Triangle
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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

Flying triangle sighting

Triangle2 witnessesSighting reportMay 8, 2023, 2:00 AMWashington USA

Witnesses

2 witnesses

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

51

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 38458fd4-99fc-42da-8c6c-296374aba440.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset8:20 PM
Day length14h 44m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsPartly cloudy
Temperature55°F
Cloud cover54% · Mostly cloudy
Wind6 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerEta Aquariids · 50 ZHR
Peak windowMay 6

Context notes

Eta Aquariids meteor shower was active at this time

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

May 8, 2023, 2:00 AM

Timezone

Pacific Time

Location

Washington USA

Observers

2 witnesses

Witness account

Narrative

Time: 5/7 10:00pm Location: Washington USA I was sitting in my hot tub (completely sober btw) with a friend. I had been looking up the entire time because I thought it was crazy how many satellites I was seeing and wanted to count how many I saw. I got to 15 or so when I saw this triangle slightly behind clouds… just enough to make it slightly fuzzy but clear enough to see the exact shape and lights…. zoom across the sky. I want to preface by saying I live near a military base but it was insa...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowMay 8, 2023, 2:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Washington USA.

PublishedMay 15, 2026, 11:06 PM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.