CaseSphere2019

Joplin, MO, USA

On my way to work, on the northern horizon. I noticed what looked like a red flashing radio tower signal light above par-hill park. The

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 120s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2019-04-19
Where
Joplin, MO, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
2 minutes
Geo
37.084, -94.513 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-joplin-mo-2019-4b3d91
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

  • One of 25 documented reports from Joplin, MO in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Missouri logged 127 sightings in 2019.
  • Sphere sightings ran at 7.1% during the 2010s (archive average: 6.5%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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