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CaseOval1966

Ovando, MT, USA

In the Blackfoot Valley near Ovando, Montana in August 1966, a witness reported an oval-shaped object in the sky, observed for about 20 minutes.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1200s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (144 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1966-08-10
Where
Ovando, MT, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
20 minutes
Geo
47.020, -113.133 · exact
Slug
oval-over-ovando-mt-1966-1433ca
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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 1 reports logged in Ovando, MT.
  • This case is one of 2 Montana reports filed in 1966.
  • Oval craft made up 6.6% of 1960s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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