CaseLight2020

West Springfield, MA, USA

Large light projection flew over my home and out in front of me 40-50feet, then disappeared silently

Report quality: Moderate47/100

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  • Duration parsed: 3s (an atypical range)
  • Moderate witness text (100 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2020-10-09
Where
West Springfield, MA, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
3 seconds
Geo
42.107, -72.620 · exact
Slug
light-over-west-springfield-ma-2020-bb5740
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In context

  • One of 10 documented reports from West Springfield, MA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Massachusetts logged 138 sightings in 2020.
  • Light sightings ran at 21.4% during the 2020s (archive average: 20.3%).

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