UFOMYST
CaseLight1977

Iselton, CA, USA

While fishing on the San Joaquin river on Twithchell Island Rd., at the mouth of the Molklomne river, we observed 2-lights high in the

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • Duration parsed: 120s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (134 characters)
  • Location could not be geocoded
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1977-10-01
Where
Iselton, CA, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
2 minutes
Geo
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Slug
light-over-iselton-ca-1977-78438b
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1977–1978

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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Iselton, CA in the UFOMYST archive.
  • California logged 44 sightings in 1977.
  • Light sightings ran at 11.6% during the 1970s (archive average: 20.3%).

Report

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