Triangle over Sedona, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
UFO Sighting on June 22, 2015 in Sedona, Arizona, at approx. 10:00 p.m. Diagram of event at bottom of document. Filed by Melinda Leslie, Director of UFO Sighting Tours, Sedona. At approximately 10:00 p.m., or just before, my 6 clients and I (7 people total) were out on a UFO Sighting Tour with Military Night Vision Goggles when we all saw 2 large amber colored triangle shape objects with our naked eyes. These traveled from the northwest area of the sky beyond Airport Mesa in a southward direction toward Cathedral Rock. The 7 witnesses were standing together on Chavez Ranch Road turnout area. The 2 objects then made an arching turn as they headed easterly toward the Chapel of the Holy Cross area and then disappeared to the North over Munds Mountain. All witnesses were absolutely astonished and continued to discuss sighting event for duration of the tour. 4 of the witnesses clearly saw that these were 2 distinct structured, hard edged, dark triangle shaped craft each with 3 amber or orange colored lights on the bottom, one light at each corner. Both craft were seen by the 4 witnesses with their naked eyes, without the Night Vision goggles. 2 other witnesses saw them at close range, but initially thru the goggles and could not make out the shape, only that they were huge lights. One of these witnesses is a retired airline pilot with over 40 years of professional experience. He stated emphatically that these 2 objects were remarkably faster than any plane he’d ever seen and that they were very low, much lower than commercial aircraft. When these 2 witnesses lowered their goggles, they and I together saw that these were 2 very large amber colored lights, but unfortunately we did not see the distinct triangle shapes, each with 3 lights, as did my other 4 clients. All 7 of us saw the 2 objects make an arched turn while banking and continued to watch them as they disappeared over Munds Mountain. Please see the diagram below. Additionally, when these 2 craft were on initial approach, at the same time, a military jet at very high altitude passed over us and then another one did again as these 2 objects headed northeast. All 7 witnesses commented that the 2 UFOs were considerably lower than either of the 2 jets. It is difficult to judge the distance from us, but all the witnesses expressed that the UFOs were at most a few thousand feet, or less above us. All 6 clients expressed that they are willing to be interviewed. Unfortunately we were so caught up in the event that none of us grabbed our cell phones to get a photo of the UFOs or take a video. Darn it! I did create a computer diagram drawing that I will email as instructed by you below. Please look for email with write up of sighting event and the diagram drawing from my email address: Linnie@onebox.com
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #119765). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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