CaseOval2008

Brighton, MA, USA

I have been researching UFOs for about 6 months now. As I researched the subject I was believed more and more, but there was always apa

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
2008-06-07
Where
Brighton, MA, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
8:30-8:36
Geo
42.350, -71.156 · exact
Slug
oval-over-brighton-ma-2008-edfc5f
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

    The wave that renamed the subject. The USS Nimitz 'Tic Tac' encounter (November 2004: radar drops from 80,000 ft to sea level in seconds, pilot visual by Cmdr. David Fravor, FLIR video) stayed classified-adjacent until…

In context

  • Brighton, MA has 4 sightings on file here.
  • 2008 brought 75 reports from Massachusetts.
  • The 2000s skewed 4.7% oval reports; the archive-wide figure is 4.3%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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