NUFORC UFO Sighting 187213
Occurred: 2025-01-25 05:02 Local
Reported: 2025-01-25 22:45 Pacific
Duration: 90m
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, NC, USA
Location details: 34.164, -77.568

Shape: Orb
Color: white, orange
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 30
Closest Distance: 40-50 miles
Explanation: Aircraft - Probable
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

So many orbs seen every clear morning 4am-6am

Every clear early morning between 4-6 I see several orbs drop or appear out of no where. I have seen at most 3 at one time with naked eye. These orbs do not have any blinking lights but are a steady color of bright white and/or orange. Movement is sporadic with straight down, sideways, diagonal and sometimes complete sudden opposite change of direction. There have been instances in which a commercial plane is going along its path, when out of no where 1 orb will appear then will split into 2 with 1 heading straight towards that commercial plane, and the other just moving away slowly disappearing. They appear, move downward in an awkward sporadic bumpy motion, and eventually disappear.

NUFORC Note:

Location is unclear, location specified is offshore.





Posted 2025-01-31

NUFORC UFO Sighting 182213
Occurred: 2024-07-03 23:00 Local
Reported: 2024-07-09 07:09 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, MI, USA
Location details: Walking north along Good Harbor Bay on Lake Michigan. The lights appeared about a mile offshore

Shape: Light
Color: White
Estimated Size: Golf Ball sized at 2 miles away, so, size of a car
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: North
Angle of Elevation: 30
Closest Distance: 2 miles
Estimated Speed: 50 mph slowing to a stop
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Over Lake MI, 5 bright white lights appeared, slightly different speeds & altitudes. They slowed, then stopped and disappeared.

Walking north along Good Harbor Bay on Lake Michigan, 5 bright white lights appeared about a 2 miles southwest of Leland, Michigan over the lake. They were traveling northeast at slightly different speeds and altitudes but clustered together. My first thought was that it was a plane, or fireworks, but that was quickly dispelled by the way they were moving and slowing down as a group. They then entered a small, thin cloud, faded out and disappeared.

I was with a friend and we both witnessed it. It was too fast to get my phone out to take a picture. We have both spent a lot of time stargazing at night and have seen many shooting stars, satellites, starlink, planes at night, etc. this was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. We both quickly conferred that it was a UFO cluster.

During the next 10-15 minutes, we observed several shooting stars. However, they were all traveling in different directions and appeared to be going up from the ground. They were not behaving like typical shooting stars like in a meteor shower. They were also all the same color (white) and size/width. We think these were the craft leaving earth’s atmosphere.

Posted 2024-08-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 177740
Occurred: 2023-08-19 20:41 Local
Reported: 2023-08-19 19:44 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, MI, USA
Location details: Bluff overlooking Lake Michigan

Shape: Cigar
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

It was there and momentarily and faded away

We were watching the sunset and I noticed an object above the clouds above the sun, the sun had just gone over the horizon and quickly took a picture.




Posted 2023-09-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 175002
Occurred: 2023-03-14 20:45 Local
Reported: 2023-03-14 18:29 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA
Location details: In the Southern sky

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

I Saw a Large orange light. Seemed to hover. Then moved Slightly and disappeared.

I was walking my dogs. I noticed a large orange red light in the sky. It seemed to hover, then kind of shook and disappeared. I had left my phone on charge so could not take pictures. There was only one light that I saw.

Posted 2023-04-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 172087
Occurred: 2022-09-29 07:45 Local
Reported: 2022-09-29 07:44 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, MS, USA
Location details: Mississippi Delta, Clear blue skies, no clouds

Shape: Cylinder


saw 1 very brite ufo: appeared to be red laser beams being shot at it from below it, ufo disappeared. 2nd bigger brighter ufo came.

was getting ready in my upstairs bathroom and can see out my windows while sitting at my makeup desk. I saw a very bright metallic object in the sky, which I waved off as being a plane but then saw red lasers (dashes not solid laser) being shot at the ufo. Couldn't believe what was seeing. This first "ufo" disappeared and about 15 seconds later a bigger, brighter, ufo came from the same direction this first one did. I watched it, blinked, and it was gone.

I don't know what to make of it. I still question my sanity when it comes to the red laser looking beams that looked like they were trying to hit the 1st ufo.
I have seen UFOs before in my area, in daylight and at night. This is the first time i have ever been certain that its more than just a plane. Weird. Scary,
and I wish we knew the truth.

Posted 2022-10-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 161052
Occurred: 2020-12-05 18:55 Local
Reported: 2020-12-06 10:08 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Lights on object

Two Bright Dots, moved simultaneously and faded

Sighting from backyard in Brunswick Forest development, Leland, NC (near Wilmington, NC) Two bright dots in the sky between Mars and Neptune at 6:55pm approximately, December 5, 2020.

The dots were aligned perpendicular to the line between Mars and Neptune. They were about the size that Mars appeared, but brighter than Mars. When I first looked up and saw the two dots positioned as they were, it looked like Orion’s Belt. Then I said, “hey wait a minute”, since there were only two stars! As I said that, the two stars dimmed to about the brightness of Mars. They were about an inch apart if I was to hold my hand up to the sky to guess distance.

After they dimmed, they simultaneously moved about two “sky inches” from my position up and to the right. Then they rapidly faded from sight without moving location.

It was a clear evening, mid 50s temperature, moon had not yet risen above my sight line. I was looking almost due south at the time. The “dots” were about 45 degrees up from the horizon. No sound.

Observed by one adult female, aged 46. I’ve seen other craft over the years dating back into the 1990s.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 152479
Occurred: 2020-01-08 06:10 Local
Reported: 2020-01-09 15:17 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds


Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Light


Star like object falling at sharp vertical angle to near treeline very rapidly. Before contact with ground it veered sharply to the left and quickly disappeared.



Posted 2020-02-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 148901
Occurred: 2019-09-17 21:00 Local
Reported: 2019-09-17 21:35 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds


Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape:




Posted 2019-09-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 148900
Occurred: 2019-09-17 09:00 Local
Reported: 2019-09-17 21:36 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds


Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape:




NUFORC Note:

No information provided here by witness. PD


Posted 2019-09-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 136676
Occurred: 2017-10-08 08:30 Local
Reported: 2017-10-10 12:19 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, IL, USA

Shape: Changing


Green shape changing spot in multiple photographs East sky in morning.

I was driving south on rt23 after just turn off rt34. I noticed the Sun in the east skies above the crop field and thought about how great that would be as a photo so i took images of the sun, realizing that my window was up and would probably make the picture not what I wanted I put the window down and took a few more images of the east sky. As i was uploading the images I noticed a spot, since I had changed the color filter on them to negative. I became curious and looked at the others and on the normal photos there is a bright green spot and you see it travel from the top of the crops up to the southern skies and then I had one out of focus but the shape was not a spot but looked like the planet Saturn. All spots were that same green and turned a black when in the negative filter. I was not able to really look at what I was shooting because I was driving though it moves in elevation while the shot is taken at a very close same position from my window.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2017-10-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 116276
Occurred: 2014-12-26 20:00 Local
Reported: 2014-12-27 05:37 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Light


Very bright white light traveling at great speed and at a low altitude was observed for approx. 5 seconds, before I lost sight of it.

It appeared somewhat oblong in shape.

Posted 2015-01-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 115741
Occurred: 2014-11-30 20:00 Local
Reported: 2014-11-30 18:13 Pacific
Duration: 45 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Silent triangular shaped craft glides fast across the sky.

Bright orange/yellow light came across the sky. Underneath the craft I was able to make out that it was triangular in shape. Red and orange lights. The craft was silent and seemed to just glide across the sky and a fast speed.

Posted 2014-12-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 110609
Occurred: 2014-06-23 22:45 Local
Reported: 2014-06-25 11:31 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Fireball


2 orange fireball lights parallel to each other flashed and faded

2 round orange circles an equal distance apart in the sky parallel to each other. They appeared to be in the direction of Carolina Beach, NC, possibly over the ocean. The first light flashed and slowly faded. The second light flashed and slowly faded. Then the first light flashed and faded again. This all lasted about 1 minute total.

Posted 2014-06-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 105103
Occurred: 2013-12-06 00:27 Local
Reported: 2013-12-05 21:46 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 3

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Changing
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Possible abduction

Silent ball of light traveling at extremely fast speed, witnessed by 3 people.

My husband I were out side at 12:27am eastern time. When I seen a light hoovering out of the corner of my eye.

At first I thought it was a star. It was bright yellow/orange.

It flew over us just above the tree line going at a speed I have never seen an aircraft go. It was gone in a matter of seconds.

Once it passed the tree line in our yard we could see green and red lights, making it appear possible a triangular shape.

During this time brother came out side and also witnessed the craft.

I don't know if the incidents are connected, but right before we went outside my husband had a sleep paralysis type thing happen. I don't want to sound crazy, but it is a very large coincidence. Of this craft hovering behind our house and him having the dream like episode.

Also, no noise was could be heard.

Posted 2013-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 103328
Occurred: 2013-10-14 20:00 Local
Reported: 2013-10-17 20:56 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Leland, MI, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Missing Time

9 sphere shaped objects ; orange red in color

9 saucer shaped entities; orange/red moving quickly across skies over lake Leelanau near Leland, Mich

Posted 2013-10-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 102906
Occurred: 2013-09-27 09:00 Local
Reported: 2013-10-02 20:30 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Bright light hovering over Hwy 17 in Winnabow NC cutting circles and flips while changing colors red, white and green.

I have seen this craft several times and usually in same general area.

I saw it one time at 1 pm and it was zig zagging and cutting flips with circles at a very fast pace.

Watched this for at least 20 min while the lights kept changing colors.

There was a similar sighting on our local news channel that other people saw a similar light doing same thing around 2 weeks after my sighting

Posted 2013-10-03

NUFORC UFO Sighting 102030
Occurred: 2013-09-08 00:50 Local
Reported: 2013-09-07 22:31 Pacific
Duration: .50
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Changed Color, Animals reacted

Two light in the sky that responded to camera flashes.

My brother and I noticed a light in the sky, the light was like a strobe type changing colors from white to red to blue. Then we noticed a smaller light directly across the sky to it. It to was changing colors. The two light were in sync with each other. I tried to video tape it with my phone, but the lights wouldn't show up. So I began to flash my camera towards the large one. When I did it began to change color and move up and down, right to left. I did the same to the small light. The big light would respond in the manner. The small light would just change color. At one point the large light became bright and looked triangular in shape. The lights are still outside and are still sitting in the sky. The large one would do maneuvers like I have never seen before. Almost as it were like a pen writing in the sky. That is the only way I know how to explain it.

Posted 2013-09-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 100726
Occurred: 2013-08-04 04:12 Local
Reported: 2013-08-05 07:05 Pacific
Duration: 0.5 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Leland, MI, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Lights on object

1/2 second, blinding flash of light

I was dreaming, and then a blinding flash of light entered my dream.

I woke up instantly, and I saw the blinding flash out the window, and a 1/4th of a second later it was gone.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2013-08-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 96143
Occurred: 2013-01-30 20:07 Local
Reported: 2013-01-30 17:21 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Flashing Parallel lights

At first I thought it was an airplane, but there were two lights flashing. One directly on top of one another. No sound could heard. The light were blink white and red. Moving at a faster than normal speed. The lights stayed parallel to each other at all times. Even when moving at angles.

Posted 2013-02-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 93400
Occurred: 2012-10-01 18:02 Local
Reported: 2012-10-07 18:11 Pacific
Duration: Unknown
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Oval


3 objects in the sky looking toward Wilmington NC from Leland NC.

After seeing a rainbow, I stopped to take a picture of the double rainbow and did not notice the 3 objects in the bottom of the picture. After showing the pictures to my son, he pointed out the 3 objects. I went back to the same spot the next day and snapped another picture almost right where I was when I took the picture the prior day, and the objects were not there.



Posted 2012-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 89787
Occurred: 2012-06-21 03:45 Local
Reported: 2012-06-21 01:19 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, NC, USA

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

We saw a very bright lights from same object not moving that flickered green, red and white at same time. Brighter than any star in sky and lasted 15 minutes. We drove 5 minutes towards it and could not find it in the sky. We went back to the house sat in same location and it was gone. Lights appeared to be 20 miles South/ Southwest towards Holden Beach.

Posted 2012-07-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 86314
Occurred: 2011-12-29 23:00 Local
Reported: 2012-01-03 16:37 Pacific
Duration: around home
No of observers: 3

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Emitted other objects, Landed

i stand in my yard 6days ago and what i thought was a bright star was a sphere with lights goind around it lightly colors and the sphere was bright white and bobbing up and down side to side wave motiotns and dropping down and going in 10miles to 10miles in pattern and what looked lights wee shotting off of it in diffrent areas but sight was seen from 3 witnesses.but ive seen 5 more diffrent strong enconters in 5years on the coast.



Posted 2012-01-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 85208
Occurred: 2011-11-07 16:30 Local
Reported: 2011-11-08 06:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 secs
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, NC, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Two white lights above Leland (NC) moving towards Carolina Beach

Two oblong, hazy-white, illuminated objects, one slightly higher than the other, tracking southeast across the night sky, less than a quarter mile from my home. Appeared to be approximately 500 feet in the air, separated by about 50 to 75 feet, moving slowly for first 15 seconds, then speeding off faster behind the tree line. No sounds of jet or prop engine noise despite being so close to my location. I immediately turned on the police scanner to determine if there were any aircraft over the town or on approach to the local airport (Wilmington International). No aircraft traffic reported inbound, outbound or in the greater Wilmington (NC) area at the time. Verified the radio traffic at the airport with a call to another amateur radio operator and also confirmed with the airport's arrival/departures website.

Posted 2011-12-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 84587
Occurred: 2011-10-17 20:00 Local
Reported: 2011-10-17 17:51 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Leland, NC, USA

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

Three glowing lights moving slowly across the sky.

My husband and I were taking our dog out and my husband looked up and called me over to look at these lights. I went to look and they were in a straight line moving perfectly together. Three of them. No noise. No flashing lights. We stood there and watched for about 5 minutes and then they just vanished. The objects were round and very bright white with a blue and orange tint around the edges.

Posted 2011-10-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 63976
Occurred: 2008-06-18 19:55 Local
Reported: 2008-06-18 17:59 Pacific
Duration: 5 mins
No of observers: 1

Location: Leland, IL, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Lights on object

I saw two lights coming down mainstreet Leland, it's unusual to see anything on mainstreet Leland, so this must be a UFO.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2008-07-05