CaseUnknown2005

Modesto, CA, USA

((HOAXED REPORT??)) It was about 9:20 PM, 4th of July, and i was in my pool laying down on a flotie, staring into the sky…

Report quality: Low15/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Moderate witness text (102 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • Summary contains a HOAX marker
When
2005-07-03
Where
Modesto, CA, USA
Shape
Unknown
Duration
5ive or ten seconds
Geo
37.639, -120.997 · exact
Slug
unknown-over-modesto-ca-2005-88ec5c
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

  • This is one of 114 reports logged in Modesto, CA.
  • This case is one of 539 California reports filed in 2005.

Report

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