Triangle over Woodfords, CA

The report, as filed

I would like to report a strange sighting on December 23rd, 2019 at about 9:30 PM. I am a geoscientist and I have no answer with what I saw in the sky that night. I know living near and working for the State of Nevada that a lot of military things go on around here but this was way different. I was in my hot tub outside with a lady friend, as a witness, on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range looking directly East towards Yerington, Nevada. The event lasted long enough for both of us to watch it for about 15-20 seconds. There was a triangle shaped object in the sky that was brightly lit up with the point of the object moving to the north as it was coming from the south. The whole object was lit up to define it’s shape and was behind a faint cloud (less dense) where the shape of the light could easily be seen flashing thru the cloud. It made about 12 very quick motions up and down at 90 degree angles in the sky and was flashing light as it made the changes in direction. The shape was easy to follow as it passed thru the faint cloud. As it passed out beyond the cloud, it just turned into a bright ball of light, brighter than the surrounding stars so you could still track it for a few more seconds as it continued to travel north. Crazy light show for sure. Date of sighting, indicated by witness, was flawed. We have attempted to contact the party, but unsuccessfully. We have amended the date above. PD

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151248). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.