UFOMYST
CaseSphere1997

Tonopah, AZ, USA

I-10 W of Tonapah AZ and Highway 85 S I watched3 golf ball sized lights "QQQ" being observed by ajet (half the size of a tack head) 20:

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1500s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-03-14
Where
Tonopah, AZ, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
25 minutes
Geo
33.494, -112.937 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-tonopah-az-1997-d1752c
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

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In context

  • Tonopah, AZ has 10 sightings on file here.
  • 1997 brought 145 reports from Arizona.
  • The 1990s skewed 5.9% sphere reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.5%.

Report

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