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West Allis · WI, USA
A report from West Allis, WI in June 1973 described a bright light that hovered before making a fast, right-angle turn upward, lasting 2-3 hours.
Brownfield · TX, USA
A report from Brownfield, TX in May 1973 described a silent, bright, hovering light seen for miles along a desolate highway, lasting 90 minutes.
Cold Lake (Canada) · AB, Canada
Strange lights
Winston-Salem · NC, USA
A report from Winston-Salem, NC in March 1973 described a fast-moving light that made an abrupt 90-degree turn before vanishing, lasting 15 seconds.
St. Augustine · FL, USA
A witness in St. Augustine, Florida reported a white light merging with a brighter white light before both ascended straight up, during a sixty-second sighting in March 1973.
Fort Rucker · AL, USA
A witness at Fort Rucker, Alabama reported a red light that appeared to pass directly through their aircraft cockpit, during a ten-second sighting in February 1973.
Japan · Japan
I was stationed at Yokota AFB and and somewhere in the first couple days of the new year we came to catch a C-5 and two 141s when they
Farmington (SE of · deserted area, Hwy 44), NM, USA
A large bright light apeared seemingly from nowhere.It followed my 18 wheeler for 1-2 min. then disapeared as quickly. It wasn't a pr.
Ireland (not sure which town) · Ireland
A witness in Ireland reported a light descending from the sky, joined by two smaller lights, before all three ascended together, during a roughly five-minute sighting in December 1972.
? · AL, USA
ufo over mountians,two men went missing
Winding Stair Camp Ground · OK, USA
We could see the very bright white light outside our camper but no shadows only objects in the light and carbled lanquage
Trinidad · CA, USA
A witness in Trinidad, California reported a light initially thought to be a satellite that changed directions too quickly for normal orbital motion, during a ten-minute sighting in November 1972.
Convoy · OH, USA
Bright object followed close behind our car. It was above the road, then up in the air hovering Made no sound. Vanished!
Greenville/Florence · SC, USA
A witness in the Greenville/Florence area of South Carolina reported being followed at night by a bright light while driving, in incidents involving a car and a truck, each about five minutes.
Lago Vista · TX, USA
A witness in Lago Vista, Texas reported numerous star-like lights moving together in formation, at a distance, during a sighting lasting over thirty minutes in September 1972.
Rensselaer · IN, USA
One evening about an hour after sundown in 1972, approximately half-way between Rensselaer and Francesville, Indiana, an elderly friend
Ponca City · OK, USA
Four lights like a radio or TV tower sits sationary for awhile then moves horizontil, lights remain at an equal distance apart, like th
High Island · TX, USA
Multiple witnesses near High Island, Texas reported lights landing and beaming down, in formation and individually over several nights, reportedly affecting phones and cars, around August 1972.
Milwaukie · OR, USA
Witnesses in Milwaukie, Oregon reported an unseen, low-flying object emitting a beam of light on the ground that moved toward them, during a five-minute sighting in August 1972.
Sayreville · NJ, USA
A witness in Sayreville, New Jersey reported three luminescent green lights dancing in the sky with no definite shape and too high to make out any craft, in August 1972.
Houston · TX, USA
I have seen three things in my lifetime that I am sure were not from this planet. The three things I saw were things in the sky that
Medford · OR, USA
A witness in Medford, Oregon reported a light beam that extended and retracted with no visible source, during a ten-minute sighting in July 1972.
El Paso · TX, USA
A witness in El Paso, Texas reported a large object described as a mothership releasing a smaller craft before disappearing, during a twelve-minute sighting in July 1972.
El Salvador · El Salvador
A witness in El Salvador reported a light initially resembling a satellite that made right-angle turns, zigzagged across the sky, and then shot away rapidly, during a six-minute sighting in July 1972.