As reported

Triangle over Scottsdale, AZ

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

Part of a case file

The Phoenix Lights

This report is one of several linked to a curated case with its documentary record.

The report, as filed

I hope it's ours ! If not, it's definately 'someone else's'... (and FOR SURE, it's not of human origin) !

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

Artifacts from the case file

This report belongs to "The Phoenix Lights"; the case's documentary artifacts apply to every report linked to it.

The 8:30 formation, as described
Diagram of the V formation reported crossing the state — a reconstruction from witness accounts, not a photograph.
Codyorb, after witness descriptions · Public domain (released by author) · source

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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1997-03-10 → 1997-03-27

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March 15, 1997 · 1:00 AM · LIGHT

Triangle over Scottsdale, AZ

The report, as filed

Artifacts from the case file

What would the paper say?

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