CaseFormation2022

California, MD, USA

3 orangey amber oval lights approached from east in formation to west at high rate of speed, slight wave pattern

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 60s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (112 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2022-02-13
Where
California, MD, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
Less than 1 minute
Geo
38.300, -76.507 · exact
Slug
formation-over-california-md-2022-3effd4
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In context

  • California, MD has 4 sightings on file here.
  • 2022 brought 11 reports from Maryland.
  • The 2020s skewed 5.2% formation reports; the archive-wide figure is 3.3%.

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