Triangle over St. Thomas (U. S. Virgin Islands), VI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My boyfriend and I were on a boat at a firework launch sight for a new years eve celebration. We were on our one minute countdown to midnight when, above our small island, rose a red inverted triangle. Each point of the triangle had a red light. At first my boyfriend thought they were flares but then we noticed they weren't moving AT ALL. At midnight, the fireworks went off and we lost sight. When I found them again during a break, the point of the triangle was on top instead of bottom, but the whole formation was in the same vicinity as before. Judging by distance, I would guess the object was about 100 ft on each side. Tried to catch a photo, but being on the water in waves, I could not get a clear shot. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116568). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-12-28 → 2015-01-14