UFOMYST
CaseOther1978

Hammond, IN, USA

I was sitting in front of the window listening to the radio one night and saw this object slowly descending, like the sun setting on th

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: 25s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1978-07-18
Where
Hammond, IN, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
20-30 seconds
Geo
41.583, -87.500 · exact
Slug
other-over-hammond-in-1978-1107e9
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1977–1978

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In context

  • This is one of 16 reports logged in Hammond, IN.
  • This case is one of 8 Indiana reports filed in 1978.
  • Other craft made up 6.5% of 1970s reports, vs 6.9% across the whole archive.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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