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UFO case file · UFO-1131

Maracaibo unidentified light report — October 24, 1886

CE1Venezuela1886-10-24

Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Case description

On October 24, 1886 at Maracaibo, Venezuela, during the night, which was rainy and tempestuous, a family of nine persons, sleeping in a hut a few leagues from Maracaibo, were awakened by a loud humming noise and a vivid, dazzling light, which brilliantly illuminated the interior of the house.

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9
Craft description
During the night, which was rainy and tempestuous, a family of nine persons, sleeping in a hut a few leagues from Maracaibo, were awakened by a loud humming noise and a vivid, dazzling light, which brilliantly illuminated the interior of the house.
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