As we were going slower in the 35 mph zone, we noticed high in the late afternoon Southern sky, very high what looked like a balloon. Under it seemed to be the drape of the fabric down to a gondolla. However, it was stationary. At that height, should have been more than a little breeze moving it along.
We discovered that to be our brains falsely explaining what the eyes could barely see.
We quickly reached the WENDY'S where I pulled in and got my binoculars out of my backpack.
WHOA!
It was a typical TRIANGLE UFO. It had the bright lights on the corner and fit exactly the many pics of the triangle on the web.
This pic--ONLY THE CRAFT ON THE LEFT--looks the same though we were seeing only the underside from what had to be a tilted machine with the underside facing north toward us. It could have been more than half way South toward or even at a half-way point between Albuquerque and Gallup.
FROM: page link here
Following is a pic more like what we saw only our image in our binoculars was much sharper and there was a lot more daylight left.
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Somewhat similar photos are available at this link. Though our sighting's craft had no light in the center that we detected.
I don't have time to look longer for a sharper pic of what we saw. But those pics are quite close.
The southern most part was a point of the triangle somewhat pointing toward the ground which had fooled my eye/brain connection into interpreting it as the drape of balloon fabric toward a gondolla. In the binoculars it was very clear.
We drove on to Flora Vista to alert a 2nd cousin of mine. Alas, by then it had started to move off to the south and was no longer visible as a triangle.
There was a family outside their home chatting near my cousin's home. They had seen the object but had assumed it was venus.
There were folks all over the area along our route. Some coming in and out of shops, restaurants etc. NONE OF THEM SEEMED TO NOTICE. Granted, this object was quite high. But it was amazing to us that no one noticed as it was so plainly and brightly visible in the late afternoon/twilight sky.