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Lebanon · TN, USA
A witness in Lebanon, Tennessee reported an oval-shaped object over a friend's house at 9 p.m. on November 20, 1972, during a sighting lasting about an hour.
New Washington · OH, USA
A witness in New Washington, Ohio reported a white, oval-shaped object initially mistaken for a street light, during a two-minute sighting in October 1972.
Toronto (Canada) · ON, Canada
observed tarnished, oval shaped object with black symbols on side travelling south at a steady speed towards Lake Ontario
Greensboro · NC, USA
A witness in Greensboro, North Carolina reported a silent, oval-shaped object with a blacked-out cockpit window and flashing square lights around it, during a forty-minute sighting in September 1972.
Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) · PR, Puerto Rico
It came out of nowhere as I stood in the open lot, I just stood there in awe, unable to move, a 12 years old witnessing a once in a li
Tupelo · MS, USA
A schoolteacher near Tupelo, Mississippi reported a large, oval-shaped craft during a three-minute sighting in September 1972.
greensboro · NC, USA
A witness in Greensboro, North Carolina reported an oval-shaped object that appeared to be searching for something, during a twenty-five-minute sighting in September 1972.
Waukesha · WI, USA
A witness in Waukesha, Wisconsin reported a sun-like, oval-shaped object during a sighting lasting about fifteen to twenty minutes, dated to around August 1972.
Goshen · WI, USA
A witness in Goshen, Wisconsin reported a blue, oval-shaped object along with a possible Bigfoot-like or humanoid figure nearby, during a fifteen-minute sighting in July 1972.
Salt Lake · UT, USA
a real event
Campbell · CA, USA
In the summer of 1972 or 1973, a friend and I were sitting on the front steps of our house in Campbell, CA. We were facing towards Sara
Mariemont · OH, USA
UFO and elecrical power grid.
Nevada Desert · NV, USA
Biggest Ship Ever
Lyndhurst · OH, USA
A witness in Lyndhurst, Ohio reported an oval-shaped object during a thirty-second sighting in June 1972, noting it resembled another report from nearby Beachwood.
Roanoke · FL, USA
Stars that were moving in Formation.
Continental Divide · USA
A witness near the Continental Divide reported an oval-shaped object during a sighting lasting three to five minutes in June 1972, describing the encounter as personally life-changing.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
UFO Lands In Mrs Larson's Backyard
Hoppers Crossing (Australia) · Australia
Witnesses near Hoppers Crossing, Australia reported three oval objects in formation, moving slowly sideways then rapidly upward at 90 degrees, over about ten minutes in February 1972.
Lexington · NC, USA
A witness in Lexington, North Carolina reported a green, oval-shaped light over a local church, coinciding with nearby power lines going down, during a thirty-second sighting in October 1971.
San Antonio · TX, USA
Witnesses in San Antonio, Texas reported an oval-shaped, lighted phenomenon that appeared and reappeared several times during a one-minute daylight sighting in September 1971.
Worthing · Sussex (UK/England), United Kingdom
The Truth about UFO'S
New Orleans · LA, USA
A witness in New Orleans, Louisiana reported observing what were described as roughly a thousand saucer-shaped objects crossing the sun through a telescope over a ninety-minute period in July 1971.
Medford · OR, USA
Witnesses in Medford, Oregon reported an oval-shaped object during a ten-minute sighting in July 1971; the original account gave few further details of its appearance.
Big Rapids · MI, USA
Witnesses in Big Rapids, Michigan reported an oval-shaped flying object observed for about ten minutes in July 1971, which the account says was eventually pursued by SAC aircraft.