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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

Saw this Aug 2012 over NYC

Light30 minSighting reportAug 1, 2026, 12:00 AMNew York City

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

30 min

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

41

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/aliens

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Live sighting record bf323682-4fa5-44f6-8e77-af4b33977201.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset8:14 PM
Day length14h 22m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature77°F
Cloud cover12% · Mostly clear
Wind4 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Aug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

New York City

Duration

30 min

Witness account

Narrative

Still not sure what it was. Was 5 lights that moved around and didn't look like helicopters. The lights didn't look like nav or spot lights. This went on for +30min. Turned into 4 lights then back into 5 lights and moved around. submitted by /u/FencelIlIIlIIlllIlIl

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowAug 1, 2026, 12:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near New York City.

PublishedAug 19, 2026, 8:34 PM

r/aliens carried the report into the source network.

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Source material

media

Cover image

Open

Visual reference carried with the original report.

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Original report

Open

Direct source material from r/aliens.

telemetry

Environmental pass

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