CaseUnknown2004

Detroit, MI, USA

While taking photo of sun between clouds, ( 04-16-04, 10:10A.M. ) to my surprise behold ! U.F.O....

Report quality: Moderate45/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Moderate witness text (99 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2004-04-16
Where
Detroit, MI, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
photo
Geo
42.331, -83.046 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-detroit-mi-2004-4b0de3
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 94 documented reports from Detroit, MI in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Michigan logged 83 sightings in 2004.

Report

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