UFOMYST
CaseLight1977

Beatty, OR, USA

A bright object flying in the sky turned 90 deg on the fly came toward us then glowed brightly for maybe 8 min then flew away from us a

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 390s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1977-09-15
Where
Beatty, OR, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
5-8 min
Geo
42.442, -121.271 · exact
Slug
light-over-beatty-or-1977-2c631d
Wave

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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Beatty, OR in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Oregon logged 6 sightings in 1977.
  • Light sightings ran at 11.6% during the 1970s (archive average: 20.3%).

Report

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