Bakersfield, CA, USA
july 1990 · Bakersfield, CA, USA · 1 sources
A massive, triangular, black, silent craft was observed by three witnesses. It first appeared very small on the eastern horizon, then approached at extreme speed, hovered overhead for approximately 4 minutes, rotated on its axis as if to show its profile, then departed at a 90-degree angle to the east at high speed. The craft had 'chasing lights' in a triangular 3-light pattern at its corners. Witnesses felt no fear at the time but did not discuss the event for approximately 6 months, after which they were 'a bit freaked out.' The primary witness noted psychological after-effects and unusually clear memory of the event.
- Shape
- Triangular
- Nature
- Solid craft, aerial
- Sound
- None
- Weather
- Clear, mild
- Size
- Massive (estimated)
- Duration
- 5 min
- Time of day
- Night
- Local time
- 10pm
- Theme
- triangular_craft
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC:c05bfced:129 fields
- city
- Bakersfield
- date
- 1990-07-01
- shape
- Triangular
- sound
- None
- state
- CA
- country
- USA
- weather
- Clear, mild
- date_raw
- july 1990
- incident
- A massive, triangular, black, silent craft was observed by three witnesses. It first appeared very small on the eastern horizon, then approached at extreme speed, hovered overhead for approximately 4 minutes, rotated on its axis as if to show its profile, then departed at a 90-degree angle to the east at high speed. The craft had 'chasing lights' in a triangular 3-light pattern at its corners. Witnesses felt no fear at the time but did not discuss the event for approximately 6 months, after which they were 'a bit freaked out.' The primary witness noted psychological after-effects and unusually clear memory of the event.
- time_local
- 10pm
- trajectory
- From north, approached at high speed, hovered, rotated on axis, then departed east at 90-degree angle at high speed
- case_source
- NIDS
- emf_effects
- No
- size_meters
- Massive (estimated)
- time_of_day
- Night
- source_quote
- the craft appeared as if it knew what we were talking about. first very small on the horizon, then approached very fast and completely silent. it hovered for what seemed like an eternity, there turned on its axis as though to show us its profile.
- catalog_entry
- NIDS-DOC:c05bfced:1
- ground_traces
- No
- location_text
- bakersfield CA, usa
- witness_count
- 3
- photo_or_video
- No (witness offered sketch)
- source_doc_sha
- c05bfceda22e3501da6937cf314e39d7475c27eb5742dc693cc5d0b3205fc261
- light_emissions
- Chasing lights in triangular 3-light pattern at corners of craft
- witness_sex_age
- Primary witness: female, age ~30 at time of event (age 40 in 2004)
- duration_minutes
- 5
- witness_reactions
- No fear at the time; did not speak of it for ~6 months; later 'a bit freaked out'; primary witness reports unusually clear memory; psychological after-effects noted
- witness_occupation
- Artist (primary witness)
- nature_of_phenomenon
- Solid craft, aerial
- vallee_classification
- CE1
- NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC
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