Comment: NUFORC has released reports for the first twelve days of April. Because of the number of reports, we will include several reports per article.


I was standing on the platform of the 7 subway train in Woodside, New York (61st/Woodside stop). I'm about 15 mins by subway from NYC. The stop I was on happens to be outdoors, the 7 train is mostly an elevated train.

Occurred: 4/2/2009 11:30 (Entered as : 04/02/09 11:30)
Reported: 4/3/2009 1:45:00 PM 13:45
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Woodside, NY
Shape: Oval
Duration: 1 minute

I was looking from the subway platform on a beautiful sunnny day at all the different airplanes flying in, out, and around La Guardia Airport. Some airplanes were flying very high, others, mid altitude, others landing. Suddenly I noticed a silver ball moving from what I thought was east to west and a steady speed and not higher than any of the airplanes flying. My first reaction was, wow, a balloon, but then I noticed how the ball was extremely shiny, almost as it had it's own shine or the sun was shinning on a metallic object not a silver balloon. Suddenly the ball came to a complete stop for about 3 secs and then started to go back to where it came from at a higher rate of speed than before. That's when I realized this was quite unusual. It was not an airplane, helicopter, or any aircraft I've ever seen. As the UFO changed direction I jumped on the Manhattan bound train that had arrived at the station and continued to watch the ball until it was out of site from the train.

This is the first time I see something as unusual as this. Could a balloon change direction completely like that? The speed always seemed quite steady, almost as if something were pushing it, moving it a along.

Horse shoe shaped UFO, Jackson, Ohio.

Occurred: 4/2/2009 21:00 (Entered as : 04/02/2009 21:00)
Reported: 4/3/2009 11:29:38 AM 11:29
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Jackson, Ohio
Shape: Other
Duration: 1 minute

Cycling along McCarty Lane at some time around nine o'clock I became aware of an unusually bright light, moving at a moderate speed with little altitude. At first I thought it could have been a small military training jet, but the light was accompanied with no sound.

I continued to cycle until I reached the end of the lane. At this point I observed what looked like an illuminated horse shoe shaped object travel over some wooded land near the highway. I didn't get a close look at it, but I would say it was around 70 feet in length, 50 feet wide and a height of 15 feet. As I have said, it was moving at reasonable speed, possibly 300-400 mph and was flying quite low, no more than 400 feet.

Finally, the horseshoe looked as though there was a ring of light surrounding it, like a halo.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

Flashing red/green/blue light seen in eastern sky from McCook, Nebraska

Occurred: 4/2/2009 21:17 (Entered as : 04/02/09 21:17)
Reported: 4/2/2009 8:05:22 PM 20:05
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: McCook, Nebraska
Shape: Unknown
Duration: ongoing

A citizen called law enforcement, reporting an odd light in the sky. Law enforcement responded, and observed a light in the eastern sky, approximately 30-40 degrees above the horizon. It appeared to be flashing red, green and blue in a rhythmic manner. It appeared to be stationary. Citizen advised that he had been watching it for approximately 15 minutes, with no change. Law enforcement officer watched it for approximately another 10 minutes, with no apparent change. Law enforcement officer checked NASA website and found that position of light observed appeared inconsistent with planned path of the International Space Station. Nothing should be assumed from this except that it was the sighting of an (as yet) UNIDENTIFIED aerial phenomenon.

((NUFORC Note: We suspect a star in the eastern sky. We spoke with the witness who submitted this report, and he tended to agree with that assessment. PD))

Stockbridge UFO-2009

Occurred: 4/2/2009 22:40 (Entered as : 4/2/2009 22:40)
Reported: 4/11/2009 11:00:04 AM 11:00
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Shape: Light
Duration: 15 minutes

Two small, bright orange lights zigg-zagging amongst woodland NW of Stockbridge, MA. They moved very quickly and were fantastically maneuverable. They weaved amongst and above the woodland and finally headed north after a number of minutes. The light was powerful enough to illuminate the tree canopy.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

Have video for sale of this UFO that seems to be a Mothership!!! There are six of them in orbit, Above us.???

Occurred: 4/3/2009 01:00 (Entered as : 04-03-09 1:00)
Reported: 4/5/2009 8:48:30 PM 20:48
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Shape: Disk
Duration: Minutes

It was on Dec 03,2009 was the first sighting..The Ship was one of a fleet of 6 I have witnessed in the N.C. Sky at night. I saw 1 ship that looked like this below..If I have enough room I will make a replica of it. It had 4 lights on it and they blinked like the stars do. The lights stood out because of the ship being blackened out. You could tell. It looks real though. No wind, at all..It was quiet. A new guy I just started to know said look there!!! Look!, look!, Look!, A UFO !! He was a little excited. I looked up and saw the same thing in the sky? It was twinkling like stars do? I took out my Digital camera and put it on video and went for it..I have been getting videos every other night except in rain..I used the Photo Viewer From Windows

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

Ensenada, Mexico - 4/3/2009

Occurred: 4/3/2009 11:20 (Entered as : 04/03/09 11:20)
Reported: 4/3/2009 1:23:57 PM 13:23
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Ensenada,
Shape: Circle
Duration: 3 minutes

Walking along some hills east of Ensenada, Mexico with friends we saw three metallic balls at the top of a hill. At first we thought they were sculptures on the hill, but they looked as though they were vibrating and shaking. When we got to the top of the hill, these balls were no longer there. I'm pretty sure they couldn't have just been moved, as they looked pretty big (like the size of a car), and the only way down the hill was the route we walked up.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

Orange fireball (?) over Inverness, Florida night sky

Occurred: 4/3/2009 20:30 (Entered as : 4/3/09 20:30)
Reported: 4/3/2009 9:36:23 PM 21:36
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Inverness, Florida
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 3 minutes

My husband and I were driving east in hwy 44 into Inverness with our daughter in the car as well. We were right in front of the Super Walmart when I saw an orange glowing object in the sky. My husband had seen the exact same thing a week ago when he was by himself. I asked him if that was what he saw and he said "YES!!".

We watched it as we drove and it appeared to be either traveling away from us or was getting dimmer. It got smaller and smaller then eventually faded out, popped back on for a brief second then was gone. There was a slight haze around it just before it went out. It was a crystal clear night so it didn't go behind any clouds. When we first saw it it looked about the size of a street light off in the distance, but was up too high to be a street light. It also did not have any other colors or flashing lights but a bright orange glow. We did see an airplane flying the opposite direction shortly after, but you could clearly tell that was an airplane as it had flashing lights.

Witnesses sighting of large UFO with 4 smaller crafts moving near by.

Occurred: 4/3/2009 20:30 (Entered as : 04/03/09 20:30)
Reported: 4/3/2009 9:07:43 PM 21:07
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Sumrall, MS
Shape: Sphere
Duration: 1 hour, 10 min

On 4/3/09, I stepped onto the front porch of the cabin my husband and I live in together. I glanced up to see if there were clouds or stars out and noticed a moving object in the center of the sky with a rainbow of colors. I ran inside and grabbed a pair of binoculars and saw a rapidly rotating orb or sphere that flashed a rainbow of colors as it moved. It was stationary, but it wasn't. It stayed in the same general area, but rotated. I called my daughter and her fiance along with my husband and we watched it for approximately 20 minutes. Then, we noticed smaller objects that were moving around this larger orb. It was as if the first one spotted was the docking station. The others moved more like planes, but were round with strobe like lights on the bottom that rotated. The crafts appeared red. They moved about all around us and this went on for over an hour as we watched in amazement. One by one they began to become difficult to see and then the larger docking station was moving. It did not fly away quickly, but started fading and then disappeared.

Just nipped outside on the decking for a cigarette and noticed a bright orange fireball to the east. My partner witnessed this also.

Occurred: 4/3/2009 21:30 (Entered as : 04/03/09 21:30)
Reported: 4/3/2009 1:48:36 PM 13:48
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Morden, Surrey (UK/England),
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 2 minutes

The object travelled towards me [westerly] glowing brighter and brighter before backtracking to the east getting dimmer and then finally vanishing. The whole thing lasted only 2 minutes from when I saw it but perhaps had been in the sky for longer.

However, I believe it was a 'chinese lantern', the most probable explanation and am merely reporting to see if anyone else witnessed this and their take on it.

Anomolous Aircraft Sighting in Saint Augustine, Florida

Occurred: 4/3/2009 21:35 (Entered as : 04/03/2009 21:35)
Reported: 4/4/2009 11:27:25 AM 11:27
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Saint Augustine Beach (nearest), FL
Shape: Sphere
Duration: one minute or less

I am writing to describe an anomalous sighting of an aircraft that I witnessed alone last night. I live in a condo on Butler Beach very near Saint Augustine Beach and the ancient city of Saint Augustine. Very often I take a 4 mile walk on the beach in the evenings.

Last night, Friday April 3, 2009, I left my house at approximately 9:00 PM (I did not wear a watch) and I walked south down the beach from Dondanville Road to Mary Street (2 miles) where I turned around and was approximately one half mile north of the Matanzas Street beach ramp (I estimate it was between 9:35 and 9:45 PM). I was noticing the bright moon nearly directly overhead casting a short shadow as I walked and I turned around and looked up to admire it. A bright banana yellow object caught my eye...it was far off in the distance (low on the horizon)but increased by double in size in just about 15 seconds...it still was very far off and at first looked like it might be an airplane (except for the unusual color). After 15 seconds it looked more like a Coast Guard Helicopter with a search light on and it was much closer (I am estimating 3-4 miles away).

I took my headphones off to listen but heard nothing. The yellow light continued parallel to the beach and I looked very carefully to see the green and white flashing lights of an airplane to appear - which they did not. When I first saw the light it was low on the horizon and seemed to have a contrail. I thought maybe it was a space shuttle launch or a missile. But then it kept getting closer and larger and was not climbing higher. It did not seem to leave any further contrails after I saw it - it was like it might have been after a vertical climb.

I am sorry but I am completely unable to surmise its size. I had nothing to compare it to out over the water...but at its largest it would have been about 10% of a full moon (low on the horizon rising) at its closest to me -- I am estimating that to be a quarter mile to as far as a half a mile away. I know that is no help. I held my arm out and my thumb completely covered it and would have even if it had been four times larger. The light continued towards me and parallel to the beach but and one point it turned directly to me and glowed very brightly, again in that banana yellow. It grew larger and seemed to be moving very fast - about the size of a softball, held at my arms length - now dwarfing my thumb. The light became so bright that it illuminated the water like a ray of sunshine...but again in that bright yellow - very similar to a ray of sunshine - not diffused at all. At that point I felt that it must be a helicopter but none the less I felt a little scared.

The light shifted slowly away from heading towards the beach (and me) to directly out to the ocean. As it turned it looked half yellow and half orange with a fire-like flickering. Finally it turned all orange and sped off impossibly fast due east and then grew very orange and doubled in size and then completely disappeared after a thunder-like orange flash...and the atmosphere looking all wavy like a heat distortion around where the light was. I continued to watch for five minutes. I looked all around the beach and saw no one else nearby. I have no idea what it was I saw but I am very interested in knowing if anyone else saw it.

Round, silvery object floating over Catonsville Maryland.

Occurred: 4/3/2009 14:30 (Entered as : 4/3/09 14:30)
Reported: 4/5/2009 6:27:13 PM 18:27
Posted: 4/14/2009
Location: Catonsville, Maryland
Shape: Sphere
Duration: 20 seconds

Yesterday in Maryland, the weather was gorgeous - bright blue sky, sun and gorgeous fluffy clouds. I stopped to take a break from painting my front step railings and just looked up at the sky. A very bright reflection immediately caught my attention to the south west. I watched it to see what was so bright. The silver object appeared to be "floating" in one area with no movement from side to side or up or down. It stayed this still for about 25 seconds and made no sound. It was approximately a mile from my house but I could not begin to judge the altitude. I realized that this was not an airplane or a helicopter because it had no shape other than round. I changed my position to see if I could see another angle of the object but it still continued to look like a ball. It was definitely NOT a balloon. I was about to go into my house to get my husband so he could see the object, I turned from the direction of the object to go into my house then looked around one last time to see it, and in that short a time, it disappeared completely. I have never seen anything like this in the sky before.

I am a 43 yr. old wife and mother of three sons. I am a level headed, college educated artist and currently home school my 16 yr old son due to his chronic migraine condition. My husband is a high ranking employee of the DOD.