Light over Phoenix, AZ

The report, as filed

Lights Over Phoenix, AZ July 2nd, 2016 9:03 PM I was sitting on my patio in south Scottsdale near Oldtown, when I heard a loud bang. As I looked up towards the North West I noticed the 3 objects falling in unison. I first thought that maybe 2 aircrafts had collided in the sky and these objects were falling debris on fire. I started to record a video and as doing so the trailing lighted objects proceeded to move along different flight patterns, even turning and changing direction. The altitude was way too high to be fireworks and the patterns of the lights made me think about potential rockets or missiles. However, rockets and missiles move at a much larger rate of speed. I’m a veteran of the U.S. Army that worked in avionics and with the knowledge I have over the Hellfire missile there’s little that relates for it to be classified as such. There is a lot I still do not know on the subject though. Nothing as far as I can tell makes any sense. I’m an avid reader of science-fiction and do believe in the possibility of many lifeforms in the universe, even intelligent life. This is the only experience I’ve had first hand. Towards the end of my recording my roommate happens to come out and witness the lights and their maneuvers through the sky as well. I would describe the lights to have a yellowish tint and large sparking trails following them. Around the 40 second mark you’ll see the bottom light start to change directions more rapidly than the rest of the video with clear visibility of the trail of light behind it. Then around the 1:01 mark all 3 lights come back and form a triangular shape in the sky. Excuse my language in the commentary at this point too. Like I have stated this is my first experience with something I believe to be supernatural and I’m not sure if all the information you need is provided. If there are any questions or need any follow up I’m more than happy to help. I immediately uploaded my video to social media, but for ease of access here is the link to the video I’ve now posted to Youtube. https://youtu.be/wVpXssN0VK0 Thank you for your time. ((name deleted))

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128181). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.