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Have you heard of the mothership UFO in the Phoenix Lights case? Also, thoughts on Dr Lynne Kitei?

UnknownRumorMar 13, 1997, 12:00 AMPhoenix, Arizona

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

3

Source context

Sparse context

30

Treat this as an exploratory lead until more source material arrives.

Source provenance

r/UFOs

Live sighting record 8d512b81-211e-4e84-91a2-05679a0f2c16.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Weather

Open-Meteo
Cloud cover0% · Clear

Area activity

Within 2 days2 sightings within 60 mi

Nearby infrastructure

AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor · 4 mi
MilitaryLuke Air Force Base · 19 mi
Power plantPalo Verde Generating Station · 46 mi
NuclearPalo Verde Nuclear Generating Station · 46 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Mar 13, 1997, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Mountain Standard Time

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Witness account

Narrative

I’ve been looking into the Phoenix Lights case of 1997. Most of it is what I’ve seen in a lot of videos on the topic…but I came across a detail I hadn’t heard before: that there were a few reports of a “mothership ufo that was 2 miles wide”. One group of real estate agents reported seeing it, but I couldn’t really find others. I couldn’t tell if this was because there’s really no validity to it because I couldn’t find anyone really addressing it. For reference, the V shaped craft was estimate...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowMar 13, 1997, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Phoenix, Arizona.

PublishedMar 18, 2026, 4:09 AM

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Linked event

Grouped into the Phoenix Lights incident dossier.

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Original report

Open

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.