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Analysis of Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings in 2003
We analyzed all 3 UFO sighting reports in Chandler, Arizona to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "other" (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- August was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
- Saturday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- 08/16/03 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 33.33% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (2 reports, 66.67% of total).
UFO Reports in Chandler, Arizona from 2003
These Chandler, Arizona UFO reports from 2003 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
THE OBJECT SWOOPED DOWN AND DECENDED EASTWARD, TOTALLY SILENT ME AND MY WIFE WERE SITTING OUTSIDE OUR BACKYARD ENJOYING THE NIGHT. MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON WALKS OUT TO SHOW ME HIS ARTWORK HE MADE AT SCHOOL. SUDDENLY I HEARD A COMMOTION OF BIRDS ON TOP OF THE PALMTREES WHARE WE LIVE NEXT TO A POPULAR CHANDLER RESORT.
WHEN I LOOKED I SAW AN ENORMOUS V SHAPE OBJECT SWOOPING DOWN ALMOST TOWARDS US. I YELD AT MY WIFE TO LOOK! SHE AND MY SON WATCHED IN TOTAL SHOCK. THE OBJECT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD, AND HAD NO SOUND WHATSOEVER, IT MADE A 45 DEGREE TURN EASTWARD WITH NO LIGHTS ON.
IT LOOKED BLACK IN COLOR,BUT IT GLITTERED TO THE CITY LIGHTS. IT DECENDED EASTWARD UNTIL IT TOTALLY DISAPPEARD.
Full Report Text:
Ice cream cone shaped craft seen for several minutes in neighborhood. 3 lights in triangle shape on bottom. Spotlight beam.
No sound I have seen this same craft before. I believe the first time I saw it was in July, '03 around the same time (21:00.) Both times I was out walking my dog when it appeared.
The first incident the craft came quite close--seemed to be hovering over my neighborhood. The craft could go at different speeds and could be stationary. This craft stopped in the sky and turned on what seemed to be a very bright spotlight beam.
Three lights were visible on the bottom of the craft at all times except when stationary. It was capable of being unseen while it traveled away and then later appeared again with the lights back on. I'm sure many people must have seen this because it was over the East Valley of Phoenix for some time.
I walked my dog and saw it, went back to the house, left in my car to drive to the gym about eight miles away and it was still visible in the night sky. The most significant thing about the experience was the complete lack of sound from the aircraft-silent. This was definately not any kind of a plane or helicopter.
I know what I saw. I just wish I had a camera! ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. Witness describes self as a person who is involved in handling a considerable quantity detailed information.
We suspect she is a very good witness. We do not know what it was she witnessed. PD)).
Full Report Text:
They looked like tiny satellites with thier solar panels extended. I was at the public pool in our neighborhood, along with my 2 children and my wife. While I was instructing my son (4 yrs old) on swimming strokes, I noticed a young man about 12 years old looking up to the sky.
He approaches me and asks "What are those things?" I looked up and saw nothing. The sky was clear except for some high thin clouds. I asked him where and he points up to the high cloud and says "they are in the cloud ,then they come out.
" I looked for about 2-3 minutes then spot 4 shapes that were higher than the clouds. They were nearly exactly vertical from our position on the ground. They looked like the USAF insignia without the star in the middle.
(The =0= insignia on all Air Force aircraft.) The moved slowly and moved into a V formation. One minute later a 5th object appeared , it also moved into the formation then moved to the left of the rest.
Another appeared and finally a 7th object came into sight. Four lined up in the attack formation, while the other 3 moved spread out to a sentry position from the other four. As we were observing the objects 2 boys asked us what were we looking at, we told them we were looking at something strange.
They looked up and after approximately three minutes of searching, they also observed the objects. Once, one of the objects changed from a silvery color to a velvet-blue color than back to silver. The life guards also entered the search but could not spot the objects.
They were higher than 30,000 feet as later I spotted a DC-10 at cruising speed and it was below the clouds. The sighting was over at 1615 hrs with only 3 boys ages 10-12 and myself being the only witnesses. I am 37 years old and a former USAF Sgt.
These objects looked like tiny satellites with thier solar panels extended, and they were flying in formations familiar to me. ((NUFORC Note: We will invite the witness to have the other witnesses submit reports, as well. We do not know what it is they witnessed, allegedly, but they sound interesting to us, given the other reports NUFORC has received recently.
PD)).
Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings From 2003 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Cone | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Triangle | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings From 2003 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| August | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| September | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings From 2003 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| Friday | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings From 2003 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 08/16/03 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 08/19/03 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
| 09/05/03 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
Chandler, Arizona UFO Sightings From 2003 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 2 reported sightings | 66.67% of all reports |
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 33.33% of all reports |
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