NUFORC UFO Sighting 183840

Occurred: 2024-11-01 21:20 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2024-11-04 09:43 Pacific
Duration: 35-45 min
No of observers: 2 - Pilot - Aviation Expert

Location: Lakeview, OR, USA
Location details: From the cockpit at 36,000

Shape: Light
Color: Pure White
Estimated Size: Don't know - individual or whole...
Viewed From: Aircraft
Direction from Viewer: 300
Closest Distance: 90 miles to 100
Estimated Speed: Mach 3
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright white light moving at very high speeds

The first sighting of the UAP happened the night of November 1st on a commercial flight from SLC to MFR. We had just leveled off at 36,000 feet when we noticed bright white lights circling one another. The lights increased in speed and velocity corresponding with the intensity of the light; the brighter the light - the faster the objects moved. The objects moved independently of one another; sometimes they would circle each other, and other times they would move away from one another very quickly. At one point, they formed a triangle. I did not notice significant movement as a triangle, only the formation of a triangle. It was hard to identify how many objects there were due to the constant motion of the lights. The most I remember seeing at one time was 5-6.

During the sighting, the lights would appear and disappear quickly. We watched them for around 45-50 min. The apparent distance between us and the lights never changed. We were traveling with a ground speed of around 400 kts.

We asked ATC if there was military activity in the sector; there was none reported. When I filed a report with ATC the following morning they made it clear there were no observable aircraft at the location we had reported.

The driver who took us from the airport to the hotel said that we were the 3rd or 4th crew to have seen something and mentioned it to him. I asked him when the last crew member reported something to him; he said two weeks earlier.

NUFORC Note:

See https://nuforc.org/sighting/?id=183844 for second sighting by this pilot

Posted 2024-11-08