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UFO case file · UFO-3918

Amherst unidentified light report — February 16, 1967

CE1United States1967-02-16

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

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Case description

At 10:15 p.m. on February 16, 1967 at Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, EST. Three independent reports from five witnesses (including two policemen) of a glowing bright white, light-bulb-shaped object that hovered in the sky, ejected a small red object, moved back and forth, then suddenly accelerated away. A swishing sound was reported. (Fowler, 1974, p. 344.).

Recorded details

Local time
10:15 p.m.
Witnesses
5
Craft description
Three independent reports from five witnesses (including two policemen) of a glowing bright white, light-bulb-shaped object that hovered in the sky, ejected a small red object, moved back and forth, then suddenly accelerated away.
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