CaseCircle2017

Newport, RI, USA

Bright orange ball, in western sky. Then disappeared. Near Orion's belt.

When
2017-03-25
Where
Newport, RI, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
15 seconds
Geo
41.490, -71.313 · exact
Slug
circle-over-newport-ri-2017-e1253a
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  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

    The wave that renamed the subject. The USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter (November 2004: radar drops from 80,000 ft to sea level in seconds, pilot visual by Cmdr. David Fravor, FLIR video) stayed classified-adjacent until…

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