2012-07-04
6 people, 6 different places
Strangers who were not talking to each other described an orange orb, a triangle shape, vanishing suddenly within hours of each other, mostly in night.
What was also happening that night
- A magnitude 3.03 earthquake was recorded 14 km WNW of Orcas, Washington at 2012-07-04 04:00 UTC. (USGS)
- A full moon (98% lit) that night (computed)
- Venus was 30 degrees above the horizon at magnitude -4.5, bright enough to be mistaken for something else (computed)
- This was Independence Day, when fireworks and sky lanterns are common. (calendar)
Were you there?
Both answers are useful, and the second one more than people think. If you were outside on 2012-07-04 in that part of the world and saw nothing at all, say so. A record that only collects sightings can never be argued with.
What people wrote
The accounts behind this are short archive entries rather than full narratives. Why that happens
The numbers behind this cluster
E-2012-07-04-47-122 · 6 accounts across 6 places · wording independence 0.852 · coherence 4.081 · sources nuforc:6
Wording independence near 1.0 means people described it in their own words rather than repeating each other.