CaseTriangle1997

Phoenix, AZ, USA

I saw both of these events in Phoenix while my family and I were driving home. The first event was the triangular formation. I saw no

Report quality: High83/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (133 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 29 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
1997-03-13
Where
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Shape
Triangle
Duration
Geo
33.448, -112.074 · exact
Slug
triangle-over-phoenix-az-1997-01e465
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Cluster flap1997

    AZ flap 1997-03

    AZ, USA

    47 sightings in geohash 9tbq (AZ) during 1997 peak months 3–3; top shape triangle

Local cluster

Local cluster

33 reports came out of Phoenix, AZ in March 1997 alone — a local cluster.

Flap

AZ flap 1997-03

Logged as part of the AZ flap 1997-03, a 47-report space-time cluster.

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In context

  • Phoenix, AZ has 741 sightings on file here.
  • 1997 brought 145 reports from Arizona.
  • The 1990s skewed 11.6% triangle reports; the archive-wide figure is 9%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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