CaseSphere1964

Omaha, NE, USA

Observing the first orbits of Echo 2 radar-reflective satellite through a 50 power telescope, I saw a "lesser light" perhaps spherical,

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
1964-01-25
Where
Omaha, NE, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
5 min.
Geo
41.256, -95.940 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-omaha-ne-1964-d58330

In context

  • Omaha, NE has 172 sightings on file here.
  • 1964 brought 2 reports from Nebraska.
  • The 1960s skewed 7.8% sphere reports; the archive-wide figure is 6.5%.

Report

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