NUFORC UFO Sighting 175386
Occurred: 2023-04-10 20:09 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-04-11 09:10 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA
Location details: Westbound on State road, approaching route 65 from the east, photos are to the N/NNW over route 30

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Left a trail

Driving, spotted object coming down from sky before making turn. Believe it may have hit the ground

Driving westbound on State Rd, approaching the intersection of Route 65/Ottawa Rd, this is observed out the front windshield towards the passenger side(Nw) over Route 30. Mid flight, it was twisting as the photo was taken. It made a gradual turn and began to slow as it got closer to the ground

For anonymity reasons, I am speaking on behalf of family.








Posted 2023-05-19

NUFORC UFO Sighting 174802
Occurred: 2023-03-01 19:15 Local
Reported: 2023-03-01 16:41 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes so far
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, NY, USA
Location details: Elm St.

Shape: Light
Explanation: Planet/Star - Certain


It is two lights in the western sky the are not star like. Not moving. Look like airplane lights are are not moving.

I saw the two light when I went to the store.i have been living at this house for over 20 years and have never seen these two lights in the past. The lights are horizonaly side by side. They do not twinkle. Like I said they look like headlights from a plane but are not moving. I am a 63 year old man, carpenter that just got home from work for the day.

NUFORC Note:

Jupiter and Venus


Posted 2023-03-06

NUFORC UFO Sighting 170072
Occurred: 2021-10-17 19:42 Local
Reported: 2022-06-26 21:41 Pacific
Duration: 3 min. 46 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA
Location details: In the sky above my house as I was facing west. It then moved to the northeast.

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail, Changed Colo

Above my house and slightly to the west, I saw a light moving erratically. It appeared to be at a distance of 150 to 200 yards away.

When I witnessed the light moving erratically, the first thought was it had to be a drone but it didn't appear to make any sound. From my experience, even drones make a whirring as their propellers rotate at high rpm.

I took out my phone and started recording anyway just in case it wasn't a drone. At one point, the lights changed to green and red. At one point it picked up enough speed that it looked like a tiny comet and then slowed again.

I recorded it until I lost it behind my house. My plan was to start a new video when I got further out into my yard where there were no obstructions but it was gone.





Posted 2022-09-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 130132
Occurred: 2016-09-10 21:00 Local
Reported: 2016-09-22 09:59 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Fireball


Husband and I and 2 of our children were waiting in line at drive thru restaurant. My 9 yr old said, "What are those bright lights?"

My husband and I and two of our children were waiting in line at drive thru restaurant. My 9 yr old said "what are those brights lights?" We looked to the east, and on the distance were 8 fireballs which at first glance appeared could be Chinese lanterns.... However immediately my husband and I said "moving way too fast for that" they were in a formation moving like Chinese lanterns but much faster.....my husband got his smart phone out and we kept watching and soon they went off course and shifted directions.....I never took my eyes off them and somehow they merged into 3 red balls....and faded away within about 15 seconds....it was very weird!

My husband's phone picked nothing up.....and there was no sound. My husband said only possibility other than ufo was jet fighters training in formation? But even he doubted that...we looked online and there was no mention of night training that night.....also I researched to see if anyone else had seen because I can't imagine nobody else seeing this? Maybe if I post my Story others will Speak up.

Posted 2016-09-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 121147
Occurred: 2015-08-18 21:30 Local
Reported: 2015-08-18 19:17 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Saw a very bright white light.

Spotted what I thought was a very bright star at first but turned out to be moving directly overhead. No sound and it was just a very bright white light. May have also had some red in it as well. Went directly overhead to Northeast and out of view within a 2 minute span. Saw a plane just after and it looked as if the light was actually higher than the plane. And it was still the brightest in the sky.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2015-08-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 121131
Occurred: 2015-08-15 23:45 Local
Reported: 2015-08-19 11:29 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Vertical, pencil-shaped, object seen.

We were Eastbound on State Route 30 just West of the I-75 interchange. There was a vertical pencil shaped light a head of us just off the right side of the highway. It was white and red and had what looked like it like filaments of the same color trailing off from the sides of it.

I looked away for a moment and when I looked back it was gone. My wife, who was driving said she didn't see it.

Posted 2015-08-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 121280
Occurred: 2015-08-13 01:30 Local
Reported: 2015-08-13 15:53 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Circle


Pale circular yellow light passed overhead travelling West to East. I observed no red or green flashing lights on it. I heard no sound. I was outside to watch the meteor shower when I saw it. Sky was clear and I also saw several meteor flashes.

Posted 2015-08-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 120269
Occurred: 2015-07-09 21:00 Local
Reported: 2015-07-10 10:23 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Cone


I went to turn on the outside back light I opened the door make sure the light was burning. My attention was drawn to a glowing red cone shaped object in the sky approximately 1/4 mile away.

The object was moving North to South and was finally lost to sight as it passed large trees that were between me and it. I went outside during the event to see if I could here any engine sound, but heard nothing.

Posted 2015-07-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 117927
Occurred: 2015-03-18 21:15 Local
Reported: 2015-03-20 09:33 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

Two horizontal rows of six lights each hovering about seventy-five feet in the air; seen for about ten minutes.

I was returning home from church. I had turned off of Eastown Rd. onto Allentown Rd. heading East. I noticed what appeared to be two horizontal rows of six lights each hovering in the air about 75 feet up.

As I got closer I realized that it was hovering above the area behind the Tom Ahl Chevrolet dealership on Allentown Rd. The upper lights on each end would flash intermittently. I turned into the Walmart parking lot across the road to get a better look.

When I exited my vehicle the object was gone. Other than a cart pickup who was headed in with a string of carts I was the only person in the parking lot.

Posted 2015-03-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 116532
Occurred: 2015-01-02 22:00 Local
Reported: 2015-01-06 00:57 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Diamond
Characteristics: Lights on object

Witness a strange event on 1-2-2015 (Lima, Ohio).

There was 3 of them. Did not appear large. They all had mostly steady red lights with a hint of white lights. Not blinking. Very quiet.

They singly appeared from out of the east sky and had a floating movements heading into the north sky and then faded away out of sight.

Posted 2015-01-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 111864
Occurred: 2014-07-25 22:00 Local
Reported: 2014-07-25 20:11 Pacific
Duration: 25 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams, Animals reacted

Orange light that moves slow.

First witness was in a back room of their home and states that they did notice the orange light but thought nothing of it due to frequent helicopter travel above the home.

First witness then noticed the light had not moved, cats outside froze as they looked up at the light and then ran off when it moved.

The light then proceeded to slowly and steadily move upwards and towards the house.

The frst witness began to record the light and then realized the orange light was going descending toward the house.

Frst witness ran outside to attempt to record but became frightened when they realized the orange light made no sound.

They then procced to rally two other witnesses and follow the light above the front of the house when it descended up into the sky and disappeared.

Witnesses say it seemed like an object but the orange lights over came the object.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2014-07-26

NUFORC UFO Sighting 103173
Occurred: 2013-10-12 20:00 Local
Reported: 2013-10-12 17:54 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Lights on object

Husband and I witnessed 4 translucent lights moving clockwise then coming together in center and then spreading back out. I have seen the exact thing before almost a year ago but in a different location in my town. We drove to find a strobe light and there was no evidence of one. With this sighting being our second this year I looked it up online and found others reported same phenomenon in Virginia last month. Any idea of what this is would be appreciated as it is very alarming. It was dark out and you could still see the clouds through the lights.

Posted 2013-10-14

NUFORC UFO Sighting 100364
Occurred: 2013-05-07 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2013-07-19 20:32 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

In the lead were two, then two more side by side, then the last three strung out behind the four...

My husband was looking out the front window and he called me to come and look. and there was seven glowing orange orbs coming east, my husband got the binoculars and went outside and when they got to our house they turned north.

They were less then 2000 feet and traveling real slow...my husband has a pilot license and this was his estimate.






NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2013-07-22

NUFORC UFO Sighting 94717
Occurred: 2012-11-20 19:00 Local
Reported: 2012-11-22 17:39 Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

On the way home from my parents house who live 10 minutes away I thought I was seeing a moving low cloud reflecting the light from my car as it was slightly foggy out.

As I turned onto State route 81 I realizes I was seeing a faded white light moving in a perfect circle pattern. The light itself appeared to be moving in a wavy pattern as it was circling in a round pattern, as if the circle pattern was perhaps on a disc shaped object.

I watched this for two hours off and on, my husband and my neighbor saw it as well. Neither one of us could find an explanation it was not a airplane or helicopter, it was not a strobe light as there was no beam leading up to it. It was literally by itself in the sky and I've never seen anything like it.

Posted 2012-12-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 90009
Occurred: 2012-06-23 22:30 Local
Reported: 2012-06-23 20:19 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Electrical or magnetic effects

The power went out and it came from the south moving north. Seemed to circle around and come back. Moved very quickly. The just vanished. Made no sound.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. We would like to know what "it" was, and what it looked like. PD


Posted 2012-07-04

NUFORC UFO Sighting 89528
Occurred: 2012-06-10 22:50 Local
Reported: 2012-06-11 18:27 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Orb


Bright reddish orange orb shoots across sky with no sound at a high rate of speed at 10:30pm in Lima, oh.

Bright reddish orange glow, looked like an ember from a fire, floating above treeline south of house..then it accelerates and travels at an amazing rate of speed to the north until it disappeared from site. No sound, weird...don't know what it was. Has any other crafts like this been seen round lima?

Posted 2012-06-14

NUFORC UFO Sighting 59082
Occurred: 2007-10-03 22:00 Local
Reported: 2007-10-03 21:19 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Lima, Ohio circle Black Metal red white and blue object above us in country rd.

my girlfriend and i was driving down that country road heading home where we saw solid white lights like car head lights in the sky. when we noticed it it started to move east to west of us. my girlfriend say "it's a ufo" our windows where down at this point and the radio was off when i lay on my horns and screamed "hey, take us to your mother land" where this object slowed down, almost to a full stop and move vertical northwest of us as if it was heading towards us. it was right under us this time where we can see the full object. 3 blueish white light on each side (total of 6) 2 bright white headlights on the front and 3 red light . . like a triangle shape .

but the third light looked like it wasn't connected the lights was so bright that you could notice that the bottom of the object was black metal. as it went by us the object was so close to us that there was no noise no engine nothing coming out of this object. as it slowly flew pass my girlfirend screams "turn around" at this time there was a car behind me and i just missed my town so i had to pull up a driveway and turn around we kept an eye on it so when i turn around it was gone. i drove about another hour towards the direction it was going and if it was a plane you should have seen it... right?

Posted 2007-10-08

NUFORC UFO Sighting 44813
Occurred: 2005-07-06 22:30 Local
Reported: 2005-07-07 02:48 Pacific
Duration: 1hr
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, NY, USA

Shape: Unknown


This is my sky observation report of objects seen at night. All look like lights.

Sky observation report July 6, 2005 It was a clear night with excellent stargazing. From about 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm many objects spotted. I tried a different part of my yard that has a better view of the sky.Most went South to North and appeared to have erratic flight characteristsics; some went very fast. I simply lost count of the objects. There were far too many to be satellites, and I was out (theorhetically) beyond satellite viewing time.



Posted 2005-07-13

NUFORC UFO Sighting 44620
Occurred: 2005-06-25 23:00 Local
Reported: 2005-06-28 11:24 Pacific
Duration: 1hr
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, NY, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

These are my sky observations for June 25-27, 2005 using 8x binoculars. There will be more.

Saturday June 25 Five objects spotted. Four travelled North to South. The other travelled West to East. This object was different from most. It appeared to either to be circular with a darker center, or four lights around a darker center. It was not an airplane or satellit. It should be remembered that East to West satellites can NOT be seen from the continental United States, or any lattitude substantially far from the equator (since they only travel along the equator).

Sunday June 26 into Monday: Four objects spotted. Three travelled South to North; one travelled more slowly than most in a Northwest to Southeast direction. As a side note unrelated to this, a strange rushing sound was heard in the trees. There was no wind or rain. I have no explanation for the noise.



Posted 2005-07-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 19822
Occurred: 2001-10-11 23:49 Local
Reported: 2001-10-12 10:28 Pacific
Duration: 5 Minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Teardrop
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Electrical or magnetic effects

We saw three teardroped shaped crafts with slowy flashing lights moving very slow then taking off very rapidly.

The three of us were sitting in my room (doing the obvious for 11:30 at night)when the lights in my room started flashing. "It must be the power" said one of us. The lights contiued to flash until the power went out in the whole house. It was time for person 1 to leave so we all went outside to send him on his way. He had a brand new car and for some odd reason, the car's power would not turn on. The three of us sat out on the driveway looking at the stars when person 2 thought that he saw an oddly shaped craft, in the shape of a teardrop, in the sky. It had slowly flashing lights and the lights changed color every five flashes. There were three of them. They moved at a very slow pace, as if they were looking at something. After about 4 to 5 minutes, the 3 crafts took off at a very rapid pace. All power was restored to the neighborhood and my house and person 1 was able to start his car and go on his way home.



NUFORC Note:

Source is anonymous. No other reports from Lima, OH, for this time and date. Report arrived amidst multiple, apparently non-serious reports from students. Since there is no contact data provided, we are unable to follow up on alleged sighting. We will contact Mr. John P. Timmerman, Sec./Treas. Of the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), who lives in Lima, OH. PD


Posted 2001-10-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 19853
Occurred: 2001-09-16 19:30 Local
Reported: 2001-10-14 19:52 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes at most
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

we saw a "star"in full light...shortly after 9/11 9 it was /9/16 sunday)

my freind and i and my 2 children were at the lima ottawa park on rt 81 in lima. we were coming back from a walk by the lake, when we looked up to watch as the sun BEGAN to set, it was fully LIGHT outside, as we looked up we were discussing how the lack of airplane traffic was unnerving. as i watched the sky, a "star" appeared, just like say bout the size of MARS when it was closest to earth. we watched for a few seconds and then continued our walk, when we looked up 2 to 3 minutes later , the "star" was gone. in the far distance we could see chemtrails from 2 different jets. and during all this there was no sound. no it was not a sattelite, as it would have continued on it's normal trajectory...this just BOOM gone!

Posted 2001-11-20

NUFORC UFO Sighting 18440
Occurred: 2001-07-16 21:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2001-07-16 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

ovalish shaped craft followed above plane for a few min. then disapeared over some tree's

i and kids were looking at the sky....i saw an airplane, following what looked to be above the craft was an oddly shaped "thing" . it was pinkish grey/white as the sun was setting and the sunset was reflected off of it. as the plane tirned away the sound died down....but the ufo continued on it's course, making no sound...and disapeared out of sight over the tops of a cluster of trees.

Posted 2001-08-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 9966
Occurred: 1999-09-01 23:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-09-27 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1 to 3 min
No of observers: 3

Location: Lima, OH, USA

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

Looking to the Northeast, I saw two orange lights that just disappeared. I have seen these lights on several occasions along with friends and co-workers.

Looking to the northeast, I saw two orange lights that just disappeared. I have seen the lights on several occasions along with friends and co-workers. I have seen these lights, which can become very brilliant at times, at several different times of the night. The thing about them is not only their color but that they NEVER chance location in the sky, just in intensity.

Posted 1999-10-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 1912
Occurred: 1996-11-15 20:50 Local
Reported: 1996-12-26 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes


Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Light


SUMMARY: 2 adult women about 1 mile apart saw a bright
light 1/2 moon in diameter hover between and
above them for about 10 min., then vanish.
CUFOS REPORT>

One round bright yellowish light (halogen?)
light was seen by one woman from house window
looking to North while similar light was seen
from moving automobile driving east looking
North across a reservoir shortly before 9 p.m
e.s.t. The first one saw it hover for about 10
minutes. County fairgrounds and housing development
and two large reservoirs beneath sighting location
of light. Witnesses seem convinced it could not
have been a helicopter or a conventional
aircraft hovering.

Posted 1998-03-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 32557
Occurred: 1987-09-18 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-10-22 10:48 Pacific
Duration: 5-8mins.
No of observers: 2

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

I saw a battleship size ufo that was outlined with lights but was transparent at the same time.

around 11pm. my brother and I went out to feed our horses. we had gotten home really late. It was a clear sky with a full moon. You could see in the dark because the moon shined so bright. We were at the back of the barn when we heard a low pulsating engine sound . We felt a light vibration through the air. We noticed that the horses in the pasture were acting really nervous and would not calm down. So we started to look up in the sky to see what was making the sound. Off to our left (East) this HUGE slow moving ship was traveling Southward. This ship had to be at least a half mile long minimum. The only way to describe it : It looked as though it was some type of battleship or city. The outlines were in various colored lights but of colors not even imagineable. Even though you could see the outline of ship you could still see the stars on the other side of it .(Transparent) Even though it was slow the lights seemed to stream as if it was going really fast.It never stopped but continued at a slow rate. There's nothing that I am aware of that is that BIG and can travel that slow. After watching it for about 5-8 mins at least, we could still see this thing down by the Wapak area which is 20-25 miles from us. After it was around that area it went immediately straight up and was gone. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed and wish it will happen again sometime. Also about a year later we saw a huge bright red orb around the same location where the previous ship left. Noone ever believes me when I tell them, but we both saw it and we just stood in awe of it.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD


Posted 2003-10-31

NUFORC UFO Sighting 164703
Occurred: 1967-06-03 10:00 Local
Reported: 2021-09-30 17:24 Pacific
Duration: 4 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lima, OH, USA

Shape: Cigar


I was 16 years old. On a sunny mid-morning I was alone, walking westward in an open alleyway between North Street and Oakland Parkway in Lima, Ohio, with the sun at my back. About a half a mile ahead of me a cylindrical, gray-metallic object comparable to an airplane fuselage in shape and size, suddenly zoomed from my right (from the north) just above treetop level (30 degrees or so above the horizon). It would be more accurate to say it was the shape of a stubby cigar, rounded on both ends, and had no projections or windows or lights that I could detect.

Without slowing it appeared to stop “on a dime” as they say, directly in front of me, more or less over North Street, and then shot directly westward without making a sound or leaving a trail. (North Street angles a little northwest but the object went due west.) It may have decelerated a little before making the right-angle turn but I didn’t perceive it. Once it shot off to the west, directly away from me, it remained on a straight course and disappeared in 1-2 seconds.

The whole episode lasted about 4 seconds. I was a paperboy and I recall that I was doing my weekly collection on a Saturday morning. Everything was in full bloom, trees were all leafed out, and I know it was cool outside because I recall I was wearing a dark jacket.

I can’t swear to the date, but I’m placing the time from mid-May to mid-June 1967 because I was 16 years old and it was also near the end of my six-plus years on this paper route, which I passed over to my long-time substitute in mid-June.

I told my parents and a few friends about it but mostly have not volunteered the information through my adult live because I’ve never wanted to compromise my credibility in other matters.

I am now 70 years, a retired hospital administrator and retired Registered Maine Guide who served in the Army Security Agency as a Russian-language cryptanalyst who also spent 23 years in manufacturing. I have seen no other unbelievable sights in my lifetime.



Posted 2021-10-19