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Analysis of Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings in 1978
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Morgantown, West Virginia to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "changing" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Tuesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 07/04/78 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Morgantown, West Virginia from 1978
These Morgantown, West Virginia UFO reports from 1978 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:
This happened quite awhile back and I never reported it, but with all the attention recently, I tell people I think I saw one, and they keep telling me I should report it. My family and a few friends were camping on the Cheat Lake in the summer of the late 1970S It had to be around July 1, do not know the exact date. I was down by the lake when I saw what I thought was a shooting star, but as I watched it,it stoped.
I was puzzled because a shooting star doesnt just stop in mid air. As I watched it turned into a round glow and started moving very slowly toward us. When it was streaking like a star it seems very far away, but when it turned into this glow it seemed to be very close very fast, althought it seemed to be moving very slow.
I was so stunned I ran to the boat dock and started yelling for everyone to come and see this. Then 2 of my sons came running down as the craft started to have pulsating lights that were rotating around the craft. It stayed! there for a few minutes and then started to move away, when it started to move it turned into the white glow again.
then it was gone. There was no sound.
Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1978 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Changing | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1978 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07/04/78 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings From 1978 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Morgantown, West Virginia
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Morgantown, West Virginia.
All West Virginia Cities with reported UFO sightings in 1978
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in West Virginia in 1978. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in West Virginia in 1978.
| City | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Culloden | 1 UFO Reports | Culloden, West Virginia UFO Sightings in 1978 |
| Morgantown | 1 UFO Reports | Morgantown, West Virginia UFO Sightings in 1978 |