UFOMYST
CaseFlash2016

Avondale, AZ, USA

Orange firework flare west to east that was silent. ((NUFORC Note: Probable meteor?? PD))

Report quality: Low38/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 4s (an atypical range)
  • Brief witness text (51 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 1 other report from the same city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2016-06-01
Where
Avondale, AZ, USA
Shape
Flash
Duration
4 seconds
Geo
33.436, -112.350 · exact
Slug
flash-over-avondale-az-2016-0e8dd1
Wave

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    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

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In context

  • Avondale, AZ has 26 sightings on file here.
  • 2016 brought 238 reports from Arizona.
  • The 2010s skewed 2% flash reports; the archive-wide figure is 1.7%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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