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UFOs near airports

Sightings reported within 15 km of a large airport — where planes on approach are a common explanation, and where some famous cases happened.

1,545 sightings 🎥 1,171 videos 🗓️ 1950–2026 📍 Most from Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego

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Something burning in the sky in Warsaw, 20 minutes agoTucson Mystery Drone ATC Audio | Condensed to 28 Minutes | February 9, 2021Filmed this from a window at work today, Indianapolis 4-21-2022New Here... Old Eye Witness SightingA black pillar/prism object with protrusions seen from the plane (CZ, 8/19/21)In 4 days I’ll be taking off from Boston, heading into LA w/ my partner. Los Angeles to Catalina. filming our short film “Catalina Island : A UFO Journey” I couldn’t be more excited. filmed our…We seen this on break only pictures I have I got from a co worker, it was metallic and almost flapping like a birds wings and flipping what do you guys think? Swfl btwUnusual yellow light over Vilnius, LithuaniaTic Tac sighting near Detroit, 7/23/2023Queen Mary Long Beach, CaPretty sure this was ufo, what do you guys think ?2 drones over MA, pay attention to the orb over the treesLights in SkyWhat am I seeing in the sky in Indianapolis tonight (9:45 ET)?Phoenix Area UAPsDrones?Floating stars.. they are appearing brighter than the actual stars on the camera..Flashing orb, went on for minutes not movingA experience I had as a child in my home in Mississauga just out side of Toronto Canada. (Long description in the comments)Summerfield, NC approx 5:00pmFRESNO UFO - 2021 - Light Changes DirectionVancouver Washington last night (4/16 at 10pm). Sorry for the awful quality video my dog was pulling on his leash. Any ideas?Louisville bike racing UFO (debunked)UFO caught on camera in Rio de Janeiro | BR - 80sUAP near O'Hare airport traffic Chicago, IL 5/26/20225/20/23 Santa Ana, CA 7:40pm Solid to mist 🤔What is this? —Lunar photographers in Miami just caught something on camera…Sighting in Minneapolis, 4-24-24 (Story in Comments)Scottsdale Az June 20, 2020spotted in manhattan, glowing like a star and disappearsDrones near jfk. Re upload after removal.(formatting)Spotted in Sao PaoloSan Antonio UFOsHas anyone seen anything similar?UFO over SLC with USAF jetsSalt Lake City ufo?Silent white triangular object floated smoothly with fast circular and unconventional movements over Montreal, Canada — Jul 26, 2026, 1:08 AMMulticolored flashing light with dark center floated in place over parking lot in Rochester, NY — Sep 12, 2026, 11:15 PMYouTube - Phoenix Lights-ish UFO via night vision gogglesStrange Lights Back In Phoenix April 21, 2013(Recent) This appeared in Calgary not long ago near the Calgary tower!The Fake Glowing UFOs over Miami: Here's How They Were CreatedAnyone knows what this is? Walking on the beach in Miami. Looked like it was spraying something out and just disappeared.ufo (orb of light) seen in PHX,AZ around 9:50pm, closer visual of the light flying above our headsAnother video from the Miami air and sea show. Same object as in previous post. The object is flying in front of the Aircraft (00:27)Red Orange Orb, May 28, 2023, Buffalo, NYLisbon, 05/06/2023Lights over Phoenix at about 655 pm 9/29/23

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