CaseCylinder1966

Opa Locka, FL, USA

Witnesses in Opa-Locka, Florida, reported two oblong, cylinder-shaped flying objects in 1966, with accounts describing that military personnel were called to the scene.

Report quality: Moderate67/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (168 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 3 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
1966-11-01
Where
Opa Locka, FL, USA
Shape
Cylinder
Duration
Geo
25.902, -80.250 · exact
Slug
cylinder-over-opa-locka-fl-1966-56e58a
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Wave

Part of a wave

  • 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'…

Local cluster

Local cluster

4 reports came out of Opa Locka, FL in November 1966 alone — a local cluster.

In context

  • Opa Locka, FL has 8 sightings on file here.
  • 1966 brought 11 reports from Florida.
  • The 1960s skewed 2% cylinder reports; the archive-wide figure is 1.6%.

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within 30 days

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