CaseLight2008

Kolkata (India), India

i was flying from assam to kolkata approx hdg 280' alt 20000 an object just comming towards our aircraft then going backward...color of

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2008-12-09
Where
Kolkata (India), India
Shape
Light
Duration
00:20
Geo
22.563, 88.363 · exact
Slug
light-over-kolkata-india-2008-814656
Wave

Part of a wave

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In context

  • One of 5 documented reports from Kolkata (India), India in the UFOMYST archive.
  • India logged 16 sightings in 2008.
  • Light sightings ran at 21.4% during the 2000s (archive average: 20.3%).

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