A Texas couple and their son were driving along Highway 285 heading home from Carlsbad Caverns when they noticed four lights about 50 feet off of the ground, according to witness testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

The object first appeared to be in a V-formation as it rose to about 1,000 feet.

As they watched, the object “flashed out” in front of them.

The following is an extract from MUFON:

Texas, March 20, 2009 – Triangle lights less than mile from road.

“My wife, son and I were travelling home from Carlsbad Caverns on Friday, March 20, 2009 and around sunset my wife and son saw what appeared to be 4 lights hovering around 50 feet off of the ground, within a mile or so of the car (over some houses).

“My wife initially thought they were towers, but they all moved simultaneously vertically. These lights were pulsating (not at the same time).

“I immediately pulled to the shoulder of Hwy 285 and witnessed what was now 3 lights in a “V” formation (the 4th had disappeared). These lights rose vertically very slowly to a height of approximately 1000 feet in the air and after a brief pause began moving left (north) very slowly.”

[Roger Marsh, UFO Examiner]

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