about it.

(Extra Info) I am an Astronomy buff and I view the night sky regularly. I know the difference between a plane, a helicopter, a falling star, a satellite, etc. I’m not sure what it was…but I can say with certainty that it wasn’t any of these things. I’ve never seen anything like it before.


((

NUFORC Note:

We suspect that the witnesses observed the flare from Iridium #84. Information below:

16 Nov 17:32:04 -6 32° 199° (SSW) 5.9 km (E) -7 Iridium 91
16 Nov 17:34:06 -6 33° 197° (SSW) 6.3 km (W) -7 Iridium 34
17 Nov 19:04:22 -4 32° 155° (SSE) 11.4 km (E) -8 Iridium 84

PD


Posted 2006-12-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 50096
Occurred: 2006-04-07 00:05 Local
Reported: 2006-04-11 13:05 Pacific
Duration: midnight to dawn
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Light


Night sky lit up like daytime.

I woke up suddenly and it appeared to be daylight. I looked at my clock which said 12:05 which startled me because I thought it was noon and was supposed to have met my daughter in town at 7:45 a.m. A closer look at clock made me realize it was midnight, not noon, since the display did not say "p.m.". I ran around house and looked out windows. It was so light that I could see distant neighbors houses. I live on top of a mountain near a river in a very rural area and there are no street lights. Usually, night time is pitch black unless there's a full moon. But even full moons don't light up the night like this "light" was. I looked up in sky and could see the moon which didn't even appear to be a quarter of a moon. The sky appeared cloudy. I knew light wasn't coming from moon but was too scared to go outside to try to determine what was lighting up the sky so brightly. There were no flashes or bright objects that I could see by looking out all the windows. The light had a strange cast to it, not quite like normal daylight but just as bright as day time. The trees and plants were sparkling. I was very scared and locked myself in bedroom with my dog who acted strangely also. Since it was midnight I didn't call anyone but just layed in bed as the strange light came in windows. I felt strange and subdued and frozen to my bed. I felt like I was sedated and the time seemed to be passing by faster than normal. These sensations could have been caused by my extreme fright though, and not be an outside force. It crossed my mind that the lit-up night was due to a huge craft hoovering over the house. I heard no sounds. I never slept but finally the real sunlight came with dawn and the strange light was gone. I have a friend who works nights as a security guard. I called her up later in the morning and asked her if she had noticed anything strange the night before without telling her about my experience. She said that she was driving home some time after 11:00 p.m. on 4/6/06 and as she approached Nevada City that the night sky seemed to be like day time. She said she had the feeling of a huge space craft hoovering above her car as she drove but she never saw one. I then told her what I had experienced just an hour after she had seen it. It had scared her also but she had tried to tell herself that it must have just been a strange weather phenomenon. I live on top of the mountain. She lives on my road but a couple of miles down the mountain.



Posted 2006-05-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 41718
Occurred: 2005-01-31 19:00 Local
Reported: 2005-02-01 15:13 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Electrical or magnetic effects

VERY Large Craft silently flys overhead slowly to the east, accompanied by large electric blue explosion

At 6:15 the power went out at our house. we live in the foothills around a lake and when the power goes out I get a great view of the stars without light pollution. about 7:00pm pst. I went outside to look at the stars. The winds had picked up to substantially. It was difficult to stand, news reports gust of 60mph+ I was looking up not thinking much of the insane wind. When what appeared to be a very large almost rectangular craft.(only slightly more narrow in the front.) It was extremely large. But its difficult to say how big because it seemed that it may have been really big but at 5000ft. (maybe the size of half a football field.) or maybe smaller at a lower altitude. I can say from my perspective if I put a small pizza box (6"x6") at arms length it wouldnt have covered the entire craft. It had 4 circular dim amberish/yellow lights on each corner of the craft that appeared to emit some sort of haze. That had an amber color. It moved very slowly. Taking several seconds to come into complete view as it pass directly over my house. One look at it and I knew it wasnt normal. No wings no blinking aircraft lights of anykind. And absolutely quiet. I ran inside and got my girlfriend She ran out and got really frightened nearly in tears saying "oh my god oh my god, What is that thing!?!?" The winds were very intense. The craft continued on its easterly course. It was visible until it passed over the horizon. We got a fairly good view of the bottom of the craft, being able to see that the bottom wasnt completely flat. but had several ridges running from front to back. Once the craft was out of sight we went inside because the winds were blowing fiercly. Perplexed by what happened we discussed it for a moment I then said "I gotta see another one" We went outside again and looked skyward. about 5 minutes after the craft had flown over. To the northeast a VERY large dome shaped deep blue flash went off. The flash was very odd. It appeared to explode then implode. It appeared to be behind some hills and a distance away. The explosion expanded in a dome fashion and took up approximately 1/20 of the sky. We both got very scared at that time. The light was bright enough to light up the entire sky. About 20 minutes later the wind was back to being ABSOLUTELY DEAD CALM. I dont know what to think about it. One thing we did notice was many airplanes were in the area after this happened. up to 10-15 (not that it means much we arent to far from sacramento international and beale AFB) It appears others in my community saw the same thing. As we saw many people with pointing spot lights in the sky after the display.

Today. I looked in the paper and the cause of the power outage was still unknown. Since then they have released an update saying that 2 - 60kv wires hit each other causing the blackout. I wonder if the 2 lines hitting, is the explosion we saw. Which occured 1 hour after the power went out(it wasnt windy when the power first went out. Not even a breeze). Or obviously the powerfailure and wind can be completely unrelated to the ufo. I know what I saw that is for sure and it wasnt an airplane, helicopter or a blimp. Although my skeptical side reminds me that I do live only a few miles from Beale AFB. This might have been some sort of US craft. I am a helicopter pilot, fixed wing airplane pilot and I star gaze regularly. I have never seen anything like this before in my life.



NUFORC Note:

We have attempted on two occasions to correspond with the witnesses to this alleged sighting, but they have not responded. We have turned the case over to MUFON in California, and they will pursue the matter. PD


Posted 2005-02-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 40582
Occurred: 2004-11-09 01:30 Local
Reported: 2004-11-11 17:19 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

looked to the north and saw three white lights in triangular form, moving in unison accross the sky.

I work nights and was taking a break. I happened to look out the window to the north and observed three white starlike lights in a equal sided triagular form moving in unison slowly across the sky. They looked like the background stars and I would not have noticed them had they not been moving. The lights must have traveled across a large expance of sky before I saw them. In a few seconds, the top light and the bottom right light just went out and the third one on the left fizzled out. Like it went behind clouds. I got the impression that it was way out there but plenty large enough to make out the shape. I think it was located above Sierra County, Ca to our north.



Posted 2004-12-03

NUFORC UFO Sighting 26454
Occurred: 2002-12-06 17:15 Local
Reported: 2002-12-06 18:40 Pacific
Duration: 7
No of observers: 3

Location: Soda Springs (by highway 80), CA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

A generally low flighing ball of light

The object flew low over a tree line, as if it was a tower or something in the forest.It was a BIG ball of white light, it had four red lights on the outside of the sphere of light, it flew maybe 300 ft up in the air when it was moving. it was of to the side of a mountain.it went slow then speeded up over another hill out of sight.

Posted 2002-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 20034
Occurred: 2001-10-31 20:45 Local
Reported: 2001-11-01 16:37 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Other


The object was bright neon green and shot through the sky for just a few seconds, then disappeared.

The object I saw was a very bright neon green colored object that appeared to be relatively low in the sky. I wasn't even looking in the sky, but the brightness of it caught my attention in the Northern sky and while it was in my sight, only lasted about 3 seconds. It rocketed across the sky traveling from East to West for a short distance then simply disappeared. In describing it's size, if I held up my hands a foot apart looking toward the sky, that's how long it was. Using the same method for width, my hands would be about 4 inches apart. There was no noticeable sound. The night was partly cloudy, however, the object appeared in front of the clouds and the point at which it disappeared would have been where the sky cleared, but it disappeared as well. I called to my husband, who was in the barn, but he did not get out in time to see it. We live in the country, about 3 miles outside of town so there would not have been any city lights interfering. It made the hair on my neck stand up because, with the recent attacks on our country, I thought it was a missile and it truly scared me. We observed the sky a few minutes longer, but saw nothing else. My husband and I are local business owners.

Posted 2001-11-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 17547
Occurred: 2001-05-07 20:10 Local
Reported: 2001-05-08 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3 min
No of observers: 6

Location: Penn Valley/Lake Wildwood, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

I got a real close look...

My sons(2) and three frinds called me outside to our deck to observe a strange light moving around in the sky about a 1000 yards from our home. Upon seeing the light(s), it appeared to be a plane w/landing lights on hovering avove a hill. After watching it for a minute or so with no sound I grabbed a camera. The craft slowly came our way very slowly but still no noise. I snapped photos(not developed as of this writing) as it came towards us at about 200 feet in the air. As it passed very slowly over the house I could hear no sound. It was shapped like a large wing with white lights eluminating the bottom. The bottom was not smooth but had a lot of structure. As it came towards me it had two big white lights close together pointing forward and also blue, red and white lights. Moved slow out of sight.

Posted 2001-08-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13775
Occurred: 2000-08-14 01:30 Local
Reported: 2000-08-13 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere


A red glow changing to blue green circular craft . This is the second idental spotted craft tonight 45 minutes apart.

I reported a identical sighting less then 45 minutes earlier. However this one was 180 degrees N East of the previous sighting. Red glowing to blue then green lights, hovering motionless. My wife and I both witnessed this one as well. I believe the sightining previous to this one was the same craft. The craft had changing circular lights of various colors.



NUFORC Note:

NUFORC: Reports seems to us to be reminiscent of "twinkling" stars. Anonymous report from same source as reported two hours earlier. PD


Posted 2000-08-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13772
Occurred: 2000-08-13 23:30 Local
Reported: 2000-08-13 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Changing
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams, Changed Colo

A red glow changing to blue green circular pattern coming from an object almost stationary , then shifting shapes rapidly

Almost a full moon, perfect visiabilty we live in a heavly wooded area with no city lights. I noticed a red glowing to blue & green sphere shaped object. I called my wife out to check it out. She brought the binoculars and we took a closer look. Well it wasn't moving almost stationary, and the colors where changing farely rapedly. then the horizontal colors would move to a cigar vertical shape with streams of blue line like lights, like lightning or electrical storm effect. The shape changed from cigar to prism with multi color lights again in a circular pattern.



NUFORC Note:

Report seems characteristic of a "twinkling" star. Anonymous report. Please see similar report for 2 hours later. Both anonymous. PD


Posted 2000-08-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 13252
Occurred: 2000-06-29 23:50 Local
Reported: 2000-06-30 00:00 Pacific
Duration: <90 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Penn Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Having 1st beer (drinking day) on deck, yellow lite on, decended NW to SW erratic in <90s. AFB said no activity in area.

Object appeared suddenly as yellow light 3 times the brightnes of brightest stars around in NW direction at attitude? of 4 fist lengths above horizon. UFO moved erratically like an insect, drunken driver, or balloon in descending path toward the Southwest. It disappeared behind trees in less than 90 seconds. From my line of sight it never went more than 1/4 inch w/o change in yaw(?) or pitch most often 1/8th or less. Total change of bearing about 90 degrees in no more than 90 seconds. About 5 foot spread of my arms, my height is 5' 6". Traverse seemed steady but erratic compared to background stars and trees 100 to 300 feet away at 2 fist lengths above horizon. Called my wife to observe and she thought it was something she had never seen. I'm pretty alert for almost 73 and she's a sharpie at 70. At first I thought landing lights of plane in heavy crosswinds. Then helicopter in some crazy manuevers. Even harrier putting on a show. Didn't make much sense. Hardly any breeze. Too quick response for copter. Beale AFB security, command said no more activity after dark, checked with PRAPA(?) their satelite trackers and reported nothing at that azimuth(?). Object disappeared behind trees just where Beale might be some 15miles to the SW. Probably some hotshot AF checking his bombing run manuevers, right? They do U-2, Blackbird, and other stealth stuff there. Also they ate supposed to have radar responsibility for the entire US Northeast. Cripes, if they didn't get a blip we're in big doo-doo.



NUFORC Note:

We spoke at some length with the gentleman who submitted this report, and we found him to be exceptionally impressive as an observer. He exhibited no tendency to embellish the data surrounding the event, and we suspect his description above is quite accurate. Please see report from other location in California for the same date and approximate time. PD


Posted 2000-07-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 5823
Occurred: 1999-03-04 18:55 Local
Reported: 1999-03-04 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 min
No of observers: 3

Location: Nevada City/North San Juan (between), CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

saw a light in the west surrounded by haze like a comet, then the haze got bigger and bigger, then the light dissapeared leaving a big patch of haze. there was no clouds in the sky or fog around to cause the haze. it was low to the horizon , the haze grew from the size of a dime to about the size of a half of a dollar bill. the light appeared to be going directly to or away from us. at the beginning it looked exactly like a comet. I just could not think of anything that could cause this, could we have been looking head on to a fireball?

ralph ((name and address deleted))

Posted 1999-04-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 59623
Occurred: 1986-07-01 19:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2007-11-04 11:52 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 5

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Electrical or magnetic effects

4 saucers follow cars then hover above Yuba River in Nevada City. Flashing circle of lights that hum under craft.

Traveling along Yuba River toward N. San Juan,when encounter with 4 golden-year bright saucers (humming sound when close up): younger daughter said, "Daddy, why is the moon following us?" I said, "Just reflections on window."

Older daughter replies, "No, daddy there are now 2 moons following us." I look in the rear view window and see 4 oval lights following the car.

Up ahead a man is standing outside his car which is pulled over before crossing the Yuba river bridge looking upward above us.

I pull over, get out of car and see 4 yellow-gold bright shining saucers hovering above Yuba Bridge. I cross the street and stand under a saucer. Above me is rotating circle within saucer like circling flasing lights with a Vrrrr Vrrr humming sound.

The saucers hover about then shoot of within seconds East and out of sight.

Reportings in paper of other witnesses.






NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2007-11-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 124879
Occurred: 1980-08-12 00:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2015-12-24 19:21 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes/30 seconds?
No of observers: 1

Location: Nevada City, CA, USA

Shape: Egg
Characteristics: Possible abduction, Missing Time

Possible abduction

I have sat on this for close 35 years, due to the fact that I find it highly disturbing. But I feel the need to put it out there.

Either late July or early August 1980 just outside of Nevada City, California. I’m 15 years old and at summer camp. I’ve recently been sick and due to this fact I’m stuck at the camp with the other campers who were sick as the rest of the camp heads out for overnight horseback riding, water skiing and other activities.

So there are 6 or 7 people there. I don’t remember the exact number, due to time and a real desire to forget that night completely. Snow Mountain Camp is a rich kid camp in the Sierra foothills just northwest of Nevada City. The camp itself is well spread out with 6 cabins a pool two arenas for horseback riding a barn and dining hall and two houses 1 that the counselors use when on break and the other that the camp owners live in.

I was occupying one of the lower cabins that was situated in a gully on the other side of a hill from the house were the counselors were. I was the oldest boy in the cabin and we were doing typical camp stuff, ghost stories from a Steven King collection. Lights out was at either 10:30 or 11:00 and we continued reading for another 30 minutes or so with flashlight after lights out.

It was soon after we stopped reading that the event happen. I call it an event because I can’t think of any other way to describe it. I had put my flashlight up because I was ready to sleep, when the cabin was enveloped with what I later described as white noise. It was debilitating and we were all screaming at the top of our lungs. I remember visions of mathematical equations and that another of the boys said he saw musical notes and that another said he saw something resembling hieroglyphs. This went on for around 30 seconds then silence and the cabin was filled with the most vile smell I’ve ever smelled. We stood there for a moment or two when one of the other boys pointed at my flashlight which I had placed in the center of the room out with the beam facing up and it was on.

At this point we all freak and run up the gully down the hill to the house where the counselors were. We tell them our story and one starts to ignore us when the other takes my pulse. Now we’ve been with them for a good ten minutes and my heart is still racing. After checking a couple more they decide to come back and investigate.

We get back to the cabin and there is a faint trace of the smell and my flashlight is still there still on almost dead now but still on. We tell them that there is no way we are staying in that cabin and ask to move up to the cabin by where the 3 girls who were still there were. We were likely safety in numbers. They let us and I don’t think we slept at all that night.

But it was morning at the dining hall that things got weird. 1 of the girls who was up the hill from our cabin asked us if we saw it. And we were like saw what? And she described an object that resembled an old bowler hat that hovered over the area of our cabin for close to 30 minutes. I almost vomited and the other boys turned ghost white and didn’t want to talk about it. We begged her to tell us that it was a bad prank that the counselors had put her up to it, and she said she didn’t know what we were talking about.

I am very aware of time because of that day. What we experienced lasted maybe 30 seconds yet she said she saw it for close to 30 minutes. I know that something happened that day and I want to know if anyone else had had a similar experience and who do I talk to too get answers. I feel like I learned something important that night, but a part of me is terrified to find out what.




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD


Posted 2016-01-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 19454
Occurred: 1976-07-15 02:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-09-07 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Nevada, MO, USA

Shape: Light


We were star gazing on a beautiful summer night at approximately midnight. Many stars where visable and after perhaps an hour...probably more, 3 of the brighter stars directly above us, I would guess 20 degrees left to right began to move at a high rate of speed (guessing twice the speed of an airliner at 35.000 ft.) and at different intervals each starlight would make sharp 90 degree turns without slowing down. This really caught our attention as we didn't believe any jet could do this. This went on for possibly 10 minutes and then just seemed to disappear as if fading away. Later the same night, guessing 1 hr. later we were discussing how bright this particular star was, and how it didn't seem to moving with the passing of time. Several minutes later, to our astonishment, this star began getting bigger and within a few seconds was guessed to be about half the size of the moon, as if it were falling on us. Needless to say, all 3 of us sat up at the same time in disbelief. At this moment a large cloud passed between us and the star. I said to the others, Did you see the same thing I did, and everyone described it the same way. Of coarse, this was an exciting moment. Nothing else was seen this night, but I will always remember the experience. This was so long ago that I'm not certain about the exact date, but I can tell you the rest is ever so true. It was as if the stars were a disguise for whatever it was we saw. We heard no sound. We were at the Isaac Walton Lake in Nevada, MO.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD


Posted 2001-10-12