Sightings of big, triangular-shaped UFOs have been reported since the early 1980s. They are typically characterized as black in color, emitting a low humming noise, having lights beneath them, and having rounded – rather than angular – corners. They’ve also been seen all throughout the world. The sheer volume of such accounts has led some terrible commentators to believe that the Flying Triangles (as they have come to be called) are prime instances of classified aircraft, the development of which surreptitiously began in the 1980s by members of the United States Department of Defense.
There’s no denying that the hypothesis makes a lot of logic. After all, it’s not hard to see them as next-generation stealth aircraft. By the 1970s, Area 51’s best were focused heavily on what has subsequently been known as Stealth technology — in effect, the capacity to render an aircraft almost invisible to radar. Much of the highly classified research that led to the development and deployment of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (better known as the Stealth Fighter) and the Northrop B-2 Spirit (better known as the Stealth Bomber) took place at Area 51 – by which time the word “vast” barely begins to describe the base. Area 51 included a plethora of aircraft hangars, subterranean labs, buildings dug into the slopes of the surrounding mountains, and new runways. And with Stealth planes being vitally crucial to the United States military.
Because both the Nighthawk and the Spirit are generally triangular in shape, it’s easy to see why and how most people believe the Flying Triangles, too, are the work of the government rather than extraterrestrials. I’m quite happy with the idea that the Flying Triangles were (and still are) nothing more than hidden aircraft. But there’s an issue. And, to be sure, it’s a huge one. Yes, there have been several sightings of the Flying Triangles dating back to the early 1980s. And with some in the late 1970s as well.
There are, however, a few tales of the craft dating back to the 1960s. Now, a skeptic would argue that individuals who claim to have witnessed Flying Triangles so long ago are nothing more than hoaxers. However, such a scenario does not hold up under investigation. I’ll explain why. Hello, my name is Jeffrey Brown. We need to go to the National Archives in the United Kingdom. It comprises the vast bulk of all UFO-related papers kept and declassified by the United Kingdom government.
Brown submitted a one-page UFO report with the Ministry of Defence on March 28, 1965, and it is included in those archives. He really submitted the complaint – over the phone – on the night of his sighting, which occurred on the moors of North Yorkshire, England. Brown witnessed “nine or ten items – in tight triangle formation each approximately 100ft long – orange illumination below – each triangular in shape with rounded sides, generating low humming sounds,” according to the paperwork.
Despite the fact that the report isn’t particularly long, it’s significant in terms of its significance. Without a doubt, what Jeffrey Brown observed was a Flying Triangle. A buzzing sound could be heard. On the vessel, there were rounded corners. And then there was the light from below. Most importantly, that specific document is still housed at the National Archives. Brown’s report is available for viewing by you, me, and anybody else. When it was declassified, I did just that.
So we have a record of a set of unmistakable Flying Triangles dating back to the mid-1960s. Despite this, all available data implies that the FTs did not arrive on the scene until the early 1980s. Alternatively, it might have been around the late 1970s. It’s exceedingly implausible that the UK military would have had not just one, but an entire squadron of FTs flying about at the time of Brown’s event. This is, without a doubt, an intriguing situation. Who else was flying enormous Flying Triangles over the north of England in 1965 if not the military?
If it was aliens, does it mean all of the Flying Triangles came from (and still come from) another planet? Or, despite all chances, did the British government of the time have a fantastic ship of their own design stored away in different well-guarded hangars? Is it possible that it is a mix of scenarios? If that’s the case, how can “our” workmanship resemble “theirs”? This is a critical Flying Triangle case. Perhaps one of the most significant.
Author Biography
Nick Redfern is a writer, educator, and journalist who works full-time. He investigates unsolved mysteries such as Bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, extraterrestrial encounters, and government conspiracies. Nick has 41 books to his credit, writes for Mysterious Universe, and has appeared on various television series on The History Channel, National Geographic Channel, and SyFy Channel.
