UFOMYST
CaseTriangle1997

San Jose, CA, USA

IT WAS ABOUT 2:20 IN THE MORNING I SEEN A DARK OBJECT ABOUT 40-45 FEET IN THE AIR.IT PASSED RIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD FLYING ABOUT THE PA

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 15s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (131 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-12-20
Where
San Jose, CA, USA
Shape
Triangle
Duration
15 sec
Geo
37.339, -121.895 · exact
Slug
triangle-over-san-jose-ca-1997-7c56ff
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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In context

  • One of 277 documented reports from San Jose, CA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • California logged 152 sightings in 1997.
  • Triangle sightings ran at 11.6% during the 1990s (archive average: 9%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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