UFOMYST
CaseSphere2008

North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

was watching ocean when orange balls where appering for about 20 to 30 secounds lasted for about 8 to 10 mins was 2 light at 1 time but

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 540s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2008-08-18
Where
North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
8-10 min
Geo
33.816, -78.680 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-north-myrtle-beach-sc-2008-373c7e
Wave

Part of a wave

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In context

  • One of 131 documented reports from North Myrtle Beach, SC in the UFOMYST archive.
  • South Carolina logged 46 sightings in 2008.
  • Sphere sightings ran at 5.9% during the 2000s (archive average: 6.5%).

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