The UFO Traffic Report for Friday, May 22, 2009, includes nine selected sightings over eight states, according to witness statements filed in the past 24 hours with the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

Today's stories include: A California pilot who spots three lights in a triangle formation that emit a blue flash of light before shooting away; two more triangle UFO cases from Illinois and Oklahoma that are seen less than two minutes in the sky; a rectangular-shaped craft near West Springfield, Massachusetts that seems to change shape before being "switched off"; a round object over New York that decreased in size before "disappearing into thin air"; Two lights over New Mexico that seemed to have come out of another light; a series of lights over Maryland skies near a cigar or disc-shaped object; and formations of lights over Washington and California.

Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If MUFON investigates and reports back on any of these cases, I will update this page.

The following reports and their headlines are unedited.

First up is the helicopter pilot and and wife in California where they first think they are seeing a satellite - but it starts to slow down, circles and then stops in the sky. They see three lights then in a triangle formation where the center appears as a dark shadow. The object then emitted a blue flash of light in a rapid flashing manner for about two minutes. The object then "lit up and shot out."

California, May 20, 2009 - UFO Seen by Husband and wife approaching from the North east.

Guys,

I Didn't know who else to e-mail outside of my circle of friends about what my wife and I witnessed last night. My wife and I saw something in the skies over Lake Elsinore, CA that appeared to be a satellite moving in orbit coming out of the North East at extreme altitude or space. The object appeared to be traveling a little faster than a typical satellite moves which got my attention.

We were out on our deck observing the lake and the stars when it appeared. I had my binoculars with me which I use to observe air traffic which is a hobby of mine being a Helicopter pilot. When I saw the object I decided to look at it with my binoculars. I was able to follow it and trying to make out its shape.

That's when it started to slow down then circle around and stop. In a panic I told my wife to look at it. It then appeared to circle around its position a couple times and then hover again. We then saw another light that seemed to be turned on and that's when I was able to make out its shape. As I looked at it with the binoculars I could see that there were 3 lights in triangle formation. In the center was a dark shadow. So it was definitely triangular shape.

Suddenly it emitted a blue flash of light almost looked like when you look directly at a laser beam head on but with a rapid flashing. About 2 mins later it lit up and shot out about a 30 degree angle up and upon doing so it almost resembled the opposite of a shooting star but at a upwards vertical rather than down.

This scared us quite a bit and we were both panicking. I don't have pictures or video because it all happened in about 8 to 11 mins and I was glued as well as my wife. We just recently moved here and my recorder is still boxed up in the garage. I have already ruled out the space shuttle for we wouldn't need it if we had a craft like this. My wife and I are shaken up about this and I am questioning the reason for all this.

I can talk in more detail about this verbally if you like.

The witness in this Illinois case saw three bright, white lights in a triangle shape for about two minutes before the object vanished.

Illinois, May 20, 2009 - saw 3 bright white lights in a triangle shape for approximately 2 minutes and it vanished.

Saw 3 bright white lights in a triangle shape for approximately 2 minutes and it vanished. I was driving west on 159th Street and Farrell was the cross street. To the south west of my location was the sighting. it was monsterous!

Two witnesses in Oklahoma were out feeding horses in an area between Piedmont and Edmond when they noticed a silent object in the sky with three red lights and a fourth light that was white or yellow. While they could not see the body, it was forming a triangle shape with constant, not pulsating, lights. The object was flying low and moving fast with an erratic flight plan. It hovered for about 30 seconds before disappearing abruptly.

Oklahoma, May 20, 2009 - Object came from south and made a right turn to the east. Flew approx. 3 miles and then hovered in place before disappearing.

My friend and I were feeding horses in a rural area between Piedmont and Edmond, OK. She was outside the truck and I was sitting in the passenger side. She first saw the object and noticed there was no sound. I got out of the truck and watched the object along with her. This object had 3 red lights and a smaller fourth light of a light color (yellow or white). I could not see the body of the object, but the lights formed a triangle shape. The lights were constant and not pulsating. It was very low and moving too fast with an erratic flight path to be an airplane. The object moved to the east and approximately 3 miles away, it began to hover. It hovered in one place for approximately 30 seconds and then disappeared abruptly. The entire event happened over a period of less than 45 seconds to a minute.

At first we wondered why an airplane or helicopter had no sound at that altitude. When we saw the direction of movement, we realized that a plane was unable to perform this movement. We were both observing this movement with a curiosity but when the object stopped the flight path and hovered in place and then disappeared in place, we knew we saw something unusual.

Neither of us had consumed any alcohol or drugs the entire day.
Neither of us have ever seen anything like this up to this time.
Both of us feel a little unsettled at this point.

This Massachusetts witness watched a rectangular object with rounded ends that was "gun metal grey" or brown. The object "dipped" to where the sun reflected off of it - turning the object a bright white color. The object then seemed to change shape - from a rectangle to a "trapezoidal." And if that wasn't odd enough, the witness said the object - seen along Route 91 near West Springfield - simply disappeared as if someone had "switched" it off.

Massachusetts, May 19, 2009 - 5 second sighting of very odd looking object that disappeared

Was driving on 91 north 1/2 mile or so from exit 17A/B and something caught my eye in the sky. I looked up and saw a rectangular object with rounded ends; it was about the color of gun metal grey, leaning towards a brown color. It did not appear to move sideways to me, but might have been coming towards me. Approximately two seconds later the object "dipped" and the sun appeared to reflect off the object, turning the object bright white. The object looked different as it moved/dipped, going from a rectangular object to something trapezoidal. Almost immediately after this it disappeared, as if it "blinked" or was "switched" off.

Direct answers to questions:
1. I was driving back to work after picking up office supplies at Staples in West Springfield
2. It was a very odd color and shape compared to other things I've seen in the sky
3. At first I did not think anything of it (other than noticing its odd shape and color) until I noticed it wasn't really moving and when it then changed color (not really changing color but started to reflect the sun)
4. Explained above
5. During and after I became confounded as to what I saw; I still am shaking my head about it.

A New York witness saw a bright object above an airplane that appeared to be round or flat. The object seemed to decrease in size before "disappearing into thin air."

New York, May 20, 2009 - bright silvery white disc shaped object 8-10 thousand feet up heading NW

Bright object up above plane traveling in a nw direction, round and flat looking. Object just disappeared into thin air. Sky was very clear, no clouds whatsoever in the sky. Watched if for 3 minutes before it just vanished. The object decreased in size before disappearing. I had just got off from work at 4:pm and began riding on my bike in residential neighborhood heading east when I looked up at a plane flying low and noticed a strange shaped object in the sky heading north west moving slowly. Could not identify it to any conventional known craft. I was extremely curious and felt odd that I would have to stop riding to get a better look at this thing. It suddenly began to shrink in size and just vanished.

Another case where someone thought they were watching a satellite - this time in New Mexico. But in this case, two objects "left" the original object. The first object continued north bound, while the second object traveled east and the third object traveled west.

New Mexico, February 21, 2009 - UFO's with satellite (or other UFO)

Boyfriend and I were in backyard, looking up at the stars and noticed what we thought was a satellite traveling from South to North. Our sky is so clear and unobstructed at night, the stars, satellites, etc., are absolutely clear as a bell & even more beautiful!! I live 22 miles outside of the city limits so I have great views.

Anyway, when the "satellite" just about reached the roof of my home, which was then straight up from where we were standing in the yard, we both noticed that 2 UFO's left the initial "satellite" or "other UFO". The supposed satellite continued Northbound. The 2nd of the 3 veered off to the East in an almost arch before straightening out, and the 3rd object veered off to the West, arching and straightening out just like the 2nd did.

Needless to say, we were both very excited at the sighting. We just looked at each other and smiled, wondering if we saw the same thing..lol

We did! We know that satellites do not change directions like 2 of these objects did!
Now we are not sure if it was a satellite that was being flanked by 2 UFO's or there were 3 UFO's traveling together and each went separate ways.

Did anyone else manage to see this event? Would be interested in reading your report.

Besides us and our friends, we didn't think to put this online until someone mentioned this site to us. I love this site!

I was in Phoenix in 1997 when that huge triangle UFO went over. Took some videotape as we were driving East on I-10 but need to get it transferred to regular VHS. Must unpack it and find someone to do that for me...lol

In skies over Maryland, a witness noticed a bright light that appeared stationary - then two more lights appeared in a row. The lights were pulsing red, orange, green and yellow. One of the lights traveled across the sky to another group of three lights and near a larger object that may have been either cigar or disc-shaped.

Maryland, May 19, 2009 - Bright lights appeared pulsing then another large object appears nearby

Went to front porch to sit and looked over the horizon. Bright light appeared stationary, then 2 others appear in a row stationary. Planes nearby traveled past them so I know they were stationary. They pulsed red, orange, green and yellow. One began to travel across the sky while the others stayed stationary. My eyes followed the traveling light and spotted another group of 3 lights in a row much dimmer. I got my binoculars to see a large object (cigar shaped / maybe disk like) travel across the sky. It traveled right in near a radio tower. If I held my arm out in front of me the radio tower was the size of my thumb on its side. This object was the size of 2 of my thumbs on their sides. It was the larges object I have ever seen in the sky. It made no sound and traveled real slow. I went to school next to Dover AFB in Delaware and am very aware of the large cargo planes. This was no plane.

A Washington witness saw a formation of seven lights move over the sky - but between the lights were three black or dark triangles - traveling high in the sky and moving east to west. They quickly disappeared over the horizon.

Washington, May 15, 2009 - Saw 3 black triangles locked at the "wings"

At exactly 12:05 on May 15th I went outside to smoke a cigarette. I saw a blur of 7 lights moving across the sky out of the corner of my eye. When I looked directly at it I saw this formation:

Between these lights were 3 black or very dark triangles. They seemed pretty high in the sky and they were moving East to West and quickly disappeared over the horizon.

At first I thought it could have been 3 Nighthawk stealth jets but they were too close and seemed to be connected and/or sharing the one light between them. I've also learned that these kind of maneuvers are not typically done at night, nor have I ever heard of nighthawks around here as this is mainly a naval area.

A California witness first saw a bright star in the sky, but then noticed 8 to 10 orange circles of light that appeared to be lower than the stars. The objects were spread out "almost in a line," and then split into two formations of equal numbers. As they came closer to the witness, they seemed to slow down, then the lights went back into a group. As they passed over the witnesses' house, they spread apart, still moving slowly until they went out of range.

California, May 20, 2009 - 8-10 orange circles traveled from east to west over my house

In the early morning of May 20, 2009 between 12am and 1am, I was laying in bed looking out the window and able to see the sky. I noticed a bright star and was looking at that when 8-10 orange circles of light appeared in the sky, lower than the star. At first my brain tried to make sense of it but nothing about the lights seemed as if they could be something familiar. (Afterwards I thought it was possible that someone could've been pointing lasers at low cloud/fog cover but it couldn't have been cloudy if I could see that star.) The circles of light were spread out almost in a line and as they moved from east to west they split into two separate formations of equal numbers. As they came closer to my house I expected them to move faster but they slowed down! They then rejoined into a group and as they passed over my house they spread apart, still moving slowly and then they were out of my range of vision.

My feeling at the time was mostly surprise. I was talking to my mate while observing this and as the circles started acting less like something recognizable, I was becoming more excited and astonished finally exclaiming in complete amazement practically pressing my nose against the glass. Needless to say, he thought I was crazy as he did not see them because of not having a direct view of the window. I have never seen anything like this before.