CaseOval1989

De Soto, MO, USA

A black, silent, blimp shaped object floated over us

Report quality: Moderate48/100

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  • Duration parsed: 300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Brief witness text (52 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1989-10-30
Where
De Soto, MO, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
5 minutes
Geo
38.139, -90.555 · exact
Slug
oval-over-de-soto-mo-1989-ba7b14
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  • This is one of 5 reports logged in De Soto, MO.
  • This case is one of 9 Missouri reports filed in 1989.
  • Oval craft made up 5.2% of 1980s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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