CaseFormation1998

Columbus, OH, USA

Formation of lights, arranged in the pattern of an "arrow symbol" or "christmas tree." Hovered, moved, and hovered again. Afterwards,

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (133 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1998-06-14
Where
Columbus, OH, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
3 mins.
Geo
39.961, -82.999 · exact
Slug
formation-over-columbus-oh-1998-bef54b

In context

  • This is one of 253 reports logged in Columbus, OH.
  • This case is one of 71 Ohio reports filed in 1998.
  • Formation craft made up 2.7% of 1990s reports, vs 3.3% across the whole archive.

Report

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