UFOMYST
CaseFlash2013

Schenectady, NY, USA

On Friday morning, January 25, 2013, I witnessed what I thought was a shooting star or firework. ((NUFORC Note: Meteor?? PD))

Report quality: Low35/100

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: 10s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (96 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2013-01-25
Where
Schenectady, NY, USA
Shape
Flash
Duration
10 seconds
Geo
42.814, -73.940 · exact
Slug
flash-over-schenectady-ny-2013-8f76a1
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In context

  • This is one of 25 reports logged in Schenectady, NY.
  • This case is one of 259 New York reports filed in 2013.
  • Flash craft made up 2% of 2010s reports, vs 1.7% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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