UFOMYST
CaseFormation2012

Federal way, WA, USA

We saw many bright orange lights traveling from north to south at a high rate of speed. I'm not sure if it was one huge object or many

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 60s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2012-08-04
Where
Federal way, WA, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
1 min
Geo
47.322, -122.313 · exact
Slug
formation-over-federal-way-wa-2012-e062ab
Wave

Part of a wave

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In context

  • One of 59 documented reports from Federal way, WA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Washington logged 427 sightings in 2012.
  • Formation sightings ran at 3.5% during the 2010s (archive average: 3.3%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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