UFOMYST
CaseLight2010

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brazil

I am on a vessel anchored in Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro. I observed strange red and white flashing lights high above the corcava

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 480s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2010-04-25
Where
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brazil
Shape
Light
Duration
8 mins
Geo
-22.906, -43.182 · exact
Slug
light-over-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-2010-464f74
Wave

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In context

  • One of 14 documented reports from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brazil in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Brazil logged 2 sightings in 2010.
  • Light sightings ran at 21.2% during the 2010s (archive average: 20.3%).

Report

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