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CaseOval1965

Old Lyme, CT, USA

In Old Lyme, Connecticut on July 30, 1965, witnesses reported an oval-shaped object hovering over their neighborhood for four to five hours.

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 16200s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (140 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1965-07-30
Where
Old Lyme, CT, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
4-5 hrs
Geo
41.316, -72.329 · exact
Slug
oval-over-old-lyme-ct-1965-0d2c34
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Wave

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  • Historical wave1965–1967

    The Mid-Sixties Wave

    United States (nationwide), with strong echoes in South America and Australia

    The wave that broke the Air Force. Blackout-night sightings over the Northeast (1965), the Exeter close encounters, police chases in Ohio, a schoolyard mass sighting in Melbourne (Westall), and a documented 'crash-dive'…

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In context

  • This is one of 11 reports logged in Old Lyme, CT.
  • This case is one of 9 Connecticut reports filed in 1965.
  • Oval craft made up 6.6% of 1960s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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