THINK ABOUTIT UFO|UAP SIGHTINGS REPORT

2007: Large UFO spotted near Winslow

On the evening of January 24, 2007, siblings Sean and Deanna Dover observed a large triangular craft with three to four tiers and a pulsating sphere on its underside while driving home to Leupp on the Navajo Nation from Flagstaff. The object was visible for over an hour, changed its lighting configuration as it moved over the town, and was reportedly intercepted by two jet aircraft. Using their father’s night vision goggles — their father is a Navajo Nation Police Ranger — the witnesses observed additional structural detail. The case was reported in the Winslow Mail on January 31, 2007, with named witnesses, a photograph of one witness, and an artistic rendering by Sean Dover.

Date: January 24, 2007

Sighting Time: Approximately 7:40 p.m. MST

Day/Night: Night

Location: Leupp, Arizona (Navajo Nation, Coconino County) — approximately 50 miles northeast of Flagstaff

Urban or Rural: Rural (Navajo Nation community)

No. of Entity(‘s): None observed

Entity Type: Not Applicable

Entity Description: Not Applicable

Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light)

Duration: Over 1 hour (visible from approximately 7:40 p.m. until after 9:00 p.m.)

No. of Object(s): 1

Description of the Object(s): Triangular craft with three or four tiers. Initially displayed three lights; upon reaching Leupp showed four lights. A sphere with a pulsating light was visible on the underside. When the object reached the edge of town it entered what the witness described as “stealth mode” — reducing to one dim light. Through night vision goggles, additional structural detail was visible

Shape of Object(s): Triangle (tiered)

Size of Object(s): Described as large; no precise estimate given

Color of Object(s): Multiple lights; specifics not detailed beyond light count

Distance to Object(s): Estimated approximately one-and-a-half miles above the witnesses

Height & Speed: Estimated 1.5 miles altitude; speed not specified but traversed from 10 miles outside Leupp through and beyond the town over approximately 80+ minutes

Number of Witnesses: Multiple — at minimum Sean Dover (Sinagua High School senior), Deanna Dover (20), and their mother Daisy Scott-Dover; additional family members observed through night vision goggles

Special Features/Characteristics: The object changed its light configuration from three to four lights as it approached Leupp, then reduced to a single dim light (“stealth mode”) at the town’s edge. It flew over the Church of the Nazarene and Leupp Public School. Two jet aircraft reportedly intercepted the object in the air. The witnesses used night vision goggles belonging to their father, a Navajo Nation Police Ranger, to observe additional structural detail. Sean Dover produced an artistic rendering of the object for the newspaper

Case Status: Unexplained

Source: Winslow Mail (Winslow, Arizona), January 31, 2007, article by Rebecca Schubert

Summary/Description: On January 24, 2007, Sean and Deanna Dover observed a large tiered triangular craft with a pulsating sphere on its underside while driving from Flagstaff to Leupp on the Navajo Nation. The object was visible for over an hour, changed its lighting configuration, passed over community buildings, entered “stealth mode,” and was intercepted by two jets. The family observed additional detail through night vision goggles. The case was published in the Winslow Mail with named witnesses, a photograph, and a witness rendering.

Related Cases: 1997 Phoenix Lights

Detailed Report

Sean Dover, a senior at Sinagua High School in Flagstaff, and his sister Deanna, 20, were driving home to Leupp on the Navajo Nation on the evening of January 24, 2007. Deanna was driving their Honda Accord. Approximately 10 miles out of Leupp, Deanna noticed a bright light above them and told her brother to watch it. The light disappeared, then reappeared. Sean, who was free to observe while his sister drove, saw that the object had a circle around it, was approximately one-and-a-half miles overhead, displayed three lights, and was triangular in shape.

As they continued driving and reached Leupp, the object had changed to four lights. It flew over the Church of the Nazarene and the Leupp Public School. When it reached the edge of town, it appeared to switch into what Sean described as “stealth mode” — all but one dim light went dark. Two jet aircraft then appeared and intercepted the object in the air.

The siblings rushed home and retrieved their father’s night vision goggles. Their father is a Navajo Nation Police Ranger and the goggles are part of his professional equipment. Using the night vision device, Sean, Deanna, and their mother Daisy Scott-Dover (who was photographed by the newspaper pointing at the sky) observed additional structural detail on the craft. Sean described the object as triangular with three or four tiers, with a sphere carrying a pulsating light on its underside. He produced an artistic rendering for the Winslow Mail, which published the story on January 31, 2007.

Researcher’s Notes

The Leupp Triangle — Navajo Nation 2007 and the Night Vision Detail

Source Quality: This case has a newspaper source (Winslow Mail, by Rebecca Schubert), named witnesses (Sean Dover, Deanna Dover, Daisy Scott-Dover), a published photograph of one witness, and an artistic rendering by the primary observer. The title says “near Winslow” but the sighting occurred over Leupp, approximately 50 miles northeast of Flagstaff on the Navajo Nation — not Winslow, which is approximately 30 miles south of Leupp. The newspaper source, named witnesses, and contemporaneous reporting (article published one week after the event) place this above the typical self-submitted online report.
The Night Vision Goggles: The use of night vision equipment — professional-grade, belonging to a Navajo Nation Police Ranger — to observe additional structural detail is an unusual and valuable element. Night vision devices amplify ambient light and can reveal features invisible to the naked eye, particularly structural outlines against a dark sky. The witnesses’ access to this equipment through their father’s law enforcement role lends credibility to their claim of observing tiered structure on the triangular craft. However, the specific additional details seen through the goggles are not itemized in the available newspaper report beyond the general description of tiers and the underside sphere.
The Jet Intercept: The claim that two jets intercepted the object is consistent with similar reports in other Arizona cases (the 1975 APRO hat-shaped UFO, the 1997 Phoenix Lights). The proximity of military installations in northern Arizona and the Navajo Nation (including restricted test ranges) makes jet activity plausible. Whether the jets were responding to the object or were coincidentally present cannot be determined from the newspaper report.
Assessment: A named-witness, newspaper-sourced, multi-witness case with night vision observation and a claimed jet intercept, visible for over an hour. The triangular shape with tiered structure and underside sphere is a distinctive morphology. Classified Unexplained — the duration, multiple witnesses, night vision detail, and newspaper documentation place this case on solid footing within the archive.

A triangular craft hung over the Navajo Nation for more than an hour on a January night, watched through a police ranger’s night vision goggles by his own family. Two jets came, and the object went to stealth mode. The Winslow Mail ran the story, and the archive holds it.