CaseTriangle1997

Mesa, AZ, USA

In Mesa, AZ, I clearly saw a large triangular ship, flying slowly---it turned / flew away at terrific speed.

Report quality: Moderate57/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 4s (an atypical range)
  • Moderate witness text (108 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 1 other report from the same city within 3 days
When
1997-02-06
Where
Mesa, AZ, USA
Shape
Triangle
Duration
3-4 seconds
Geo
33.422, -111.823 · exact
Slug
triangle-over-mesa-az-1997-455ecf
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

Local cluster

Local cluster

February 1997 was a busy month for Mesa, AZ: 3 separate reports.

In context

  • This is one of 237 reports logged in Mesa, AZ.
  • This case is one of 145 Arizona reports filed in 1997.
  • Triangle craft made up 11.6% of 1990s reports, vs 9% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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