Occurred: 2011-05-17 01:30 Local
Reported: 2011-05-16 23:51 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds (approx.)
No of observers: 1

Location: Sioux City, IA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Electrical or magnetic effects

Was outside late at night in a slightly drizziling rain when i caught sight of a triangulare object in the sky.

It was sprinkling out and I was on my annual nightly walk around the block when I felt as if there was static electricity making the hair on my head stand on end. Having heard that this is a indication that you might possibly be struck by lighting, I looked up in the sky out of fear. There about 10 o’clock from my position I saw what appeared to me at first to be street lights.

Upon closer examination I realized that the figure was to far away to be streetlights and it appeared to be drifting lazily toward the twelve O’ Clock position. It was a pizza shaped outline in the clouds with about 8 spheres of light lining its shape evenly.

This shape continued to drift for about 5 seconds more in complete silence and abruptly was enveloped in the clouds. The light spheres lining the shape were eventually enveloped in the clouds and I lost sight of it at which point the static electricity feeling left me.

I stood around dumbstruck for about 15 more minutes before I realized that it wasn’t coming back and headed on my way back to home.

Posted 2011-05-29

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