AnomalySeptember 19
On September 19, 2009, 8 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a triangle shape, hovering.
no. 1 · wording independence 0.636 by vocabulary, 0.727 by shared phrases · coherence 4.056
Open, all of them
The nights nobody has ever named
The Phoenix Lights has a name. So does Stephenville, and Tinley Park, and O’Hare. These do not. Same engine, same archive, same checks, and nobody has ever written any of them down as an event.
24
nights when strangers in different towns described the same thing on the same day, wrote it in their own words rather than echoing each other, and nothing ordinary accounts for it. 107 people in total, none of whom knew about any of the others.
How the list gets this short
The engine is not looking for the strange. It is looking for convergence, and then it tries very hard to explain it away. Most convergence has a dull answer and we publish those as readily as these.
| nights where several strangers described the same thing at once | 264 |
| checked against the ordinary record so far | 120 |
| had a plausible ordinary cause, and are labelled as such | 79 |
| had none | 41 |
| of those, events history already has a name for | 17 |
| left with no name and no explanation | 24 |
What “checked” actually means
Every one of these was cross-referenced automatically against the USGS earthquake catalogue, NASA’s fireball and bolide survey, the computed position of Venus and the moon on that date at that place, the geomagnetic Kp index for that day, which is what puts aurora in the sky, and the calendar of nights when people set off fireworks. Aurora was added as a check after this list was published and moved none of these nights off it. If any of those could account for what was described, the night is not on this page. It is on its own page, labelled with the ordinary explanation, where it stays. One honest limit: the fireball catalogue begins in 2015, later than every night on this page, so that particular check has never yet had the chance to remove one.
And what it does not mean
Not that anything unexplainable happened. It means four specific ordinary causes were ruled out and nobody has looked further, because nobody has ever looked at these at all. There are 144 more candidate nights that have not been through the checking pass yet, and some of those will turn out to have answers too. This is a to-do list, not a conclusion.
The nights
Strongest first, by how many people, across how many separate places, and how independently they wrote. The weakest are at the bottom rather than left out, and the ones where the accounts read alike say so on their own line.
September 19
On September 19, 2009, 8 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a hooded figure.
no. 2 · wording independence 0.55 by vocabulary, 0.583 by shared phrases · coherence 3.681
July 15
On July 15, 2001, 6 people who had no way of knowing about each other described moving in formation, hovering.
no. 3 · wording independence 0.9 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.046
September 19
On September 19, 2009, 6 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a beam of light, a bright white light.
no. 4 · wording independence 0.526 by vocabulary, 0.692 by shared phrases · coherence 3.664
September 19
On September 19, 2009, 5 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a bright white light.
no. 5 · wording independence 0.667 by vocabulary, 0.75 by shared phrases · coherence 3.261
August 18
On August 18, 2012, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described red lights, moving in formation.
no. 6 · wording independence 0.892 by vocabulary, 0.929 by shared phrases · coherence 3.395
October 24
On October 24, 2012, 6 people who had no way of knowing about each other described moving in formation, hovering, a triangle shape.
no. 7 · wording independence 0.778 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.807
September 11
On September 11, 1999, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described hovering.
no. 8 · wording independence 0.857 by vocabulary, 0.957 by shared phrases · coherence 3.32
December 12
On December 12, 2007, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described moving in formation.
no. 9 · wording independence 0.853 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.31
February 16
On February 16, 2000, 8 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a triangle shape, moving in formation.
no. 10 · wording independence 0.793 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.727
May 27
On May 27, 2009, 6 people who had no way of knowing about each other described hovering, a photograph or recording exists.
no. 11 · wording independence 0.621 by vocabulary, 0.529 by shared phrases · coherence 2.969
November 8
On November 8, 2012, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described red lights, moving in formation.
no. 12 · wording independence 0.821 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.041
October 23
On October 23, 2012, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described hovering.
no. 13 · wording independence 0.778 by vocabulary, 0.923 by shared phrases · coherence 3.543
October 23
On October 23, 2011, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described red lights.
no. 14 · wording independence 0.955 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.044
February 21
On February 21, 2014, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described red lights, an orange orb, pulsing light.
no. 15 · wording independence 0.933 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.756
December 11
On December 11, 2004, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a triangle shape, moving in formation.
no. 16 · wording independence 0.871 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.331
January 7
On January 7, 2002, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described green light, an unexplained boom.
no. 17 · wording independence 0.828 by vocabulary, 0.882 by shared phrases · coherence 3.507
April 16
On April 16, 2008, 4 people who had no way of knowing about each other described hovering, an unexplained boom.
no. 18 · wording independence 0.914 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 2.957
May 14
On May 14, 2000, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described red lights, a triangle shape.
no. 19 · wording independence 0.757 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.341
September 19
On September 19, 2009, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a beam of light, hovering, vanishing suddenly.
no. 20 · wording independence 0.591 by vocabulary, 0.667 by shared phrases · coherence 2.952
April 20
On April 20, 2000, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described moving in formation, a triangle shape.
no. 21 · wording independence 0.861 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.281
November 22
On November 22, 2012, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described a triangle shape, an orange orb, hovering.
no. 22 · wording independence 0.811 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.173
November 15
On November 15, 2001, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described rumbling.
no. 23 · wording independence 0.8 by vocabulary, 0.96 by shared phrases · coherence 3.15
February 4
On February 4, 2000, 3 people who had no way of knowing about each other described moving in formation, a triangle shape.
no. 24 · wording independence 0.731 by vocabulary, 0.857 by shared phrases · coherence 3.602
Were you there on any of these dates?
That is the entire reason this page exists. Every one of these is a handful of people and a date. One more account could turn any of them into something, or rule it out, and both are worth having.
Tell us what you sawThe nights two archives crossed
Someone who sees lights in the sky writes to one archive. Someone who hears something in the woods writes to another. The two archives do not read each other, and the people certainly don’t. These are the nights the record holds accounts from both, at the same place, on the same date.
5
detected clusters drawing on more than one archive, out of 264 clusters in the record. Rare on purpose: it takes independent strangers, filing to organisations that never talk to each other, in the same square degree on the same date.
2013-08-07
3 from the sky archive (NUFORC), 1 from the woods archive (BFRO). They described white light and growling.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2012-09-01
2 from the sky archive (NUFORC), 1 from the woods archive (BFRO). They described a triangle shape and knocking.
possible ordinary cause: moon
2011-09-01
2 from the sky archive (NUFORC), 1 from the woods archive (BFRO). They described whooping.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2008-06-30
2 from the sky archive (NUFORC), 1 from the woods archive (BFRO). They described knocking and screaming or howling.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-09-02
2 from the sky archive (NUFORC), 1 from the woods archive (BFRO). They described an orange orb and screaming or howling.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
Why this list is short, honestly: the detector only clusters accounts that carry a date and a location, and requires both to agree. Most of the record’s newer sources, the French and Italian official files among them, locate cases only to a department or province, so they rarely land in the same cell as a street-level report. As the geography improves, this is where any new crossing will appear.
Every cluster the engine has found
Nobody filed these as events. They surfaced on their own, when strangers in different places wrote down something similar within hours of each other. 264 of them, drawn out of 53,038 accounts, each checked against earthquakes logged by the USGS, where Venus and the moon actually were, whether it was a day people set off fireworks, and NASA’s fireball survey, though that catalogue only begins in 2015. Of the 264, 79 have at least one ordinary candidate. Strongest first; every one has its own page with the accounts in full.
1997-07-04
They described blue light and green light.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
What we checked
Venus was 56 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-1997-07-04-39-90 · wording independence 0.613 by vocabulary, 0.81 by shared phrases · coherence 7.904 · reported across evening 1, night 20
2004-10-31
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: date
What we checked
This was Halloween. (calendar)
E-2004-10-31-42-88 · wording independence 0.6 by vocabulary, 0.684 by shared phrases · coherence 7.511 · reported across evening 22, night 3
2005-09-30
They described red lights and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 24 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.0, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2005-09-30-42-88 · wording independence 0.769 by vocabulary, 0.917 by shared phrases · coherence 7.246 · reported across evening 1, night 12
2004-08-21
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that night
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2004-08-21-42-88 · wording independence 0.688 by vocabulary, 0.846 by shared phrases · coherence 7.064
1997-03-13
They described a triangle shape and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1997-03-13-33-112 · wording independence 0.724 by vocabulary, 0.909 by shared phrases · coherence 6.8 · reported across evening 19, night 3
2005-10-01
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 24 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.1, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2005-10-01-42-88 · wording independence 0.71 by vocabulary, 0.895 by shared phrases · coherence 6.625
2010-07-04
They described an orange orb and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
What we checked
Venus was 55 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.0, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-2010-07-04-48-122 · wording independence 0.857 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 6.146
1997-07-04
They described blue light and seen again.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
What we checked
Venus was 57 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-1997-07-04-38-90 · wording independence 0.846 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 5.684 · reported across evening 2, night 7
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb and white light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-42-88 · wording independence 0.789 by vocabulary, 0.95 by shared phrases · coherence 5.128 · reported across afternoon 1, evening 9
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-43-83 · wording independence 0.769 by vocabulary, 0.957 by shared phrases · coherence 5.049 · reported across evening 6, night 1
1998-09-23
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 36 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-1998-09-23-48-122 · wording independence 0.829 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.642
2011-01-06
They described hovering and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake
What we checked
A magnitude 3.82 earthquake was recorded 95km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX at 2011-01-07 21:19 UTC. (USGS)
E-2011-01-06-34-117 · wording independence 0.526 by vocabulary, 0.6 by shared phrases · coherence 4.513 · reported across evening 5, night 4
2010-01-01
They described red lights and hooded.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon, date
What we checked
A magnitude 3.24 earthquake was recorded 11km N of Delta, B.C., MX at 2010-01-01 02:33 UTC. (USGS)
A full moon (98% lit) that night (computed)
This was New Year, when sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-2010-01-01-33-117 · wording independence 0.871 by vocabulary, 0.909 by shared phrases · coherence 4.331
2004-12-11
They described a triangle shape and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that night
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2004-12-11-33-97 · wording independence 0.871 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.331
2001-01-11
They described moving in formation and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 38 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.2, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2001-01-11-42-89 · wording independence 0.765 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.266
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb and green light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-41-82 · wording independence 0.69 by vocabulary, 0.938 by shared phrases · coherence 4.237
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb and green light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-43-88 · wording independence 0.72 by vocabulary, 0.75 by shared phrases · coherence 4.229
1999-11-16
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-43-84 · wording independence 0.792 by vocabulary, 0.833 by shared phrases · coherence 4.161
2012-07-04
They described an orange orb and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon, venus, date
What we checked
A magnitude 3.03 earthquake was recorded 14 km WNW of Orcas, Washington at 2012-07-04 04:00 UTC. (USGS)
A full moon (98% lit) that night (computed)
Venus was 30 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.5, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-2012-07-04-47-122 · wording independence 0.852 by vocabulary, 0.857 by shared phrases · coherence 4.081
1999-11-16
They described a triangle shape and an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-40-84 · wording independence 0.846 by vocabulary, 0.95 by shared phrases · coherence 4.066
2009-09-19
They described a triangle shape and hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2009-09-19-40-75 · wording independence 0.636 by vocabulary, 0.727 by shared phrases · coherence 4.056 · reported across night 1, evening 7
2005-04-12
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
What we checked
A magnitude 3.21 earthquake was recorded 15 km WNW of Templeton, California at 2005-04-12 13:53 UTC. (USGS)
Venus was 54 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2005-04-12-34-118 · wording independence 0.75 by vocabulary, 0.769 by shared phrases · coherence 4.053 · reported across afternoon 3, night 1
2001-07-15
They described moving in formation and hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that night
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2001-07-15-41-74 · wording independence 0.9 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.046 · reported across night 5, afternoon 1
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb and white light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1999-11-16-38-86 · wording independence 0.821 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.04
1997-03-13
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-1997-03-13-35-112 · wording independence 0.865 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 4.01 · reported across evening 3, night 1
2001-01-05
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
What we checked
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was recorded 17km SE of Lone Pine, CA at 2001-01-04 12:23 UTC. (USGS)
Venus was 43 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.2, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2001-01-05-33-117 · wording independence 0.829 by vocabulary, 0.833 by shared phrases · coherence 3.854
2012-10-24
They described moving in formation and hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2012-10-24-34-79 · wording independence 0.778 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.807 · reported across evening 5, night 1
1996-03-01
They described red lights and taking off impossibly fast.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
What we checked
A magnitude 3 earthquake was recorded 4 km SE of Bucoda, Washington at 1996-03-01 18:26 UTC. (USGS)
Venus was 51 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.1, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-1996-03-01-48-122 · wording independence 0.778 by vocabulary, 0.95 by shared phrases · coherence 3.776
2014-02-21
They described red lights and an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2014-02-21-29-81 · wording independence 0.933 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.756 · reported across night 1, evening 2
2012-07-04
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: moon, date
What we checked
A full moon (98% lit) that night (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-2012-07-04-27-80 · wording independence 0.929 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.744
2003-08-30
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 54 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2003-08-30-34-118 · wording independence 0.923 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.731
2000-02-16
They described a triangle shape and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that night
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2000-02-16-42-89 · wording independence 0.793 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.727
1997-11-14
They described .
possible ordinary cause: moon, venus
What we checked
A full moon (100% lit) that night (computed)
Venus was 14 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.3, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-1997-11-14-48-122 · wording independence 0.794 by vocabulary, 0.941 by shared phrases · coherence 3.718
1999-09-01
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
What we checked
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 5 km WSW of Cobb, California at 1999-08-31 11:39 UTC. (USGS)
Venus was 35 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.3, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-1999-09-01-39-121 · wording independence 0.839 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.692
2009-09-19
They described hooded.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2009-09-19-40-74 · wording independence 0.55 by vocabulary, 0.583 by shared phrases · coherence 3.681 · reported across evening 7, night 1
2009-09-19
They described a beam of light and white light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2009-09-19-41-73 · wording independence 0.526 by vocabulary, 0.692 by shared phrases · coherence 3.664
2000-07-07
They described white light and a beam of light.
possible ordinary cause: venus
What we checked
Venus was 67 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2000-07-07-34-118 · wording independence 0.759 by vocabulary, 0.933 by shared phrases · coherence 3.632
2004-07-04
They described red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
What we checked
Venus was 28 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.5, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
E-2004-07-04-33-117 · wording independence 0.714 by vocabulary, 0.933 by shared phrases · coherence 3.616 · reported across evening 1, night 3
2000-02-04
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that night
What we checked
No earthquake, no full moon, no unusually bright Venus, and not a fireworks date. The fireball catalogue does not reach back this far. That does not make it anything. It means the ordinary answers we can test did not fit.
E-2000-02-04-35-112 · wording independence 0.731 by vocabulary, 0.857 by shared phrases · coherence 3.602 · reported across evening 1, night 2
2000-09-30
They described a triangle shape and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
What we checked
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was recorded 12km S of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX at 2000-10-01 04:46 UTC. (USGS)
Venus was 41 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -3.8, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
E-2000-09-30-34-118 · wording independence 0.792 by vocabulary, 1 by shared phrases · coherence 3.577
1978-07-01
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2012-10-23
They described hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2011-07-04
They described an orange orb and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2001-02-10
They described moving in formation and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2010-07-04
They described an orange orb and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2010-07-04
They described red lights and moving in formation.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2002-01-07
They described green light and boom.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2012-07-04
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon, venus, date
2000-08-26
2009-03-29
They described boom and a beam of light.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2013-08-07
They described white light and growling.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2012-09-01
They described a triangle shape and knocking.
possible ordinary cause: moon
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2012-02-15
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2003-08-24
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2012-08-18
They described red lights and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2008-04-21
They described red lights and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon
2009-01-18
They described an orange orb and photographed.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
1999-09-09
2009-02-17
They described red lights and moving in formation.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2004-01-21
They described an orange orb and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2000-01-02
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake
2000-05-14
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2013-06-22
They described red lights.
possible ordinary cause: moon, venus
1999-09-11
They described hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2000-01-05
They described a triangle shape and hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2007-12-12
They described moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
1998-10-04
They described an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: moon, venus
2009-01-18
They described red lights.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
1999-11-16
They described moving in formation and an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2002-07-23
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: moon, venus
2013-08-31
They described an orange orb and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus
1999-11-16
They described moving in formation and white light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2000-04-20
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2013-07-06
They described an orange orb and multiple witnesses.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2013-07-04
They described red lights and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2009-09-19
They described white light.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2013-07-04
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2008-01-26
They described an orange orb and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2009-07-04
2013-05-26
2001-03-13
2012-09-01
They described blue light.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon, venus
2012-11-22
They described a triangle shape and an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2006-11-07
They described hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that afternoon
2001-11-15
They described rumbling.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2000-07-25
They described red lights and white light.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
1996-02-28
They described pilot witness.
possible ordinary cause: venus
1996-02-09
2011-07-04
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2001-11-18
They described vanishing suddenly.
possible ordinary cause: venus
1999-08-15
2011-10-23
They described red lights.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2012-11-08
They described red lights and moving in formation.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2009-07-04
They described hovering and moving in formation.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
2014-01-01
They described an orange orb and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, date
2013-10-04
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2010-11-06
They described moving in formation.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2010-07-04
They described an orange orb and moving in formation.
possible ordinary cause: venus, date
1997-03-13
They described hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
1984-08-15
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2010-04-14
They described green light and an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: venus
1995-07-15
They described hovering and an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2005-11-07
They described moving in formation and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2009-05-27
They described hovering and photographed.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2000-08-15
They described red lights.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, moon, venus
2004-08-18
They described multiple witnesses.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2004-03-29
2001-02-18
They described hovering.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2011-09-01
They described whooping.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake, venus
2008-04-16
They described hovering and boom.
nothing ordinary found for that night
2001-03-18
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2003-08-30
They described a triangle shape and red lights.
possible ordinary cause: venus
2009-09-19
They described a beam of light and hovering.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
1995-01-03
They described a triangle shape.
possible ordinary cause: earthquake
2012-11-05
They described hovering and an orange orb.
possible ordinary cause: date
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb.
nothing ordinary found for that evening
2004-08-19
2003-08-31
1986-08-01
They described a triangle shape and hovering.
possible ordinary cause: venus
1996-11-16
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-05-20
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-11-16
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1995-02-22
They described a beam of light and hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-09-01
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-09-29
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-06-30
They described knocking and screaming or howling.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2006-10-01
They described white light and pilot witness.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-07-18
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-11-28
They described vanishing suddenly and moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-11-20
They described green light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1995-08-15
They described a triangle shape and pilot witness.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1998-07-17
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-10-03
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-11-20
They described vanishing suddenly.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-08-27
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2011-08-27
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described pilot witness.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-06-12
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-07-04
They described an orange orb and moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1998-09-23
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-10-20
They described pilot witness.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2001-07-23
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-04-27
They described moving in formation and an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-01-01
They described an orange orb and moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-10-08
They described moving in formation and a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1998-03-07
They described vanishing suddenly.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-05-08
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2001-09-11
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-09-02
They described an orange orb and screaming or howling.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-07-13
They described hovering and moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1997-03-13
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-11-29
They described vanishing suddenly.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-03-14
They described moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-09-22
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-07-10
They described vanishing suddenly.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-12-03
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-07-04
They described moving in formation and an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-12-31
They described moving in formation and vanishing suddenly.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1996-12-17
They described buzzing and hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-07-18
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1998-03-07
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-06-19
They described moving in formation and pulsing light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-08-04
They described red lights.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-06-21
They described photographed.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-08-20
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-08-01
They described pulsing light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1994-08-07
They described moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-11-16
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-02-06
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-07-12
They described pulsing light and red lights.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described a triangle shape and a beam of light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-02-16
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2004-05-10
They described moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-08-21
They described a triangle shape.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-04-28
They described an orange orb.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2006-12-11
They described green light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-02-11
They described moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2004-06-01
They described white light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-07-04
They described an orange orb and red lights.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-09-19
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-12-22
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2006-10-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2011-10-28
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-08-15
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-02-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-11-19
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-10-13
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-06
They described red lights.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-10-20
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2006-10-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2011-09-11
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-02-08
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1998-03-07
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1997-11-14
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-08-24
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-03-09
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-01-02
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-06-18
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-07-22
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-01-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-10-24
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-02-23
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-04-09
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-09-19
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1995-11-17
They described red lights and blue light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-07-10
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-04-29
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-10-30
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-12-23
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2000-02-02
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2007-09-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-11-16
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-09-21
They described hovering.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2014-01-24
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2004-06-14
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-07-04
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2014-01-07
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-11-16
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-08-07
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-10-30
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1997-12-09
They described red lights.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-09-02
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2009-05-18
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-02-27
2007-01-06
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-11-23
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-06-23
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1995-03-14
They described green light.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-10-01
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-01-24
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-08-27
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-04-29
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-06-09
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2013-11-20
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2012-07-04
They described pulsing light and moving in formation.
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
1999-10-11
1995-07-15
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2004-06-03
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2006-04-29
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2010-06-26
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2002-12-31
1999-09-01
2012-08-22
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2003-04-13
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2008-01-08
2001-09-30
2004-04-05
2014-04-27
2001-02-22
2000-02-22
2011-10-08
2003-09-24
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
2005-11-08
They described .
not yet through the ordinary-record checking pass
Built from 53,038 accounts by the method described at /method, which includes the ten famous events used to test whether any of this works and the one it failed to find