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Nebraska UFO Sightings Analysis
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Nebraska from 1972 to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance is "light" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- January is the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Wednesday is the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 01/05/72 is the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occur more often during the evening, between the hours of 16:00 - 19:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
Nebraska UFO Sighting Reports in 1972
This is a sampling of 20 Nebraska UFO reports from 1972, presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Fast moving light, darting then hovering in sky; emitted beam of light. A friend and I were driving out of Gering, NE southbound approximately 3 - 5 miles south of the Wildcat Hills in the winter of 1972. There may still be a windmill on the east side of the road that marks the place where this sighting occured.
We were on our way to a get-together out in the "boonies" at a friend's parents' ranch. It was very cold & there were clouds of an impending snowstorm in the area. As we drove south, we saw a very bright light moving at a very rapid pace from south east toward the west.
At first we thought it might be a low flying jet, (under the level of the clouds)but then noted there weren't any blinking "airplane lights". I pulled the car over on the side of the road to watch. In an instant the craft stopped in the sky (west of highway) & remained stationary for maybe 10 seconds.
It then streaked eastward, moving faster than when we originally spotted it, hovered momentarily again & then streaked back to the general area it first hovered in. After again hovering for maybe 10 seconds, a bright and wide beam of light shot down from the object toward the ground. We could not see where the beam hit the ground because there are hills toward that direction at that point of the highway.
We were pretty alarmed. Then the beam shut off and just a few seconds later the object disappeared, reducing in size until gone, as if it had accelerated toward space (didn't move left or right/up or down). My reaction as driver was to get the H out of there.
I looked down as I put the car in gear & the instrument panel on the dash indicated my car was overheated. I turned the engine off & popped the hood to check the radiator, with intentions of going to the windmill's stock tank for water. Upon inspection, there was no indication the radiator was overheating; I loosened the radiator cap to check.
Got back in the car & the gauge was reading normal. The entire event was very disconcerting. By the way, it may be unrelated but the stretch of road between Gering & Kimball had a number of underground nuclear missle silos located there.
My employment background includes technical/science training in the area of OSHA and EPA regulation. I have a bachelors degree & graduated magna cum laude. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date is approximate.
PD)).
Nebraska UFO Sightings From 1972 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Nebraska UFO Sightings From 1972 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Nebraska UFO Sightings From 1972 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Nebraska UFO Sightings From 1972 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/72 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Nebraska UFO Sightings From 1972 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening | 16:00 - 19:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
All Nebraska Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1972
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports were filed per city in Nebraska, in 1972
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Gering | 1 UFO Reports | Gering UFO Sightings in 1972 |
Other Years with Reported UFO Sightings in Nebraska
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Nebraska.