UFOMYST
CaseCircle2016

Los Alamos, NM, USA

White glowing circular object in the sky. not moving just sitting there for last hour or more. ((NUFORC Note: Balloon? PD))

Report quality: Low29/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Moderate witness text (94 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
2016-09-17
Where
Los Alamos, NM, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
on going
Geo
35.888, -106.307 · exact
Slug
circle-over-los-alamos-nm-2016-fbc797
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In context

  • One of 10 documented reports from Los Alamos, NM in the UFOMYST archive.
  • New Mexico logged 78 sightings in 2016.
  • Circle sightings ran at 12.3% during the 2010s (archive average: 10.6%).

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