CaseTeardrop1998

Eureka (sighted from), CA, USA

Looking out window of house and saw a massive object descending in a straight path to earth near the horizon in the far distance.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 900s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (129 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1998-12-09
Where
Eureka (sighted from), CA, USA
Shape
Teardrop
Duration
15 min.
Geo
40.802, -124.164 · exact
Slug
teardrop-over-eureka-sighted-from-ca-1998-e74e56
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In context

  • Eureka (sighted from), CA has 1 sightings on file here.
  • 1998 brought 232 reports from California.
  • The 1990s skewed 0.8% teardrop reports; the archive-wide figure is 0.9%.

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