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CaseCigar1965

Ocala, FL, USA

A witness and a sheriff's deputy in Ocala, Florida reported an unusual encounter involving a cigar-shaped object, in an event lasting about one hour in June 1965.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 3600s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (162 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1965-06-30
Where
Ocala, FL, USA
Shape
Cigar
Duration
1 hour
Geo
29.187, -82.140 · exact
Slug
cigar-over-ocala-fl-1965-ebc2de
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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 79 reports logged in Ocala, FL.
  • This case is one of 9 Florida reports filed in 1965.
  • Cigar craft made up 7% of 1960s reports, vs 2.5% across the whole archive.

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