UFOMYST
CaseFlash2008

Edmonds, WA, USA

Giant flash in sky moving forward and down then disappeared over trees. Not lightening as skies were clear and stars were visible.T

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 2s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (131 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2008-10-22
Where
Edmonds, WA, USA
Shape
Flash
Duration
2 sec
Geo
47.811, -122.377 · exact
Slug
flash-over-edmonds-wa-2008-b71b14
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

    The wave that renamed the subject. The USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter (November 2004: radar drops from 80,000 ft to sea level in seconds, pilot visual by Cmdr. David Fravor, FLIR video) stayed classified-adjacent until…

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In context

  • One of 84 documented reports from Edmonds, WA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Washington logged 200 sightings in 2008.
  • Flash sightings ran at 1.8% during the 2000s (archive average: 1.7%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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