UFOMYST
CaseCircle2007

Braintree, VT, USA

Pulsating bright light in SE sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible hoax?? PD))

Report quality: Low0/100

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  • Duration parsed: 2700s, a plausible sighting length
  • Brief witness text (33 characters)
  • Location geocoded approximately
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • Summary contains a HOAX marker
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2007-11-15
Where
Braintree, VT, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
45 minutes
Geo
42.204, -71.002 · fallback
Slug
circle-over-braintree-vt-2007-b9fde9
Wave

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In context

  • Braintree, VT shows up 5 times across the archive.
  • 22 reports came from Vermont in 2007.
  • In the 2000s, 8.9% of reports described a circle — the all-time rate is 10.6%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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