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The original was posted on /r/ufos by /u/zaqwasick on 2024-12-08 21:47:47+00:00.
Hey everyone, I had an absolutely wild experience this morning (Sunday) around 6 am. I feel like I need to share this and see if anyone else in the area witnessed what I saw. For context, the past couple of days have been extremely stormy with winds reaching up to 90 mph at times. We’re used to stormy weather here, but this was on another level—howling winds, car alarms going off, fallen trees, destroyed fences and banging noises everywhere.
My girlfriend and I were still in bed when we woke up due to the noise from the storm. She went to the bathroom while I was still trying to wake up. Suddenly, we both heard an incredibly loud sound, louder than the storm itself, and it was unlike anything I’ve ever heard before.
The best way I can describe the sound is like a massive object moving through the air, something like a missile or low-pitched humming. Something was cutting throught the air. It kept getting louder and deeper, and I immediately jumped out of bed, thinking something catastrophic was happening. With the war in Ukraine in the back of my mind, I genuinely thought it could be a plane falling out of the sky or even a missile. But this sound was nothing like a normal descending plane.
I rushed to the window, opened the blind, and saw it clearly despite the awful weather and darkness. It was a massive triangular craft about 100-150 meters above the ground. The shape was distinct, with wide angles and equal sides. Each corner of the triangle had a red light, and there was a larger light in the center too. Additionally, there were two whitish-yellow lights along each edge between the corners (six in total).
The craft seemed to be struggling to stay in the air and was rotating while descending. It was unlike any plane or helicopter I’ve ever seen or heard. The sound alone was so unusual—nothing like the planes we see regularly here, being so close to Stansted Airport. Within seconds, it disappeared behind the tree line near the town park. The whole sighting lasted less than 10 seconds, and before I even had the chance to grab my phone, it was gone. My brain just tried to process it all and register every detail. I wasn't even thinking about grabbing my phone. It occurred to me just after.
I said loudly, “What... The... F!”. My girlfriend rushed from the bathroom asking what happened. When I told her I thought I saw a UFO, she didn’t judge me at all. She even checked the Skyscanner app to see if there were any planes above us. There weren’t. The closest plane was miles away over Sawbridgeworth, and given the weather conditions, many flights were grounded or delayed anyway. There’s no way this was a normal aircraft. I’m convinced it was something else—maybe a secret military craft like the TR-3B “Black Manta,” or something similar, that was having trouble staying in the air.
I can’t stop thinking about it, and I’m wondering if anyone else in Harlow or the surrounding areas saw or heard anything unusual. Please let me know if you did—I can’t be the only one who saw this!