CaseCircle1997

MM82/MM83 (between, on I-80), PA, USA

Driving west on i-80 ufo was hovering about 100 ft off ground less than 50 ft from interstate.It was about 200yds in diameter and the u

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location could not be geocoded
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-10-07
Where
MM82/MM83 (between, on I-80), PA, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
Slug
circle-over-mm82-mm83-between-on-i-80-pa-1997-7e3a59
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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In context

  • This is one of 1 reports logged in MM82/MM83 (between, on I-80), PA.
  • This case is one of 40 Pennsylvania reports filed in 1997.
  • Circle craft made up 6.7% of 1990s reports, vs 10.6% across the whole archive.

Report

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