4/26/2018: Austin, TX, USA

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Occurred : 4/26/2018 22:30 (Entered as : 04/26/18 22:30) Reported: 7/21/2018 7:37:57 AM 07:37 Posted: 8/10/2018 Location: Austin, TX Shape: Triangle Duration: 3 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Faint translucent triangle covered in tiny lights. Went outside to drop the trash in the dumpster, when a strange, translucent triangle thing flew over my head. It was moving in a straight line from South to North and disappeared from view on the horizon. Completely silent, and it wasn't glowing brightly at all. More like a subtle glow emitted from a hundred little lights covering the surface. It looked as though you could see the night sky in between the small lights. Almost like a faint constellation floating across the sky. There were airplanes in the sky going from West to East towards the airport. The UFO looked like it was at a lower altitude than the planes. I would guess that it was maybe 20 feet across, but hard to tell since I don't know how far away it was. Even though it was moving in a steady straight line, it seemed almost organic (but I can't figure out why it 'felt' that way. The only rational explanation I can come up with is a B2 bomber flying with no lights and the engines silent. But why would it be flying over the city? And I would assume it would look more opaque if that were the case. I'm very skeptical when I read about other UFO sightings, so this experience really took me by surprise.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 4/26/2018 22:30 (Entered as : 04/26/18 22:30)
Reported: 7/21/2018 7:37:57 AM 07:37
Posted: 8/10/2018
Location: Austin, TX
Shape: Triangle
Duration: 3 minutes
Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

Faint translucent triangle covered in tiny lights.

Went outside to drop the trash in the dumpster, when a strange, translucent triangle thing flew over my head. It was moving in a straight line from South to North and disappeared from view on the horizon. Completely silent, and it wasn't glowing brightly at all. More like a subtle glow emitted from a hundred little lights covering the surface. It looked as though you could see the night sky in between the small lights. Almost like a faint constellation floating across the sky.

There were airplanes in the sky going from West to East towards the airport. The UFO looked like it was at a lower altitude than the planes. I would guess that it was maybe 20 feet across, but hard to tell since I don't know how far away it was. Even though it was moving in a steady straight line, it seemed almost organic (but I can't figure out why it 'felt' that way. The only rational explanation I can come up with is a B2 bomber flying with no lights and the engines silent. But why would it be flying over the city? And I would assume it would look more opaque if that were the case. I'm very skeptical when I read about other UFO sightings, so this experience really took me by surprise.