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Triangle over Harwich, MA

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Arrow shaped UFO spotted over Cape Cod

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May 14, 2021 · 8:00 PM · CHANGING

Harwich, MA

I was going to the bathroom and looking out the window that faces north west (I’m guessing the direction.) I saw a very bright light in the sky that looked really odd. At first I thought it was a piece of a satellite because there were reports that pieces of a Chinese satellite were coming back down to Earth earlier that week. I must have stared at the shape for a solid minute just trying to figure out what it was. It wasn’t moving or getting bigger. But it was a large white spot of light that could be described as a hole or break in the sky. I started to get really freaked out and called to my husband, frankly, thinking we were going to die (still assuming it was a piece of the satellite). He was putting our children to bed and did not come immediately. At this point the bright light took a different shape and I stopped calling for him. The aircraft came into view at this point. The light I saw was a reflection of our sun setting. And the ship was mirroring the sunset colors (although not a true mirror image, just the coloring of the sky). Track lights around the aircraft then became visible next and as those became visible the aircraft left- so quickly that it left streaks of light or it’s shape behind. It was at this point my husband came into the bathroom. I was trying to stay calm but explain where the silhouette was. He didn’t see it, although saw a bit of light, but cannot confirm what I saw. I thought the silhouette stayed for a good minute but it did fade rather quickly. The aircraft made no noises at all. It was actually incredibly quiet- I couldn’t hear the wind, water (we were across from the ocean), or birds. It was hovering in one spot, and the color were the pinks, blues, and purples of our sky- but it had a metallic look to it. The shape is difficult to describe because I honestly haven’t seen a shape like it, and more frankly, I’ve tried to forget this moment as much as I can. There was a movie from my childhood, flight of the navigator. The closest shape and color I can give is that- except there were no grooves or bumps, just a solid shape and smooth. I’ve never seen anything like this before or after. I’ve waited years because frankly, I feel insane telling anyone. I’ve had no breaks from reality before or since. I honestly want to forget this ever happened, but there is a lot coming out in the news and my husband and stepfather are urging me to report it. I have no pictures or proof.

January 16, 2019 · 8:19 AM · UNKNOWN

Harwich, MA

An odd cloud formation was discovered in two photos taken during a nature walk. It appears to be a small, solitary vortex created by an aircraft or other object traveling at high speed. It was a cloudless winter morning, and I don’t recall hearing any aircraft, when I photographed some backlit phragmites against a background of blue sky. Upon later review of my photos, I noted the small bright vortex cloud in IMG_3842. I created a cropped version of this image to get a closer look at it. IMG_3843, taken a second or two later, also shows the same vortex cloud contours, but faintly. I am not suggesting a UFO caused this odd cloud, but would like to know if any similar images have been reported to NUFORC. I had never before seen anything like this.

March 29, 2014 · 2:30 AM · OTHER