CaseFormation2012

Urumchi (China), China

UFO Formation and Descent near Tianshan Mountains in Urumqi, China

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 3000s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (66 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2012-03-28
Where
Urumchi (China), China
Shape
Formation
Duration
50 minutes
Geo
43.801, 87.600 · exact
Slug
formation-over-urumchi-china-2012-959c92
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  • Urumchi (China), China shows up 1 times across the archive.
  • 3 reports came from China in 2012.
  • In the 2010s, 3.5% of reports described a formation — the all-time rate is 3.3%.

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