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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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The sightings (1,545)

UFO Near Burmuda Triangle?Any ideas??more lights passing planes at PHXGrowing interest in UFOs from influential figures. James Dolan (owner of the Las Vegas Sphere, Madison Square Garden, NY Rangers, NY Knicks) and Jane Rosenthal (CEO of Tribeca Enterprises) have…Disk shaped object over PhoenixSighting in the BahamasThis was a big deal in 1990, some UFO showed up in downtown Montreal, a lot of people witnessed it, there is a building downtown where there is a swimming pool and a bar on the roof and and the…12 min video of spherical orb recorded by DOD contractor Rick Ybarra Sept 10th, 2014Caught this over Phoenix today.White Orb and Red Lights over Brooklyn, NYC 1/28/2025San Diego unknown objectUfo seen in Madrid 10th December 22:51 SpainOver Davie,fl on the 4th. Thought it might be a drone (open to it) but right near ft lauded airport where they’re restricted, above clouds, too bright, and completely stationary for over 40 minutes.…Long Beach, CA 11/03/2020 the green light that looks like a laser is a lens flareUFO/Drone Sighting NYCMilitary Plane Over the Netherlands (2020) and a Mysterious Black ObjectAt work doing security when I noticed this in the sky!Tic Tac UFO video from Syracuse, NY (from MUFON)Is this a new starlink or what?Unknown object shines a red light as it ascends behind the clouds. Moscow, Mitino district, 2015.Berried deep down Mufon's archive, I found this interesting video of two orbs filmed in Adelaide, Australia.Strange object noticed right after the plane passed by - Liverpool 2022Barcelona, Spain - October 2021There was lightning and then after a few minutes this light appeared from where the lightning was. Also, the lightning happened atleast 4 times before this light…Any context on this? looks man made to me. alleged "ufo over shunyi, beijing, china".[serious] could this explain the Phoenix Lights? This was a legitimate proposal from Lockheed Martin at the behest of the US government in 1969Who else here has been lucky enough to witness orange orbs like this in their life?Did Anyone Else See What We Saw?UAP over Glasgow, ScotlandFilming planes in Red Rock Canyon and saw a flash of light. 02/20/23 1:08 PM.Same orb from Manchester recorded in 2008The only known footage of the Phoenix lights, taken at 8:30 pm March 13th 1997, prior to the flares dropped by the A10 warthogs.Unique footage from the 1997 Phoenix event. Sorry for the 90's vintage sound..Object passes plane at ~10,000 ft over Chino, CA (8/23/25)video (allegedly) recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July of 2008.UAP spotted in SATX 11/26/22What is this? Need help identifying. Orb in the middle of debris.Danes demand answers from government following a damning report by the police: “it wasn’t drones”.It has been 17,000+ days since I haven't been abducted by aliens or seen a UFO. And it is making me rethink everything.David Parker, Phoenix Lights witness, recalls his emotional UFO experience: “I just had this incredible, overwhelming feeling of love. It was like the best friend you ever had just drop by to say…AZ - Purple Orb SightingGlowing objects MiamiBig ball of light - island of Florianópolis, Brazil. Flew right over us and we could only see light, no visible plane or drone. Also not on the island's flight path. No sound. Went out over ocean…UFO SPOTTING DALY CITY CALIFORNIA: 7:35pm PSTErratically Moving UFO caught on Ring Camera in Dallas July 14October 25, 2002 San Diego,CA 7:30pmInteresting objects on a flight from Las Vegas to Boise in April 2018.Lights over Philadelphia tonightJust a reminder that you can watch the Phoenix Lights documentary for free on Tubi TV.

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🗓️ Event · 11 min readO'Hare Airport UFO sightingOn November 7, 2006, about a dozen United Airlines employees and other witnesses reported seeing a silent, dark grey, disc-shaped object hovering near Gate C17 at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Witnesses stated that the object rapidly shot upward throu…

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