NUFORC UFO Sighting 178837
Occurred: 2023-10-11 18:34 Local
Reported: 2023-10-11 18:00 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1 - Military

Location: Canastota, NY, USA
Location details: Above my back field

Shape: Disk
Explanation: Insect - Possible


One disk object floating forward

Looking out of my back window I saw one silvery disc like object floating above my back field, I then went outside to get a better look I saw that it seemed to be floating forward in a straight line eastward with absolutely no sound, the ambient noise even seemed to be gone. I then tried to take a video and took a picture instead, when I switched to video and got the object back in frame it then disappeared entirely. I am a 42 year old Marine Corps veteran.




Posted 2023-10-28

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94264
Occurred: 2012-11-08 21:45 Local
Reported: 2012-11-09 08:52 Pacific
Duration: ??
No of observers: 1

Location: Canastota, NY, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Electrical or magnetic effects

Over a few days/weeks, big green flash in sky, 2 orange lights glowing, some odd static electricity.

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed some interesting activity. I was outside at work a few weeks back on our nightly break, when I saw a big green flash behind the clouds. It was very large in the sky. I was so shocked, I could barely express what I had seen. That seemed to be the most significant thing to me, but I didn't feel like it was worth writing about until the last few nights.

On my way home from work, I drive down a strip of road with fields on both sides. Being fall time, they're really empty and easy to see across. For the past few nights, I've noticed 2 bright orange balls of light on both the north and south horizons. Very far out, but still noticeable from my car. The first night I thought they were interesting, and then I saw the same thing the second night.

The first night was very cloudy - couldn't see a star in the sky. I could however see these orange balls. They weren't flashing or moving, just staying very still on the horizons. Last night was exceptionally clear, and they were clearly visible in the same spots. They are definitely a whole lot brighter than the rest of the things I could identify in the sky (stars, planes, etc).

On a possibly related note, I've noted a significant increase in the static electricity around here. I got shocked a whole bunch of times last night from doorknobs, in the same place I work every night. I know the time of year probably has something to do with it. When I woke up this morning, 2 lightbulbs (maybe more?) in my house were dead. The incandescent kind. Both are bulbs that get a LOT of use in the house, and could have coincidentally died at the same time. I just thought it was interesting.

As far as my (the observer) background goes...not much. I certainly am interested in UFO sightings, but have only ever seen a few times something I couldn't explain. These few phenomenon in the past weeks have me puzzled, so I figured I'd say something - maybe other people have seen it too! :]

Thanks.

Posted 2012-11-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 26713
Occurred: 2002-12-21 06:10 Local
Reported: 2002-12-21 16:33 Pacific
Duration: 5 mins
No of observers: 0

Location: Canastota, NY, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

bright light

It was a full moon, I saw a small light in the west, maybe a plane . As I was watching it the small ball turned into a huge flat light that zoomed to the south . I could still see the lights through the trees , then nothing, it was gone. Checked the news and havn't heard of any sightings in this area.



NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD


Posted 2002-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 2249
Occurred: 1997-05-28 23:12 Local
Reported: 1997-06-01 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 4 HOURS
No of observers: 10

Location: Canastota, NY, USA

Shape: light


Summary : MULTIPLE LIGHTS SIGHTING AND VIDEO MAY 28, 19973 to 12 IN DIFFERENT FORMATIONS- 4 HOURS/2 NIGHTS10 WITNESSED- ONEIDA LAKE, NY.- WITH FULL LAKEREFLECTIONS

FIRST VIEWED 10:52PM MAY 28, 1997- 3 IN TRIAN-GULAR FORMATION. THEY FADED AND THREE MOREAPPEARED- THEY FADED AND FIVE APPEARED IN DIFFERENTFORMATION- THIS CONTINUED FOR APPROX 30 MINUTES-DIFFERENT FORMATIONS AND NUMBERS- AT ONE SIGHTING12 APPEARED AT ONCE- THEY SEEMED TO HOVER ANDDID NOT MOVE AT ANY FAST RATES- THEN JUST FADED AWAYTHEN AGAIN AT 3:00 AM ON MAY 29, 1997 THE SIGHTINGSTOOK PLACE AGAIN- DIFFERERT AMOUNTS,DIFFERENTFORMATIONS FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES ON AND OFF- THENAT 10:45 PM THAT EVENING AGAIN MISC FORMATIONSAND NUMBERS APPEARED- AT LEAST 10 PEOPLEWITNESSED SOME OF THESE SIGHTINGS- OBJECTSWERE APPROX. 4-5 MILES ACROSS ONEIDA LAKE, N.YOVER A VILLAGE CALLED JEWEL, N.Y.- ON THE VIDEOSTHE LIGHT REFLECTIONS CAN BE SEEN AS SEPERATESOURCES SHINING AGAINST THE WATER THE FULL DISTANCEOF THE LAKE (APPROX 4 MILES)OBSERVERS: ((Three names deleted))OTHER NUMEROUS NEIGHBORS IN AREAALSO ANOTHER OBSERVER 10 MILES FROM US ON TOPOF A MOUNTAIN (MUNNSVILLE, N.Y.)OTHER STRANGE HAPPENINGS ON MAY 28, 1997 OTHERINDIVIDUALS SPOTTED 3 LIGHTS IN TRIANGULAR FORMATION16 MILES AWAY- IN THAT SAME AREA AND TIME,NIAGARAMOHAWK POWER HAD A TRANSFORMER FAILURE AND LIGHTSIN AREA WENT OUTAPPEARANCE WAS A BRIGHT LIGHT ORANGE/RED/WHITEVIDEOS WHERE TAKEN FOR MOST OF SIGHTINGS(40 MINUTES)OF DIFFERENT AMOUNTS AND FORMATIONS-

Posted 1999-01-28