UFOMYST
CaseLight1997

Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia), Slovenia

Light (hat shaped) seen. Observed through binoculars, approx. 1 min. Turning abruptly. Fast egression. Moving GIF scetch included.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

This score reflects report-quality signals on file — how complete, corroborated, and precisely located the report is — not a claim about whether the sighting was a real craft.

  • Duration parsed: 60s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (130 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-03-09
Where
Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia), Slovenia
Shape
Light
Duration
1 min
Geo
45.568, 14.246 · exact
Slug
light-over-ilirska-bistrica-slovenia-1997-bfc2e8
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

    The Phoenix Lights

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    The largest mass sighting in modern U.S. history — actually two events: an enormous silent V of lights (many insisted one solid craft blotting out stars) crossing the state around 8pm, and a string of stationary lights…

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In context

  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Ilirska Bistrica (Slovenia), Slovenia.
  • This case is one of 2 Slovenia reports filed in 1997.
  • Light craft made up 16.2% of 1990s reports, vs 20.3% across the whole archive.

Report

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