CaseChevron1954

Kansas City, KS, USA

Two brothers in Kansas City, Kansas reported a chevron-shaped object streaking across the sky for about three minutes in July 1954, according to a local investigators' report.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 180s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (175 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1954-07-15
Where
Kansas City, KS, USA
Shape
Chevron
Duration
3 minutes
Geo
39.114, -94.627 · exact
Slug
chevron-over-kansas-city-ks-1954-d7e8e1
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In context

  • This is one of 48 reports logged in Kansas City, KS.
  • This case is one of 1 Kansas reports filed in 1954.
  • Chevron craft made up 0.3% of 1950s reports, vs 1.1% across the whole archive.

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