My sighting made it on to UFO Mania!
This 3 minute UFO recording was submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) following a report from a witness in Cookeville, Tennessee, USA. The footage was recorded from the witness's home using a night vision monocular on 21 August 2026. The witness reported that an object entered the camera's field of view, moved north, then south, and later west, before moving away over a tree line.
The witness reported being unable to see the object with the naked eye and only observing the anomaly through the night vision device. NUFORC's investigation classified the case as Tier 4, citing technical/optical effects producing the anomaly observed in the video. The investigation report also notes that the footage and accompanying information were reviewed with technical consultation from Marian Rudnyk, identified in the report as a former NASA astronomer, planetary scientist and space imaging specialist.
Witness Testimony:
"Watching the skies on a Friday night from my backyard and an object came into frame, floated around for 3 minutes, made aggressive moves occasionally, then floated away over a tree line. I wasn't able to see it with my naked eye."
Location: Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
Viewing direction: Northeast, overhead, then west
Date: 21 August, 2026
Time: 20:44 local time
Reported sighting duration: 3 minutes
Shape reported: Circle
Estimated size: More than 2 feet possibly
Angle of elevation: 65 degrees
Heading: North, then south, then west
Estimated speed: Slow to a hover
Recording equipment: Night vision monocular
Source case: NUFORC UFO Sighting #200409
Witness/camera operator: Unidentified
Source: NUFORC (NUFORC Sighting #200409)
NUFORC #200409 Investigation Report (pdf)