The short version
98.3 The Snake reported a newly posted NUFORC-linked account from Caribou County, Idaho. The local article says two witnesses near Bench reported three triangular, multicolored UAPs on September 4, 2026, with one witness saying the objects made repeated U-turns while military jets could be heard nearby.
- Where: near Bench in Caribou County, Idaho, with coordinates reported by the witness as 42.47801, -111.58506.
- When: evening of September 4, 2026, according to the local report.
- Source trail: 98.3 The Snake points readers to NUFORC sighting #200684; direct NUFORC page access returned a 403 during this review.
What the report says
The local source says NUFORC published the full report for public viewing and that the most recent Idaho case was approximately 170 miles east of Twin Falls. According to the article, the witnesses described three objects initially flying north, then making “multiple U-turns” in a way the witness called physically impossible.
The article also says one witness identified himself as a former military member from 2003 to 2015 and said he heard jets at the same time as the objects. The military-jet portion remains a witness claim in the available reporting; no flight logs, ADS-B data, base statement, or audio record was available in the source material reviewed here.
Media and records limits
The source story uses stock/illustrative imagery, not source evidence from the sighting. The illustration on this page is original UAP Trail artwork created only to label the source lead visually. Direct access to the NUFORC report page was blocked during review, so the article relies on the accessible local reporting and preserves the NUFORC case number for follow-up.
Why this one is worth tracking
This is stronger than a vague sky-light post because it includes a date, approximate site, coordinates, a NUFORC case number, a local publisher, and a specific claim about aircraft activity near the sighting window. Those details create follow-up paths: sky conditions, satellite passes, aircraft tracking, military training activity, and any future NUFORC metadata if the page becomes accessible.
Open questions
- Can NUFORC #200684 be independently reviewed once access is available?
- Were military aircraft operating near Caribou County during the reported window?
- Do satellite, drone, balloon, or astronomical checks explain the triangular/multicolored description?
- Are there additional witnesses, original photos, video, or audio from the Bench-area report?