UFOMYST
CaseFormation1954

West Columbia, SC, USA

Witnesses near West Columbia, South Carolina reported three bright, silvery circular objects in formation, resembling linked rings, for about ten minutes in July 1954.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 600s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (167 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1954-07-07
Where
West Columbia, SC, USA
Shape
Formation
Duration
abt. 10 min.
Geo
33.993, -81.074 · exact
Slug
formation-over-west-columbia-sc-1954-306ff2
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In context

  • One of 14 documented reports from West Columbia, SC in the UFOMYST archive.
  • South Carolina logged 1 sightings in 1954.
  • Formation sightings ran at 1.5% during the 1950s (archive average: 3.3%).

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