CaseFormation1997

Brentwood, CA, USA

I saw three lights forming a V shape in the night sky about 300 feet in the air. There was no noise and they were moving slowly in an e

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 30s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-03-12
Where
Brentwood, CA, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
30 Seconds
Geo
37.932, -121.696 · exact
Slug
formation-over-brentwood-ca-1997-2d85ae
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

In context

  • Brentwood, CA has 17 sightings on file here.
  • 1997 brought 152 reports from California.
  • The 1990s skewed 2.7% formation reports; the archive-wide figure is 3.3%.

Report

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