UFOMYST
CaseLight1997

Los Angeles (just outside), CA, USA

It was a green light that hovered over the horizon being very still. After a few seconds of looking at it, it dropped straight below t

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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: 5s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-11-01
Where
Los Angeles (just outside), CA, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
5 seconds
Geo
34.052, -118.244 · exact
Slug
light-over-los-angeles-just-outside-ca-1997-893a16
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

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    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…

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In context

  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Los Angeles (just outside), CA.
  • This case is one of 152 California reports filed in 1997.
  • Light craft made up 16.2% of 1990s reports, vs 20.3% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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