UFOMYST
CaseLight1997

Columbia, MO, USA

5 lights in the sky east of columbia dipping rapidly, disappearing then rising again rapidly

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 20s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (92 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-04-30
Where
Columbia, MO, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
20 seconds
Geo
38.952, -92.334 · exact
Slug
light-over-columbia-mo-1997-7c5547
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  • Columbia, MO shows up 95 times across the archive.
  • 59 reports came from Missouri in 1997.
  • In the 1990s, 16.2% of reports described a light — the all-time rate is 20.3%.

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