CaseUnknown2017

Irvine, CA, USA

((HOAX??)) VERY LOUD NOISE HEARD OVER SOUTH LAKE SCHOOL AND SANTA ANA IT LOOK LIKE X WING PLANES. ((anonymous report))

Report quality: Low21/100

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  • Duration parsed: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (86 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • Summary contains a HOAX marker
When
2017-10-13
Where
Irvine, CA, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
3
Geo
33.669, -117.823 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-irvine-ca-2017-562794
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

  • Irvine, CA has 85 sightings on file here.
  • 2017 brought 594 reports from California.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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