Sighting
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Old English (ge)sihth ‘something seen’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch zicht and German Gesicht ‘sight, face, appearance’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century (in sight (sense 2 of the verb)).
etymonline
sighting (n.)
"instance of catching sight," 1853, verbal noun from sight (v.).
