NUFORC UFO Sighting 183888

Occurred: 2024-10-12 21:00 Local
Reported: 2024-11-07 13:19 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 2 - Pilot

Location: Tillamook, OR, USA
Location details: Above vacant lot next door

Shape: Triangle
Color: Black gray silver
Estimated Size: Large pickup truck
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: West
Angle of Elevation: 85
Closest Distance: 200 feet
Estimated Speed: 10 miles per hour
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Slow, triangular wing 200 feet overhead

My wife and I were briefly looking at the stars and commenting on the differences between Alaska and Oregon when the object flew almost directly overhead, exactly where we were both focused. The object was wing-shaped and the aura was an effect on its surface/skin that made the object practically invisible. The “aura” effect on the skin was multi-colored and constantly changing in order to hide itself. The colors were black/brown/grey/silver and were not fixed to any one part of the craft, but shimmered over its entirety to cloak it. The object made absolutely no noise. The object was moving slowly and allowed for our eyes to focus on it and talk to each other to confirm that we were definitely seeing something. The wingspan was roughly larger than a large pick-up truck. There were no other features visible to me, but my wife saw circular points underneath the object (these are in her drawing of the object). My wife and I concur on everything we witnessed aside from the circular points underneath the object, which I did not see because I was focused on the shifting aura on the skin. The object was only 200 feet overhead.

NUFORC Note:

INVESTIGATION REPORT

Investigator Keith Bickford interviewed the witness (D), who is a private pilot, on 01-13-2025 at 4pm PST:

D stated that he and his wife were in their backyard looking at the stars on 10-12-2024 at approximately 9pm PST. D stated it was a clear and very dark sky. D stated that the two of them observed an aircraft fly almost directly over them from the west and was approximately 200 feet in the air. D stated that the craft made no noise, and appeared to be floating with no "air disruption." D then stated that the aircraft looked like a "large black void that blocked out the stars."

D stated that the aircraft was difficult to see, but appeared to be a triangle shape and about the size of a large pickup truck. He then stated that the reason the aircraft was so difficult to see was because it kept changing colors. D stated that the aircraft displayed black, brown, gray, and silver shifting lights which made it "practically invisible." D stated that the lights were changing all over the aircraft, and not fixed to any specific part of the craft. D also stated that there was a "haze" around the aircraft.

D compared the aircraft he saw to a "stealth fighter" and stated it was moving forward very slowly, and appeared to be "floating." He also stated that he didn't see any obvious place for a pilot. D stated that he was able to confirm that the aircraft wasn't on any radar that evening. D then stated that his wife thought she saw 6 circular lights underneath the aircraft when it flew over them. D stated that he was so fixated on the color change on the aircraft that he did not see the circular lights.

D stated that he is an experienced pilot, and he has seen things while flying that he couldn't explain. D stated that this sighting was something he could not explain based on his training and experience. He also stated that he talks to other pilots who have had similar sightings, but they are afraid to say anything outside of their group because no one will believe them. D stated that he appreciated having a place like NUFORC to report UAP's.

Posted 2024-11-08