CaseSphere2006

Monticello, KY, USA

I observed a shimmering white orange and mostly red object the size of a close star in the western sky slightly above the horizon. Obje

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1800s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2006-12-09
Where
Monticello, KY, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
30 min.
Geo
36.830, -84.849 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-monticello-ky-2006-234aec
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

    The wave that renamed the subject. The USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter (November 2004: radar drops from 80,000 ft to sea level in seconds, pilot visual by Cmdr. David Fravor, FLIR video) stayed classified-adjacent until…

In context

  • Monticello, KY has 6 sightings on file here.
  • 2006 brought 48 reports from Kentucky.
  • The 2000s skewed 5.9% sphere reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.5%.

Report

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