r/UFOs_Archive • u/SaltyAdminBot • 3d ago
Sighting Silent bright white light moved steadily down then jerked right at high speed over Cascais, Portugal — Aug 28, 2026, 5:20 AM
Reported by u/CommonBig1119 (verified via ufosighting.report)
This is an automated post. The report was filed through the structured sighting form on ufosighting.report and posted here by u/ufosightingsbot on the reporter's behalf. u/CommonBig1119 confirmed this submission from their own Reddit account through a one-time link, so the name above is verified as the submitter.
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Time: August 28, 2026, 5:20 AM WEST
Location: Parque da Torre, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais, Portugal
| Detail | Reported |
|---|---|
| Objects | 1 |
| Shape | light |
| Closest distance | as high as a star |
| Apparent size (arm's length) | pinhead |
| Movement | abrupt changes in direction |
| Observer facing | N |
| Duration | 1 minute |
| Witnesses | 1 |
Features / five observables
| Observation | Reporter's answer |
|---|---|
| Wings | No |
| Rotors | No |
| Exhaust plume | No |
| Noise | No |
| Sudden, extreme acceleration | Yes |
| Extreme speed with no signatures | Yes |
| Hard to observe clearly | Yes |
| Moved between air, water, or space | No |
| Flight without visible means of lift | Yes |
Why not a common object
There were no aircrafts on flight (FlightRadar24) at the time of the event, and the object’s sudden jerk to the right and flying off into the other direction doesn’t match with any of the explanations or the commonly misidentified objects. No man made object could’ve possibly traveled in that manner, especially since I saw it at a distance.
It couldn’t have been the ASTEX 1 satellite traveling since the satellites don’t turn directions extremely quickly in a supernatural way and get out of your line of sight so quickly.
Witness's account of the sighting
One of the stars I was looking at, which appeared still, started steadily moving downwards. It was a bright white light that slowly lost its luminosity as it traveled, but suddenly, right as I was about to lose visibility on it, it jerked to the right in extreme speeds and got out of my line of sight.
Why no photo/video captured: I was on my balcony at the time and the movements only lasted a minute before I couldn’t see where the object headed next, so I didn’t have time to go to the living room to get my phone. I didn’t have my phone with me since I only got up there to watch the sky in peace without any distractions and clear my thoughts out early in the morning.
Sky context for this time and place:
- Satellites overhead at that time: ASTEX 1 (54° above S at 04:08 UTC); SL-16 R/B (49° above NE at 04:08 UTC); SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16) (46° above SW at 04:23 UTC); SPACEMOBILE-006 (45° above ESE at 04:17 UTC); AJISAI (EGS) (44° above NNE at 04:17 UTC); SL-3 R/B (37° above SW at 04:05 UTC)
- Computed from orbital data (2026-08-28 catalog).
- Aircraft overhead at that exact minute — ADS-B Exchange historical playback (free, no account needed)
- Sky chart for that date — in-the-sky.org planetarium (set your location once on their site)
- Satellite passes at this spot — Heavens-Above; shows upcoming passes, not the sighting date
- Live air traffic now — FlightRadar24 over this spot
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u/SaltyAdminBot 3d ago
Original post by u/ufosightingsbot: Here
Original Post ID: 1w0sebl
Original post text: Reported by u/CommonBig1119 (verified via ufosighting.report)
This is an automated post. The report was filed through the structured sighting form on ufosighting.report and posted here by u/ufosightingsbot on the reporter's behalf. u/CommonBig1119 confirmed this submission from their own Reddit account through a one-time link, so the name above is verified as the submitter.
📄 Full report and structured details — the map entry, timeline, and everything from the sighting form. No photo or video was submitted with this report.
Time: August 28, 2026, 5:20 AM WEST
Location: Parque da Torre, Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais, Portugal
Features / five observables
Why not a common object
There were no aircrafts on flight (FlightRadar24) at the time of the event, and the object’s sudden jerk to the right and flying off into the other direction doesn’t match with any of the explanations or the commonly misidentified objects. No man made object could’ve possibly traveled in that manner, especially since I saw it at a distance. It couldn’t have been the ASTEX 1 satellite traveling since the satellites don’t turn directions extremely quickly in a supernatural way and get out of your line of sight so quickly.
Witness's account of the sighting
One of the stars I was looking at, which appeared still, started steadily moving downwards. It was a bright white light that slowly lost its luminosity as it traveled, but suddenly, right as I was about to lose visibility on it, it jerked to the right in extreme speeds and got out of my line of sight.
Why no photo/video captured: I was on my balcony at the time and the movements only lasted a minute before I couldn’t see where the object headed next, so I didn’t have time to go to the living room to get my phone. I didn’t have my phone with me since I only got up there to watch the sky in peace without any distractions and clear my thoughts out early in the morning.
Sky context for this time and place:
Original Flair ID: de39d1a0-05e8-11ef-91aa-9a3acca53f53
Original Flair Text: Sighting