UFOMYST
CaseOther1997

Sand Springs (15-20mi. E/SE of), MT, USA

The object flew almost like a butterfly, very high up (30-40K+), blinking blue and red in four distinct spots as it flew from side to s

Report quality: Moderate55/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • 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
1997-08-03
Where
Sand Springs (15-20mi. E/SE of), MT, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
47.101, -107.486 · exact
Slug
other-over-sand-springs-15-20mi-e-se-of-mt-1997-4146e8
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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In context

  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Sand Springs (15-20mi. E/SE of), MT.
  • This case is one of 12 Montana reports filed in 1997.
  • Other craft made up 8% of 1990s reports, vs 6.9% across the whole archive.

Report

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