Not really Shami related but I just did a V Formation BC and only the NM spawned.
I've seen that happen twice. I also started the fight with only 10 minutes on the clock once... and with
three hours on the clock once.
I don't think it's an event thing, I've had Up In Arms short me on time before too, I imagine it's just something wonky that comes up in the BCNM system that only gets exposed when people start doing a lot of fights in succession.