Animal Reaction Feature:
A huge triangle was discovered hovering low and silently in
the dark over a remote hunting camp. The presence of the mules in the
camp was indicated when the men inside the camper thought a bear might
be after the mules when they heard their companion yelling
outdoors. No more was said about the mules, implying that they
were not vocalizing, trying to escape, or otherwise making themselves
noticeable.
The case was reported to NUFORC. Peter
Davenport, appearing on the Jeff Rense show with the witnesses,
confirmed that the mules were not reacting. He said that the
mules in the camp remained “docile” and commented that it was strange
that the mules did not react. [I agree that it is very
strange.jw]
The Sighting:
At 9:45 PM, one of four hunters went to his pickup truck to
get food. This witness (43) had the feeling of something
overhead. Using a small mag flashlight, he looked up and saw a
huge triangle floating silently overhead at an estimated altitude of
200 feet. The flashlight beam showed a surface like gold-gray
suede.
After the flashlight beam hit the object, it began to
“throttled up” with a deep sound of intense power. At this time
three 10-foot-diameter lights came on, one at each point of the
triangle and these were compared to dim dome lights. A larger,
deep red light protruding 8 feet from the bottom came on in the center
and pulsed once per second. None of the lights illuminated
anything. The object moved straight upwards to about 300-400 feet
and then moved forward slowly (gliding), moving away up a narrow canyon
in the side of a nearby mountain. The sound stopped as the object
began to move forward.
The object was triangular with a slight light halo around
it. Its size was estimated as 250 feet on each side and 30 feet
thick. As the object started moving, there was no air disturbance
and no odor. The duration of the sighting was 45-60 seconds.
Hearing the initial witness yell, two other witnesses came
out of a camper just as the object started moving forward. They
ran and grabbed binoculars from the truck and watched as the object
glided away.
Witnesses were considered reliable by Davenport. They
had hunted annually in the area for more than 20 years. Two were
building contractors and one a stone mason contractor. All had
good eyesight. None were drinking. They
described the night as clear, lots of stars, and no wind. [This
was confirmed using wunderground.com: Temperature, 52°F, 27%
humidity, wind from the SW at 3-4 mph, clear skies. The sun
had set at 7:24 PM and a new moon had set at 7:51 PM (USNO).jw]
A video tape was being watched inside the trailer as these
events began, and no interference was noted. Whether it was being
run from power lines, battery, or generator is not stated.
Trainer (UFO Roundup, v. 5, no. 45) stated that a newspaper
article in the Idaho Messenger (Nov. 4, 2000) reported that NIDS was
doing an investigation of this event, but I could find nothing on the
NIDS site. Further, in an article entitled “NIDS Investigations
of the Flying Triangle Enigma,” published in August 2004, this sighting
is not shown on the map containing NIDS triangle sightings but is shown
on the map based on sightings from Larry Hatch’s database (where NUFORC
is the source for this sighting). It seems that NIDS did not, in
fact, do an investigation.
Sources:
NUFORC:
Trainer, UFO roundup, Vol. 5, No. 45, November 9, 2000
Davenport, comment regarding mules and EM effects not
detected:
http://www.deepspace4.com/pages/science/flayingtriangle/flayingtriangle3tr-3b.htm>http://www.deepspace4.com/pages/science/flayingtriangle/flayingtriangle3tr-3b.htm
NIDS Investigations of the Flying Triangle Enigma, August
2004
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