UFOMYST
CaseFormation1997

Tempe, AZ, USA

I was in tempe with a bunch of my friends when we saw a group of about 5-7 lights in the sky. They seemed to stay in the same place. Th

Report quality: High73/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 2 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
1997-03-13
Where
Tempe, AZ, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
33.415, -111.909 · exact
Slug
formation-over-tempe-az-1997-507448
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Cluster flap1997

    AZ flap 1997-03

    AZ, USA

    47 sightings in geohash 9tbq (AZ) during 1997 peak months 3–3; top shape triangle

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Local cluster

Local cluster

Tempe, AZ logged 3 reports in the single month of March 1997.

Flap

AZ flap 1997-03

This case is part of the AZ flap 1997-03 — 47 reports clustered in the same place and window of time.

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In context

  • One of 116 documented reports from Tempe, AZ in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Arizona logged 145 sightings in 1997.
  • Formation sightings ran at 2.7% during the 1990s (archive average: 3.3%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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