🚁 Not a Helicopter
These sightings involve witnesses who specifically ruled out helicopters. Key distinguishing factors include silent hovering (helicopters are extremely loud), lack of rotor noise or downdraft, and flight characteristics impossible for rotary aircraft.
627
Total Cases
6.5
Avg Credibility
Why This Category Matters
These sightings involve witnesses who specifically ruled out helicopters. Key distinguishing factors include silent hovering (helicopters are extremely loud), lack of rotor noise or downdraft, and flight characteristics impossible for rotary aircraft.
Top "Not a Helicopter" Cases
Search All →Sacramento, CA
10.0
Fast moving rectangular light with wavering shimmer.
Aug 31, 2010•null•
Centennial, CO
10.0
Cylinder-shaped object moving slowly in the sky.
Aug 19, 2005•cigar•
Folsom (over/cameron Park), CA
10.0
Triangular craft with three lights
Dec 5, 2002•triangle•
Harrisburg, PA
10.0
Strange light stationary then took off.
Oct 7, 2018•light•
Knoxville, TN
10.0
Spinning fireball descends
Jul 22, 2011•fireball•
West Palm Beach, FL
10.0
Small cigar-shaped aircraft disappears after flashing sunlight.
May 10, 2016•cigar•
Baltimore, MD
10.0
Red and green light hovers.
Sep 18, 2013•light•
San Antonio, TX
10.0
Pulsing red light hovering over San Antonio.
Dec 12, 2017•orb•
Irvine, CA
9.0
Triangular object high in the sky
Jul 3, 2012•triangle•
Phoenix, AZ
9.0
Red and green light moves erratically.
May 26, 2023•circle•
Statistics
- Total Cases
- 627
- Avg Credibility
- 6.46
- % of All Sightings
- 0.42%