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SENTIENT ORBS • PATTERN ANALYSIS
PATTERN 92

Helicopter Escorting White Light Objects

Sightings report a helicopter following or escorting one or more white, stationary light objects at various times and locations.

SIGHTINGS
51
YEAR RANGE
1989 – 2023
PRIMARY TYPE
uap
PATTERN ID
#92
helicopterwhite light objectescort/followsilent

Sightings in this pattern (51 shown of 51)

It was a light on sky as seen in video it was like sphere

Fri Oct 13 2023 19:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

It was like a sphere light I thought it's a helicopter but it was not It came closer as seen in video and I couldn't figure out how far it is. I could easily estimate the planes distances from love field airport but I couldn't even estimate its distance. I didn't see any iron or any attachment. It w

UAPNUFORCDallas, TX, USA

helicopter accompanied by two small lights

Mon Dec 12 2022 20:40:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

at 6 pm, i heard 2 very loud helicopters fly over headed sse. which was unusual in itself, i've lived here more than 20 years and am familiar with the flight patterns of commercial jets and the small aircraft from the nearby town airport. i live in a very rural area with no military bases close by.

UAPNUFORCwoodsville, NH, USA

I saw 2 balls of white light just hovering for a long while. As I saw a helicopter move closer, they started moving silently

Fri Nov 25 2022 22:16:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

As they started moving south west, they change directions to south east. I could hear the helicopter but I couldn't hear what I was seeing. As it got closer to me, if changed from a ball of white light to red and green blinking lights. It took a while to report because I wasn't sure what I saw until

UAPNUFORCSan diego, CA, USA

Military helicopter following a light

Thu Oct 20 2022 22:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

On this night, I heard (from inside my house) a military helicopter flying around nearby several times. When I heard it approach again for the third time, I went outside to see what was going on. I saw the military helicopter flying extremely slow, east of me and traveling south. As I was watching i

UAPNUFORCRidgeland, SC, USA

Helicopter was following 4 dim red lights from west to east

Thu Jul 28 2022 10:20:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

What I assume to be a blackhawk helicopter with no spot light on was following 4 dim red lights and no other blinking or strobing lights from a west to east path at a low height at what I would estimate at 500 feet

UAPNUFORCFarmington, MN, USA

Helicopter chasing an erratically flying light that abruptly accelerated and became extremely bright before disappearing.

Mon May 23 2022 20:20:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

2 witnesses parked at Torrey Pines State Beach facing the water just after sunset. Observed two crafts several miles offshore - one obvious helicopter due to the pattern of flashing lights and predictable motion, and one smaller craft moving much quicker with a single unwavering white light. The pat

UAPNUFORCSan Diego, CA, USA

I saw a very white light in sky for about 8 seconds

Sat Feb 26 2022 13:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I looked up to check out the circling police helicopter, and immediately focused on 1 super bright, white, round light, that was beyond the helicopter and higher in elevation. The helicopter was at aprox. 500ft. This object was @ thousands of feet in elevation, and a couple of miles in the distance.

UAPNUFORCTampa, FL, USA

Huge ball of light being escorted by 2 helicopters

Wed Feb 16 2022 20:50:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I ran outside of my house when I heard a loud noise like a helicopter directly above me house. Once outside I saw a big ball of white light heading from the hills towards my house (I was in the backyard at the time). The ball of light was very large and incredibly bright and had no signs of blinking

UAPNUFORCSan Jose, CA, USA

Bright solid light followed by helicopter

Thu May 06 2021 21:01:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

9pm was alerted by a helicopter sound. Looked outside apartment to see a helicopter following a solidly lit bright white light about 20m behind. About 500 ft above traveling north about 100-150mph. Watched fly from mid colo springs to north end colo springs towards AFA. Then light vanished.

UAPNUFORCColorado Springs, CO, USA

My son and I were siting in the Kitchen when a military helicopter flew low overhead (under 500'). We went outside to see what was happening and we saw the first helicopter flying south. Then a a 2nd helicopter was spotted to our west at about 1500'. It was also flying south.

Tue Jan 12 2021 18:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

We stood outside for a minute watching the 2nd helicopter and looking across the sky to see what they were following. That is when an overhead star I was directly looking at started to move. It was much higher than the two helicopters and it started flying south too, but then turned up into the s

UAPNUFORCBelleville, IL, USA

I was shootimg darts in my carport and saw a military helicopter flyer way faster than usual. As it get closer to land i niticed a white light in front of it going at the exact same speed and stayed directly in feont of the chopper. As a veteran and living here in HI I've seen tons of military helicopters and can even hear the rotor difference from inside of the house. I've never seen one fly so fast over the east side and looked like it was chasing the solid white object.

Thu Apr 30 2020 21:20:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

NaN

UAPNUFORCHonolulu, HI, USA

Fast light being followed by helicopter, darting all over the place.

Thu Apr 16 2020 20:55:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Saw an incredibly bright light moving fast and all over the place with a helicopter following its every move. Sitting near Watch Hill this thing started coming toward us, with the heli following, and then completely darted into the other direction faster than any craft I've seen. Clearly the helicop

UAPNUFORCWesterly, RI, USA

01/13/20 1943hrs UFO silent light or blacked out craft being escorted stealth helicopter vehicle the size of a Blackhawk

Mon Jan 13 2020 19:42:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

On 01/13/20 at 1942hrs flying south bound through wheat ridge Colorado towards Lakewood, a silent craft that appeared as only a light was being escorted by a stealth helicopter that I Believe to be the size of a Blackhawk but not nearly as noisy. Helicopter was following this light matching speed.

UAPNUFORCWheat Ridge, CO, USA

Helicopter searching the sky for something.

Sat Dec 07 2019 23:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Was outside with my girlfriend in northwest Las Vegas when we heard a helicopter approach. As it was directly overhead, we both noticed its spotlight was aimed up as it proceeded to scan the clouds with its light. A few minutes passed as we watched the helicopter appearing to search for something in

UAPNUFORCLas Vegas, NV, USA

White light with blinking red light and helicopter sound following it

Mon Apr 01 2019 20:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Tonight, while walking my dog, I witnessed a white light, like a plane, moving across the sky (west to east) with a blinking red light and helicopter sound following it. I continued to watch both objects as I thought they were both from XNA. However, when I saw the red blinking light catch up with

UAPNUFORCRogers, AR, USA

Light flying strangely up and down in SW of Las Vegas.

Tue Dec 04 2018 23:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

i saw some light flying like a U letter from north to south, than a bit east, than north again, than south, than west, than north.and back, and some other strange movements what a drone, baloon, rocket, aeroplane ,helicopter ,or any known object can not fly like that for like 20 seconds. like a swi

UAPNUFORCLas Vegas, NV, USA

a light or 2 was flying unusual near/above Las Vegas

Fri Nov 30 2018 23:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

i saw some light flying like a U letter from north to south, than a bit east, than north again, than south, than west, than north. and back, and some other strange movements what a drone, baloon, rocket, aeroplane, helicopter, or any known object can not fly like that for like 20 seconds. like a s

UAPNUFORCLas Vegas, NV, USA

White light moving very quickly low on the horizon with military helicopter following.

Wed Oct 04 2017 20:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

My husband and I were watching tv when we heard a helicopter. Within a minute or so it got very loud and the windows started to rattle. It was obviously a military helicopter flying low. We have experienced this on occasion, but never have the windows rattled like this instance. My husband and I

UAPNUFORCPortland, OR, USA

Bright light followed by helicopter.

Tue Sep 26 2017 20:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Stepped out to throw garbage out, heard low humming sound like a distant helicopter. I looked in direction and saw a helicopter following a very bright light, heading west over hills above Los Altos/Palo Alto. The bright light then dimmed to gone, then there was a very quick, bright red flash. T

UAPNUFORCLos Altos, CA, USA

I was looking north towards the area of Eastern Avenue and Charlston Blvd. I saw a white ball of light moving slowly eastward followed by a Las Vegas Metro Police helicopter.

Sun Jul 30 2017 20:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

The reason it immediately caught my attention was that the the helicopter and white ball of light were way to close together. It was obvious that the helicopter was also curious about the object. The helicopter followed it for about a minute and then slowly dimmed out. Amazing! (( Witness indica

UAPNUFORCLas Vegas, NV, USA

Holiday f.l. mass in the sky escorted by a black helicopter

Mon Jul 24 2017 05:18:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

At 5:18 am on Monday morning in Holiday F.L ( PASCO COUNTY) TWO AIRCRAFT, ONE A BLACK UNMARKED HELICOPTER AND THE OTHER DARK OF OVAL SHAPE (WITHOUT LIGHTS ANYWHERE) FLYING LOW ON THE WEST COAST HEADING SOUTH. THIS HELICOPTER WAS INDEED ESCORTING THIS DARK MASS OF AN OBJECT FLYING AT A DECENT SPEED

UAPNUFORCHoliday, FL, USA

Fast moving bright red light with flashing white and green lights on top stopped, and hovered several times before rapidly leaving the

Sun Jul 16 2017 21:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

At approximately 9:30 PM, in Woburn, MA, on 7/16/17, while sitting in our yard having a cigarette, my wife and I observed a very bright red light, with white and green flashing lights on top, coming across the sky from the direction of Winchester, MA, at approximately the height one might expect fro

UAPNUFORCWoburn, MA, USA

Low Flying Helicopter Chasing Lighted Object

Thu Mar 16 2017 20:15:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Was in my home in South Tempe near Baseline and the 101 Freeway, when I heard the sounds of one or more large helicopters passing overhead. I remained indoors, when about 5 minutes later the event was repeated. On the third occasion, I ran outside and observed a single helicopter with navigationa

UAPNUFORCtempe, AZ, USA

UFO, with helicopters.

Fri Feb 17 2017 20:40:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I observed a brilliant light west of my location. It was not Venus. It was not an airplane, or in usual flight path towards DFW. (I have worked at an airline at DFW for 24 years, I know the flight patterns and what an aircraft looks like.) This light was hovering, and so bight it radiated starbur

UAPNUFORCIrving, TX, USA

Bright light - minimal movement. Too high to be a helicopter. No known planes or stars in the area.

Sun Jan 29 2017 19:35:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

In the dark of night we saw a light in the western region of the valley. We thought it was a helicopter. However, it was too high and too stationary for it to be a helicopter. We looked up flights in the area as well as star charts and could not find an explanation. However, we do notice that it

UAPNUFORCBountiful, UT, USA

Fast-moving light being chased by a helicopter

Thu Nov 10 2016 19:35:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

My son and I were outside approx 15 minutes ago, and saw a helicopter chasing a light in the sky. The light was moving so fast that it was difficult to discern a shape and therefore unidentifiable as anything other than a fast-moving light. The helicopter climbed and sped up to match altitude and sp

UAPNUFORCColorado Springs, CO, USA

My daughter and I were out on the balcony, facing east, watching the stars. I saw a white light moving from south to east, and thought it was a satellite. I pointed it out to her and we both watched as it grew brighter, and closer, now moving north, and completely silent.

Wed May 25 2016 21:10:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I called my husband and he watched it as well. The light quickly began to dim as it traveled off in the distance to the north. A couple of minutes later a helicopter followed it. I live very close to the airport and Kirtland AFB. This was not an airplane, or helicopter, or satellite, but I thou

UAPNUFORCAlbuquerque, NM, USA

After hearing helicopter in area for approx 5 minutes, I looked out window and coming from South to North is a helicopter. As it flys slowly over my house, I notice flying object with only one bright, steady light, heading in same direction but east of helicopter. At this moment I then notice 3 other flying objects with traditional lights similiar to helicopters. These 3 other crafts were at different altitudes and spread out and appeared to be following this craft with the steady, single white light.

Fri Feb 19 2016 21:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Due to my vantage point, I could only observe the craft with the bright white light for approx 3-5 seconds. The original helicopter continued in a northerly path until it faded away. What stood out to me was that I heard the original helicopter hovering in area for approx. 5 minutes, prior to looki

UAPNUFORCChurchville, PA, USA

One light being chased by three helicopters.

Thu Jul 23 2015 22:40:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

One light, not super bright though, being chased by three helicopters. At first I heard what sounded like an army tank going down the street and I ran outside to see three helicopters flying almost directly over my house and they were very low. You could see the flashing lights on the helicopter

UAPNUFORCSagamore Hills, OH, USA

Watching tv when I could hear a chopper. I soon realized it was flying low. Curious I ran outside to see. It was a military chopper flying maybe 200 ft off the ground.

Wed Jun 17 2015 20:45:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was confused when I saw it chasing a orange light at a fast rate. Not as if it was chasing, but more as following. ..the light was very small in size to the helicopter

UAPNUFORCHomosassa, FL, USA

Helicopter pursues/escorts ufo

Mon Dec 23 2013 17:50:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A helicopter was hovering over a 1 mile radius for approximately 25 minutes. After that time I suddenly noticed a white light hovering closely to the helicopter that was not present minutes before. The helicopter immediately followed the solid light about five miles into the distance. The white li

UAPNUFORCSan Jose (??), CA, USA

Mysterious Object being escorted by Military helicopters at night only

Sun Nov 17 2013 18:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This is the second time ive seen this this week. A loud helicopter escorting a objust with one single whight ligh. The first event had one helicopter in the front traveling east to west with the object/white light in the middle, then another helicopter at the rear. After it passed all I could se

UAPNUFORCBoise, ID, USA

White teardrop object with lights going on then off with helicopter very close by

Fri Dec 28 2012 17:45:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

At approximately 5:45pm on Friday, December 28th, 2012, I witnessed a helicopter hovering over a white teardrop shaped object. I estimate the object and helicopter were about a 1/2 mile from me and approximately 800 to 1000 feet high. Two other helicopters hovered close by. I would estimate the t

UAPNUFORCNorthridge, CA, USA

Helicopter chasing ball of light, disappears

Sat Apr 21 2012 21:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

My friend and I were on the back porch smoking a cigarette when a whi8te ball of light with a helicopter 50 yards behind it flew over the house heading south. They seemed to fly completely in tandem, or like they were connected, but I'm sure the distance between them was at least 40 yards. They co

UAPNUFORCLakewood, CO, USA

I heard a very loud hellicopter and was looking for it behind the trees. It appeared with a whiteball very close in front of it. It looked like a star.

Wed Feb 08 2012 21:34:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

The hellicopter was very very close to the star like object. They were going hellicopter speed (slow) and the hellicopter was staying right on its tail (weird close like when the blue angles fly close together). They were going north to south. It was not another helicopter or plane just a star lo

UAPNUFORCBothell, WA, USA

Military helicopter chases white light object.

Wed Jan 11 2012 23:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was at the intersection of Martin Way and Carpenter Rd in Lacey/Olympia and viewed a military helicopter traveling Northwest in parallel with Martin Way in pursuit of a white light object in front of it about 50-100 yards moving at the exact same speed together heading north/northweast towards JBL

UAPNUFORCLacey/Olympia, WA, USA

brilliant round white light, larger than the following helicopter

Mon Aug 22 2011 22:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was inside watching cable tv. It started having trouble with the reception when a helicopter passed loudly overhead. I ran outside to look, since it is unusual for one to pass so low at such a late hour, although we are not all that far from Dulles Airport, and see them occasionally during the d

UAPNUFORCWarrenton, VA, USA

Brilliant flare like object into black craft with red light

Wed Mar 09 2011 06:20:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

From the 7-11 near back gate, Redondo/Vandegrift. Saw what looked to be a signal flare, walked past a light pole and it turned into a black object with many red lights. It traveled north to north west toward Camp Pendleton. Walking toward the north on the street, a helicopter went to the same a

UAPNUFORCOceanside, CA, USA

Strong white lit object seen over Canfield, OH for 15 minutes.

Fri Dec 04 2009 20:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Driving along US Rt. 224 in Ellsworth, OH into Canfield, OH, a strong white light was seen for 15 straight minutes out in the distance a couple thousand feet in the air. As we approached the heart of Canfield, OH we saw the light and it was moving VERY slowly through the sky. I cannot see how it w

UAPNUFORCCanfield, OH, USA

strange lights rising in the sky moving back and forth

Wed Sep 02 2009 22:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was sitting on my balcony and looked towards LAX airport. I then saw what I thought was a plane crashing and then it just started rising up and moving back and forth into the sky in like 2 min... There were actually clouds/smoke and you could see the lights go through the clouds/smoke, meandering

UAPNUFORCLos Angeles, CA, USA

Circular object with white lights and spot light. Was about 10 feet in diameter, and 10-20 ft off ground

Sun Aug 02 2009 00:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was driving down a back road in the woods and was turning onto another road when I saw what first appeared to be a very low helicopter. I was stopped at a stop sign and took a better look at it. Whatever it was, it was not a helicopter-there was no sound at all, there were multiple white light

UAPNUFORCSkaneateles, NY, USA

Helicopter and unidentified lights in sky

Thu May 03 2007 22:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Helicopter heard while we were inside house. I kept hearing this helicopter over and over and I went outside to look. I saw three different small round lights moving in a uniform direction, one after the other. They appeared to be at a very high altitude compared to the helicopters altitude. These o

UAPNUFORCSilver Creek, GA, USA

Helicopter following light, Peyton Colorado

Wed Feb 07 2007 20:20:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I just seen a helicopter about 500-1000 feet up following a tiny point of light. The light looked to be about 500 feet in front of the helicopter. They seemed to move at the same speed and altitude. The light seemed to be about the size of one of the helicopters lights but was not flashing and was a

UAPNUFORCPeyton, CO, USA

Bright light being followed by what appeared to be a helicopter.

Tue Mar 14 2006 20:25:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I had just left my house headed for the corner store driving north west on ellinor street.When from the west i saw a bright constant white light followed by what appeared to be a helicopter about 300 feet behind.At first i thought it may be a blimp.I pulled over and got out for a better look at this

UAPNUFORCShelton, WA, USA

We saw a bright white light that was hovering.

Thu Feb 09 2006 18:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Me and my family were driving on beach blvd. in garden grove, Ca when i looked out the widow and saw a bright white light that was stoped in mid air. I thought it was a helicopter but then when we were turning down the next street we stopped at the light first and i noticed that it moved closer to

UAPNUFORCGarden Grove, CA, USA

Helicopter chasing a UFO

Wed Jul 06 2005 22:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

I was checking the mail as I came home from work and I heard a helicopter overhead. I looked in the direction of the sound to the west but couldnt see anthing at first. I then saw a bright white light that I first belived to be the aircraft. But as it got closer I saw that the helicopter had a red f

UAPNUFORCScotts Valley, CA, USA

helicopters chasing two small lights at high rate of speed

Thu Jun 19 2003 22:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

we heard helicopters flying low over our house and went outside and saw the helicopters chasing two objects at a high rate of speed. The objects the helicopters were chasing were small lights that were white and green and they left a streak of light behind them. When we came became in the house th

UAPNUFORCDayton, TX, USA

I was was approximately 5:30 pm when I noticed a ball of light slowly decending. I then called my daughter to come out and see it. After watching for a few minutes she ran in to find the camera. By the time she came back out it had winked out. A few minutes after that two helicopters coming from Supmter (possibly the Air Force Base?) came out and started circling the area. About tem more minutes two more came out. Approximately 7:00 pm I saw a streak of light across the shy, it happened very quickly. One of the helicopters cut across the sky towards where the streak had been. More helicopters came out after that. I then saw the second streak around 9:00 pm and another helicopter proceeded to fly towards that streak, but both streaks were too fast. The helicopters stayed around all night.

Sat Nov 30 2002 17:30:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

NaN

UAPNUFORCCassatt, SC, USA

very bright but contained light, unmoving

Sun Aug 11 2002 23:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

My girlfreind and I were on our way home from the garlic festival in arlington and once we were east of stanwood, we saw a rather large light, we were traviling, so at first I thought it could be plane or something traveling at us since there were no blinking lights of any kind. but whene we pulled

UAPNUFORCStanwood, WA, USA

noise, vibration, light seen being chased by helicopters

Mon Apr 05 1999 22:45:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

It was 10:45 on 4-5-99. I had just gone to bed and was startled by a loud noise and vibration. We thought it was a boat in the river, but it got closer and louder. I got up and my son was still awake so we went outside to look. That's when we heard the sound of Bell Huey helicopters. Moving from the

UAPNUFORCLettsworth, LA, USA

Ball of white bright light about size of two car garage. So bright, could not decern if there was a definate shape.Moved at very slow rate. Watched it for 25 min, then it glided over our house, tree top level. NO noise. Silent. The inside of house lit up. There is much more to say. Would like to speak to someone about this. Also there where 3 helicopters involved. Makes my hair stand on end whenever I recall this incident.

Fri Oct 20 1989 03:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Date is approximate. PD

UAPNUFORCNewfoundland, PA, USA