UFOMYST
CaseFlash2009

Hillsborough, NJ, USA

Around 10:30 last night I saw flashes outside my window. VERY BRIGHT. I thought it was lightning aqt first because it was about 3 brigh

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 33s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2009-08-27
Where
Hillsborough, NJ, USA
Shape
Flash
Duration
33 seconds
Geo
40.478, -74.627 · exact
Slug
flash-over-hillsborough-nj-2009-79448c
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In context

  • One of 13 documented reports from Hillsborough, NJ in the UFOMYST archive.
  • New Jersey logged 119 sightings in 2009.
  • Flash sightings ran at 1.8% during the 2000s (archive average: 1.7%).

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