Triangle over West Jordan, UT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It looked like a giant kite or glider, it looked like a flock of birds but birds don't fly around at this time. We saw about 3 of them at different times. One was going towards the stars then disappeared and then it was really close to us, and then again we saw the same shape flying higher above us.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158300). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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