Triangle over Terre Haute, IN
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The report, as filed
United State Navy QM. I saw a cloaked flying triangle over my city gliding along making no sound. It was massive in size!! Close to an aircraft carrier. It had rounded edges at the top and bottom the middle section was recessed in. It was coming from the south and head north then it made a course change to NE. I believe it was a lot bigger that a Carrie. I was having time grasping the sure size of it and believing what I was seeing. I was looking at the Pleiades constellation when it caught my eye. It was cloaked but had like a slight shimmer. It was like it was projecting the stars on its hull. The best I can say it made me think of the cloaking you see in a predator movie. The dogs in the neighborhood were going completely nuts. I believe the shimmer I was seeing was the moonlight some how reflecting. Also why this was going on clouds started moving in almost like they were part of it. Trying to keep it hidden. I have seen a lot in the sky but this one by far was the craziest.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #155001). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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