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CaseOther1947

Miami (north of), FL, USA

A witness north of Miami, Florida reported a large, glowing, metallic object heading north over the Atlantic, observed for five to seven minutes in April 1947, weeks before the Roswell incident.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 360s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (194 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1947-04-15
Where
Miami (north of), FL, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
5-7 MIN
Geo
25.774, -80.194 · exact
Slug
other-over-miami-north-of-fl-1947-f5296c
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  • Miami (north of), FL shows up 1 times across the archive.
  • 1 reports came from Florida in 1947.
  • In the 1940s, 7.1% of reports described a other — the all-time rate is 6.9%.

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