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CaseOval1973

Piedmont (3 miles east of), MO, USA

A report from near Piedmont, MO in August 1973 described an oval object that drew a crowd of dozens of onlookers who stopped along the highway to watch, lasting 45 minutes.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 2700s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (172 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-08-01
Where
Piedmont (3 miles east of), MO, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
45 minutes
Geo
37.154, -90.696 · exact
Slug
oval-over-piedmont-3-miles-east-of-mo-1973-b1283f
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    The Great 1973 Flap

    United States, strongest in the Southeast and Midwest

    With Blue Book dead, the biggest post-war flap had no official landing place — reports went to police, press, and the new civilian networks (MUFON, founded 1969, came of age here). October 1973 delivered Pascagoula's…

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  • This is one of 1 reports logged in Piedmont (3 miles east of), MO.
  • This case is one of 6 Missouri reports filed in 1973.
  • Oval craft made up 6.9% of 1970s reports, vs 4.3% across the whole archive.

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