UFOMYST
CaseOther1997

Jefferson, NY, USA

Rural mountain area. Tree covered hill. 1860' MSL. I awoke to see a bright white light approx 1,500' so east of my camper. The circular

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-10-01
Where
Jefferson, NY, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
05 minutes
Geo
42.481, -74.610 · exact
Slug
other-over-jefferson-ny-1997-15ff38
Wave

Part of a wave

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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Jefferson, NY in the UFOMYST archive.
  • New York logged 55 sightings in 1997.
  • Other sightings ran at 8% during the 1990s (archive average: 6.9%).

Report

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