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CaseCigar1947

Whitmore Lake, MI, USA

A witness near Whitmore Lake, Michigan reported a cigar-shaped, lighted object above the trees close to Ann Arbor, observed for about 20 minutes on December 24, 1947.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1200s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (166 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1947-12-24
Where
Whitmore Lake, MI, USA
Shape
Cigar
Duration
20 Min.
Geo
42.440, -83.745 · exact
Slug
cigar-over-whitmore-lake-mi-1947-d0a749
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In context

  • Whitmore Lake, MI shows up 8 times across the archive.
  • 1 reports came from Michigan in 1947.
  • In the 1940s, 7.8% of reports described a cigar — the all-time rate is 2.5%.

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