CaseCircle2013

Sant Monica, CA, USA

A group of round bright orange lights moving silently and slowly across the sky in what appeared to be part of a larger craft.

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (126 characters)
  • Location could not be geocoded
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2013-09-28
Where
Sant Monica, CA, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
Slug
circle-over-sant-monica-ca-2013-871bbb
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  • Sant Monica, CA has 1 sightings on file here.
  • 2013 brought 728 reports from California.
  • The 2010s skewed 12.3% circle reports; the archive-wide figure is 10.6%.

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