Firsthand eyewitness accounts of triangular UFO sightings from the 1970s

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August 11, 2024
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Tier 1First Person EncounterFirst-Person Account
Experiencer: Unnamed Newman Police Officer

Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
deep dive analysisTopic: military encountersIntel Value: 8/10

Unnamed Newman Police Officer

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE1

The Encounter

The experiencer is a police officer from Newman, California. He was on patrol with a partner around 3:00 AM when they noticed lights in the sky to the east. They saw a triangular-shaped object with two red lights and one blue light, hovering about 500 feet above a field. As they approached, the object began to move and quickly disappeared. The officer, who has 20 years of military experience, was amazed by the speed of the object and reported that it made no sound. After the encounter, he expressed a change in his beliefs about UAPs and felt compelled to report the sighting.

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Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

The transcript contains multiple firsthand accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena observed by police officers and civilians in California. Witnesses describe triangular-shaped objects with bright lights, rapid movements, and no sound, leading to speculation about their nature and origin.

Primary Revelation

Multiple witnesses, including police officers, reported seeing triangular-shaped unidentified aerial phenomena with bright lights and rapid movements.

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Newman Police Officer
witnesspro disclosure
Newman Police Department
20 years of service14 years in the Air Force

I spent 20 years in the service, 14 in the Air Force and never seen anything move so fast in my life.

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Pleasanton Resident
witnesspro disclosure

It looked like lights flashing up on the hill which would be like police emergency lights or helicopter lights.

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Marina Resident
witnesspro disclosure

It has kind of a triangular shape to it if not more or less like a boomerang.

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Orange County Resident
witnesspro disclosure

We've observed at least 12 what appears to us to be unidentified objects.

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Seattle Resident
witnesspro disclosure

It was sort of a triangle shape with bright light in the front two white lights on two wings and then one red light in the middle.

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Cameron Police Officer
witnesspro disclosure
Cameron Police Department
Documented sighting in radio logs

It was about the size of a small one-story house, it was silver in color, it looked metal.

otherspecific

We noticed lights to our East and it was just hovering over a field about 500 ft and we were about 60 ft away.

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non human intelligencespecific

It had two red lights and one blue light in a triangular shape.

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non human intelligencespecific

It took off at a speed that you can't believe.

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non human intelligencespecific

There was absolutely no sound.

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non human intelligencespecific

I saw lights flashing up on the hill which would be like police emergency lights or helicopter lights.

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non human intelligencespecific

It appeared to be sort of triangular shape with lights at the extremities.

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otherspecific

We followed it for about four or five miles onto the reservation.

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non human intelligencespecific

We saw at least 12 unidentified objects within the last 20 minutes.

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non human intelligencespecific

It was triangular shaped with bright lights in the front and two white lights on two wings.

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non human intelligencespecific

It was hovering over the top of our hill.

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non human intelligencespecific

It was about the size of a Goode blimp.

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non human intelligencespecific

It moved at a very rapid pace and zigzagged.

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non human intelligencespecific

It was triangular shaped and had a big spotlight shining down.

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Encounter Context

Factual Details

The analysis found no structured encounter context.

Encounter Research Breakdown

Phenomenological Analysis
physical sightingCE1
Moderate Evidential StrengthScore: 17/21reported
Detail & Specificity
3/3
Corroboration
2/3
Physical Evidence
1/3
Unpredictability
3/3
Perceptual Clarity
3/3
Timely Reporting
2/3
Witness Credibility
3/3

The encounter involves multiple witnesses, including police officers, with detailed descriptions of the UAP's appearance and behavior. However, the lack of corroborating evidence and the subjective nature of the observations limit the overall evidential strength.

initial sightingminutes

The experiencer and their partner spotted lights in the sky while on patrol, initially mistaking them for a new antenna.

we noticed lights to our East and it was uh just who over a field about 500 ft

chasing the objectminutes

After realizing the lights were moving, they pursued the object for about two miles before it vanished.

we went Pursuit for maybe about 2 miles M and it it just plain disappeared

object disappearsunknown

The object vanished suddenly after a brief observation, leaving no trace.

it just disappeared to the southeast like he wouldn't believe

visual
7/10

Saw lights in a triangular formation

auditory
1/10

No sound was heard from the object

The analysis found no relevant content for this section.

Size500 ft
Colorred and blue lights
Luminositynot stated
Soundsilent
Movementinstant acceleration
Five Observables (3/5)
positive lift low observability hypersonic velocity trans medium travel instantaneous acceleration

The craft was triangular with two red lights and one blue light, moving at incredible speed without any sound.

What makes this encounter unique

The encounter involved two police officers who had extensive experience and were initially skeptical, but were left fascinated by the speed and silence of the craft.

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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
deep dive analysisTopic: military encountersIntel Value: 8/10
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Unnamed Newman Police Officer

First-Person

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE1