UFOMYST
CaseFormation1997

Vanleer, TN, USA

Three orange yellow lights in a tri-angle pattern,that stayed on for about 45 mins. changed positions vertically. out for 4 or 5 mins,

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: 2700s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-07-03
Where
Vanleer, TN, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
45 mins
Geo
36.235, -87.444 · exact
Slug
formation-over-vanleer-tn-1997-aa5722
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

    Arizona, USA (Phoenix–Prescott–Tucson corridor)

    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

    Open wave →

In context

  • Vanleer, TN has 2 sightings on file here.
  • 1997 brought 13 reports from Tennessee.
  • The 1990s skewed 2.7% formation reports; the archive-wide figure is 3.3%.

Report

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