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CaseChevron2012

Wahkiakum County (Willapa Hills), WA, USA

Tonight, in SW Washington, a very bright orange light was moving in a northerly direction, apparently crossing the Columbia River and p

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2012-12-31
Where
Wahkiakum County (Willapa Hills), WA, USA
Shape
Chevron
Duration
3 minutes
Geo
46.291, -123.433 · exact
Slug
chevron-over-wahkiakum-county-willapa-hills-wa-2012-c82bb5
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…

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In context

  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Wahkiakum County (Willapa Hills), WA.
  • This case is one of 427 Washington reports filed in 2012.
  • Chevron craft made up 1.1% of 2010s reports, vs 1.1% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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