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CaseCircle1973

Hillsboro, WV, USA

Largo red object sitting over a ridge. If indeed it was hovering over this ridge it was very large. Well over 100 feet. It attracted my

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 14400s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-06-15
Where
Hillsboro, WV, USA
Shape
Circle
Duration
4 hrs
Geo
38.135, -80.213 · exact
Slug
circle-over-hillsboro-wv-1973-e7bd8b
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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

  • This is one of 2 reports logged in Hillsboro, WV.
  • This case is one of 2 West Virginia reports filed in 1973.
  • Circle craft made up 10.5% of 1970s reports, vs 10.6% across the whole archive.

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