UFOMYST
CaseCigar2002

Renton, WA, USA

Large cigar shaped object reflecting the sun in the morning sky. Very slow moving if at all.

Report quality: Moderate61/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (92 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 1 other report from the same city within 3 days
When
2002-10-16
Where
Renton, WA, USA
Shape
Cigar
Duration
3 minutes
Geo
47.483, -122.217 · exact
Slug
cigar-over-renton-wa-2002-c4258a
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Cluster flap2002

    WA flap 2002-10

    WA, USA

    12 sightings in geohash c23n (WA) during 2002 peak months 10–10; top shape unknown

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Local cluster

Local cluster

October 2002 was a busy month for Renton, WA: 3 separate reports.

Flap

WA flap 2002-10

One of 12 sightings that make up the WA flap 2002-10.

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In context

  • This is one of 86 reports logged in Renton, WA.
  • This case is one of 213 Washington reports filed in 2002.
  • Cigar craft made up 2.7% of 2000s reports, vs 2.5% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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