CaseLight1973

Wolf Lake, IN, USA

A report from Wolf Lake, IN in July 1973 described a distant light initially mistaken for an airplane that the witness later concluded was not one, lasting 2-3 minutes.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 150s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (168 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-07-01
Where
Wolf Lake, IN, USA
Shape
Light
Duration
2-3 min
Geo
41.673, -87.518 · exact
Slug
light-over-wolf-lake-in-1973-e0399d
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    The Great 1973 Flap

    United States, strongest in the Southeast and Midwest

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In context

  • Wolf Lake, IN shows up 1 times across the archive.
  • 15 reports came from Indiana in 1973.
  • In the 1970s, 11.6% of reports described a light — the all-time rate is 20.3%.

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