Triangle over Dobson, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Left my shop walking to my house and heard a unfamiliar off and on swishing sound, looked up and saw a triangular shaped aircraft gray metallic color, three red lights centered underneath and one white on each outer point. It didn't make a jet engine sound but a slow pulsing sound that was I was almost unable to hear, I watched come and go over my land in a straight line. When it passed over the tree line I couldn't hear any sound at all. I had my phone but was so surprised I didn't even think of taking a picture. not sure if I saw an experimental military aircraft or what but glad I saw it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174082). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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