Devils Den UFO Incident — The Craft: Triangular Prism Description
Devils Den UFO Incident — The Craft: Triangular Prism Description
[edit | edit source]External Appearance
[edit | edit source]| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Shape | Black triangular prism; three-sided; equilateral triangle when viewed from below |
| Color | Black; light-absorbing; contrasted with the night sky by blocking starlight rather than being visible as a lit object |
| Scale | Approximately five stories tall; massive relative to the men and to the trees surrounding the plateau |
| Light configuration | Three bright lights at each vertex of the triangular base; rotating slowly on an axis when first observed at distance |
| Beam | Blue and white beam of light descending from the craft's lower surface |
| Sound | Not prominently described as making noise; the absence of engine sound is implied by the men's initial inability to identify it as an aircraft |
| Approach | Descended gradually from the western sky; grew from three separate-appearing lights to a single enormous structure as it drew closer |
| Hover position | Directly above the campsite; low enough to block the surrounding star field; created an immediate sensation of enclosure |
| Departure | Not clearly described in Lovelace's waking account; under hypnosis, the craft was recalled ascending and departing after returning the men |
The Triangular Craft in UFO Research Context
[edit | edit source]The triangular craft described by Lovelace is not an isolated configuration in UFO research. Triangular-shaped craft — sometimes described as "black triangles" — form a specific and heavily documented category in the UFO literature, particularly from the 1970s onward:
- The Hudson Valley wave (1982–1987)***: Hundreds of triangular craft sightings over New York State
- The Belgian UFO wave (1989–1990)***: Thousands of sightings of triangular craft, including radar confirmation and a F-16 intercept attempt
- The Phoenix Lights (1997)***: Massive triangular formation observed by thousands across Arizona
- Lovelace's 1977 encounter*** precedes the Belgian and Phoenix events by more than a decade, placing it within the earlier phase of the triangular UFO phenomenon
The consistency of the triangular configuration across independent reports from widely separated locations and time periods is one of the arguments made for the phenomenon's reality. Lovelace's 1977 description is structurally consistent with these later mass-observation events.
The Interior: Under Hypnotic Regression
[edit | edit source]Under hypnotic regression sessions conducted after 2012 (and under the AFOSI's own hypnosis session in 1977), Lovelace recovered memories of the interior of the craft. His descriptions included:
- A large interior space inconsistent with the external dimensions visible from the ground
- Smaller, disc-shaped craft inside the larger triangular vessel — the triangular prism appeared to serve as a carrier or mother craft
- Examination tables or surfaces on which both men were placed
- Gray-skinned entities conducting the examination
- Other human-like beings present in the craft — individuals who appeared human or partially human, described as possible hybrids
- A clinical, sterile atmosphere
The presence of smaller craft inside a larger triangular carrier is an unusual structural detail that appears in relatively few abduction accounts — making it a specific and potentially corroborating element if similar descriptions appear in independent cases.
The Sketch
[edit | edit source]Immediately after the incident — while it was still fresh despite the trauma — Lovelace drew a sketch of the craft. His re-drawn version of this sketch, originally dated September 4, 1977, shows the massive triangular prism descending over the plateau clearing. This sketch predates any subsequent cultural exposure to the "black triangle" UFO phenomenon by years and was made while Lovelace was still an active-duty Air Force medic with a specific professional incentive to keep the incident secret.
