Appearance / Description of Object(s)

3 objects moving in triangular formation. No lights or sound. Dimly glowing or reflecting amber light.

Size of Object(s)

Very hard to say, it was night. If I had to, I would guess 1/4" relative size and perhaps 25-50 feet absolute size.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

Perhaps one or two thousand feet high, directly above us.

Description of Area / Surroundings

It was on the edge of the city, near a small brightly lit area. The surrounding area was dark. The airport is relatively close by, in the E-NE direction.

Full Description & Details

June 23 2006, approx. 11:40pm

I had just left the Red River Exhibition grounds with my wife and 2 nieces, aged 10 and 6. The location is by the Assiniboine Downs racetrack, on the west side of Winnipeg, MB at the perimeter highway. We were walking south towards our parking lot. The exhibition grounds were to the north of us, and there was also a large auto park with numerous car dealerships directly southwest – both of which were very brightly lit. However, the path towards the parking lot which we were on was relatively dark and quiet, with a clear view of the night sky. We had almost reached the parking lot when my younger niece commented about how many stars she could see. We all looked up to view the stars.

Directly above us were 3 objects in tight formation, in a perfect triangular pattern as if 1 was leading and 2 were following. If you imagine 3 jets, like the Snowbirds or Blue Angels flying in tight formation at an air show - but you can only see the bodies and not the wings – that’s about how close they appeared. The objects did not appear to have any lights of their own, but appeared to be illuminated only by reflecting light from the brightly lit area they were moving over. I cannot recall a specific shape of the individual objects, only that they appeared sort of fuzzy because they were not very brightly lit. Their color was probably best described as amber, like the color of street lamps. Despite the fact that they were moving quite quickly – at least the speed of jet planes – absolutely no sound was heard. As a group, they were moving in a straight line at a constant speed, in a southward direction. However, individually at least one of the “following” objects was moving erratically, like it was skipping around in a dancing or weaving motion. Not unlike a bug circling around a porch light on a summer night – erratic, unpredictable movements. The erratic side-to-side motion defied all sense of common reason for any conventional objects moving as fast as they were. Unpredictable as it was, it somehow seemed almost rhythmic at the same time – perhaps even graceful. It seemed as if they were going to crash into each other, but they just continued on in this manner for as long as they could be seen. As they moved further away they gradually faded, like a hot object slowly cooling, until they finally went completely dark and could no longer been seen.

One possibility is that the objects were not reflecting light from the ground, but were glowing. If this was the case, they could have been much higher (which would also mean they were larger and travelling incredibly fast!). However, if this were the case then I still have no explanation as to why they were moving so erratically or why they gradually faded as they moved away from us.

The whole sighting lasted about 3-5 seconds, with the objects gradually fading in the last 1 or 2 seconds. The objects were also seen by my wife and 10-year old niece.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

If it were not for the erratic side-to-side motion, I would consider the possibility of meteorites, or perhaps some secret aircraft that did not fall under normal regulations that require all airplanes to have flashing lights. However, a conventional aircraft or natural object could not possibly move side-to-side the way these did, while at the same time moving forward so quickly. Also, why would they be flying so dangerously close together at night?

Witness Background

I have a degree in Computer Science. I work full-time as a computer programmer. I am pretty logical and usually good at problem-solving, but so far can't come up with a logical explanation for what we saw!

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I have not had much interest in UFOs. I have seen a few TV shows on them, that's about it. Before, I believed in the possibility of other life in the Universe, but that we have not been visited by aliens. Now, I still think it is unlikely - however, I no longer think it's impossible.

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