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UFO case file · UFO-5338

Austin disc-shaped object report — June 17, 1977

CE1United States1977-06-17

Austin, Texas, United States

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Case description

At 2:00 AM. on June 17, 1977 at Austin, Texas, United States, A 29-year-old man returned home in Austin and saw a light in the distance he thought was an airplane but heard no engine sound. The object, a yellow-orange disc, flew along the shoreline of the lake, passing in front of the witness at his lake front home, and flew from view into the distance. (Source: MUFON Investigation files, case #890709).

Recorded details

Local time
2:00 AM.
Craft description
A 29-year-old man returned home in Austin and saw a light in the distance he thought was an airplane but heard no engine sound. The object, a yellow-orange disc, flew along the shoreline of the lake, passing in front of the witness at his lake front home, and flew from view into the distance. (Source: MUFON Investigation files, case #890709).
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