UFOMYST
CaseSphere2017

Nashua, IA, USA

((HOAX CONFIRMED)) North of Nashua approx. one mile, 2 glowing balls. Motionless when first observed - perhaps at an alt. of 2000'.

Report quality: Low21/100

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  • Duration parsed: 15s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (112 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • Summary contains a HOAX marker
When
2017-09-07
Where
Nashua, IA, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
15 seconds
Geo
42.953, -92.536 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-nashua-ia-2017-b45398
Wave

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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Nashua, IA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Iowa logged 45 sightings in 2017.
  • Sphere sightings ran at 7.1% during the 2010s (archive average: 6.5%).

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