CaseUnknown1996
Seattle, WA, USA
Couple see brilliantly bright orb in NNW sky descend vertically. Obj. had fuzzy edges; descended very fast. "Like burning magnesium."
Report quality: Moderate69/100
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- Duration parsed: 3s (an atypical range)
- Detailed witness text (133 characters)
- Location geocoded exactly
- 2 other reports from the same city within 3 days
- When
- 1996-06-12
- Where
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Shape
- Unknown
- Duration
- 3 sec.
- Geo
- 47.606, -122.332 · exact
- Slug
- unknown-over-seattle-wa-1996-bedb49
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Local cluster
Local cluster
June 1996 was a busy month for Seattle, WA: 5 separate reports.
In context
- This is one of 713 reports logged in Seattle, WA.
- This case is one of 115 Washington reports filed in 1996.
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