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Portland Downtown Black Triangle

October 10, 2009The Nines Hotel area, Portland, Oregon, Oregon, United States

Rooftop-patio report of a large silent black triangle crossing downtown Portland and banking south.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Triangle / V / Boomerang(C-000254)→
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Encounter · New Insights case observation

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CLAIM-216300reported
“A rooftop-patio witness reported a large solid flat-black triangle crossing downtown Portland around 12:30 a.m., banking south and producing no sound.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 141-143; printed pp. 131-133
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Encounter · New Insights evidence provenance

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CLAIM-216302reported
“About 30 patrons were reportedly present, but the book reproduces direct follow-up only with the primary witness and girlfriend. A camera problem preceded the sighting and was considered likely a flash-recharge issue; no object photograph is presented.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 142-143; printed pp. 132-133
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Portland Downtown Black Triangle (2009) · New Insights reported subject characteristics

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CLAIM-216301reported
“The primary witness described rounded corners, three gray underside lights and a subtle heat-shimmer-like distortion; his girlfriend recalled additional white lights between the main lights.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · uploaded PDF pp. 141-143; printed pp. 131-133
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