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Analysis of West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings in 1997
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in West Chester, Pennsylvania to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "egg" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Monday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 05/05/97 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the afternoon, between the hours of 12:00 - 15:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in West Chester, Pennsylvania from 1997
These West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO reports from 1997 are 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:
Summary : Driving north alogn Rt 202 I noticed egg shaped metallic objectmoving through the sky. It was highly reflective and shone brightly.It had a definate size and shape.
It was approx .25 degrees across. The objectwhich looked to be flying quite high went across my field of view then quickyl spedoff and away.
The object was not seen again. I am a astronomy major at Villanova University. I was getting my oil changed in West Chester, PA.
On the return drive back to VillanovaOn Rt. 202 North I noticed a bight object flying across the sky, It flew slowly accros my field of view, which was to the South, southeast, forapproximately 7-10secs. The object then took off at a tremendous speed toward the south.
I continued looking for the object but I did not seeit anymore. The object was metallic in nature and it had a high reflectance, much like a mirror. The was a descernable size to the object whichwas approx.
25 degrees across and half that in height. It look to be a spherical object though slightly elongated. The date was 5/5/97 and I noted thetime as 12:15pm by my car's radio clock.
I was between around 5-6 miles away from W. Chester when the event occured.
West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings From 1997 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
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Egg | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings From 1997 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
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May | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
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Monday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
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05/05/97 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
West Chester, Pennsylvania UFO Sightings From 1997 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 |
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Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in West Chester, Pennsylvania
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
All Pennsylvania Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1997
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Pennsylvania in 1997. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Pennsylvania in 1997.