Summer 1993 – Fauldhouse, Scotland – Flying Triangle Sighting

Birmingham UFO Group Case Report

Author: Dave Hodrien

Release Date: 04/03/2025

In February 2025 I was contacted on the phone by a Scottish gentleman who was away on business in Poland. He wanted to discuss numerous incidents that had occurred in his childhood, including the sighting of a triangular UFO which occurred in the summer of 1993 when he was 10 years old.

Sighting Details

At the time, the witness, who I shall name Gavin, lived with his parents on the outskirts of Fauldhouse, Scotland. It was late evening and the sun had fully set. The weather was warm, clear and still. The stars were visible in the sky.

Aerial map of Fauldhouse

He and Jeremy, a friend who lived in his neighbourhood, had been out riding their bikes. They stopped at a field situated just behind Gavin’s house and relaxed a while chatting. Suddenly they both felt compelled to look up into the sky for an unknown reason.

About 300 feet up, nearly overhead of them but just off to one side a bit they saw a triangular shaped object. It was not quite equilateral in shape, slightly elongated. It was jet black in colour and was definitely solid as it was blocking out the stars. Gavin estimates it was about 30 feet across, about the size of a large static caravan.

At each corner was a glowing ivory white coloured light. These were not glaringly bright but neither were they dim. They did not flash or change in brightness at all. There were no other lights or markings visible on the object.

Mock up of the UFO based on witness description

The UFO was completely silent and moving forward at a very slow pace. The boys watched it for up to 15 seconds. Then without warning it suddenly vanished without trace, seemingly “melting into the sky”.

Gavin turned to Jeremy and asked “You just saw that didn’t you?” Jeremy replied “Yeah I saw it as well”. Gavin said “Maybe it was a UFO, maybe like something from the X-Files!” The boys returned to their homes. According to Gavin they both kept the incident to themselves. They felt that their parents would not believe them if they told them about what they’d seen.

I asked Gavin about how he felt while the sighting was taking place, to which he replied “It felt other-worldly, not malicious in any way.”

Sighting Analysis

Unfortunately I am unable to speak with Jeremy as Gavin has no kept in touch with him, so we only have Gavin’s testimony to go on. However he came across trustworthy over the phone and wanted to remain completely anonymous, so clearly has nothing to gain from sharing the details of this historic sighting with me besides my insights into what took place.

Due to the fact that the object blocked out the stars it is clear that it was a singular large object present in the sky.

It could not have been an aeroplane due to the extremely slow speed of movement. Light aircraft need to fly at at least 30mph to remain airborne. It was completely the wrong appearance for either a plane or helicopter and did not possess normal navigation lights. The following diagram shows navigation lights of aircraft and helicopters:

No red, green or strobing lights were seen, only the ivory white lights at each corner of the object. At the height it was apparently at the sound of engines or rotor blades would have been audible, yet it appeared to be completely silent.

It was far too large to be a remote controlled model, and the incident took place decades before drones were commercially available.

Nor could it have been a novelty triangular-shaped hot air balloon. One of these would not have had lights at its outer corners. The glow from the flame at the basket would have been visible after dark. Also night-flown hot air balloons are legally required to display a flashing warning beacon, and this was clearly not present.

The way in which it suddenly vanished in a clear sky puts an aircraft, hot air balloon or other inflatable out of the question. This aspect of the sighting suggests the use of highly advanced, potentially multi-dimensional, technology.

I have dealt with many cases of triangular shaped UFOs, commonly referred to as Flying Triangles, before. In some of these cases the object has been seen to appear or vanish in a clear sky, just as this witness reported. Looking at the testimonial details I find it extremely likely that this is what was witnessed, possibly non-human in origin.

Copyright Dave Hodrien 2025