-

204880 sightings reported...
and growing

Allons, Tennessee (United States)

Sighted on Saturday 13. June 2015
Reported on
Shape: Star-like | Duration: 00:00:15
Source:

My wife and I were at Dale hollow Lake enjoying the view of the stars provided by the clear rural skies. We have a boat on the lake and stargazing is one of our favorite activities. The area lies along the flight path of commercial jets & they are pretty common. Once in a while we see tiny unblinking starlike objects moving from north to south or vice versa that we believe to be satellites. On this particular night, June 15 2015, sometime between 9 and 10 pm I was looking almost straight up at the Constellation Cygnus the Swan. Just to the northeast of the constellation I saw a moving unblinking light. Not particularly bright or moving rapidly so if I had not been looking at the area I would probably have missed it. I pointed it out to my wife as a possible satellite. We watched together as it moved in a northwesterly direction. Just a few seconds after first sight, it rapidly brightened to become the brightest object in the heavens. as bright or brighter than the full moon. A very unusual blue white hue like an electrical arc welder or the bluish light of an led bulb. I had the impression of a spotlight pointing directly at us. It remained bright for just a couple of seconds, the faded to its former level of brightness. It continued on the same course as before, then faded from view. I have some experience star gazing and one explanation I can think of is a meteor that skipped off the upper atmosphere, becoming briefly bright and then continuing back out of the atmosphere and fading. I've seen many meteors, including some that appear to be aflame. I must say that the level of brightness and the unusual blue white color make that explanation unsatisfactory to me. The other explanation is a commercial jet briefly turning on its landing lights. Again, the extreme altitude it would have been flying would, I believe, have made the light much dimmer, and again the blue white shade was so unusual as to make this explanation unsatisfactory to me also. Also, the light never blinked like a typical commercial aircraft.

comments powered by Disqus

Top 100 nearest sightings ordered by sighting date (100 miles radius):

Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Warren, MI 2023-12-14 Line 1 second
Lafayette, TN 2022-04-22 edge, straight line of lights 20 seconds
somerset kentucky 2021-10-20 orb 2.22
Roane County, Tennessee 2021-03-17 circle north to south then east to west
Campbellsville, KY 2020-12-08 Orb 3 minuntes
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2020-05-17 Circle 00:00:05
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2020-05-16 Circle 00:00:10
Glens Fork, Kentucky (United States) 2020-04-28 Star-like 00:02:00
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2020-04-28 Sphere 00:08:00
Lebanon, Tennessee (United States) 2020-04-13 Star-like 00:15:00
Monticello, Kentucky (United States) 2020-04-11 Sphere 00:05:00
Burnside, Kentucky (United States) 2020-04-09 Other 00:00:10
Pioneer, Tennessee (United States) 2019-12-20 Circle 00:01:30
Harriman, Tennessee (United States) 2019-11-18 Other 00:00:04
Horse Cave, Kentucky (United States) 2019-04-21 Cylinder 00:00:30
Glasgow, Kentucky (United States) 2019-04-21 Circle 00:01:10
Sparta, Tennessee (United States) 2018-12-11 Unknown
Monticello, Kentucky (United States) 2018-09-01 Triangle 00:01:05
Monticello, Kentucky (United States) 2018-08-27 Disc 00:02:00
Sparta, Tennessee (United States) 2018-08-11 Triangle 00:00:45
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2018-07-21 Unknown 02:00:00
Watertown, Tennessee (United States) 2018-07-19 Disc 00:01:00
Lebanon, Tennessee (United States) 2018-04-10 Circle 00:05:00
Silver Point, Tennessee (United States) 2018-03-11 Other
Livingston, Tennessee (United States) 2018-02-13 Disc 01:30:00
Rhea County, Tennessee, USA 2017-11-13 Round 10 min
Lancing, Tennessee (United States) 2017-10-11 Unknown 00:05:00
Lebanon, Tennessee (United States) 2017-09-30 Sphere 00:15:00
Jamestown, Tennessee (United States) 2017-09-30 Saturn-like 01:00:00
Sparta, Tennessee (United States) 2017-08-21 Sphere 00:01:00
Quality Inn Crossville, TN (United States) 2017-08-03 Almond About 1 minute
Albany, KY 2017-06-29 Sphere 10 minutes
Somerset, KY 2017-06-17 Unknown 7 minutes
Somerset, KY 2017-06-17 Unknown 7 minutes
Cookeville, TN 2017-05-15 Unknown 12 minutes
Helenwood, Tennessee (United States) 2017-03-17 Cigar 01:00:00
Crab Orchard, Tennessee (United States) 2017-03-05 Sphere 00:00:05
Wartburg, TN (United States) 2017-03-02 Round Roughly y minutes
Celina, Tennessee (United States) 2017-02-22 Circle 00:10:00
Glasgow, Kentucky (United States) 2017-02-22 Circle 00:30:00
Algood, TN 2017-02-15 Egg 5 seconds
Lancing, TN 2016-12-09 Diamond 5 minutes
Sunbright, Tennessee (United States) 2016-11-19 Disc 03:00:00
Lake Tanis, TN 2016-11-10 Light 2 minutes
Gordonsville, TN 2016-11-07 Circle 5 seconds
Tompkinsville, Kentucky (United States) 2016-09-07 Fireball 03:10:00
Tompkinsville, Kentucky (United States) 2016-08-31 Fireball 01:02:02
Gallatin, Tennessee (United States) 2016-08-29 Circle 00:05:00
Lebanon, TN 2016-07-26 Light ~10 minutes
Cookeville, Tennessee (United States) 2016-06-03 Triangle 00:10:00
Glasgow, Kentucky (United States) 2016-05-11 Disc Undisclosed
Somerset, KY 2016-04-24 Circle 1.5 minutes
Gallatin, TN 2016-04-15 Light 8 minutes
Byrdstown, Tennessee (United States) 2016-03-22 Disc Undisclosed
Byrdstown, TN 2016-03-22 Disk 5-10 minutes
Lebanon, Tennessee (United States) 2016-02-04 Unknown 00:00:15
Castalian Springs, Tennessee (United States) 2016-01-03 Disc Undisclosed
Gallatin, TN 2016-01-02 Triangle
Somerset, Kentucky (United States) 2015-12-27 Other Undisclosed
Russell Springs, KY 2015-12-14 Light 5 minutes
Cookeville, Tennessee (United States) 2015-12-06 Square, Rectangular 10:08:02
Smithville, TN 2015-12-04 Teardrop 7 minutes
Dubre, KY 2015-11-13 Sphere 10 minutes
Gradyville, Kentucky (United States) 2015-11-11 Circle Undisclosed
Lafayette, Tennessee (United States) 2015-11-11 Circle Undisclosed
Rockwood, TN 2015-10-29 Cylinder 5 minutes
Burkesville, Kentucky (United States) 2015-10-15 Disc 00:01:00
Crossville, TN 2015-10-09 Formation 5 minutes
Hartsville, Tennessee (United States) 2015-10-05 Sphere Undisclosed
Hartsville, Tennessee (United States) 2015-10-01 Disc 00:00:40
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2015-09-27 Disc Undisclosed
Harriman, Tennessee (United States) 2015-09-15 Square, Rectangular Undisclosed
Wartburg, Tennessee (United States) 2015-09-09 Fireball 00:00:05
Watertown, Tennessee (United States) 2015-09-05 Circle Undisclosed
Spring City, TN 2015-09-01 Teardrop ~2 minutes
Gallatin, Tennessee (United States) 2015-08-27 Star-like Undisclosed
Rockwood, Tennessee (United States) 2015-08-25 Other Undisclosed
Gainesboro, Tennessee (United States) 2015-08-15 Square, Rectangular 00:00:08
Moss, TN 2015-08-03 Fireball 2 seconds
Deer Lodge, Tennessee (United States) 2015-07-17 Triangle 00:04:10
Kingston, TN 2015-07-03 Circle 5 minute
Grimsley, Tennessee (United States) 2015-06-10 Other Undisclosed
Livingston, TN 2015-03-23 Triangle 20:30
Horse Cave, Kentucky (United States) 2015-03-15 Sphere Undisclosed
McMinnville, TN 2015-02-04 Light 10 minutes
Burnside, KY 2015-02-03 Other
Burnside, Kentucky (United States) 2014-11-22 Other Undisclosed
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2014-11-19 Sphere Undisclosed
Cold Springs, KY 2014-11-10 Triangle 2 minutes
Crossville, Tennessee (United States) 2014-10-24 Unknown Undisclosed
Gallatin, TN 2014-10-18 Fireball 10 minutes
Somerset, KY 2014-10-18 Circle fishing tournament
Center Hill Lake, Tennessee (United States) 2014-09-18 Cigar shape, silver with 2 black rings Aprox 2 min
Somerset, Kentucky (United States) 2014-08-26 Other 00:02:00
Watertown, Tennessee (United States) 2014-08-15 Triangle 00:02:00
Glasgow, KY 2014-08-15 Disk 1-2 seconds
Harriman, TN 2014-08-15 Light 20 seconds
Glasgow, KY 2014-08-15 Disk 1-2 seconds
Harriman, TN 2014-08-15 Light 20 seconds