CaseTeardrop1998

Acampo, CA, USA

An orange colored, teardrop shaped object trailed by white sparks appeared in the Eastern sky at about 130 degrees from the horizon.

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 2s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (132 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1998-09-25
Where
Acampo, CA, USA
Shape
Teardrop
Duration
2-3 sec
Geo
38.175, -121.279 · exact
Slug
teardrop-over-acampo-ca-1998-12ebe7

In context

  • Acampo, CA shows up 1 times across the archive.
  • 232 reports came from California in 1998.
  • In the 1990s, 0.8% of reports described a teardrop — the all-time rate is 0.9%.

Report

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