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UFO case file · UFO-17923

Union CO, IN abduction report — August 30, 1978

CE4United States1978-08-30

UNION CO, IN, Indiana, United States

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Union CO, IN abduction report — August 30, 1978
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Union CO, IN abduction report — August 30, 1978

Case description

On August 30, 1978, a motorist in Union County, Indiana, reported an encounter along State Road 44. An orange, ovoid object was seen low over the road, accompanied in the account by four objects described as somewhat rectangular. The car became illuminated during the encounter. The driver subsequently experienced a break in remembered time and next became aware of being approximately 5 miles farther along. The digest does not give the duration of the interruption or explain how the vehicle travelled between those positions. No occupants or interior are described in the preserved outline. The sequence begins with the low orange object and accompanying forms, passes through the light surrounding the car and missing interval, and ends with the driver’s renewed awareness ahead on the route. The account does not identify the witness or establish what happened during the gap.

Recorded details

Local time
23:50
Craft description
Craft / Vehicle, Probe / Drone
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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