A Massachusetts witness at Revere reported watching a star-like UFO about the size of a basketball moving along at the tree top level, according to testimony in Case 78541 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

Witness illustration.

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The incident occurred about 10:30 a.m. on May 26, 2016.

“I was in my upstairs living room when I happened to glance out my window,” the witness stated.“I noticed a white and grey angular object fly silently by in front of the trees in a straight line, coming from the direction of some power lines.”

The witness said the object was moving at the tree top level and was silent as it moved through Revere, MA.

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The witness described the object.

“It was a little bigger than a basketball and shaped like a star. It had no wings, propellers or any kind of propulsion that I could see. I was stunned by the sight, but did not feel threatened.”

The object was fast-moving.

“It flew quickly out of sight and I did not have time to grab my camera. I did not tell the neighbors because I didn’t think that they would understand. They would say that I was crazy.”

The fast moving object did not allow the witness to capture a photograph or video. Pictured: Revere, MA.

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Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, population 51,755.

No photos or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on August 19, 2016. The witness did submit one illustration of the object. Massachusetts Field Investigator Eric Hartwig is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

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An Arizona witness at Chandler reported watching a sphere-shaped UFO appear and disappear five times over a three-hour span, according to testimony in Case 78571 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The object appeared five times over a three-hour period. Image is a cropped and enlarged still frame frame from the witness video.

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The witness broke down the three sightings and provided three video clips from the events that began about 9:15 p.m. on August 19, 2016.

“Sighting #18/19/16 (around 9:15p.m. -9:22p.m. PST) – no video,” the witness stated.“The first event occurred northeast of Chandler, Arizona, where I, along with two of my friends noticed an extremely bright light radiating in the sky. As we positioned ourselves better to see what was going on, we noticed two smaller lights below the larger one in the shape of an equilateral triangle.”

Image is a cropped and enlarged still frame from the witness video.

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The witness described movements of the lights.

“After a few minutes of hovering without movement, the light on the bottom left disappears, followed by the bottom right light, leaving only the larger light, which slowly began moving and creeping towards the west until it too disappeared after a minute.”

Image is a cropped and enlarged still frame from the witness video.

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The witness did not record the first event.

“We were in absolute awe over what we just saw, that is until one hour later when it returned.”

The witness recounts the second encounter.

Image is a cropped and enlarged still frame from the witness video.

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“The following is a description of each video I recorded, along with time stamps for verification. Sighting #2 8/19/16(10:22p.m. -10:27p.m. PST). I recorded two videos of the second sighting. Unfortunately, I did a fairly poor job recording this particular event, but I have two videos of even #2 where you can definitely see the object. Sighting #3 8/19/16 (10:47p.m. -10:52p.m. PST). Okay, this is where you can really start seeing the weird that’s going down. You can see in the beginning a plane flying overhead, clearly moving faster and with the lights blinking like a normal plane, yet the object below is either hovering, or just moving slowly to the west. At 0:56, I zoomed into the object, but the craziest part was at 1:04 when the light flashes then changes from a whole orb into an eerie, doughnut-shaped circle (I did not change the zoom at the moment it changed shape and turned from a single orb into its doughnut-shape).”

The witness did not notice the change.

“I didn’t even notice the doughnut shape until I watched it afterwards since I was holding the phone above my head. During the last minute or so it had moved out of my line of sight so I’m pretty sure the blinking object during or around 4:20 was just a plane.”

Image is a cropped and enlarged still frame from the witness video.

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The witness details the next sighting.

“Sighting #4 8/19/16 (11:09p.m. -11:12p.m. PST). Almost 30 minutes later it came back, except unlike with Sightings #2 and #3, there was a second light.They hovered side-by-side for a couple minutes. Unfortunately for this one, I missed recording the craziest part, when after two minutes of hovering still, one of the lights suddenly orbits behind the other, and then disappears. Sighting #5 8/20/16 (12:11a.m. -12:13a.m. PST). An hour later, the light returned, but this time back as one light again. We wanted to get a better view so we walked around the neighborhood to find a better angle. None of the videos were edited, altered, or tampered with in any way. I’ve been searching online all day today trying to find other people who witnessed one or more of the events. I truly want to believe that what I saw was extra-terrestrial, however, I can’t for sure prove that it was. I would love to know if anyone else has recordings, an idea of what this was, or can help breakdown this footage to provide a more rational explanation.”

Arizona MUFON Field Investigator Kristine Wulf is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

Humanity has a long history with reports of odd things seen in Earth’s skies. For decades, reports of unidentified flying objects have captured the public imagination, with particular emphasis on descriptions of things likened to “flying saucers”, and more recently, large, ominous triangle-shaped craft that occasionally plod their way through the night sky at fairly low altitudes.

Sputnik I, the first artificial Earth satellite. Launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.

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Harkening back to the early days of modern UFOlogy, there were reports of other things, as well. Beginning in the early 1950s, astronomers began to detect a number of unusual satellites circling the Earth, some of which moved against the natural spin of the planet in a retrograde orbit.

Today, the observation of such satellites is quite commonplace, and on any clear night, one can step out into a field or other area relatively free from city lights, and observe any number of objects reflecting sunlight as they traverse the sky overhead. However, until the launch of Sputnik I by the Russian space agency in 1957, there were no artificial satellites believed to have been launched into orbit, let alone any rockets powerful enough to carry one into space. Despite this, a number of odd observations occurred in those early days of the Space Age, many of which remain unidentified to this day.

The mystery all seemed to have begun around 1954, with a number of newspapers that featured stories quoting UFO proponent Donald Keyhoe, who around that time had overheard that the U.S. Air Force was monitoring two mysterious satellites orbiting Earth. Granted, at the time there shouldn’t have existed any technology capable of launching such a satellite into orbit; some further assert that Keyhoe’s statements had merely been in support of a new UFO book he had published. This might seem plausible, if not for the fact that Keyhoe revisited the “mystery satellite” cases from the 1950s in 1973, with the publication of his book Aliens From Space: The Real Story of Unidentified Flying Objects, which examined in greater depth the various observations of mystery satellites. In other words, it seems unlikely that Keyhoe brought up or borrowed the notion of mystery satellites purely as a publicity stunt.

Close-up of the infamous “Black Knight” satellite.

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Long-time UFO researcher and NICAP member Fran Ridge is also one who has taken note of these odd reports, discussing them in a lengthy article last year at the NICAP website. “At first there were reports in the 1950’s,” he said, “followed by reports in 1960, and more recently the reports of a Dark Star Satellite.” This “Dark Star” Ridge refers to here is, of course, the infamous “Black Knight Satellite”, an object that has appeared in many NASA photos over the last few years. Many continue to assert that the object is something akin to a 13,000 year old alien “probe” placed in Earth orbit by extraterrestrials long ago, with intent of studying the proceedings of human evolution as it ensued below. However, much to the chagrin of its proponents as a “genuine” alien vessel, the object that is commonly referenced as evidence of a “Black Knight Satellite” is well known to have been identified as a discarded thermal blanket from one of NASA’s EVA missions.

Read the rest of the story here.

This story originally posted on JimHarold.com. This excerpt posted with permission.

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The media has been ablaze with the story of a strong signal from space detected by a team of Russian astronomers last spring that the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute recently trained their telescopes on to attempt to detect. However, despite the hype, scientists are not hopeful that this was a message from E.T.

The attention on the Russian discovery began on August 27, 2016 with an article on a website called Centauri Dreams. It is ran by an amateur astronomer, Paul Gilster, who writes about peer-reviewed research on deep space exploration.

Wide view of the RATAN-600 radio telescope.

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Gilster claimed he recently received a document that was being circulated by Aelxander Panov, a Physicist at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The document details the discovery of “a strong signal in the direction of HD164595″using the RATAN-600 radio telescope in the village of Zelenchukskaya, in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic of Russia on May 15, 2015.

Gilster points out, “No one is claiming that this is the work of an extraterrestrial civilization, but it is certainly worth further study.”

SETI scientists agreed and began further study on the possible signal, while the media set to tell the world about the potential signal from an extraterrestrial civilization.

On August 29, Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer for the SETI Institute, wrote an article to clarify their view on the signal and to outline the steps they were taking to investigate. He wrote: “the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) was swung in the direction of HD 164595 beginning on the evening of August 28.” However, thus far, they have not been able to detect a signal. He explained the RATAN-600 radio telescope was capable of detecting a much broader bandwidth, so it would take more time for the Allen Array to scan the entire band.

SETI’s Allen Telescope Array

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Shostak also pointed out some interesting notes about the signal’s detection and the nature of HD 164595. He explained, “[HD 164595 is] a solar system a few billion years older than the Sun but centered on a star of comparable size and brightness.” It does have a Neptune-sized planet, but the planet has too tight of an orbit to likely be capable of hosting life, as we know it.

Seth Shostak

According to Shostak, even if the signal were sent by an extraterrestrial civilization in HD 164595, if the signal was broadcast everywhere for anyone in any direction to hear, it would require hundreds of times the amount of energy that falls on Earth from our sun to send.  Even if the signal is being directed straight at Earth, it would still require an amount of energy “comparable to the total energy consumption of all humankind.”

“Both scenarios require an effort far, far beyond what we ourselves could do, and it’s hard to understand why anyone would want to target our solar system with a strong signal. This star system is so far away they won’t have yet picked up any TV or radar that would tell them that we’re here,” says Shostak.

The manner in which the Russians went about revealing their findings also concerned Shostak. The SETI protocol is to alert others in the SETI community immediately if a potential extraterrestrial signal is detected so that others can attempt to train their telescopes on the area and confirm the signal. Instead, they waited more than a year to share information about the signal.

However, recent information may suggest the Russians never suspected the signal was extraterrestrial in the first place. The SETI project which captured the signal is ran by the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of Lomonosov Moscow State University  along with the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS). Telescope researcher Yuri Sotnikova of SAO RAS posted an official comment on the signal on their website.  She says, although an “interesting radio signal” was detected, “subsequent processing and analysis of the signal revealed its most probable terrestrial origin.”

Close-up of the huge RATAN-600 radio telescope panels.

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She continued, “As for the other objects of the RATAN-600 survey, it is too early to claim about any reliable scientific results. Using the obtained measurements, we are only able to estimate the upper limit of the detection of the studied areas. It can be said with confidence that no sought-for signal has been detected yet.”

In their story regarding Sotnikova’s comments, the TASS Russian News Agency interviewed Alexander Ipatov, Director of the Institute of Applied Astronomy at RAS, regarding a signal detected during a similar program conducted in the Soviet-era.

“We, indeed, discovered an unusual signal. However, an additional check showed that it was emanating from a Soviet military satellite, which had not been entered into any of the catalogs of celestial bodies,” Ipatov told TASS.

This statement has lead to some confusion, as some have reported that this comment was regarding the signal discovered in May, 2015, but, of course, the was long after the Soviet-era, so it seems Ipatov was referring to a different signal.

Shostak has updated his article regarding their findings at the Allen Array. They were not able to find a signal coming from HD 164595. He also noted in his original article that the Russians only found the signal once in 39 tries.

Although this one does not seem to be the message we are looking for, in a short YouTube video released by the SETI Institute yesterday (seen below), Shostak tried to reassure his fellow alien hunters. He told viewers, “No detection yet, but you can’t always be cynical. If a signal looks promising, we are going to check it out.”

An Arkansas witness at Little Rock reported watching an “intense white, spiraling, flat, circular light that moved at incredible speed, according to testimony in Case 78598 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness saw the light while traveling along Lindsey Road approaching the FedEx facility, pictured.

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The witness was westbound along Lindsey Road at 1:01 a.m. on August 21, 2016, under cloudy skies when the incident occurred.

“I was at the curve in the road, approaching the FedEx facility when out my driver’s side window I saw an incredibly intense white, spiraling light streaking across the sky at an incredible speed,” the witness stated.“Picture the spiral from Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo.’ I would say the light reminded me of LED lighting, but much more intense.”

The witness described the light.

“In the slightly dimmer parts within the spiral, I may have picked up some very faint yellow, somewhat ‘pixelated’ lights. The object was at about 45 degrees in the sky, moving from northwest to southeast. It appeared to be slightly ascending, by approximately 5 degrees in the short time I saw it. When people count using ‘1 Mississippi,’ my sighting would have been more like ‘1M,’as it was moving so fast.”

The object was the size of a watermelon at arm’s length. Pictured: Lindsey Road in Little Rock, AR.

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The witness estimated the size of the object.

“From my vantage point, it was the size of a typical watermelon. It did not appear to be very high in the sky. I had my radio on, but did not hear the sounds or feel the slight vibrations one feels when a plane flies low overhead. I heard nothing and felt nothing. It appeared to me that this spiraling light was the undercarriage of an object, but all my eyes could detect was the light.”

The observation area is near an airport.

“This road is directly south of Little Rock Airport (Clinton Airport). When I got home, I checked the flight schedules. It did not show the departing flights. The last arriving flight was around two hours before my sighting. This airport doesn’t have much air traffic late at night.”

The object was moving at an incredible speed. Pictured: Lindsey Road in Little Rock, AR. (Credit: Google)

There is also a local air force base.

“I also looked up types of lighting on aircraft, but didn’t see anything similar to what I had seen. Little Rock AFB does do maneuvers at Little Rock Airport runways and in their airspace, but it is a C-130 base. Of course there could be jets from other places from time to time at LRAFB. This object was moving at least as fast as a fighter jet, if not faster. If the object did come from the airport, it seemed to be departing, based on its direction of travel. I have traveled this road for the past eight years and have never seen anything like this. I actually don’t ever see a lot of air traffic even during the day when going to work. I do occasionally see planes at night, but never this late, and they are always easily recognizable as planes. I just would really like to know what I saw.”

No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on August 21, 2016. Arkansas MUFON Chief Investigator Jerry Cabiness is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

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Cropped and enlarged portion of the witness video.

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The witness was outside after dark on August 19, 2016, when the first two lights appeared to be hovering in place and began to videotape them.

“How bright they were for being stationary,” the witness stated.“Wasn’t sure what they were.”

Cropped and enlarged portion of the witness video.

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Soon a third object appeared.

“The two objects hovered before a third one that showed up next to them. The third started to move away slow before just flat out disappearing. Excited. They just vanished.”

The witness is familiar with the area.

Cropped and enlarged portion of the witness video.

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“They’ve never been here before,” he stated on the video.

Oregon MUFON Assistant State Director Keith Rowell is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Be extra cautious with video until the investigation is completed. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

A Florida witness at Ocala reported watching a large light in the sky that hovered and moved over a 40-minute period with similar sightings over an additional four-day period, according to testimony in Case 78614 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness first observed a bright light above the tree line on August 17, 2016. Pictured: Ocala, FL.

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The witness stepped outside and noticed a bright white light above the tree line at 11 p.m. on August 17, 2016.

“As I frequently watch the stars, I knew it wasn’t supposed to be there, and I got very excited,” the witness stated. “This thing was big, about 4mm tall, and trapezoidal with the top about 2mm and the bottom about 3 mm.”

The witness watched the object for about 15 seconds as red, green and blue lights blinked randomly.

“I went inside and got my wife and 20-year-old son. As the three of us observed the object, it started to dart left and back to the right about half a dozen times. After hovering motionless for a couple minutes, it shot down and back up again three times. It then started to move in fast, tight circles for about five seconds before returning to its original position. Or at least as near as I could tell.”

The object hovered and moved over a 40-minute period. Pictured: Ocala, FL.

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After several minutes of inactivity, the witnesses’ wife turned to her computer for help while he and his son continued to watch.

“Over the next half-hour, my son and I watched it through binoculars and tried to get it on film, but our cameras were inadequate for the low light levels. Also over that same time span, it slowly drifted to the north and farther away. This I discern from its shrinking size. About 40 minutes after first observing it, it grew too small to see.”

The object returned the following four nights.

“Over the next four nights, the 18th through the 21st, we have observed as many as nine of these lighted, blinking objects. On the 19th we had an additional observer, a friend from town. Based on this, I have every reason to believe they will be back tonight. Additional report(s), to follow. Hopefully we’ll get some pictures/video.”

Ocala is about 80 miles northwest of Orlando.

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Ocala is a city in northern Florida, population 57,486. No photos or videos were included with the report, which was filed on August 22, 2016.

Florida Field Investigators Gary Paulis and Carol Paulis are investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

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A Georgia witness at Woodbine reported watching a silver disc UFO hovering under 30 feet off the ground along the Satilla River near I-95, according to testimony in Case 78596 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was northbound along I-95 at the Woodbine exit, pictured, when the object was first seen.

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The witness was driving northbound along I-95 just past the Woodbine exit near the Satilla River at 4:30 p.m. on August 20, 2016, when the incident occurred.

“I saw a huge silver, highly polished disc hovering over the marsh next to the treeline about 20-30 feet off the ground,” the witness stated. “The object seemed to be as big as a minivan.”

The witness wanted to get closer to the object.

The object was hovering under 30 feet off of the ground. Pictured: I-95 at the Woodbine exit.

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“I wanted to turn around, but the next exit was 10 minutes down and would be too long to get back. It might be gone. I didn’t turn around.”

The witness was upset over the sighting.

“I was freaked out wondering what the heck I saw and why was it in the marsh. I just so happened to look that way and saw it before I drove past. It was tucked back, almost hiding behind the treeline on the highway.”

Woodbine is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, GA, population 1,412. Georgia Field Investigators Jeremy Haslam and Brion Trainor are investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

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