NUFORC Sighting 179992

Occurred: 2024-01-05 21:25 Local
Reported: 2024-01-08 07:03 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Quartzsite, AZ, USA

Shape: Triangle
Color: Red Lights Dark Body
Estimated Size: At least 12'x12'
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: North East
Angle of Elevation: 45
Characteristics: Lights on object

Red lights on each apex of triangle formation with dark "ship" body

Was trying to sleep, looked out my truck window and saw a night sky with very little stars and no air traffic. Closed eyes, hair on my head stood up so I opened my eyes again after a few minutes. Saw 3 solid red lights, in triangle formation, lights were located at the apex's of the triangle.

The light from these lights were illuminating the "body" of the "ship", but we're not illuminating the sky around it (so the aura/illumination was not from the truck window.)

I did a visual test to see if the object was stationary or moving, it was stationary. It was also not a reflection. I thought maybe it was a cell tower but knew there was none there. Upon thinking that and thinking I should wave at it AND picking up my phone to take a photo and to call someone, the top red light slowly blinked.

In the past I have had similar instances with just a single lights (white and red) in the sky, when I would wave it would blink. I was able to get a photo, had to take it with "Night Mode" on and there is slight haze in the photo from exposure so please excuse that.

The person I called didn't answer, so I called another person and when calling them the lights vanished.

I saw no other moving light in the sky, red or white, to indicate which direction it would have gone. Not sure if it was a drone, as there were three lights not blinking, and if the drone was in stationary/hover mode then the lights would have been facing the ground, not directly pointed at me. And it would have to be a HUGE drone, flying over an inappropriate area for drone use.

Attached are two photos, one as is and a repeat of the same photo with a white circle drawn around the lights In the bottom left of the photo you can see the bright orangeish/red light of the "Heart" sign at the Loves Gas Station.

I did my best to try to debunk it on my own, but I don't know. Definitely unidentified aerial phenomenon.

Posted 2024-02-15