CaseDisk1978

Hopewell, NJ, USA

December 31, 1978 at 12:30AM - Object hoovered over my parked car for about 10 minutes and was about 100-150 ft above my car. Estimate

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1800s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1978-12-31
Where
Hopewell, NJ, USA
Shape
Disk
Duration
30 mins
Geo
40.389, -74.762 · exact
Slug
disk-over-hopewell-nj-1978-c76d80
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  • This is one of 2 reports logged in Hopewell, NJ.
  • This case is one of 9 New Jersey reports filed in 1978.
  • Disk craft made up 22.6% of 1970s reports, vs 5.9% across the whole archive.

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