UFOMYST
CaseCircle1977

Riverside, CA, USA

we looked up in the sky and saw 3 large metallic looking discs hovering way up in the sky. they did not move for an hour

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (120 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1977-03-14
Where
Riverside, CA, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
over an hour
Geo
33.953, -117.396 · exact
Slug
circle-over-riverside-ca-1977-dff033
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1977–1978

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In context

  • Riverside, CA has 117 sightings on file here.
  • 1977 brought 44 reports from California.
  • The 1970s skewed 10.5% circle reports; the archive-wide figure is 10.6%.

Report

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