UFOMYST
CaseChanging2005

Surprise, AZ, USA

The first night of 3 possible nights. The fist nignt we saw 3 bright lights above what would look like Interstate 10 in Arizona. The li

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2005-10-04
Where
Surprise, AZ, USA
Shape
Changing
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
33.631, -112.333 · exact
Slug
changing-over-surprise-az-2005-25d861
Wave

Part of a wave

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Local cluster

Local cluster

Surprise, AZ logged 6 reports in the single month of October 2005.

In context

  • One of 80 documented reports from Surprise, AZ in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Arizona logged 204 sightings in 2005.
  • Changing sightings ran at 2.8% during the 2000s (archive average: 2.5%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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