UFOMYST
CaseOther1978

Midway/Marion, KY, USA

My friend and I seen this square ufo at my fluorspar mine, it was about 40+40+40ft. it did not have any lights on it, my lights reflect

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 900s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1978-05-02
Where
Midway/Marion, KY, USA
Shape
Other
Duration
15 min
Geo
38.151, -84.684 · exact
Slug
other-over-midway-marion-ky-1978-918f94
Wave

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In context

  • One of 2 documented reports from Midway/Marion, KY in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Kentucky logged 3 sightings in 1978.
  • Other sightings ran at 6.5% during the 1970s (archive average: 6.9%).

Report

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