CaseUnknown2016

Noblesville, IN, USA

Stationary flashing red light in eastern sky. Went on for 3-4 minutes then slowly moved down out of my sight. Clear skies.

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (122 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2016-05-16
Where
Noblesville, IN, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
east
Geo
40.046, -86.009 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-noblesville-in-2016-238166
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

  • This is one of 35 reports logged in Noblesville, IN.
  • This case is one of 86 Indiana reports filed in 2016.

Report

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