Triangle over San Rafael, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Returned home from dropping my wife to work. Got out of the car and heard what sounded like a commercial airliner at normal altitude coming my direction. (from W to E) the clouds are split up a bit and I saw a normal blinking light, then I saw another set of lights to the North of it. They were not blinking. I noticed it was all one flying machine, like a large triangle. If it was a 30 or so thousand feet it had to be as big as a city. If it was lower it seems it would have to be much louder, but was still would have to be bigger than anything I know to exist. My dog also seemed scared of it. I haven't heard yet but I'm sure I am not the only one who saw this. There are several strange things going on here in this part of New Mexico, and I am willing to report it to someone directly. Not on this site. I never thought I would be saying this but we are really not alone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #132162). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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