UFOMYST
CaseLight1997

Crete, NE, USA

A bright light seen in the sky, when observed through binoculars seen as a bright light surrounded by three to five others

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: 450s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (122 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-07-05
Where
Crete, NE, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
5-10 minutes
Geo
40.628, -96.961 · exact
Slug
light-over-crete-ne-1997-b65658
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

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    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…

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In context

  • This is one of 2 reports logged in Crete, NE.
  • This case is one of 8 Nebraska reports filed in 1997.
  • Light craft made up 16.2% of 1990s reports, vs 20.3% across the whole archive.

Report

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