c/aliens-among-us

The night I saw three orbs over Phoenix and it still bothers me

I was out in my backyard in Phoenix around 2 AM back in March 2019, just looking at stars after a late shift. Then I saw three orange orbs moving in a perfect triangle pattern across the sky, no sound at all. They glided slow and steady, then just vanished one by one without fading like a plane would. I checked flight radar on my phone and there was nothing in that area for miles. My neighbor came out too and saw the same thing, we both just stood there confused for like 10 minutes. I still can't explain it and I think about that night way too often. Has anyone else seen orbs that move like that and then just disappear?

Strange lights over the desert in New Mexico last month

I was out near Roswell around 2 AM on October 15th and saw a cluster of orange lights hovering silently for about 5 minutes. No sound, no blinking, just floated then shot off faster than anything I've ever seen. Has anyone else caught weird activity out that way or just me?

Hit 3 sightings in one week near Sedona, Arizona

I've been tracking UFOs for about 2 years now, nothing crazy. But last month in Sedona I logged 3 bright orbs on 3 separate nights near Cathedral Rock. They moved in ways no drone could match, silent and fast. Has anyone else seen clusters like that in a short time frame, or was this just a weird fluke?

Met a guy at a truck stop who claimed he was from another planet

I was fueling up near Barstow around 3 AM when this dude walks up and says he's been watching humans for 30 years. He pointed at my watch and said 'you people measure time wrong, it's all loops not lines.' Has anyone else run into someone who sounded way too specific about alien stuff?

I saw something odd over Lake Michigan last Tuesday and it changed my mind about sightings.

Pro tip: use a magnet to find UFO landing spots in the woods

I kept finding weird circular patches of flattened grass in the field behind my house in Ohio. My buddy said it might be deer but the pattern was too perfect. So I grabbed a cheap fishing magnet from Amazon and swept the area. Pulled out three rusty bolts that looked nothing like any farm equipment I've seen. Anyone else try this trick to find proof of landings?

My worst UFO week was back in 2012 during a camping trip near Moab

I saw three glowing orange orbs zip across the sky over three nights, then my friend's phone died right after he snapped a blurry photo of one. Anyone else have a streak of weird sightings that felt like the universe was messing with you?

My trip to Sedona made me rethink the whole alien thing

I went to Sedona last month for a hiking trip, and I saw these orange lights moving in weird patterns over Cathedral Rock around 2 AM. They would stop, zigzag, then shoot off way faster than any drone I've seen. There were like 7 or 8 of them, and they just vanished after 10 minutes. Anyone else seen something similar near a specific natural landmark?

That guy at the truck stop who knew my hometown

I was refueling at a Pilot in North Dakota at 3 AM when some random trucker walked up and said 'you're from Flagstaff, right?' without me saying a word. He then described my street and the crack in my driveway perfectly. I still don't know how he knew that, and it's been 8 months.

Mowed a 200 foot crop circle in my field without meaning to last weekend

I was cutting the hay on my back forty and the GPS on my tractor glitched out, making me drive in a perfect spiral pattern for about 200 feet before I noticed. When I looked back from the road it looked exactly like those old school alien formations from the 90s. Has anyone else had farm equipment accidentally make something that looks supernatural?

Staring at the same crop circles for 20 years before I noticed the obvious

I was walking through that same wheat field near Sedona last fall and it finally hit me that those perfect patterns I'd been photographing since 2004 actually match the neighbor's irrigation grid almost exactly, how did I miss that for so long?

Can we talk about how a six-person witness account changed my view on Roswell?

I always wrote off the Roswell crash as a weather balloon story until I sat down with two retired Air Force guys in a diner outside Alamogordo who both had dads at the scene in 47. They described seeing metallic foil that snapped back to shape when crumpled, which doesnt sound like any balloon Ive heard of. Has anyone else stumbled across a detail that flipped their whole opinion on a case?

Headed out to Marfa last spring and saw something weird near the observatory at 2 AM

I was out there with a buddy just stargazing near the McDonald Observatory around 2 AM. We saw this light that didn't move like a plane or a drone, it just hovered and then shot straight up way too fast. It was totally silent and there was no wind that night so we ruled out a balloon or something. Has anyone else seen weird lights out in West Texas or is it just the isolation messing with your head?

Wasted $150 on a ghost hunting app that was just a glorified FM radio

I fell for one of those paranormal investigation apps you see advertised on late night TV. Paid $150 for the full version and spent two weeks walking around abandoned barns in Ohio with my buddy Mark. Turns out the app was just picking up radio frequencies and random static, not spirits at all. I compared it to an actual SDR radio receiver and got the exact same sounds. Total scam and I felt like an idiot when I figured it out. Has anyone else gotten ripped off by one of these fake ghost hunting tools?

Finally caught a weird light on video after 3 years of trying

Last week near my folks' place in rural Oregon, I saw this orange orb hover over the treeline for maybe 20 seconds before it vanished - no sound, no blinking, just gone. Has anyone else seen something that moves way too smooth to be a drone?

Still not sure if that night at Devils Tower was real or just a dream

I was camping near Devils Tower in Wyoming back in June and saw three lights moving in a triangle pattern that suddenly shot straight up and vanished. My buddy swears it was military drones testing new tech but the way they moved felt way too smooth for anything man made. What do you think, are these sightings ever just high altitude balloons or is there something actually weird going on?

Switched from a wide angle lens to a telephoto for sky watching and it totally changed things

I spent months using my 14mm lens to try and capture UFOs or weird lights in the night sky. Everything looked like tiny dots and I never got any clear detail. Last week I borrowed a buddy's 200mm telephoto and pointed it at the same area near Flagstaff where I usually see flickering lights. The difference was night and day - I actually caught a structured craft with blinking lights that moved in a way no plane or drone could. I'm saving up for my own telephoto now. Has anyone else had better luck with different camera gear for spotting things?

Drove out to Marfa last month and something felt off about the sky

I was out there for a fencing job near the Prada Marfa installation, and around 2 AM I saw a set of lights moving in a way no plane or drone should. They zigzagged then just stopped dead for about 10 seconds before blinking out. Has anyone else seen weird stuff out in West Texas?

TIL that weird light I saw over the lake last month might actually be a weather balloon... or not

I was out on Lake Michigan near Muskegon around 2 AM on a Tuesday, fishing for salmon. This orange orb appeared, hovered for maybe 4 minutes, then zipped straight up and vanished. I just shrugged it off until my buddy sent me a link to a NOAA page about high-altitude research balloons, which match the color and behavior. But the speed it moved? That's what's bugging me still. Has anyone else seen one of these things and had a solid explanation that didn't totally hold up?

That night in my backyard turned me from a skeptic into a believer

I used to roll my eyes at anyone talking about UFOs until last August around 2am. I was up with my youngest who couldn't sleep and saw three orange orbs moving silently over the trees behind my house in Portland. They weren't planes or drones, they stopped, hovered, and then shot off in different directions faster than anything I've ever seen. I grabbed my phone but only got blurry blobs before they vanished. Has anyone else seen those orange orbs and can explain what they might be?

Spent $75 on a used camera that caught a weird light streak over my barn

Bought this old Canon from a garage sale and last night it picked up a fast moving orange orb that seemed to stop and hover for a few seconds. Has anyone else gotten clear footage from cheap gear that you didn't expect to work?

Saw a glowing orb over the football field 3 nights in a row

I live near a middle school football field in Eugene, and last Tuesday around 10 PM I saw an orange orb hover over the goalpost for about 5 minutes before it zipped away. The next night it was back, same spot, but it pulsed brighter this time. Third night it was gone, but I found a weird circular burn mark in the grass where it hung out. Anybody else see something like this near a school field or have a guess what could leave a burn like that?

Pro tip: Try the infrared camera trick for finding UFOs at night

I spent three years staring at the sky with binoculars and saw nothing. Then last fall I borrowed a friend's FLIR thermal camera and pointed it at a field near my house in Tucson. Within 20 minutes I caught a shape that was way too hot and moving way too fast for a coyote or a deer. The thing climbed straight up and vanished above the clouds. Has anyone else tried thermal imaging for this or is that just a lucky fluke?

That one guy at the truck stop in New Mexico who swore he was abducted for 3 days

Rant: A guy on Reddit told me my sighting story was full of holes

I posted about seeing a triangular craft over Sacramento last June, and some user 'Rocket_Sci' tore it apart. He said my details were too vague and I should log the exact time, altitude estimate, and weather conditions. Now I keep a small notebook in my glovebox, I write down everything even if I think I'm crazy. Has anyone else changed how they report stuff because of online criticism?