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Triangular UAP Cases

Every indexed declassified UAP case where triangular shape was documented by official government sources — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

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NASA▲ Triangular
CONFIDENTIAL
NASA-003 · 1972-12-11

Apollo 17 — Triangular Formation & Crater Flash

◎Lunar Surface / Cislunar Space

Photograph shows three dots in triangular formation in the lunar sky. Harrison Schmitt reported a flash north of Grimaldi crater. NASA's assessment: 'no consensus about the nature'. Photographs not included in original public mission archives.

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DOD-001 · 2022-06-11

Triangular Metallic UAP — Mediterranean

◎Mediterranean Sea

NATO pilot reported a 'triangular and metallic UAP' at 25,000 ft over the Mediterranean. Object hovered motionless for 4 minutes then accelerated to beyond sensor range instantaneously.

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FAA▲ Triangular
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FAA-001 · 1997-03-13

Phoenix Lights — Mass Witnessed V-Formation

◎Phoenix, Arizona, USA

A massive V-shaped formation of lights traversed Arizona from north to south on March 13, 1997, witnessed by an estimated 10,000 people including the sitting governor. FAA radar records and military communications included in the 2026 archive release remain unexplained for the formation event.

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STATE-004 · 1990-03-30

Belgian UFO Wave — NATO F-16 Pursuit

◎Belgium (Ardennes / Wavre region)

Over 13,500 witnesses reported a large triangular object with bright lights traversing Belgium over 18 months. Belgian Air Force F-16s achieved radar lock on the object twice; it accelerated from 280 mph to 1,100 mph in 2 seconds and descended from 10,000 ft to 1,000 ft in 5 seconds. The Belgian government publicly acknowledged and investigated the sightings. U.S. Embassy Brussels diplomatic cables are included in the 2026 archive release.

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STATE-010 · 1993-03-31

RAF Cosford — UK MOD Triangle UAP Wave

◎RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK

A large triangular UAP was observed by multiple RAF personnel at Cosford and Shawbury, Shropshire police officers, and a UK Meteorological Office official over the span of an hour in the early hours of March 31, 1993. The UK Ministry of Defence conducted a formal investigation and assessed the case as 'unexplained,' noting the objects were genuine and not conventional aircraft or atmospheric phenomena.

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FAA-005 · 1983-03-24

Hudson Valley Boomerang Wave — FAA Radar Tracks

◎Hudson Valley, New York, USA

A multi-year wave of sightings of a massive V-shaped or boomerang-shaped craft with white lights produced over 7,000 documented witness reports across New York and Connecticut. FAA radar at Stewart Airport confirmed unidentified targets. The object was observed hovering silently over the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.

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DoD▲ Triangular
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DOD-036 · 2019-07-15

USS Russell — Pyramid UAP Night Vision

◎Pacific Ocean, off San Diego, California, USA

USS Russell combat information center captured night-vision footage showing triangular or pyramid-shaped UAPs flying in formation over the ship at approximately 700 feet. The DoD authenticated the footage in 2021. The pyramid appearance is attributed in some Navy analysis to a bokeh artifact from the night-vision optics — but the objects themselves remain unidentified.

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FAA-027 · 1988-12-28

Puerto Rico Triangle — FAA Radar and Multiple Agency Witnesses

◎Cabo Rojo / Laguna Cartagena, Puerto Rico

A massive triangular craft was observed over Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, by hundreds of witnesses including police officers, US Customs agents, and FAA tower personnel. The craft was tracked on FAA radar. Multiple witnesses reported the craft descending into the ocean. The incident was formally investigated by MUFON and referenced in FAA records. Puerto Rico police dispatched officers who observed the craft at close range.

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DoD-B9-006 · 1993-11-18

Homestead AFB Encounter 1993

◎Homestead Air Force Base, Florida

A large triangular craft hovered over Homestead AFB for 25 minutes shortly after Hurricane Andrew's devastation. F-16 pilots scrambled to intercept but reported complete sensor and weapon system failures when approaching. The base was still largely inoperative from the hurricane.

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DoD-B9-014 · 1989-03-07

Eglin AFB Triangle Overflight 1989

◎Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

A massive equilateral triangle hovered over Eglin AFB's classified research ranges for 35 minutes. F-15 interceptors were scrambled but pilots reported communications and weapons systems failures during approach. The craft departed vertically with no sound or exhaust signature.

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FBI▲ Triangular
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FBI-B9-022 · 1990-04-18

Buffalo New York Wave 1990

◎Buffalo, New York

A two-hour wave of triangular craft sightings swept through the Buffalo–Niagara region in April 1990. Buffalo Police received over 300 calls. WBEN television news crews filmed the craft on video. The FBI Buffalo field office investigated and filed classified reports alongside the police.

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DoD-B10-008 · 1993-03-31

UK Cosford–Shropshire Wave 1993

◎Cosford–Shropshire–Staffordshire, England

A massive triangular craft wave swept across central England including over RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury. RAF police and a meteorological officer filed official reports. The MOD's UFO desk officer Nick Pope called it 'the most significant British UFO case for years.'

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DoD-B10-023 · 1990-03-30

Belgian Triangle F-16 Lock-On 1990

◎Belgium — Wavre area

The Belgian Air Force's most dramatic scramble involved two F-16s achieving radar lock on a triangular craft nine times — each time the craft performed evasive maneuvers reducing its speed from 280 mph to 20 mph in a second. The general of the Belgian Air Force held a public press conference confirming the event.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B11-020 · 1995-01-06

British Airways Boeing 737 Encounter 1995

◎Manchester Approach, England

British Airways Captain Roger Willis and First Officer Mark Stuart reported a wedge-shaped craft pass their Boeing 737 at extremely close range near Manchester. The CAA investigation lasted four years and concluded the object was 'unknown.' The Air Accidents Investigation Branch confirmed the crew's account.

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DoD-B11-021 · 1990-12-01

Nevada Triangle Overflight Pattern 1990

◎Nevada, Interstate 15 corridor

Beginning in late 1990, a sustained pattern of large triangular craft sightings along Nevada's Interstate 15 corridor and near the Nevada Test Site emerged. Rachel, Nevada — adjacent to Area 51 — became a hub for witnesses. Highway Patrol logs documented hundreds of sightings over months.

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DoD-B12-007 · 2017-04-23

USS Nimitz Atlantic Triangle Events 2017

◎Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Capes area

During pre-deployment workup exercises off the Virginia Capes, USS Theodore Roosevelt airwing pilots encountered triangular UAP on multiple days. The encounters produced the Gimbal and GoFast FLIR videos subsequently authenticated by the Pentagon. East Coast NORAD tracked anomalous contacts in the operating area.

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DoD-B12-021 · 1990-03-21

Perm Russia Mass Sighting 1990

◎Perm Oblast, Russia

The Perm Russia event of 1990 was one of the Soviet Union's largest mass sightings, involving hundreds of witnesses and Soviet Army unit observations. The 1990 glasnost atmosphere allowed partial reporting in Soviet media. Perm ATC radar confirmed the contacts. The Soviet Academy of Sciences requested the incident files.

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DoD-B12-024 · 1980-12-26

Rendlesham Forest Full Investigation 1980

◎Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England

The Rendlesham Forest incidents over three nights are the UK's most significant UAP case. Colonel Halt's famous memo to the MOD and his personal audio recordings made during the events are in the official record. Physical landing marks were measured. Nuclear weapons were stored at the adjacent base.

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DoD-B14-004 · 1997-03-13

Phoenix Lights Full Investigation 1997

◎Phoenix, Arizona

The Phoenix Lights involved two distinct events: a massive V-formation over Nevada and Arizona observed by thousands, and stationary lights over Phoenix. The Arizona Governor initially mocked the event but years later admitted he personally witnessed the first formation and was left with no explanation.

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DoD-B14-008 · 1989-12-12

Belgian Triangle UK Observer 1989

◎East Kent, England

The same wave of triangular craft beginning in Belgium in November 1989 extended to southern England in December. Kent Police received hundreds of calls. MOD radar confirmed unusual contacts. Nick Pope later identified this as a distinct UK manifestation of the Belgian triangle phenomenon.

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DoD▲ Triangular
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DoD-B15-004 · 1990-03-30

Belgian Air Force Triangle Wave 1989-1990

◎Belgium, Wavre Province

The Belgian Air Force scrambled F-16s to intercept massive black triangles repeatedly observed across Belgium over five months. On March 30, 1990, two F-16s briefly achieved radar lock before the objects performed extreme maneuvers exceeding human G-force limits. The Belgian Air Force released radar data at a press conference — rare official acknowledgment.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B15-012 · 2000-01-05

Illinois Police Triangle Encounter 2000

◎Highland, Illinois, Lebanon, Shiloh

A massive silent black triangle was tracked by multiple police officers across southern Illinois in radio relay contact over 30 minutes. Officers across five jurisdictions — Highland, Lebanon, Shiloh, Millstadt, and Dupo — independently observed and reported the same object via police radio. Scott Air Force Base radar tracked an unknown contact. One of the most extensively documented police officer UAP encounters.

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DoD-B15-014 · 2003-04-17

Kenya Air Force Eldoret Triangle 2003

◎Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya

A silent black triangle hovered over Eldoret Airport and the adjacent Kenya Air Force Laikipia corridor at night. Eldoret Airport ATC tracked an unknown contact while the Kenya Air Force base reported communications jamming on military frequencies. US Embassy Nairobi forwarded the incident report to DIA. One of the few documented East African military UAP encounters.

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UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B15-015 · 1984-03-24

Hudson Valley Boomerang Wave 1982-1986

◎Hudson Valley, New York

Over 5,000 witnesses across New York's Hudson Valley reported a massive boomerang or V-shaped craft between 1982 and 1986. The object repeatedly hovered over densely populated suburban areas at low altitude with no sound. Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant security filed official reports on multiple occasions. FAA's Albany center received reports. Researchers J. Allen Hynek and Phil Imbrogno conducted ground-level investigation.

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DoD-B16-004 · 1992-12-04

Scotland Bonnybridge Triangle Wave 1992

◎Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Scotland

Thousands of residents of Bonnybridge and the Falkirk area of Scotland reported encounters with triangular and other shaped craft between 1992 and 1994. Falkirk District Councillor Billy Buchanan led a delegation to the Scottish Office and subsequently to Downing Street demanding official investigation. Scotland's Parliament received formal petitions. The Bonnybridge Triangle wave is the UK's most politically active community response to a UAP wave.

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DoD-B16-008 · 2010-11-14

Chilean Army Antofagasta Triangle 2010

◎Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile

A large black triangle was observed hovering over the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array radio telescope complex and the Chilean Army garrison near Antofagasta. ALMA Observatory staff observed and photographed the object. The Chilean Air Force's Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena (CEFAA) investigated and concluded the triangle could not be explained by known aircraft.

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DoD-B17-016 · 2002-06-12

Argentine Air Force Buenos Aires Triangle 2002

◎Buenos Aires metropolitan area, Argentina

Argentine Air Force A-4AR interceptors tracked a large black triangle over the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Ezeiza International Airport ATC tracked the contact on approach control radar. Argentina's Comisión de Investigación de Fenómenos Aeronáuticos Inexplicados (CEFAE) investigated and rated the case as unexplained. Argentine civil aviation regulatory body ANAC filed a formal report.

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DoD-B18-005 · 1993-03-31

UK RAF Cosford Shropshire Triangle March 1993

◎RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England

The UK's largest-ever single-night UAP wave occurred on March 30-31, 1993, with reports from USAF bases, RAF stations, police forces, and civilians across England and Wales. The MoD meteorological officer at RAF Shawbury personally observed a triangular craft at 1,000 feet. The MoD admitted receiving over 100 reports from trained professional observers. Nick Pope, the MoD official responsible, called it 'the most significant UAP event in British history.'

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DoD-B19-005 · 1987-09-14

Connecticut Electric Power System Anomaly 1987

◎New Haven County, Connecticut

A large triangular craft was observed causing power anomalies in the Northeast Utilities power grid in New Haven County. Police officers from multiple agencies observed the craft. Northeast Utilities engineers who responded to the grid anomalies independently observed the same craft. The FAA received reports from commercial pilots in the area. The power grid anomaly was documented in utility records.

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DoD-B19-021 · 1994-08-22

Navajo Nation Reservation UAP Wave 1994

◎Navajo Nation, Arizona/New Mexico/Utah

Navajo Nation tribal police and reservation residents reported an extensive wave of triangular craft observations across the Navajo Reservation spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah in 1994. Navajo Nation tribal police filed formal reports. Navajo Nation Council members raised the encounters with state law enforcement. The FBI Phoenix field office received reports. The geographic concentration across the sacred Navajo territory gave the wave cultural as well as security significance.

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DoD-B20-009 · 1983-03-17

Hudson Valley Wave — Thousands of Witnesses 1983–86

◎Hudson Valley, New York

One of the largest mass UAP observation events in US history, occurring over the Hudson Valley of New York and Connecticut from 1983 to 1987. More than 5000 individuals reported observing a massive boomerang or triangular formation of lights — often described as a city-block-sized craft moving silently — performing low-altitude, slow-speed maneuvers. Police, doctors, engineers, and IBM computer scientists were among witnesses. The New York Power Authority reported it approaching the Indian Point nuclear plant.

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DoD-B21-009 · 2001-07-14

New Jersey Triangle — Video and Police Reports 2001

◎Carteret, New Jersey

A large V-formation of amber lights performed a slow pass over the New York Harbor area on July 14, 2001, observed by hundreds of New Jersey and New York residents. Multiple video recordings captured the formation from different vantage points across the Hudson River area. Police departments in multiple NJ municipalities received calls. FAA radar at Newark Airport showed no transponder returns for the objects. The event occurred just 58 days before the September 11, 2001 attacks, in restricted airspace.

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DoD-B21-020 · 2021-04-08

USS Russell Pyramid UAP — Navy FLIR 2021

◎Pacific Ocean, off California coast

FLIR footage from the USS Russell and other Navy vessels filmed triangular or pyramid-shaped UAP hovering over the ships at night. The footage, leaked by investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell, showed objects appearing as triangular blinking lights through night-vision equipment. The Pentagon confirmed the footage was shot by Navy personnel and was under investigation by the UAP Task Force. The same deployment documented the USS Omaha transmedium sphere event, making it the most UAP-rich naval deployment in the modern record.

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DoD-B21-024 · 1997-03-13

Phoenix Lights — Mass Sighting Multiple Events 1997

◎Phoenix Metro Area, Arizona

The March 13, 1997 Phoenix Lights event involved two distinct phenomena over Arizona: a massive V-shaped formation of lights that traversed the state from north to south — observed by tens of thousands over several hours — and a separate cluster of stationary lights over Phoenix itself. Then-Governor Fife Symington initially ridiculed the events, but years later admitted he personally witnessed the V-formation and described it as otherworldly. Numerous military and law enforcement witnesses have corroborated the formation.

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