UFOMYST
CaseRectangle1989

Shotts (UK/Scotland), United Kingdom

Low flying object over a small town in Central Scotland. Completely silent.

Report quality: Moderate51/100

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  • Duration parsed: 60s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (75 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1989-01-11
Where
Shotts (UK/Scotland), United Kingdom
Shape
Rectangle
Duration
1 minute
Geo
55.820, -3.797 · exact
Slug
rectangle-over-shotts-uk-scotland-1989-1a527e
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In context

  • One of 1 documented reports from Shotts (UK/Scotland), United Kingdom in the UFOMYST archive.
  • United Kingdom logged 6 sightings in 1989.
  • Rectangle sightings ran at 3.2% during the 1980s (archive average: 1.7%).

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