National UFO Reporting Center - March 96 Reports

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3/1/96 Princeton, WI Man witnesses a large, orange-colored ball of light. Minutes later, he sees a bizarre cluster of sequentially blinking balls of light.
3/1/96 19:08 Issaquah, WA Couple witness bizarre object circle overhead, fly to the W at slow speed. Red light in center, white flashing on nose, blue behind.
3/1/96 19:30 Seattle, WA Woman walking dog, witnesses a large, oblong obj., very bright yellow-orange, streak overhead at "incredible speed."
3/1/96 19:55 Redmond, WA Four young people see bright orange "fire in the sky" pass slowly overhead, fly W. Possibly 4 tiny lights on each corner. Bizarre!
3/1/96 19:58 Bothell, WA Experienced UFO investigators witness elliptical obj. w/ red light in middle, white & blue lights on ends. Chase in car for 10 min..
3/1/96 21:30 Seatac, WA Man reports seeing bright light 20 deg. above W horizon. Red, white, green, blue. (Probably Venus.)
3/1/96 22:15 Bath, IL Woman, children, neighbors witness "big orange ball of light." Obj. dims, then reappears w/ red blinking light. Moves off fast.
3/2/96 0:30 Mountain Village, AK Woman repts. stationary light "w/ search light going around in circles." Red, blue, white in middle. (Possible twinkling star?)
3/2/96 19:10 Seattle, WA Anonymous caller reports seeing "a red thing with a tail pass near the moon." She inquired whether it could be " satellite w/ tether."
3/4/96 19:25 Casa Grande, AZ MUFON UFO investigator relays report: man witnessed white sphere of light streaking from NW to SE over Casa Grande.
3/5/96 19:45 Whidbey Island, WA Two women witness 3 "huge, bright golden lights" hovering above water to NW of home. Objs. dimmed in sequence, disappeared.
3/7/96 0:25 Coral Gables, FL Young man and woman report witnessing an obj. in the W sky, that was moving & flashing red, blue, and white. Moved suddenly.
3/7/96 20:55 Henderson, NV Man & wife witness odd obj. w/ red and orange flashing lights fly very low over their house from the SE. Reversed direction, flew off.
3/9/96 1:15 Boise, ID Two young men in public park witness "meteor," then realize there are multiple tiny V-shaped objs. overhead. Objs. form wedges.
3/11/96 Horry Co., SC Sheriff's dept. relays: Citizen reported seeing a large obj. "w/ a ring of lights around it" rise from ground level. 2 deputies see.
3/13/96 23:05 Pink Hill, NC Man walks onto porch, notes very bright light in sky with"4 small lights on one end, giving off sparks on other." Suddenly moves off.
3/15/96 18:35 Evansville, IN Two men in car see 2 bright orange lights in N sky, which move, then extinguish. Reappear in NW sky, split into 5 objs., disappear.
3/19/96 20:30 St. Petersburg, FL Five adults witness bright object in W sky, 45 deg. above horizon. When aircraft flew by it, obj. streaked to S, then returned.
3/20/96 Woodland, CA Man sees diamond-shaped obj., which appeared "shiny and metallic." Obj. looked "like 2 triangles." Ascended, streaked off.
3/20/96 21:00 Seattle, WA Young woman & 2 friends witness 3 lights overhead, arranged in a triangular pattern. Suddenly, a 4th light appears. Not aircraft.
3/22/96 8:00 Bethesda, MD Fed. empl. sees extremely bright "cylinder, or the side of something," hovering in sky. STREAKS off. Other fed. empls. observe.
3/22/96 16:00 Meridian, MS Man, former USAF intel. officer, sees spinning, silver colored, metallic opal-shaped obj. to S of Hwy 20. Obj. instantly disappears!
3/22/96 23:29 Houston, TX Elect. eng. witnesses a V-shaped formation of approx. 20 objs. pass overhead from W to E. Very fast, silent. Excellent report.
3/23/96 Middletown, NJ Woman, husband, multiple train passengers witness bizarre "aircraft," which suddenly stops, becomes bright red, blue, then yellow!
3/23/96 19:16 Guemes Island, WA Man reports seeing a meteor at 50 degrees (magnetic) descend almost vertically. Size: 3mm at arm's length. Very fast.
3/23/96 20:00 Ocalla, FL Woman witnesses extremely bright light in neighboring field behind trees. Hears a huge "crash" that rattles neighborhood.
3/23/96 20:58 Salinas, CA Young man and girlfriend see 2 tiny, distinctly pink-colored points of light streaking from N to S in W sky. Moved oddly, "floated."
3/24/96 19:25 Medford, NY Man, daughter, nephew see 6 "tiny white dots" pass S to N at extremely high speed. They believe was 1 obj. w/ 6 lights. Fast!
3/24/96 20:10 Austin, TX Comm. pilot & friend on Austin airport see "triad of white lights" streak directly over airport. "Speed was incredible." Radar neg..
3/24/96 23:15 Allentown, PA Couple witness obj. "like a cross, with circles on the bottom" pass over their truck. Six transparent "windows" on bottom surface.
3/25/96 23:56 Portland, OR Couple witness 3 "pinkish, beige, solid" lights streak overhead to NW very fast. Each object the size of a "very dim star."
3/26/96 0:16 Pleasant Valley, CT 2 policemen witness "meteor," which splits into 3 lights that hover. 2 of them "regroup," streak E. 3rd light follows them!!
3/26/96 19:30 Miami, FL Couple on roof see extremely bright red light flying directly toward them. Saw yellow on nose, tail was "on fire." Streaks off.
3/26/96 21:45 Thousand Oaks, CA Man & wife in hot tub see 2 "tiny triangles" streak from S to N directly overhead, as fast as "shooting star." Silent; yellow color.
3/27/96 2:15 Seattle, WA Couple see very bright, white light moving S to N over Puget Sound. "Cigar, or elongate" in shape. Suddenly reverses dir., streaks S.