Driving through a quiet stretch near San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico, I found myself an unexpected witness to a strange and mesmerizing sight in the night sky. Around 7 PM on October 18, 2006, as we traveled westbound through a secluded canyon nestled between two extinct volcanoes known locally as the Tetas de Cabra, my eyes caught a mysterious triangular shape moving slowly in the opposite direction.
This craft, silhouetted against the dark canvas of the evening sky, was adorned with multiple small yellow lights underneath, clearly outlining its triangular form. Its passage was eerily silent, punctuating the stillness of the night as it glided eastward approximately 500 feet above the ground—an altitude that seemed too close for any conventional and legal aircraft in the region, especially considering that visual flight rules prohibit such activity after dusk in Mexico.
The Sea of Cortez lay about three miles away, enhancing the isolation of the scene, which was so remote that the nearest habitation was at least two miles from our location. The contrast of this glowing, silent triangle against the natural backdrop of the extinct volcanos and the vast sky made it a hauntingly memorable event.
Despite the fleeting two-second encounter, the image of that strange, triangular object remains vivid—a haunting glimpse into something beyond the ordinary. Intrigued and unable to shake the experience, I plan to return to this very spot in hopes of witnessing the phenomenon once more, searching the skies for an answer to this silent mystery that briefly illuminated the night over San Carlos.