NUFORC UFO Sighting 178879
Occurred: 2023-10-13 08:15 Local
Reported: 2023-10-13 18:24 Pacific
Duration: Walked away after about 5
No of observers: 4

Location: Groton, CT, USA
Location details: From Ledyard, CT saw stationary object over appropriately Groton,CT.

Shape: Oval


Saw stationary object in the sky potentially over Groton, Ct (navel base)

Looked like the size of a star during the night but during the day, but not a light. Roundish or oblong in shape. In 40 years never saw anything like it. It did not move at all while watching it. looked again a few hours later and it was gone. Potentially over naval base in Groton.

Posted 2023-10-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 177456
Occurred: 2023-08-12 01:10 Local
Reported: 2023-08-11 22:42 Pacific
Duration: Continuing now
No of observers: 3

Location: Groton, CT, USA
Location details: Facing west

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

Bright light never seen before in sky moving in a side to side direction but not great distance only small amounts

Checked on flightaware and no registered craft nearby. There was a single object and it is an extremely bright golden light color. It seems to be moving but only slightly in a circular or side to side pattern. Cameras when zoomed in do not show the light only a dark circular or oblong shape. When the camera is at 1x zoom the picture shows the brightness but zooming in makes it hard to define shape. There were no sounds able to be heard and the object didn't seem to be very high up compared to a commercial plane. I was able to take a few pictures and each picture was maybe a few seconds or a minute apart yet the shape and aura look different in each one. I initially saw this object at 1:10am and it is now 1:41am and it is still there. I had my 2 sons come outside to verify what I was seeing and they are older so I respected of they would tell me I was seeming unstable but they saw exactly what I did and agreed that it was extremely out of the ordinary.




Posted 2023-09-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 174175
Occurred: 2023-01-28 18:30 Local
Reported: 2023-01-29 04:21 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Groton, NH, USA
Location details: The first setting was on January 18, 202 three seconds and second was January 28, 2023

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

\January 18, 2023 driving up our driveway my daughter and I notice a bright light above our home, and then we see two what we think are shooting stars leave from it, we realized quickly that’s not what we’re seeing the two red lights jump around and fly around quickly, one towards us the other another way, and we run into the house. January 28, 2023 my Husband is outside loading a snowmobile and sees a bright light. Then he notices at least one red light flying around it, he comes inside to let me know he’s sees what we saw! Out the window we look and see the bright light moving slowly. He goes back outside alone, and continues to watch it for quite a while. He see the red light go back up into the white object, he then takes out his iPhone, and starts videoing the white object. As you can see in the video, you can hear it before it takes off.




Posted 2023-03-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 146305
Occurred: 2019-05-24 01:00 Local
Reported: 2019-05-25 18:19 Pacific
Duration: 90 seconds
No of observers: 6

Location: Groton, VT, USA

Shape: Light


Approximately 1 a.m. Friday May 24th, myself and six other people were sitting in Groton State Park. We looked up to see what appear to be approximately 15 lights in a perfect line heading Northeast in in such a motion that they were either flying in formation, or it was one large ship. With four or five individual lights of the same size trailing shortly behind, but not in formation.

It took approximately 90 seconds for them to cross our entire field of view an exit out the horizon. They appear to be outside the atmosphere, or just inside.

Posted 2019-06-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 135189
Occurred: 2017-07-16 13:00 Local
Reported: 2017-07-16 19:39 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 0

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Left a trail

I was traveling on I-95 north through CT. To my right, out above the water, I saw a row of 5 hook-shaped contrails appearing from nowhere. I watched for a couple of minutes as they traveled by me. I then thought to grab some pictures with my iPhone 7.

These contrails appeared to be about a 1/4 mile across. The row of 5 appeared exactly at the same time. The would stop, or skip, periodically in no apparent pattern. They would then suddenly begin again. They ended up moving away from to where I could no longer see them appear.

I have seen airline contrails in the past. Even the highest planes were still visible. The contrails were always one continuous line of vapor. These today seemed to pulse. All 5 across appearing from nowhere.

You can reach me at ((e-address deleted)) or 484-((telephone number deleted)). I have video and photos.




NUFORC Note:

The high-quality photos provided by the witness indicate to us that the contrails probably were formed by five "sky writing" aircraft, flying abreast. Not a UFO. PD


Posted 2017-07-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 112145
Occurred: 2014-07-30 22:30 Local
Reported: 2014-08-03 06:48 Pacific
Duration: 10
No of observers: 4

Location: Groton, NH, USA

Shape: Light


Orange lights silent pass over Groton, NH

A bright orange light, soundless, passing SW to NE over Groton. Large and bright.

Thought it was Mars initially before it began moving. Then it was gone.

Thought maybe satellite or ISS, until 5 mins later, another identical orange light fly over on exact same flight path.

Posted 2014-08-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 105296
Occurred: 2013-12-07 16:00 Local
Reported: 2013-12-13 07:01 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, MA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Lights changing direction and disappeared

I was driving the skies were clear and i noticed a weird little cloud that did nto seem right. I kept looking and was wondering what it was. I went about a half mile up the road and pulled off at the top of a hill. The object was now further away and was a bright orange light moving away and eventually just diappeared. While filming with my phone I picked up a second light in the background. I have never done anything like this, but I cannot explain what I saw. The video is decent that I took with my phone. This was no plane and definitely not the setting sun hitting an object.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD


Posted 2013-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 96724
Occurred: 2013-03-22 20:02 Local
Reported: 2013-03-22 17:41 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Groton, MA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Changed Colo

Fireball over I-495 in Groton MA

A bright white fireball was seen falling at a very high rate of speed over Interstate 495. The fireball had a trailing tail and was white for the majority of the event. Color changed to bright green before disappearing suddenly. No sonic boom or noise was heard. No smoke or con trail was evident after incident, though it was dark out.



Posted 2013-04-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 84459
Occurred: 2011-10-10 15:00 Local
Reported: 2011-10-10 12:38 Pacific
Duration: Less than 5 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Disk


Small shiny object seen in sky while driving on clear day, looked back for a 3rd time and it was gone.

Today on 10/10/11 at aprox. 3:00pm EST, I saw to what I believed was a small circular or disk shaped object hovering in the sky. I was traveling alone on I-95 southbound near exit 88 when I saw it. It was a completely cloudless sky and I was traveling at 70mph.

I looked up to see a small shiny object, about 2000 to 3000 ft in the air and was probably the size of a school bus or perhaps even a small plane. I was looking out my front windshield and off a bit to the right, which would have put the object to my northeast. It caught my attention due to the fact it was extremely shiny.. more shiny than anything I had ever seen on a plane flying across the sky.

I looked back a second time after I had glanced down at the road while driving to see if it was still there. It had not moved at all, which I thought was odd if it were a bird, plane or even maybe balloon. I looked back down at the road again to drive, and looking up again a 3rd time, the object was no longer! in sight. I thought if it was a balloon, it would be moving slowly enough where even at my speed, given the altitude of the object it should still have been visible. I did not think it was a commercial plane due to the fact I did not notice any landing gear, windows, engines, fuselage or wings.

I can't say for certain that it was not a reflection of some sort, but I thought it worthy enough to report it. No other witnesses were present.




NUFORC Note:

We spoke via telephone with this witness, and he seemed to us to be a sincere, and sober-minded, individual. We suspect that he is a very good witness. PD


Posted 2011-10-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 80600
Occurred: 2011-03-04 01:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2011-03-25 18:37 Pacific
Duration: unknown
No of observers: 6

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams, Electrical or magnetic effects

Unreported UFO sighting in CT.

Only discussed by locals.Possibly not reported anywhere. Fishermen along the Thames River in Groton,CT saw a triangular ship pass overhead silently. Two other witnesses in another part of town proclaim to have seen the same craft w/o knowledge of other sighting. On Old Buddington Road two young adult males (as told to me by one of the same) were outside when an app. 300Yd triangular craft slowly and silently passed overhead at a hgt. of 1000ft. Witness said oddly silent but felt an odd vibration throughout his body as it passed directly overhead. He also described it as seemingly like a helicopter until it got closer. It had a light at each corner and a large round light in the center which beamed to the ground. This is all Ive heard.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2011-04-03

NUFORC UFO Sighting 79937
Occurred: 2011-02-05 01:00 Local
Reported: 2011-02-04 23:15 Pacific
Duration: 51 mins. so far
No of observers: 3

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Red, orange and sometimes blue lights zipping around in the sky, vertical, horizontal, sometimes swinging - seem to follow each other.

We are seeing strange lights in the sky that seemingly come closer, then move further away. There are three lights. One red, one orange and one blue. They moved strangly, up and down, sideways and swinging back and forth at times. They are zipping accross the sky, sometimes disappearing and then they come back. Now, there are four! I don't know what to make of it. They don't behave like aircraft and they move so quickly that I can't imagine that they are satalites. Just odd, so I thought I'd report it. It was first noticed by my 14 year old daughter, and she called me to look. I saw it too, as did my 17 year old daughter. I really don't want to end up on the news, so I'm not comfortable leaving my name or contact info.

Our home is on the right side of the street from the intersection of Gold Star Hwy. and Great Brook Road, and we were looking at the sky from our front windows - towards the base.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. Possible sighting of Sirius, we suspect. PD


Posted 2011-02-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 79925
Occurred: 2011-02-03 17:40 Local
Reported: 2011-02-03 21:01 Pacific
Duration: 10


Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Light


Two blinking light

around 5:40 pm I saw 2 blinking light with similar distance but couldn't see any object. These lights were moving fast speed towards eastern Connecticut. but I am sure it was not a plane.

Posted 2011-02-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 78767
Occurred: 2010-11-05 22:00 Local
Reported: 2010-11-06 16:08 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Large Triangle with lights object and three small objects

Seen in the star filled night sky. One Large triangle shaped object with white lights on front part and middle and sides. These lights did not blink. Four lights on the triangle two blue and two red blinked. Three small lights seperate round following and moving much slower changed in color of white,blue and green. These lights merged with one another then moved to the larger tringle shaped object and merged into it. None of these objects made sound. Later followed by what seemed to be a jet making alot of noise.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2010-11-21

NUFORC UFO Sighting 75771
Occurred: 2010-06-01 04:00 Local
Reported: 2010-06-13 00:48 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes


Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright light, too low to be a satellite, hovers 10 mins. then abruptly disappears. watched with binocs.

June first, 2010. Groton Long Point, CT. I was sitting on the porch of my parent’s home directly on the shore of Fisher’s Island Sound, unable to sleep (for personal reasons). It was a perfectly peaceful, clear, quiet night (a.m.) I noticed a bright light hovering over the waters of what looked to be just outside of Stonington harbor (could have been more like Watch Hill, hard to tell). At first, I thought it must be a heli, but there was no sound, and it did not move for ten minutes. I have seen the satellites way up in space, this was at heli level. Obviously, it was not a plane, because it wasn’t moving.

I was curious enough after 5 minutes of hovering to get the binocs out. I watched through them for the next 5 minutes, then it seemed to spin (I saw a second light) and then quickly disappear towards Rhode Island, I watched it through the binocs till I couldn’t see it anymore (probably took about 30 secs. For it to disappear.)

I was so blown away, and bummed that I was the only one in the household that actually saw it. Surprised there aren’t any other reports of that sighting, though it was rather late (or early).

Please let me know if anyone else saw this! I know what I saw.

Posted 2010-06-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 68827
Occurred: 2009-02-20 19:23 Local
Reported: 2009-02-20 17:18 Pacific
Duration: 4 Minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Circle of lights which then spun around and dissapeared.

Groton, CT 06340 7:23 P.M.

Saw a semi circle of bright lights hovering in the distance. Vantage point was standing on our back porch looking towards Long Island Sound with no city or residences between us and the ocean. The object hovered for 3 minutes. It then appeared to come closer to the house. Then it spun around or did some sort of acrobatics and disappeared. After this we waited for an hour and it didn’t come back.

Posted 2009-03-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 68048
Occurred: 2009-01-15 19:15 Local
Reported: 2009-01-15 19:57 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
No of observers: 3

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Diamond
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

On the night in question the skies were clear, also two of the wittnesses had an experiences in the past with a UFO.

High in the atmosphere a glowing diamond shaped object appeared over the Northern sky in Groton, CT. around the time and date noted. The object also seemed to have an illuminating red ball that lit up every five minutes or so lasting for a few seconds. The event was witnessed first by one member, than another and finally one more who took a more closer look at the object through a telescope. His findings were that the object had to be a star that was close? Upon trying to find the object minutes later in a sky that had too much clearance for anything to have had disappeared that quick, and knowing it could not have been a satellite, or airplane, the only conclusion is that it was something flying that was unidentified... UFO?

Posted 2009-03-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 61613
Occurred: 2007-02-14 21:00 Local
Reported: 2008-02-14 19:59 Pacific
Duration: 45 min
No of observers: 3

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

very obvious light in the sky not a plane or helicopter changes color often.

always a bright yellowish light in the sky not to high not to low but very visible seems to be lurking in the sky somewhat moving back and forth changing colors as well.

Blue and yellowish light blink often. not like a plane or a holicopter very strange.

Posted 2008-03-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 51963
Occurred: 2005-11-27 23:30 Local
Reported: 2006-08-06 19:20 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Light


Green light travelling at extreme speed over Groton, CT

I was driving east on I-95 by Waterford/New London, CT. In front of me I saw a bright green light in the sky, as it appeared, hoovering over Groton, CT on the far side of the Thames river, north of I-95, a couple of miles ahead of us. The light wasn't very high from the ground, as it appeared not too far from the tree line sillouette. The light was bigger than I could associate with any aircraft, so I told my wife to watch it too. As I told her this, the green light started to move, as it appeared, in an eastern direction, parallell to I-95. Suddenly the the light seemed to accelerate to extreme speed as it quickly vanished towards the east. This is when I realized I have witnessed something extraordinary. My wife failed to notice the object, so I was left with my own experience, which lasted no more than a couple of seconds.



Posted 2006-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 27317
Occurred: 2001-09-09 21:00 Local
Reported: 2003-01-26 19:51 Pacific
Duration: 15 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, NH, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects

I went outside that evening with my video camera, because I had been seeing strange lights in the sky.AT 2300 hRS, I noticed a large sphere coming from the west to east at a slow rate of speed. After a couple of minutes, another object, this one was flashing, headed right into the large white sphere and disappeared into it. Then a few seconds later, a small white object shot out of the large sphere at a ninety degree angle ascending into the sky, this object was the fastest thing that I have ever seen in my entire life. Incidentally, alot of commercial aircraft travel through this area, but none of the forementioned craft exibited any of the typical flight characteristics of these commercial aircraft. I have video of the whole event.

Posted 2003-03-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 19224
Occurred: 2001-07-21 23:12 Local
Reported: 2001-08-22 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Teardrop
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Electrical or magnetic effects

Two whitish blue teardrop shapes came off the edge of the sky, stopped and took off in the opposite direction leaving a streak behind.

Two teardrod like shapes came out of the edge of the sky, they where like slow moving stars or comets or something, whitish blue. The lights in my house began to dim in and out for a short time then they both stopped dead, stood for a second,emitting a small glow, and took off in a hard angle in the opposite direction, faster than i could see leaving a streak of light blue light.

Posted 2001-10-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 21782
Occurred: 1996-04-14 13:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2002-02-12 20:53 Pacific
Duration: ?
No of observers: 0

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Other


Unknown object appeared in photograph, was not noticed at the time photo was taken,Curious?

Resending.I do not know the exact date this happened, it was a sunday in April, I am not sure of the year but I did include coinciding events.

The reason I put question marks in the initial entries above is basically the event occurred 'after the fact'.This event occurred around the time of the last comet event, I think it was Hale-Bopp, as another reference, it was around the same time as the mass Killing at the weirdo cult place where they all mutilated themselves. I was taking a photo of a new antenna that had just been installed around 1 to 2 o'clock in the afternoon. After the developement of the film is when the object was noticed. The conditions that day were partly cloudy and breezy with moderate temperatures.I had set up my tripod to take the photo and had aimed the camera at the antenna. I did not look up at the time I took the picture. I still have the negative. The object does appear on the photo in the second photo as a shadowy image against a blue sky. I am sending a scanned copy of the 2 photos that I did take just seconds apart,the difference in the clouds locations when compaired should verify that.If you would like actual prints, you could probably verify the time the photos were developed by the numbers on back of the actual copies. The film used was a 35 mm. These were developed thruogh a Wal-Mart located in Groton, Ct.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. Sundays of April 1996 fell on April 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th, I believe. PD


Posted 2002-02-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 131649
Occurred: 1995-09-11 00:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2016-12-06 18:22 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
No of observers: 1

Location: Groton, CT, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Immense triangular craft moving 20mph over Groton, CT, and Montauk, LI, NY, at least 1 mi wide.

I was participating on a research project for the U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center. They were testing various types of IR and LASER detection systems for nighttime use, which comprised large professional tripod-mounted cameras and long tele lenses. The equipment was located in a shelter built on top of the tallest building on the university campus, a 4-story brick building. My role was to act as target. I was in a 25-ft fiberglass sloop with outboard engine. I was given a series of waypoints which I spent approx 10-15 min at each point, long enough for changes in engine heat signatures to be observed. There were about 10 waypoints located 1 mi apart beginning about 2 miles from shore, going directly south across Long Island Sound toward Montauk. At 10 miles I was located approx halfway between Montauk and Groton/New London. It was after midnight, possibly 2AM. It was warm (about 70 deg), and a cloudless starry night. Only the tallest! brightest lights from Groton could be seen, no lights were visible from Long Island.

I observed a distinct 'lack of stars' overhead. I then noticed several lights along the edges of what appeared as a huge triangle. The lights were red, green and blue but did not conform to typical navigation lights of aircraft. I have extensive military and aviation experience, this was not an aircraft. It moved directly overhead from on shore at approx 20 miles per hour. As it's approx 20 miles between Groton and L.I., I observed the craft for nearly 1 hr, before losing it over the horizon. It was totally silent. It blocked out about 1/3rd of the sky. If my estimate of its height was wrong and it was higher in altitude, then it would be even larger. I could not make out any details of its design or construction, other than its shape.

This may conform to an FAA reported radar target observed over Groton on 9/11. Unfortunately although there is a regional airport at Groton, with approach radar, their tower is not manned after 9pm. This craft may have been only 2 miles from the airport at closest approach.

I am attempting to coordinate this sighting with radar data from Providence, RI, and Bradbury, CT, as well as USCG records from the RD&C during the imaging test.

At the time this occurred I was too shaken up and afraid to follow up.




NUFORC Note:

Source of report indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2016-12-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 148466
Occurred: 1995-06-21 21:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2019-08-24 20:03 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute


Location: Groton, MS, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Low slow and completely silent.

Standing outside on my deck off of my bedroom, I saw the object flying to the north, which was odd because typical air traffic in the area was from the east Boston across to the west. The object was triangle shaped about 20 feet across and flying approximately no more than 100 feet off the ground.

The object was surrounded by 3 lights at each point of the triangle green red and blue lights.

The object flew over me on my deck and didn’t make any sound at all. Low slow and silent is the best way to describe the object.

Worth noting that the craft was flying in the general direction of a nearby radio telescope array that MIT uses for research.

It’s been a while I understand but I wanted to get my sighting documented in case anyone else might have seen it also. I wanted to get my report added to the record because I’m convinced that what I saw was a UFO.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2019-09-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 46215
Occurred: 1991-09-05 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-09-12 15:24 Pacific
Duration: 2 sec.
No of observers: 2

Location: Groton, NY, USA

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

My sister and I saw a massive, silent, v-shaped formation of bright white lights fly directly overhead.

On a cool summer night, I arrived home after dark to find my sister and mother star gazing on a swing they had dragged to the middle of our back yard. My mother got up and walked over to greet me remarking about how clear it was and how beautiful the stars were. She told me she was going in because it was cold and that I could take her seat. I sat next to my sister and we both were looking straight up gazing at the stars.

I was about to get up to go inside when I looked straight at the horizon. Suddenly, I noticed what I can only describe as a v-shaped formation of white lights coming at us from over the horizon. They looked the way jets flying in a v-formation would. The white lights were brighter than the stars that filled the background. I would say that there were 11 lights in all with 5 on each side and one at the tip of the formation.

My heart immediately jumped and I yelled for my sister to look as I extended my arm and pointed at the lights. She quickly looked as the lights continued toward us. They shot directly overhead at incredible speed.

There was no noise what-so-ever coming from the object(s) before, during, or after the event. I remember, distinctly, that as the lights passed directly overhead, they seemed to be distorting the sky as if they were connected to a "v" or boomerang shaped object - A black object with white "headlights" moving swiftly across a clear, black, star-filled sky. I assume that the object(s) was flying relatively low because the formation of the lights spread out as it passed over us. I would estimate the object to be extremely large considering the amount of sky it spanned across- (perhaps 1000 ft. from tip to tip). My sister and I had no explanation for what we saw. I am quite positive that it was not a natural event because the lights were spaced evenly apart and did not waiver from their position in the "v" at all.




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that date of the event is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-09-15