Circle over Gold Canyon, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On Apr. 10th at approx. 7pm we witnessed a very bright silvery round object hovering near zenith over our community looking like a very large bright star. It did not appear to move for the 10 minutes it was observed in conflict with very strong winds. It changed color from bright shinny to reddish as the sun was setting, made no noise, and was unobservable after the sunset. 2 photos were taken with each looking totally different in appearance ... they were taken only 3 min. apart. The observers are all retired professionals.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145766). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-04-07 → 2019-04-24
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June 20, 2021 · 9:10 PM · LIGHT
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There was a giant ball of white light that travelled from SE to NW so fast that you would’ve missed it if you blinked. It would’ve been traveling thousands of MPH. The object was a huge glowing ball, relevant to the size of maybe 20+ airplanes put together. It was so bright it was hard to look at. It zoomed right over the town, and then it was as if it hit an invisible wall and just disappeared. There was no tail or trail behind it, it did not fade out or disperse, it was just a giant ball that zoomed across then was gone as fast as it was there. No sound was made.
November 11, 2019 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Gold Canyon, AZ
We saw a formation that at first looked like a flock of birds, but it was dark and they were illuminated. At first it was a cluster but then formed a straight line. We looked through binoculars and it did not appear to be birds. They were all a bright white light
October 20, 2019 · 6:42 PM · CHEVRON
Gold Canyon, AZ
Sunday 20 October-about 18:42/Superstition Mts. I heard a VERY loud roaring overhead. Ran outside into the backyard just in time to see blinking red lights moving off into the NW. I did NOT see the shape or outline of a craft. Then i ran thru the house into the front yard. Moving off into the NW I watched red lights blinking in a "V form"; first the R side would blink 3 red lights at a 45d angle (consecutively - not simultaneously) then the L side would blink 3 red lights at a 45d angle. I watched the blinking lights for about 3 minutes to get an idea of the 'shape'. The only reason i am reporting a 'V' form is due to the angle line of the blinking lights. The craft was moving very slowly over the Superstitions into the NW. I would deduct that due to the noise level, this is NOT a UAP Am member of MUFON - attend Phoenix (Tempe) monthly meetings
September 15, 2019 · 5:02 AM · RECTANGLE
Gold Canyon, AZ
The witness RING camera caught the object hovering in their back yard. RING camera infrared was able to see this luminous object but did not trigger the motion sensor. What is interesting about this video is the object flew past the camera at a fast pace but "it's no longer a straight line object, it appears square in the final video segment. The square image looks like a series of lines very well with organized shapes and alignment in relation to each other. This last image towards the end of the video is the most interesting part of this observation." [No video provided]
June 27, 2019 · 8:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Gold Canyon, AZ
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD