☄️ Not a Meteor
These sightings involve objects that witnesses determined could not be meteors or fireballs. Meteors travel in straight lines at extremely high speeds, burn up quickly, don't hover or change direction. Objects violating these patterns were ruled out as meteors.
644
Total Cases
6.2
Avg Credibility
Why This Category Matters
These sightings involve objects that witnesses determined could not be meteors or fireballs. Meteors travel in straight lines at extremely high speeds, burn up quickly, don't hover or change direction. Objects violating these patterns were ruled out as meteors.
Top "Not a Meteor" Cases
Search All →Newtown, CT
10.0
Childhood UFO encounter with fireball
May 16, 1976•fireball•
Stanton, MI
10.0
Bright light moving slowly upwards
Oct 2, 2007•disk•
Cathedral City, CA
10.0
Triangular object with shimmering lights followed by white lights
Nov 4, 2017•triangle•
Eastham, MA
9.0
Light entering atmosphere.
Jul 6, 2010•light•
Worland, WY
9.0
Bright light moving in a straight line.
Jun 17, 2003•light•
Goleta/santa Barbara, CA
9.0
Triangle and boomerang shaped objects seen in Goleta/Santa Barbara, CA.
Apr 23, 2023•triangle•
Denver, CO
9.0
Bright white light with smaller lights observed by pilots.
Oct 1, 2006•circle•
Willisburg, KY
8.0
Fireball seen while driving
Jun 15, 2016•fireball•Effects
Cheney, WA
8.0
White ball of light with green tail vanishes.
Nov 22, 1998•orb•
Vero Beach, FL
8.0
Triangular craft gliding silently
Aug 1, 2012•triangle•Effects
Statistics
- Total Cases
- 644
- Avg Credibility
- 6.15
- % of All Sightings
- 0.44%