In April 2025, the FBI interviewed witnesses to a June or July 2011 incident in which a large dark triangle-shaped object with three white lights was observed flying low over a residential area. The witnesses estimated the object was roughly 200 feet long and 100 feet wide, flying at approximately 800 feet altitude, and emitted a low humming sound with a pulsing quality. The sighting lasted about 10 to 15 seconds before the object passed over a tree line and disappeared from view.
What did the witnesses see?
One witness was leaving his driveway around 8 or 9 PM when he noticed three lights in the sky. When he got out of the vehicle and looked up, he saw a massive black isosceles triangle flying north. The object had a car-sized white light in each of its three corners that emitted a diffuse glow and were recessed slightly back from the corners. A second witness in the vehicle observed the same object and noted it appeared to have an equilateral triangle shape. Both witnesses heard a low humming noise with a pulsing sound as the object moved slowly and steadily overhead.
Why couldn't they record video?
One witness was told to take a video of the object, but by the time he retrieved his phone, the object had already flown over the tree line behind nearby houses to the north and was out of sight. The witnesses were also temporarily distracted by their unsuccessful attempt to record during the moment when they likely would have had a better view of the object's back profile.
What details did the witnesses remember about the object's appearance?
Both witnesses described the object as low to the ground. One estimated it was about 800 feet above the ground and calculated its dimensions at roughly 200 feet long and 100 feet wide. The second witness also recalled seeing something in the middle of the triangle that was grayish or graphite colored. Neither witness had a clear memory of the object's thickness or vertical profile, since they believed they were initially positioned underneath it.
Did other people see it?
One witness believed a couple of people in the neighborhood also saw the object. The interviewing agents indicated they would attempt to contact other witnesses and ask if they would be willing to write a statement or speak to the FBI about their observations.
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FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Date of enfiy 05 . /2025
On April ■ , and were interviewed -
Special Agent (SSA) , Special
- - - After being advised of the identity of the interviewing
agents and the nature of the interview, - and - provided the
fo ll owing information:
On an evening in June or Ju l y 2011, it was dark outside when
was leaving his driveway l ocated at
about 8 or 9 PM. - was with who was driving the
vehicle, and , , who was in the front passenger
seat. The vehic l e was about fifty feet from the driveway and preparing to
make a l eft turn onto When they reached the intersection,
- was looking out window and saw three l ights in the sky. - got out
of the vehic l e, and when he l ooked up, he saw a massive b l ack isosceles
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triangle shaped object flying North. The object had a car- sized white l ight
in each of its three corners that emitted a diffuse gl ow and were recessed
back a bit from the corners . The object was l ow to the ground , and creating
a l ow humming noise that made a pu l sing sound. told him to
take a video , but by the time - got his phone out, the object had flown
over the tree line behind the houses to the north , and out of s i ght . He had
seen the object for approximate l y 10- 15 seconds . There were no contrai l s
left behind the object. - fe l t dumbfounded and awestruck during the
experience .
When 111111 observed the object , he was overwhelmed by the size of it and
how low it was to the ground. 111111 thought the object may have been 800
feet above the ground , and based on the dimensions of their environment, he
estimated the object was 200 feet long and 1 00 feet wide . 111111 believed the
object had more of an equilateral triangle shape , but based on the
cal cul ated dimensions , it could have been more of an isosceles triangle.
The object was moving slowly and steadily, and he also heard the pulsing
sound . 111111 saw the three lights in t he corners , but also remembered seeing
something in the middle of the triangle that was grayi sh or graphite
colored.
Neither 111111 nor - had a clear memory of the thickness or any other
description of the vertical profile of the triangle. They opined that they
were in i tially underneath the triangle and didn ' t really have a view of its
side or vertical profile . They were then temporarily distracted by their
unsucces s ful attempt to get a phone out to video record the UAP, at the
moment when they likely would have had a better view of the back profile .
111111 believed a couple of people in the neighborhood also saw
would also would try to see if as wel l as their neighbors
who witnessed the UAP , would be willing to writ e a statement about their
observation, or speak to the FBI about it .
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What shape was the object and what lights did it have?
The object was described as a massive dark triangle with a white light in each of its three corners. The lights were car-sized, emitted a diffuse glow, and were recessed slightly back from the corners. One witness also recalled seeing something grayish or graphite colored in the middle of the triangle.
How long did the witnesses observe the object?
The witnesses observed the object for approximately 10 to 15 seconds before it flew over a tree line behind nearby houses to the north and went out of sight.
What sounds did the object make?
The object created a low humming noise that made a pulsing sound as it moved.
What prevented the witnesses from recording video?
One witness was told to take a video, but by the time he got his phone out, the object had already flown over the tree line and out of sight. The witnesses were also temporarily distracted by their unsuccessful attempt to record at the moment when they likely would have had a better view of the object's back profile.
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