Triangle over West Sacramento, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My husband's friend was with his granddaughter and her boyfriend flying his drone when they saw a triangular shaped craft in the clouds at a very high altitude; higher than normal planes fly while approaching Sacramento Airport in the area. It was reflecting the sun as it flew from cloud to cloud in a circular pattern. They watched it with binoculars for about 45 minutes and could tell it was not a jet although it was about the same size. I jokingly asked him if he experienced any missing time and he said no. Altitude was much higher than the drone's 1000 feet. I have urged our friend to make his own report; I'm a MUFON member and this sighting was too good not to report second hand.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #156622). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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