NUFORC Sighting 2305

Occurred: 1997-06-14 23:20 Local
Reported: 1997-06-25 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 15-20 secs
No of observers: 0

Location: Austin, TX, USA

Shape: triangle

Summary : Trianglular lighted object sighted over Austin Texas 6-14-97 at 11:20 pm.Seen from the intersection of Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 620, near Bee Cave. Traveled East/Northeasterly. 7 white lights, not flashing.

Saw a trianglular lighted object. Seven white lights-non flashing. I was facing West; think it was traveling East/Northeasterly, at a moderate rate of speed. I saw a small airplane just prior to that, flying Northwesterly, with obvious plane lighting, red/green light on the wing tips and white lights on the wings.The triangular objects lights were very bright and as it began to fly over my left shoulder, one of the lights shown down brightly into my eyes. These lights were much brighter then normal aircraft lights.The object appeared to be several thousand feet high.

Posted 1999-01-28