Evan Hanson

Evan Hanson was a sixteen-year-old high-school junior from Shawnee, Kansas, with no prior UFO interest, who in 2009 belonged to the group of six teenage witnesses of the August 2009 triangle sighting. He was interviewed on 26 August 2009 by MUFON investigators in the presence of his mother and described six to seven yellow-orange lights and one red strobe light on an object that passed directly overhead, accompanied by a low-pitched hum.

• Sixteen-year-old high-school junior
• Residence in Shawnee, Kansas
• No prior interest in UFOs
• One of six teenage witnesses of the August 2009 triangle sighting
• Interviewed by MUFON investigators on 26 August 2009 with his mother present
• Described six to seven yellow-orange lights and a red strobe light
• Observed the object directly overhead and noted a low-pitched hum

For the UAP timeline, Hanson is one of the usefully documented juvenile witnesses: the combination of several same-age witnesses, professional MUFON interviewing and parental presence strengthens a sighting that otherwise could easily be dismissed as a teen anecdote.