Sailors Report UFO Encounter Over Atlantic, Describing 'Hypersonic' Speeds
Crew members observed multiple glowing orbs exhibiting unusual movement patterns and speeds that did not register on radar.
Multiple glowing orbs were observed by a ship's crew crossing the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, with witnesses describing the objects as moving at "hypersonic speeds" and exhibiting erratic patterns.
The report, submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) on October 11, detailed an encounter that lasted approximately 40 minutes. Two sailors reportedly watched through binoculars as a single orb appeared 12 to 16 miles away. They described it as rising and falling rapidly, changing direction, and periodically shooting off at extreme speeds for periods of five to 10 minutes.
Later, three or four additional orbs, visually similar to the first, appeared. The report states that these objects were "twisting and turning, rising and falling together in no set pattern," and that they would "go somewhere else altogether, at a speed I can only call unreasonable, and then were simply there again."
Despite the visual observations, the ship's radar did not detect any targets. Screenshots of the radar display, reportedly taken during the encounter, showed no indication of objects in the sky.
The sighting began around 3:25 a.m. with the ship's second mate spotting a strange light low on the horizon. The vessel was approximately 400 miles south of Nova Scotia, traveling east at about 20 mph. The report indicated clear skies with a thin crescent moon, providing excellent visibility. The sea conditions were calm, and there were no other vessels nearby.
Last year, a different report submitted to NUFORC featured a video allegedly showing a large, hexagonal craft flying over California. Taken in April, the video depicted a brightly lit object moving slowly and irregularly over the desert near Twentynine Palms. The witness described the object as pulsating and changing shape from hexagonal to circular over approximately 15 minutes.
NUFORC officials have previously noted that phenomena such as rocket launches, particularly those involving the expulsion of illuminated frozen fuel, can sometimes create visual effects that might be mistaken for unidentified aerial phenomena. For instance, a SpaceX rocket launch over the UK in March reportedly caused a similar light display.