Unknown over Los Colinas, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Hesitated posting this as unique category of ‘sighting’. July 2014, Los Colinas, TX, (Irving area) apartment complex 30 mi. east of DFW airport, weather clear appx. 3PM. Heard loud sound of jet aircraft approaching from the north ¼ mi. west of my location. No runway. Flat land near Trinity River. Did apparent ‘touch and go’ in front of me, then gained altitude, sound dissipating in southerly direction. Five seconds later loud sound of jet aircraft approaching from south, touch and go, gaining altitude with noise dissipating in northerly direction. Six such passes. There was no airplane. At least 20 other tenants were also on their balconies looking for the phantom airplane. Went outside where man is pointing his cell camera toward the sky. When asked if he had seen anything, he said he hadn't. Sent to Linda Howe at the time who replied as puzzled as was I.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143787). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-12 → 2014-07-29