mass sighting event

C32871
concept

A mass sighting event is an occurrence in which a large number of people simultaneously observe and report the same unusual or notable phenomenon, often in the sky or environment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
mass sighting event canonical 3
cryptid encounter 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: mass sighting event
Generated description
A mass sighting event is an occurrence in which a large number of people simultaneously observe and report the same unusual or notable phenomenon, often in the sky or environment.

Instances (4)

Instance Via concept surface
Phoenix Lights
Lights over Phoenix
1997 Phoenix Lights
Hopkinsville Goblins incident of 1955 cryptid encounter