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Caselight1997

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Approx. 20 lights in a v-shape which did a double-helix formation downward It then formed a v-shape and flew overhead, moving South to

Report quality: Moderate65/100

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: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 1 other report from the same city within 3 days
When
1997-03-05
Where
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Shape
light
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
36.175, -115.137 · exact
Slug
light-over-las-vegas-nv-1997-72e60a
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…

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Local cluster

Local cluster

March 1997 was a busy month for Las Vegas, NV: 4 separate reports.

In context

  • This is one of 619 reports logged in Las Vegas, NV.
  • This case is one of 29 Nevada reports filed in 1997.
  • Light craft made up 16.2% of 1990s reports, vs 20.3% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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