CaseFireball1977

Deer Park, OH, USA

While trick or treating with Mom, my Grandma pointed out a large dull yellow ball of light that suddendly appeared on Gardner Ave which

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1977-10-31
Where
Deer Park, OH, USA
Shape
Fireball
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
39.205, -84.395 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-deer-park-oh-1977-4407b4
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1977–1978

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    The most physically aggressive wave on record. Luminous objects — locals called them 'chupa-chupa' (sucker-sucker) — descended nightly over fishing villages, projecting beams that left burns, puncture marks, anemia and…

In context

  • One of 3 documented reports from Deer Park, OH in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Ohio logged 13 sightings in 1977.
  • Fireball sightings ran at 2.6% during the 1970s (archive average: 6.9%).

Report

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