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NUFORC Report Index for Month 199611

Link Occurred City State Country Shape Summary Reported Posted Image
Open 11/16/1996 23:23 Mansfield PA USA Fireball Man saw orange fireball pass across the sky at very high speed from E to W. Approx. 1/4-1/2 dia. of moon. Very fast, bright. 11/19/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/19/1996 23:05 Middleville MI USA Woman sees bright "fluorescent glowing green" obj. streak across the sky in dir. of airport. Size: 1" at arm's length; round. BRIGHT. 11/19/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/24/1996 18:07 Bismarck ND USA Light Nat. Weather Serv. empl. sees a small, circular, distinctly flame-orange obj. in the S sky. Brighter & larger than brightest star. 11/24/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/25/1996 22:30 Canberra (Australia) Australia Aust. Hotline: A number of intense orange fireball lights travelling fast over Canberra. Go E to W, then turn to NW. 11/26/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/25/1996 01:25 Adelaide (South Australia) Australia Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. several "soft white balls of light" heading E, then turn W, then speed off to N. 11/26/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/25/1996 17:25 Perth (Western Australia) Australia Aust. Hotline: Callers rept. a "large, bright cigar-shaped" obj. travelling from N to S. Length: 1" at arm's length; 20+ miles dist. 11/26/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/25/1996 23:15 Alice Springs (NT, Australia) Australia Aust. Hotline: Callers report 4x " intensely bright orange fireball lights" heading W. 10x photos. Police witness, submit report. 11/26/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/02/1996 05:00 New Albany PA USA 2x turkey hunters notice a very bright, round light in sky. Obj. suddenly breaks into 8-10 individual lights. Center translucent. 11/02/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/03/1996 18:55 Longmont CO USA Mother & daughter see immense blue flash in sky. 2 min. later, saw shaft of blue light w/oblong cloud on top, illuminated on inside. 11/03/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 22:00 Riverside NJ USA Woman & daughter see V-shaped obj. w/ red/blue/green lights streak across sky, stop dead, hover. Many neighbors witness object. 11/16/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:10 Jacksonville FL USA Jacksonville FAA relays rept. from 2 airliners: both at 41' k. see two objs. in large cloud of blue light streak by them. NOT meteors. 11/16/1996 08/05/2001
Open 11/16/1996 23:10 Frostburg MD USA Man (anonymous) repts. that his brother had seen a strange light streak from N to S. "Scared the daylights out of him." (No facts.) 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:13 Reading PA USA Man sees VERY BRIGHT orange/red, distinctly round fireball STREAK across sky parallel to horiz. Long tail! Not meteor, he thought. 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:14 Greenwich CT USA 2x men see VERY bright yellow/orange ball of light STREAK across sky E to W parallel to horizon. Not a/c or meteor they thought. 11/17/1996 08/05/2001
Open 11/14/1996 18:20 Salem OR USA 4 individuals witness distinctly red light above clouds. Changes to white, back to red, then disappears. Video footage taken. 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/17/1996 00:00 Grandview MO USA Multiple residents see 2x large triangles w/ lights & fireball behind it fly over, call 911. Police choppers respond; neg.. Loud. TV. 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 22:15 Lake City WA USA Young man sees disc-shaped obj. w/ "double dome--top and bottom, w/ red light around middle" do wild gyrations in N sky. Streaked. 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/17/1996 04:30 Big Flats NY USA Woman relays that man & son had witnessed a dramatic reddish-yellow light in the night sky. 11/18/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/29/1996 19:05 Los Angeles CA USA 3x youth playing baseball see "polygon, or square shaped" object in night sky. Strobed blue, changed color. (No written report.) 11/29/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/23/1996 21:40 Kingsville OH USA Woman & daughter witness 3 lights circling in sky above car; follow car for several miles. Suddenly wink out. (Advertising lights??) 11/24/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/30/1996 21:15 Kirkland WA USA Mother, son, grandmother witness peculiar lights in S sky. White, blue, then red. Moves across sky, slows, stops, then STREAKS off. 11/30/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/30/1996 19:15 Vashon Island WA USA 2x young boys see 2x streaks of white light, "as wide as my thumb at arm's length," STREAK across 160 deg. of sky in 1 sec. 11/30/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/27/1996 00:00 Graham County NC USA Police report--Possible twinkling star. 11/27/1996 02/08/2005
Open 11/25/1996 20:00 Monterey CA USA Man returns to site of previous sighting 26OC96. Sees 3x cyl.-shaped objs.in triangular formation, streak overhead; then 8x more. 11/26/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/24/1996 04:50 Poway CA USA Couple sees "a bunch of bright lights, flashing" in the night sky. "It looks like a walnut." Cluster reptd. to move across the sky. 11/24/1996 08/05/2001
Open 11/24/1996 19:30 Bismarck ND USA Nat. Weather Serv. meteorologist repts. peculiar, round, orange obj. in S sky. "Like orange of space shuttle exhaust." Not star. 11/24/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/23/1996 19:30 French Camp CA USA Fem. empl. of sheriff's off. on way to work sees large, round obj. w/ bright lights rotating, moving in W sky. Very prominant, strange. 11/24/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/15/1996 20:30 Blossburg PA USA Sen.mil.(ret.) sees large, rnd, bright "ball of orange light" ahead,in formation w/ comm. a/c pass overhead! NOT meteor.Exclnt rept.! 11/23/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/23/1996 20:45 Stockton CA USA Woman, daughter,3x other cars witness LARGE, spherical obj. rotating in night sky. 100x BRIGHT lights. Changed rotation dir. 11/23/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 00:00 Gorman VOR (inflight) CA USA Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California. 11/22/1996 03/01/2004
Open 11/17/1996 02:30 Arcadia CA USA 2x young men see large triangular obj. w/ lights on corners. Dips, rises, several times, then STREAKS to W. Had "shimmering effect." 11/19/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:15 Greenwich CT USA 11/18/1996 08/05/2001
Open 11/16/1996 23:10 Odessa NY USA Husband & wife witness a large ball of light w/ a long green trail streak across sky. Very dramatic sighting. 11/18/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 22:00 Bandy NY USA Young man sees very prominant white light streak from E to W in southern sky. BRIGHT white light, and VERY fast. Short trail. 11/18/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:20 Watkins Glen NY USA Six teenagers on hill witness a BRIGHT ball of fire w/ a green/yellow trail streak across the sky. Covered 110 degrees in 3 seconds. 11/18/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/30/1996 17:12 Salida CO USA Aerospace engin. sees very bright, metallic-silver obj. streak across sky from NE to SW. Horiz. to hor., 2 sec.. Flames released. 12/01/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/20/1996 00:00 Los Angeles CA USA Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California. 12/02/1996 05/28/2005
Open 11/20/1996 22:30 North Port FL USA Man & wife witness large white light in distance. Grows larger, descends, passes directly overhead. Big disc. Dog, cats VERY upset. 12/04/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/27/1996 19:30 Seattle WA USA Woman reports witnessing a distinctly green flash of light, followed by a second identical flash. Very strange in appearance. 12/13/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/28/1996 21:00 Bellevue WA USA A young man repts. seeing a "star" in the N sky move horizontally, and then suddenly drop vertically very fast. Very prominent. 12/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:15 Frostburg MD USA Man sees a bright yellow, round ball of light w/ green tail stretching from hor. to hor. go slowly from NE to SE in W sky. Clear sky. 12/19/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/16/1996 23:10 New York City NY USA News media rept. Pakistani & TWA airliners departing JFKennedy airport witness very bizarre, fast obj. in their proximity. 11/17/1996 11/02/1999
Open 11/07/1996 23:30 Seattle WA USA Sphere Dimly lit group of colored objects hovering over the Woodland Park Zoo emitting light beams similar to spotlights. I was walking my 12/07/1996 03/07/1998
Open 11/15/1996 20:50 Lima OH USA Light 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 12/26/1996 03/07/1998
Open 11/15/1996 22:30 Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire (UK/England) United Kingdom Triangle MANY BLACK TRIANGLE SIGHTINGS NOV 1996 AND FLASHES OF BRIGHT WHITE OR BLUE LIGHTS AT SAME TIME,LIGHTING UP ROOMS OR THE SKY.CREDIBLE AC 01/10/1997 03/07/1998
Open 11/26/1996 03:20 Daytona Beach FL USA Disk miles to the east we saw 5 discs in a semi arc. they were the size of a dinner plate. color that of a lighter flame, yellow. the clouds 02/09/1997 11/20/2002
Open 11/14/1996 19:00 Hobe Sound FL USA Fireball Green fireball moving at high rate of speed. 03/26/1997 03/07/1998
Open 11/13/1996 23:56 Harrisburg (just outside of) PA USA Light Flew around in sky then flew off in westerly direction. 10/22/1997 01/28/1999
Open 11/24/1996 21:00 Miami FL USA Light A light the size of an average star was spotted traveling at grater spped than commmercial aircraft at a high altitude. 01/07/1998 03/07/1998
Open 11/17/1996 21:00 Las Vegas NV USA Light Saw a stationary "star" all of a sudden zip to the west, across the southwest sky. 02/04/1998 01/28/1999
Open 11/20/1996 08:00 Surfside (on the beach) TX USA Diamond It appeared above me app. 200 ft. with 3 lights; {leftlight, red} {right light,green} {middle light, bright white.} The middle light bl 03/12/1998 01/28/1999
Open 11/13/1996 23:30 Seminole FL USA Triangle I out of my front door to let the dog out. I remember I stared at this bright star that was pulsating. Then I had a feeling that I was 10/25/1998 11/01/1998
Open 11/06/1996 17:00 San Jose IL USA Formation Coming home from voting in "96" my wife and I noticed 7-8 craft off to the west. Flying very erratically, almost looked like they were 12/14/1998 01/28/1999
Open 11/01/1996 12:00 Vilonia AR USA Cylinder Cylinder-shaped object decended and began circling a nearby cell-phone tower. It shortly vanished. 01/14/1999 02/16/1999
Open 11/01/1996 21:00 Chillicothe OH USA Other round white lights in a slanted row. 02/17/1999 04/02/1999
Open 11/30/1996 03:00 Outlook WA USA Light 1996 Nov. or Dec. coming in from a bad ice storm and snow. The Valley lit into day three times for about three seconds each time.. I 08/28/1999 08/30/1999
Open 11/20/1996 21:30 Parma (??) OH USA Circle I WENT OUTSIDE TO TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE DURING THE INDIANDS PLAYOFF GAME I WENT TO THE BACK YARD LOOKED UP AT THE TOWER AND SAW A LIGHT. 10/12/1999 10/19/1999
Open 11/25/1996 22:15 Arnolds Park IA USA Triangle Triangular Shaped Object Hovering Over Frozen Lower Gar Lake No More Than 1500ft (Aprox 1/4 Mile Away) From Bridge I Was Standing On. 11/10/1999 11/17/1999
Open 11/20/1996 00:00 Wilmington NC USA Diamond COMING HOME ONE NITE WE SAW A DIAMOND SHAPE OBJECT APPEAR FROM NOWHERE AND IT HOVERED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN DISAPPEARED. 12/29/1999 01/07/2000
Open 11/30/1996 21:00 Shreveport LA USA Unknown IT WAS DARK I WAS DRIVING AND IT LOOKED LIKE A PLANE WITH A SMALLER OBJECT FLYING RIGHT UP TO IT AND ROTATING AROUND IT. 01/11/2000 01/22/2000
Open 11/02/1996 02:00 Reno to Dallas (aboard jetliner enroute between) TX USA Triangle Even though I am a private pilot, I spend every hour of jet flight viewing the earth below. COvered window allowed spotting overtaking 02/02/2000 09/06/2002
Open 11/09/1996 02:00 Canyonville OR USA Disk Disk-shaped craft spotted hovering in the sky 05/15/2000 06/06/2000
Open 11/27/1996 20:00 Millington TN USA Chevron seethrought cheveron shape that made no noise 09/03/2000 09/17/2000
Open 11/30/1996 07:00 La Joya TX USA Disk South Texas migrant worker sees "flying disk" while deer hunting. 09/19/2000 09/21/2000
Open 11/20/1996 19:00 Wirral (Liverpool) (UK/England) United Kingdom Triangle three lights in formation. 01/11/2001 02/18/2001
Open 11/16/1996 21:30 Canton PA USA Light The blue lights zigzagged very rapidly across the sky and would come to a dead stop and then do it again. 02/25/2001 03/06/2001
Open 11/01/1996 23:00 Federal Way WA USA Circle Saw an extremely fast white dot (similar to a slow moving satalite but very fast) Zoom across the Puget Sound sky.North to South 08/07/2002 08/16/2002
Open 11/15/1996 17:00 Lincoln NE USA Diamond Orange narrow diamond shaped ufo seen rotating in tree top next to my apartment. 01/20/2003 03/21/2003
Open 11/23/1996 02:15 Stamping Ground KY USA Triangle Giant black triangle hovers over me and my car while parked on Union Ridge in northern Franklin Co. Kentucky... 02/03/2003 03/21/2003
Open 11/01/1996 22:00 Oirsbeek (Netherlands) Netherlands Light Strange lichtbeams in the sky 02/14/2003 03/04/2003
Open 11/16/1996 21:30 Silver Spring MD USA Triangle Triangular Craft Flies Through Boyfirend's Neighborhood. 06/02/2003 06/03/2003
Open 11/28/1996 22:30 Wheelersburg OH USA Light A pair of stars begin to circle each other....shoot off...then return to their original positions.... 09/11/2003 09/12/2003
Open 11/16/1996 16:30 Las Vegas NV USA Light number of strange lights seen in NV test site Area 51 months before phoenix sighting 01/17/2004 01/22/2004
Open 11/29/1996 21:45 Sedona AZ USA Light Orange Blazing Light over Rim of Mountain Northeast of Long Canyon. 02/17/2004 03/02/2004
Open 11/30/1996 22:00 Sedona AZ USA Light Three round bright lights in triangle formation near Northern Slopes Foothills North. 02/17/2004 03/02/2004
Open 11/15/1996 10:21 Harker Heights TX USA Light This dot of light was moving quite fast and then it stopped and took off 90 degrees from the direction it was traveling 01/24/2005 01/27/2005
Open 11/12/1996 01:00 NV USA Triangle large triangle shape flying object hovering silently above me. 06/27/2005 07/05/2005
Open 11/11/1996 23:00 York (UK/England) United Kingdom Light Fast travelling, in formation, rapid change of trajectory. 07/17/2005 09/02/2005
Open 11/09/1996 12:00 Plymouth IN USA Triangle 3 Silent Black Triangles flying in a One Sided Formation with Dim Lights in the shape of a V on the bottom 10/11/2005 10/20/2005
Open 11/26/1996 20:25 Poteau OK USA Triangle A Very Large Triangle Shaped vessel with amber light all around and the shell looked kinda burnt. 01/25/2006 02/14/2006
Open 11/26/1996 09:00 Bloomsburg PA USA Teardrop Black balloon shaped object on thanksgiving day 1996 in Central PA 03/21/2006 05/15/2006
Open 11/12/1996 22:30 Donnelly ID USA Triangle Black triangle in the mountains of Idaho 03/26/2007 04/27/2007
Open 11/13/1996 19:45 Hesperia CA USA Triangle Huge Black Triangular Craft hovers over the 15 Freeway in High Desert,CA. 1996 04/27/2007 06/12/2007
Open 11/14/1996 14:15 Corvallis MT USA Orb glowing orb like object displacing dense fog 11/13/2007 11/28/2007
Open 11/01/1996 19:00 Merrimac MA USA Triangle Massachsuetts - 1996 - Very Clear, Unmistakable, Evening Sighting 05/02/2009 05/12/2009
Open 11/15/1996 22:30 Albuquerque (Manzano Mountains) NM USA Sphere A bright purple sphere Hoovers then uses some type of warp drive to dissappear. 09/08/2013 09/09/2013
Open 11/30/1996 23:00 Amarillo (east of) TX USA Fireball Flash of light seen on 11/30/15, east of Amarillo. 12/05/2015 12/10/2015
Open 11/11/1996 16:00 Vallejo CA USA Light WoW. 05/31/2019 06/07/2019
Open 11/09/1996 22:00 Virginia Beach VA USA Rectangle I was driving my fathers Ford Explorer down the road with 2 girlfriends of mine. It was pitch black driving down Potters Road. Huge air 01/05/2021 01/19/2021
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