NUFORC UFO Sighting 188230
Occurred: 2025-03-10 20:40 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2025-03-10 19:11 Pacific
Duration: Estimating 40 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, NY, USA
Location details: I was in my backyard.

Shape: Light
Color: White like a star
Estimated Size: Not sure, it looked like a star
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: The lights came from the west and were heading east.
Angle of Elevation: 90
Closest Distance: 60,000 ft
Estimated Speed: 23-25,000 mph
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

I saw an aircraft following a light that looked like a faint star, both the aircraft and light seemed to be the same altitude.

I saw what looked like a faint star or satellite coming from the west and heading east overhead, but it moved much more quickly than a satellite orbiting earth and deviated from its apparent trajectory as it was followed by what appeared to be a a non-commercial aircraft. The light and the airplane flew perpendicular to each other with the aircraft swaying closer and further away from the light. Both the aircraft and the light flew at what seemed the same altitude. I had visual for less than a minute before both were out of sight past the trees. I waited a couple minutes after and decided to head back inside, looked at the sky again as I headed up the stairs and saw what appeared to be the same light trailing the same trajectory as the previous light and airplane.

Posted 2025-03-11

NUFORC UFO Sighting 180121
Occurred: 2024-01-18 05:05 Local
Reported: 2024-01-18 03:14 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, VT, USA

Shape: Light
Color: White
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Slightly to the east from my location
Angle of Elevation: 75
Closest Distance: Nearly directly below
Estimated Speed: 0, then faster than an airplane
Characteristics: Lights on object

Stationary blinking light, then exceptionally fast traveling light

As I was looking out of a skylight in my house, I saw a blinking light that I thought was an airplane, but the blinking was a different frequency than an airplane and it was only white, not white and red (not navigation lights). Then the blinking stopped. Then, the light lit up and flew away to the north faster than anything I’ve ever seen in the sky. It wasn’t a shorting star - the chances of looking up and seeing a blinking light and then a “shooting star” in the same place in the sky at the same time are impossibly small.

Posted 2024-02-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 175137
Occurred: 2023-03-26 19:45 Local
Reported: 2023-03-27 10:12 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes approximately
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, NY, USA
Location details: Approximately 1/2 way between the towns of Norwich and New Berlin NY

Shape: Light


A fast moving point of light that changed direction very quickly, also going around in a circle.

I happened to look out a west facing window to see if my solar lights were working at end of my driveway, and saw a plane with its lights flashing over my house, then I noticed a fast moving non blinking light through trees to the west that was changing direction quickly. It seemed far off and I thought it must be moving very fast. It made right angle turns and at one point it was going in a circle. I braced my head on frame of window and made sure that it was moving like that, and not me. Also could see its progress compared to sparsely spaced branches on tree. Am convinced that it wasn't an optical illusion and was some kind of craft. I know that stars will seem to move in a circle when standing outside, just because of your head moving slightly. After about 3 minutes, I blinked and it was gone. This the first time I have seen something I couldn't explain. Just a point of light.

Posted 2023-04-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 160369
Occurred: 2020-11-02 15:30 Local
Reported: 2020-11-03 07:26 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Cigar


Black thick scroll design in wing position.

I noticed, what I first thought was, an airplane. It had a large black scroll design, thick in structure, where the wing would be. No tail. Realizing it was unusual, I turned to pick up my phone to take a picture and returned, less than 3 seconds later, to find it was gone. I stepped outside to search the sky. There was no obstruction of the sky for miles in all directions. It was completely gone.



Posted 2020-12-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 159287
Occurred: 2020-09-09 01:00 Local
Reported: 2020-09-10 14:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, NY, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

I walked to the park just to walk and I look up and see 3 reddish orange dots not moving in the sky it was about 2 or 3 miles away from me and about 300 or 350 feet in the air but I only saw it for a couple seconds because I ran as fast as I could because i was scared for my life , I’ve encountered the same craft multiple times one with a friend and once before but I forgot the details of the encounter

Posted 2020-11-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 154240
Occurred: 2020-03-14 23:04 Local
Reported: 2020-03-17 06:41 Pacific
Duration: 97 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Norwich, VT, USA

Shape: Circle


Strange sighting in the sky

Saw a strange colored object in the sky so I took out my camera and started to video it, it was a white spinning object, I got a 1 minute 38 second video and it also emitted a light in the field below behind the house. I have video and pictures of it. It was round and white almost looked like a button like. This went on for three days.



Posted 2020-05-15

NUFORC UFO Sighting 150444
Occurred: 2019-11-03 01:45 Local
Reported: 2019-11-06 16:10 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

12 disc shaped objects float upwards and then vanish

I came home from driving a few Lyft rides I walked to my backyard where my garbage cans are to throw something away when I noticed in a perfectly clear sky an orange/yellow light starting about where clouds would normally be and going very high and then disappearing. I was frozen staring at it because it did not blink or make sound. Then to my amazement another 1 appeared and started moving up while 2 more were there now too all moving exactly the same speed and distance apart. I tried to video them as they were so clear to my eye I thought it would video great too, but to my dismay it wouldn't even show on my iphone screen. After those vanished I saw another 1, I wanted so bad for someone else to see this so I ran inside my house very quickly and got my 15 year old son up from bed and ran outside with him. When we got outside there was 3 of them very clearly moving up like the others. I tried to take a video again and this one did work, but the video d! oes not do it justice compared to actually seeing it. When I take a screenshot of the object it looks like a spinning disc. I have 3 videos showing them. I know what helicopters, planes, drones, lanterns look like and this was not any of them. After about 15 minutes and seeing roughly 12 of these objects it was over! I stayed outside for an hour after and looked up to see if anymore would appear but nothing. It was absolutely amazing as I have never seen anything like it before. I wish I could know exactly what it was as I am still stumped.



Posted 2019-12-01

NUFORC UFO Sighting 149821
Occurred: 2019-10-11 20:00 Local
Reported: 2019-10-14 10:42 Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
No of observers: 0

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Changed Color, Animals reacted

Dark night sky had one area that was lit up pink, and then later on it was brilliant neon purple against the black sky. We took pictures and posted and several others saw it as well with no explanation of where the light was coming from. I could see from my front step and never saw it before this time and haven’t seen it again since.



Posted 2019-12-01

NUFORC UFO Sighting 149806
Occurred: 2019-10-10 21:00 Local
Reported: 2019-10-13 08:20 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Large red and blue light over Thames River Connecticut

An hour after sundown large blue light turning to red then blue about 3000 feet elevation moving up the Thames River

Posted 2019-12-01

NUFORC UFO Sighting 142608
Occurred: 2018-08-06 13:05 Local
Reported: 2018-08-07 09:15 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Other


Bullet shaped object of chrome out of control.

On 8/6/18 at approximately 1:05 p.m., I saw, what appeared to be a helicopter, free fall to hover over the trees about a quarter mile from my building, less than 1000 feet up. It moved side to side as if troubled with control. I thought it was going to crash.

Then it turned sideways and the sun shone off it brightly. It was not a helicopter and seemed maybe bullet shaped, of bright chrome. It continued to attempt control then steadied itself for a few seconds before flying straight up above the clouds. I could still see it through a hole in the clouds and watched until it shot off to my right, traveling fast enough that the only reason I saw it again was because the sun hit the chrome once more, before it was out of view.

Posted 2018-08-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 134811
Occurred: 2017-06-28 17:00 Local
Reported: 2017-06-28 19:44 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: East Norwich, NY, USA

Shape: Oval


I saw a small plane shaped with out wings fly in to a small cloud.

It didn't fly out of the cloud.

Then higher in the sky I saw a flash.

It was metallic almost like a camera flash.




NUFORC Note:

Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2017-07-07

NUFORC UFO Sighting 125061
Occurred: 2016-01-02 19:15 Local
Reported: 2016-01-02 18:48 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

I saw two triangular shaped objects with a glowing aura or haze surrounding them. The corners were rounded. The two objects had a rapid bright blinking white flash which was constant. Looking into the sky, they were approximately 2 feet apart. I don't know what that represents in distance.

The triangular shaped objects would quickly dart about an inch in distance then stay motionless for 3 to 8 seconds. The direction of these darting movements seemed random with no particular pattern. The two objects did not dart simultaneously or even in the same direction but they did seem to stay the same approximate the distance apart the entire time I observed them which was 15 minutes

Posted 2016-01-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 108805
Occurred: 2014-04-20 22:00 Local
Reported: 2014-04-20 19:44 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Rectangle


Wow.

I was sitting on my roof observing the night sky like i usually do, when out of nowhere a rectangular object dashed across the sky.

It made no sound, and appeared to be fairly close to the ground.

Posted 2014-04-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 104612
Occurred: 2013-11-20 17:50 Local
Reported: 2013-11-20 15:37 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, VT, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Group of lights seen over Thetford, Vermont.

I was driving north on I-91 when in the direction of NNW I saw four very bright and large lights (I thought it was a meteor) disperse.

They then gathered back to a small, faint blinking light.

Five seconds later, they dispersed again, then vanished. The faint blinking light began to travel southwest.

I'm guessing the craft was over or near Thetford Center, VT when I saw it.




NUFORC Note:

We wonder whether the correct time might have been 5:50 p.m., 1750 hrs.. However, source of report chooses to remain anonymous, and provides no contact information. Hence, we are unable to contact the person. We have amended the time above, so the report conforms to the time of the many other sightings from New England on this date. PD


Posted 2013-12-02

NUFORC UFO Sighting 93083
Occurred: 2012-09-25 21:35 Local
Reported: 2012-09-26 15:18 Pacific
Duration: 25 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

strange object with 5 green lights follws low flying smalll aircraft

I was standing in my driveway having a cigarette when I spotted a small plane flying just over the tree line it was very loud and it was being followed by an object shaped like a house with each point of the shape having large bright emerald green lights. It passed right over my house at 9:35pm. It also brought out some neighbors wondering what was going on.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2012-10-30

NUFORC UFO Sighting 86233
Occurred: 2011-12-31 23:35 Local
Reported: 2012-01-01 08:15 Pacific
Duration: 5 min.
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, VT, USA

Shape: Teardrop
Characteristics: Lights on object

Tear drop lights sighting in Pompanoosic/Norwich, VT, area New Year's Eve.

I was going north on interstate 91 at approx. 23:30 on new year’s eve in the Pompanoosic area of Norwich, VT, when I spotted 4 teardrop shaped lights hovering in a diamond pattern,

three began moving slowly easterly, disappearing one unit at a time into the east. One unit remained for approximately 15 seconds hovering while the other three units disappeared, at which time this single unit began moving slowly in a northerly direction until it disappeared.

Posted 2012-01-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 67846
Occurred: 2009-01-03 23:35 Local
Reported: 2009-01-04 13:33 Pacific
Duration: < 1 sec
No of observers: 0

Location: East Norwich, NY, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Lights on object

High speed object with bright green light over Nassau County NY

I was driving eastbound on Route 25A in Nassau County New York and observed an object proceeding at what appeared to be a high rate of speed, and which was oval with a crescent of metal/silver/white surrounding a single extremely bright green light. Its trajectory seemed to be from west to east and possibly proceeding downward slightly. There was no sound. It was in my vision (through a clear windshield) for probably less than 0.5 sec. The light extinguished suddenly and completely while it was high in the sky. It was a very clear night, very dark, and with a yellow crescent moon practically on the horizon. I was driving on a dark stretch of road with no street lights and no traffic lights. As I continued driving home, I searched for any further signs of activity, but found none. For the record, I do not drink or take drugs. This is my first and only sighting of a UFO

Posted 2009-01-10

NUFORC UFO Sighting 64278
Occurred: 2008-07-02 23:45 Local
Reported: 2008-07-03 18:47 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Chevron
Characteristics: Lights on object

20+ low-flying craft with red, green and white flashing lights

Low-flying craft, blinking/flashing green light on left, red on right, with white blinking lights in center. No tail lights, but could see front blinking lights from behind as they passed over.

For about 45 minutes, I saw at least 20 of these fly over from west to east. They were moving fairly fast, and made very little sound for something flying so low.

The night was very clear, I could not make out the shape too well, but one looked boomerang shaped. As they were so near, and I couldn't make out an aircraft shape,or hear a motor sound, it doesn't make any sense.

The nearest airport closes at 10:00 pm.

I called the FAA tower, state police, DOT, and there were no other reports.

Posted 2008-07-05

NUFORC UFO Sighting 62999
Occurred: 2008-05-05 00:22 Local
Reported: 2008-05-05 17:40 Pacific
Duration: 20 mins
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

My UFO sighting experience occurred at 12:23am Monday, May 5, 2008.

The night sky was clear and full of stars. After looking up in the sky searching for the big dipper, I noticed three bright stars lined up parallel with each other. I wondered what they were connected to. At that point I noticed that they were slowly moving further away. I could see they were flashing different colors, blue, white and red. They hovered and moved unlike any aircraft I’ve ever seen. I watched the three objects for 20 minutes. I could not see a shape but the movements and lights of the three objects were clear and undeniable.

I am 46 years old and have always leaned toward being a skeptic in regard to unidentified flying objects. I have always said that I would have to see it to believe it, last night I saw it.

Posted 2008-06-12

NUFORC UFO Sighting 56305
Occurred: 2007-04-20 03:43 Local
Reported: 2007-04-20 01:12 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, NY, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

On 04/20/07 at 03:42est observed 2 airborne triangular objects flying overhead in formation at n42/33/99 w75/31/45 on a heading of approximately 350 magnetic at an estimated altitude of approximately 10,000 feet traveling in excess of several hundered knots. Weather conditions were clear,31 degrees f, altimeter 30.10, visability in excess of 10 miles. Objects were silent and illuminated on all points of the triangle.




NUFORC Note:

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


Posted 2007-04-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 56017
Occurred: 2007-03-30 00:00 Local
Reported: 2007-03-30 18:26 Pacific
Duration: seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Light


bright stationary object quickly shooting upwards at a 45 degree angle

At midnight, looking out into the North, aside another less" bright star", a so called brighter and larger star, apparently a UFO, being stationary for a few seconds, shot up on a 45 degree angle very quickly and within a second or two, disappeared from my view. This was too far away to see anything other than the brightness of the object.



Posted 2007-04-27

NUFORC UFO Sighting 35766
Occurred: 2004-03-16 20:00 Local
Reported: 2004-03-22 12:28 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

Strangly lit, loose formation of silent auircraft-like objects, with a treetop level meteor appearing during the overflight.

My wife and I are both college-educated and in professional fields, she in allied health and I in information technology. On the date/time above, we were on our front porch, enjoying the relatively warm (for this time of year)air. Our porch faces west-northwest and we have a fairly unobstucted view in that direction, free of light pollution.

My wife noticed the 1st set of lights coming in from due west. I left the porch and went out into our front yard. Through the bare branches of the trees I could see several sets of very bright lights, heading roughly from west to east. The sky was very clear that night. The lights were primarily bright red, with smaller white lights interspersed. As we both loolked around, we noticed aproximately 12-15 of these aircraft, moving in level flight, all roughly in the same direction. They were not huddled together in a close formation, but I got the distinct impression that they were traveling together.

2 of the craft came directly over our house/property. I would estimate that they were aproximately 2-3 thousand feet up, much lower than the commercial (and military)aircraft that we are used to seeing. They were moving quickly, but I was able to discern an aircraft shape and the speed was in line with that of a jet. No sudden movements were seen. What was striking, however, was the almost complete lack of sound. I strained to hear anything and was able finally to catch a very soft jet engine sound. As a comparison, several nights later, I was out walking our dog and heard a jet sound. I discovered the source of this sound at a height that was at least 3 times that of the craft that I am reporting.

While this may not sound especially remarkable, the lack of noise, combined with the odd and very bright light pattern was very disconcerting. However, that isn't the end of the story. As we were observing the numerous craft coming in from the west, but prior to their overflight of our house, my wife suddenly noticed (and drew my attention to)what we took to be a meteor at a very low altitude. It also came in from the west, but at treetop level. Coming across our road, it bifurcated. It was intensely burning and the 2nd piece continued on along my southern property line, appearing to descend thru the trees. It very well may have landed in my back woods, which extend for about 2 acres before coming to an interstate highway. In any event, the 'meteor' was very, very close and very, very bright.

At no time did either of us think 'extraterrestrial', but we did think 'very odd'. I would not waste anyone's time unless it was far enough from the ordinary. Any information on this incident would be greatly appreciated.



Posted 2004-03-23

NUFORC UFO Sighting 28669
Occurred: 2002-06-15 07:15 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-05-04 09:33 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

It was extremely odd, and was like nothing I had Ever seen before, I hope, whatever it is, It's not a od sign.

Well, I was at my grandmothers house, and I was going outside to get my other pen for my drawing notebook, and I heard this humming sound. I thought it was just my grandmother's neighbor doing some last minute yard work, so i didn't really care. I got out of the car again and it got louder. I walked over to where it was loudest, and it was coming from this short grove of trees in the back of my grandmothers house. I just kept walking until I heard it start to get really loud. I looked up and saw a...how should I describe it...purple like blue glow above the trees. By now I was PRETTY scared, and I started reciting a couple prayers from the bible. Then this circular craft came out of the trees, and just hovered there, and it had these purple designs around the top of the dome. They were formed in circles with lines coming out of the sides, and they were just, glowing. But they didn't glow normally, they were sort of, pulsating, like blood in our vains, purple colors. It was really wierd. The, this light sort of skimmed across the whole craft, like the sun reflecting of of metal, and when it left, the craft justtook off, slow at first, then fast. I just watched it until it wasn't visible anymore. The craft was, I'm guessing, ABOUT maybe thirty feet in diameter, with the designs on the sides, and it looked like it was made of a really shiny metal, and the pulsating purple was like a design or a date or something on it. Either way the whole experience couldn't have been something I made up because I'm not the kind of person who makes this stuff up out of my mind.



NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. We presume the alleged sighting occurred during morning hours. PD


Posted 2003-05-09

NUFORC UFO Sighting 16573
Occurred: 2001-02-21 06:10 Local
Reported: 2001-02-21 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 4 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

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

lighted oval shaped object flew overhead,very fast,dead quiet leaving whiteish yellow trail.

object flew overhead heading southwest very fast, as fast as a meteor travels. and i would have thought it was a meteor,except that i could make out individual lights on it,at least four lights. i am not sure of its exact shape but because of the way the lights were placed it looked oval or rectangular. i heard no sound.there was a trail of light behind it that faded away approx 4 0r 5 times the objects length behind it. the objects lights were a whitish yellow as was the light trail. im a casino worker who works graveyard,i had just left work and was cold sober.im 52 years old and have never seen or reported something like this before.



NUFORC Note:

We do not know whether the witness means an evening, or morning, sighting. PD


Posted 2001-02-24

NUFORC UFO Sighting 4739
Occurred: 1968-07-15 00:01 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1998-11-03 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 2 min
No of observers: 3

Location: Norwich, CT, USA

Shape: Diamond
Characteristics: Emitted other objects, Electrical or magnetic effects

Too close to a 4 foot ET - was in kid's bedroom. TV picture went to snow.

I lived on ((Deleted)) Ave. in Norwich, Connecticut in 1968. I shared a 3rd floor apartment with ((Name deleted)), his wife ((Name deleted)), and their son ((Deleted)). On a hot summer Friday evening in July, we were sitting watching Johnny Carson having put ((Deleted)) to bed at 10 pm. It was very hot so we had all the windows open. The bedroom window had no screen and led to a fire escape. The TV started to go to a snow. We heard ((Deleted)) crying around 11:45 and ((Deleted)) went white. I saw a glimpse of someone in the room and jumped up to see who it was. ((Deleted)) and I Got to the bedroom door in time to see someone go out the window. When we got to the window, the thing had flown away and was about 150-200 feet up and several hundred feet south of us. It was going toward an object in the sky that was ruby red in color. In seconds the thing was a silver dot and it merged with the object along with 3 or 4 other dots. The object then rose to 1000 ft. and went southwest at high speed. The thing was about 4 feet tall with large eyes and fang-like teeth. The arms were disproportioinately long, like a chimpanzee's arms. He had a silvery colored suit and his feet didn't appear to touch the ground. He rather floated across the room and out the open window. I am not exactly sure about the date but I am definite about the time. The details of the encounter are still rather vivid in my mind as the experience we shared was very traumatic. ((Deleted)) was from Longview, TX and ((Deleted)) was from Kilgore, TX. I haven't seen either of them (or ((Deleted))) since 1970 when he was discharged from the Navy and moved back to Texas.

Posted 1998-11-19