1999-08-27 - Newburgh, NY - Triangle

Triangular shadow passes over moon

I'm not sure of either the date or the exact location.

We were driving southbound on the New York State Thruway to go to West Point, and I think we were about 40 minutes away from the campus. There were six of us in a van, and I was in the very back, facing eastward as we headed south. It was a full moon, or almost a full moon, and I was looking out the window and noticed what at first I thought was the corner of a tall building obscurring the moon, because the shadow was the same color as the sky.

I then noticed that a) the shadow was moving, and b) there were no buildings taller than 3 stories nearby.

I watched it and a triangular shape passed over the moon and disappeared, all the while being the same color as the sky, almost as if there was a triangular lunar eclipse.

I remained silent for about 5 minutes, and finally asked if anyone saw that, and the other two on the driver side of the van said they did, but were afraid to say anything.

((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD))