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CaseOval1997

Los Angeles, CA, USA

One of the items was shaped like an eclipse. I was so impressed that I retained notes of these occurences. Both occured on the same e

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (133 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1997-05-20
Where
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
23:00
Geo
34.052, -118.244 · exact
Slug
oval-over-los-angeles-ca-1997-97da17
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1997

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In context

  • This is one of 521 reports logged in Los Angeles, CA.
  • This case is one of 152 California reports filed in 1997.
  • Oval craft made up 3.6% of 1990s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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