NUFORC Sighting 177164

Occurred: 2022-09-24 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-08-01 15:39 Pacific
Duration: 5 to 10 seconds.
No of observers: 1

Location: Sudan, TX, USA
Location details: From North to South, over the town.

Shape: Chevron

Large V shape thin wings, no lights, no sound but I could hear the sound of the air as it flew over, like when geese are gliding.

Between 9:30 to 10:00 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2023, ((sic. 2022) I had just sat in my lawn chair and was looking at the stars (facing west) when something caught my attention from the north. Initially I thought it was a swarm of gnats in the air and looked in that direction, but as it passed out of view behind a small tree and came back into view, I was shocked to see a thin V or boomerang shaped plane passing by. I could hear the sound of the wind as it glided past. This is a sound I've heard several times in my life such as geese landing, or other birds gliding or in some instances a large kite flying. The craft was low to the ground, maybe 200 to 300 feet from the ground (about the same height as many of our wind turbines in the area, or about the same height as many planes I've witnessed landing). There are several trees in my yard and my neighbors, leaving only a small portion of the yard where I was able to view the entire thing, but I could still see it through the trees or at least portions of it. There was no lights and no engine noise, the wings were very thin and dark colored. An airstrip about 20 miles from me often flies the gliders that are towed behind planes with thin or narrow wings. That is the best description I can give size of the wings. As far as the overall size, I later helled my cell phone out in front of me at arms length from my face and in the same vicinity as the craft. I estimated the craft was the width, wing tip to wing tip, of two of my cell phones end to end. Maybe someone smarter than me can do some math calculations to come up with an estimate. But my estimate would be the size of a passenger jet airliner. Even though it was night time, where I live at that time of night you can still clearly see the outline of the trees and clouds against the sky. Especially if there is any moonlight. In addition I believe I could see the town lights reflecting on the belly side of the craft.

I was in shock initially and began to text someone I know that's familiar with military aircraft about it. Cannon Airforce base (Clovis, NM) is located 50 miles North West. A year prior one of their drone pilots lived in our town. For a long time, I've assumed what I saw was a undisclosed military drone that was flying to our small air strip, which happens to be located less than a mile south of my house. I wonder if I had thought of it sooner and drove to the airstrip if I would have witnessed people there. I don't know what I saw and don't assume that it was anything other than a military drone or glider. I'm always looking online to see if I can find an image of what I saw but am always navigated to sites like this one when I do find a similar image. The only exception to a couple of small (less than 10 foot) drones. I've attached a picture of a drone from a 2017 article, but I know that's not the correct craft. What I saw was much larger than the one spoken about in the article. It's just the closest image shape I can find as to what I saw. It bothers me that I can't find anything related to a military craft like what I saw. I'm hopeful someone can help me identify it. I really don't want this to get out to the public in any way. Other than my wife and friend, I've never told anyone about this. People will think I'm crazy and I don't want my community to look at us weird. I am willing to talk with anyone, just ask that my occupation and name left out of any reports. I retired last year after 20 years in law enforcement, 15 as a detective. I currently hold a prestigious job and any scrutiny would be bad for me.

Posted 2023-09-10