CaseSphere2014

Afton, MO, USA

Only what I can describe as an orb being escorted by a Schnook helicopter.I couldn't believe my eyes I heard the helicopter, only o

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (131 characters)
  • Location geocoded approximately
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2014-02-11
Where
Afton, MO, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
3 minutes
Geo
44.903, -92.784 · fallback
Slug
sphere-over-afton-mo-2014-d1a3a8
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

  • Afton, MO has 4 sightings on file here.
  • 2014 brought 146 reports from Missouri.
  • The 2010s skewed 7.1% sphere reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.5%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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