NUFORC Sightings Report: 05/2017

This document is a comprehensive compilation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reports submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) for the month of May 2017. The report spans 23 pages and lists hundreds of individual accounts from witnesses across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Pakistan, and Mexico. Each entry provides the date and time of the sighting, the location, the reported shape of the object, and a brief narrative description provided by the witness. The shapes reported are highly varied, including orbs, triangles, circles, cigars, fireballs, disks, rectangles, and various unidentified lights. Witness descriptions range from simple observations of bright lights in the sky to more complex encounters involving multiple objects, erratic flight patterns, hovering, and high-speed maneuvers. Several reports mention interactions with conventional aircraft, such as helicopters or jetliners, and some witnesses describe objects that appear to change shape or disappear suddenly. The document includes occasional editorial notes from NUFORC staff, which offer potential conventional explanations for certain sightings, such as the planet Venus, Jupiter, or lens flares, while acknowledging that other reports remain unexplained. Many entries are marked as anonymous, and some witnesses express skepticism about their own experiences or note that they were initially unsure of what they were seeing. The reports cover a wide range of environments, from urban centers and residential neighborhoods to rural areas and coastal regions. The document serves as a raw data repository for public-submitted UAP reports, reflecting the diverse and often subjective nature of these sightings as they were recorded in May 2017.