Triangle over Alma, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My husband was trying to dig out our truck and trailer, which was caught up in the snow at the end of our driveway. He noticed a triangular shaped craft overhead in the Southwest. It had 3 lights, one at each corner. He saw a stream of white light connecting the craft to the ground. It got brighter then the light stream disappeared. He is not sure if the light came from the ground or the craft. He called me and I went out on my porch to see it. I think I saw a red light on the left side of the craft. I saw another craft, possibly a small plane with blinking lights in the sky, but it didn't come in contact with the craft. He got busy working on the truck and by the time he finished about 8:00 pm, I looked out and it was gone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #153322). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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