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UFO case file · UFO-14550

Donner Pass, CA abduction report — September 1970

CE4United States1970-09

DONNER PASS, CA, California, United States

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Donner Pass, CA abduction report — September 1970
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Donner Pass, CA abduction report — September 1970

Case description

During September 1970, two people travelling in a car near Donner Pass, California, reported seeing an orange, saucer-shaped object. The next remembered part of the journey placed them at Wendover, Nevada, roughly 400 miles to the east. They described a gap of about three hours between the encounter near Donner Pass and their renewed awareness at the later location. The apparent displacement and missing time were the main features of the report. The digest does not explain how the car covered the intervening distance, nor does it describe an interior, occupants or a conscious conversation. The account ends with the travellers confronting the difference between their remembered location and the place where they found themselves.

Recorded details

Local time
02:30
Craft description
Craft / Vehicle
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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