Phenomainon
PCF-231635 · case file

Texas, USA

Summer of 1986 · Texas, USA · 1 sources

The record

Witness was camping along the Pedernales River when he observed a black, diamond-shaped craft with blue, red, and white triangular panels and a clearly lit recessed bottom, surrounded by 12 military-style double-rotor helicopters apparently in escort. The craft was first seen about a mile away, then moved over his head at approximately 100-200 feet altitude, traveling SE to NW at about 30 mph. No sound except from the helicopters. The top of the craft appeared pyramidal with facet angles of 25-30°, and 6 panels composed each half of the underside.

Characteristics
Shape
Diamond/pyramidal
Nature
Unknown craft with military helicopter escort
Sound
No sound from craft; helicopter noise present
Weather
Unknown
Site
Camping site along Pedernales River
Size
approximately 15-21 meters (50-70 feet)
Duration
5 min
Time of day
Night
Local time
about 2:00 a.m.
Theme
triangular_craft
Source records · 1

The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.

NIDS-DOCNIDS-DOC:958c380a:124 fields
site
Camping site along Pedernales River
shape
Diamond/pyramidal
sound
No sound from craft; helicopter noise present
state
Texas
country
USA
weather
Unknown
date_raw
Summer of 1986
incident
Witness was camping along the Pedernales River when he observed a black, diamond-shaped craft with blue, red, and white triangular panels and a clearly lit recessed bottom, surrounded by 12 military-style double-rotor helicopters apparently in escort. The craft was first seen about a mile away, then moved over his head at approximately 100-200 feet altitude, traveling SE to NW at about 30 mph. No sound except from the helicopters. The top of the craft appeared pyramidal with facet angles of 25-30°, and 6 panels composed each half of the underside.
svp_code
404
time_local
about 2:00 a.m.
trajectory
Southeast to Northwest
case_source
NIDS
size_meters
approximately 15-21 meters (50-70 feet)
time_of_day
Night
source_quote
Black, diamond-shaped craft, with blue, red and white triangular panels, and a clearly lit recessed bottom. It was surrounded by 12 military-style double-rotor helicopters, apparently in escort.
catalog_entry
NIDS-DOC:958c380a:1
location_text
Along the Pedernales River, 32 miles NW of Austin, Texas
witness_count
1
source_doc_sha
958c380a78c92cc75f8ea05f891450a9cee7fd307a85cbdf962c637718b40e1f
light_emissions
Clearly lit recessed bottom; blue, red and white triangular panels
duration_minutes
5
witness_reactions
Witness observed and reported the incident; also provided a personal propulsion theory
nature_of_phenomenon
Unknown craft with military helicopter escort
vallee_classification
CE1
Sources
  • NIDS-DOC
    NIDS-DOC
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