CaseCircle2005

Fort Bragg, NC, USA

((NUFORC Note: Missile launch at 2055 hrs (EDT). PD)) Bbright object enters atmosphere, turns into 2 objects

Report quality: Low35/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (108 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2005-04-29
Where
Fort Bragg, NC, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
35.139, -79.006 · exact
Slug
circle-over-fort-bragg-nc-2005-193ed5
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In context

  • Fort Bragg, NC shows up 4 times across the archive.
  • 106 reports came from North Carolina in 2005.
  • In the 2000s, 8.9% of reports described a circle — the all-time rate is 10.6%.

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