CaseLight2001

Carteret, NJ, USA

Bright-yellow V-formation spotted in the the night sky over the Arthur Kill

Report quality: High79/100

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.

  • No parseable duration on file
  • Moderate witness text (75 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 13 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
2001-07-15
Where
Carteret, NJ, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
unknown
Geo
40.577, -74.228 · exact
Slug
light-over-carteret-nj-2001-ddb378
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Cluster flap2001

    NJ flap 2001-07

    NJ, USA

    15 sightings in geohash dr5n (NJ) during 2001 peak months 7–7; top shape formation

Local cluster

Local cluster

July 2001 was a busy month for Carteret, NJ: 14 separate reports.

Flap

NJ flap 2001-07

One of 15 sightings that make up the NJ flap 2001-07.

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In context

  • This is one of 19 reports logged in Carteret, NJ.
  • This case is one of 71 New Jersey reports filed in 2001.
  • Light craft made up 21.4% of 2000s reports, vs 20.3% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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