UFO Sightings
GET http://ufo-api.herokuapp.com/api/sightings/search?limit=200
Visualizes UFO sightings data and allows user to filter by date and duration of sighting.
Sample JSON response
{
"status": "OK",
"sightingsReturned": 200,
"sightings": [
{
"_id": "583e43ac7250d6988d3b33b4",
"city": "Sanborn",
"date": "2016-09-29T23:30:00.000Z",
"url": "http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/130/S130329.html",
"state": "NY",
"summary": "3 orbs dancing/chasing each other in circles in Sanborn, NY. ((anonymous report))",
"duration": "10 minutes",
"shape": "Oval",
"loc": [
-78.884761,
43.136723
],
"__v": 0,
"dateAdded": "2016-11-30T03:12:44.101Z"
},
{
"_id": "583e43ac7250d6988d3b33b5",
"city": "Logan",
"date": "2016-09-29T22:00:00.000Z",
"url": "http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/130/S130331.html",
"state": "KS",
"summary": "As we were walking from our RV to the house I noticed a bright light. I thought it was a shooting star at first, as it was a perfect fa",
"duration": "45 seconds",
"shape": "Light",
"loc": [
-101.155238,
38.9058216
],
"__v": 0,
"dateAdded": "2016-11-30T03:12:44.128Z"
},
{
"_id": "583e43ac7250d6988d3b33b6",
"city": "Kennewick",
"date": "2016-09-29T21:00:00.000Z",
"url": "http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/130/S130338.html",
"state": "WA",
"summary": "Southern sky lit up in bright flash.",
"duration": "1 second",
"shape": "",
"loc": [
-119.1372337,
46.2112458
],
"__v": 0,
"dateAdded": "2016-11-30T03:12:44.134Z"
}
]
}
Sample Crossfilter
Request Params
Key | Datatype | Required | Description |
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limit | number |