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Sandra Bullock recounts seeing five mysterious lights over St. Martin

Speaking to Kylie Kelce, Bullock recalled lights gathering above a Caribbean beach before suddenly departing—and explained why she decided to speak about it.

Sandra Bullock has recounted seeing a group of lights over St. Martin while filming in the Caribbean, an experience she now says led her to believe “there are alien ships.” AOL reported the account from Bullock’s appearance on Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast, saying the actress had kept the experience private for years.

Five lights over the beach

According to AOL, Bullock told Kelce she was lying on the sand with several other people after having “a couple of beers” when she noticed a light she initially assumed was a satellite. A second light then approached from another direction, she said, and five lights eventually gathered together.

Bullock said the lights departed suddenly. She said she asked whether anyone else had seen them and believed one other person may have witnessed the event, though she also said she had been drinking and questioned her perception at the time.

When Kelce asked how often she had seen such objects, Bullock said it had happened once.

Maho Beach on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
Maho Beach, Sint Maarten, in 2025. Island context; Bullock did not identify the beach in her account. Photo: Ymnes / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ymnes / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0

Why she decided to speak about it

Bullock said she felt vindicated when the government “released the documents,” which she said described “legitimate pilots” observing the same formation. She also said her sighting came before drones.

The report does not identify the government documents Bullock referenced. Her account describes what she remembers seeing and how she interprets it; the lights themselves have not been identified.

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