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CaseCigar1966

Auburn, WA, USA

Near Auburn, Washington on March 26, 1966, a witness reported a cigar-shaped object apparently being pursued by a military jet aircraft at dusk, for about one minute.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 60s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (166 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1966-03-26
Where
Auburn, WA, USA
Shape
Cigar
Duration
1 minute
Geo
47.307, -122.228 · exact
Slug
cigar-over-auburn-wa-1966-8c1925
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  • Historical wave1965–1967

    The Mid-Sixties Wave

    United States (nationwide), with strong echoes in South America and Australia

    The wave that broke the Air Force. Blackout-night sightings over the Northeast (1965), the Exeter close encounters, police chases in Ohio, a schoolyard mass sighting in Melbourne (Westall), and a documented 'crash-dive'…

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In context

  • This is one of 104 reports logged in Auburn, WA.
  • This case is one of 14 Washington reports filed in 1966.
  • Cigar craft made up 7% of 1960s reports, vs 2.5% across the whole archive.

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