NUFORC Sighting 175036

Occurred: 2023-02-28 19:34 Local
Reported: 2023-03-17 14:19 Pacific
Duration: 30m (+)
No of observers: 1

Location: Canton, OH, USA
Location details: Observed above my 12 acre field

Shape: Sphere
Explanation: Planet/Star - Probable
Characteristics: Animals reacted

2 circular objects with spinning center

On the evening of Feb. 28, 2023 I was outside feeding my animals when I noticed 2 spinning lights in the western portion of my field. The field has some open areas and other areas that are overgrown with brambles and saplings. The weather was in the 40s(f) and the sky was partly cloudy. The objects were not extremely high in the sky, nor were they close to the ground. They were between the two points. The visible stars were much higher than the objects. To give you a better idea of the location of the objects in the sky, I took 5 videos and there were moments when the objects faded for a moment because they were moving behind the young trees. I was standing on the ground and recording the objects on an iPhone.

The objects caught my attention because they were bright and located lower in the sky. I enjoy observing the moon and stars over the field, but would not consider myself an amateur astronomer. I just enjoy looking at the sky and am familiar enough with the sky above my field to know that the bright objects were something I hadn’t seen before. If visualizing a clock, the top object would have been at approximately 11 o’clock and the bottom object at approximately 4 o’clock. The top object seemed to be smaller and not as bright as the bottom object. I didn’t even realize there was a top object until I changed my position in the field. I was facing west in the center of the portion of my field where a mowed area meets a more overgrown area. When I turned to the left and started to walk, that is when I saw the second object. Both circular objects had a second, internal circle that was spinning and reminded me of spinning gears, similar to the gears in a watch. The gears were spinning clockwise. I wasn’t able to clearly see the internal gear-like circle until I used the zoom feature on my iPhone. The objects were stationary at some points (internal circle continued to spin at all times), slowly moving toward the right and left at other moments, and moved slightly up and down at other times. During this period, I heard groups of dogs that started to bark and also heard coyotes yipping. The group of 10 cats that have appeared at my house at various times that I care for stayed away from the field. This is highly unusual because they will always follow me when I walk in the field. I additionally heard either police or ambulance sirens, but I doubt that had anything to do with the objects (but who knows?).

The objects were still in the sky when I decided to walk back to the house. I’m not sure if this is related, but to my right I suddenly saw a bright light for a second or two. The location of the road that runs along my house would make it impossible for the light to be headlights. I was worried that someone was shining a flashlight at me which would mean someone had to be on my property in the dark. This has never happened before and I live in a very safe area. However, it IS within the realm of possibility. Seeing the light was so unusual and it scared me. I quickly walked back to my house, which is 4 acres from where I was standing in the field. I stood by my house to see if I could see the light again, or a trespasser. I didn’t see anything besides for the two objects. When I went inside the objects were still present. When I was outside on the evening of March 1, 2023, the objects were not in the sky.
A few days ago I decided to watch the videos I took and do some research. I discovered several articles from London outlets, that were written a few years ago, about several boys from Glasgow who recorded mysterious objects in the sky. The pictures in the article looked exactly like the objects that I witnessed.
In conclusion, I have no idea what I observed. I do know that it was unusual and something I hadn’t seen before. It appeared that something was bothering the animals in the area at that time and I’m not aware of anything else unusual that was happening. However, it is possible that the coyotes were bothered by something other than objects and their yipping triggered the dogs and the cats. I am interested in an opinion regarding the possible identification of objects by someone who is educated in such objects.

PS: I just read the authorization portion and at this time, although I might change my mind later, I am going to send a screenshot of the objects instead of releasing all of the videos. I just captured the screenshots and edited them in the following way: 1)I enlarged the images to make viewing easier, 2) I used the “sharpness” tool of my Ipad to make the images clearer. The internal portion of the objects that was spinning appears to be blurry in the screenshot (but not the video) which is most likely due to the motion.

Posted 2023-04-09