UFOMYST
CaseCigar1973

Vienna, VA, USA

A report from Vienna, VA in November 1973 described a white, cigar-shaped object moving very quickly, lasting 5 seconds.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 5s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (120 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-11-25
Where
Vienna, VA, USA
Shape
Cigar
Duration
5 seconds
Geo
38.901, -77.265 · exact
Slug
cigar-over-vienna-va-1973-1bf429
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  • Historical wave1973

    The Great 1973 Flap

    United States, strongest in the Southeast and Midwest

    With Blue Book dead, the biggest post-war flap had no official landing place — reports went to police, press, and the new civilian networks (MUFON, founded 1969, came of age here). October 1973 delivered Pascagoula's…

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In context

  • Vienna, VA shows up 22 times across the archive.
  • 5 reports came from Virginia in 1973.
  • In the 1970s, 5.2% of reports described a cigar — the all-time rate is 2.5%.

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