NUFORC Sighting 49840

Occurred: 1990-06-30 20:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2006-03-27 12:51 Pacific
Duration: 10 MINUTES
No of observers: 1

Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

PHOENIX LIGHT OVER SCOTTSDALE IN 1991

I HAVE WITHOUT A DOUBT & SWEAR ON MY LIFE & THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY, THAT I TOO HAVE SEEN THESE LIGHTS AND IT CHILLS ME EVERYTIME I SEE A REPORTING ABOUT THEM. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE TO MY STORY IS THAT THE DATE THAT I HAVE SEEN THEM IS ABOUT 4 YEARS PRIOR TO YOUR SIGHTING. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR DATES ONLINE BUT HAVE SEEN NOTHING DURING THIS TIME. NOW AS A RESULT OF MY FINDINGS, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO TELL SOMEBODY. I JUST CANT BELIEVE NOBODY ELSE HAS REPORTED THESE LIGHTS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD BECAUSE WHAT I SAW WAS ENORMOUS! HOW COULD ANYBODY MISS IT? CURRENTLY, I RESIDE IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, BUT FOR A BRIEF TIME, FROM 1990-1991, I LIVED IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ. AND FROM 1992 TO 2004 I LIVED IN THE FAR NORTH SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. I WAS AT THE CORNER OF SCOTTSDALE ROAD AND E. SHEA BLVD. AT THE NE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION IS/WAS A "MOBILE" ((sic. Mobil)) GAS STATION. WHILE I WAS FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS, I SAW THESE RED LIGHTS IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FROM WHERE I WAS STANDING IN A "V" SHAPE IN WHAT LOOKED VERY CLOSE AND MOVING VERY SLOWLY!!! BECAUSE THE AREA SITS AT SORT OF A HIGHER ELEVATION OVERLOOKING THE PHOENIX, TEMPE & MESA AREAS, THE LIGHTS SEEMED ALMOST EYE LEVEL. YOU DID LOOK UP SLIGHTLY BUT THESE LIGHTS SEEMED NO MORE THAN ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY IN DISTANCE AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT A HALF A MILE LONG OR LONGER IN SIZE. THE OBJECT MOVED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SOUND WHAT-SO-EVER. THE FACT THAT IT HAD NO SOUND IS WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I HAVE HEARD THE MENTION OF AMBER LIGHTS, WHICH I DON’T BELIEVE IS WHAT I SAW. I BELIEVE I SAW RED LIGHTS. ALSO, I HAVE HEARD THE MENTION OF FLARES. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT WHAT I SAW. THIS MAINTAINED A CONSTANT ELEVATION IN A VERY SLOW EASTERLY DIRECTION. I WAS IN SO MUCH DISBELIEF THAT I DIDN’T HEAR ANYBODY ELSE AROUND ME MAKING COMMENTS THAT I HAD TO ASK AN OLDER GENTLEMAN, WHOME WAS WALKING OUT OF THE GAS STATION AFTER PAYING I ASSUME, IF HE KNEW WHAT THOSE LIGHTS WERE. HE DID SORT OF A DOUBLE TAKE, ANSWERED, "I DON’T KNOW," PROCEEDED TO GET IN HIS CAR STARING AT THE LIGHTS AND DROVE OFF. I WAS ABOUT 23 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, AND I REMEMBER THINKING, "WELL IF HE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS ANY BIG DEAL, THEN IT MUST NOT BE," SO I PROCEEDED TO GET IN MY CAR AND LEAVE TO GO TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE AT THE TIME IN MCCORMICK RANCH. I THINK I KEPT AN EYE ON THE LIGHTS FOR A WHILE AS I WAS DRIVING BUT AFTER THAT I CAN’T REMEMBER WHEN I STOPPED LOOKING. I REMEMBER TELLING MY GIRLFRIEND ABOUT IT WHEN I WALKED IN HER HOUSE AND SHE CHANGED THE SUBJECT AND I NEVER SEEN ANYTHING ON THE NEWS THAT EVENING ABOUT IT, SO IT WAS FORGOTTEN UNTIL ABOUT 1997 WHEN I SAW THE FIRST REPORTS OF THE LIGHTS ON TELEVISION. I REMEMBER SEEING THE REPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND FEELING THE HAIR STAND UP ON THE BACK OF MY NECK. I WONDERED, "NOW HOW DO I TELL SOMEBODY MY STORY WITHOUT THEM THINKING THAT I AM NUTS?" WELL, I NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT MUCH BUT, I TOLD MY FUTURE WIFE AND I RECEIVED THE TYPICAL RESPONSE I GUESS ANY CRACK POT MIGHT GET, "OH, COOL OR THAT’S NICE." SO AGAIN, I PUSHED IT ASIDE. BUT IT IS REALLY EATING AT ME NOW TO TELL SOMEBODY. SO HERE I AM.

I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANY FINANCIAL GAIN OR RECOGNITION. I JUST WANTED AN EAR TO HEAR MY SIDE.

NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. We have assigned an artificial date above. PD

Posted 2006-05-15