Karen Ellington UFO Sighting, Detroit
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A 17-year-old witness observed an object approximately 400 feet in altitude and 9 feet long with red and green lights near her home around midnight on March 30, 1966.
“Karen Ellington, 17, 15587 LaSalle, was walking to the front door of her home about midnight, when she noticed an object in the sky. It appeared to be about 150 yards away, according to the police report and could move faster than the John Lodge Expressway, near Linwood. It was approximately 400 feet in the air, 9 feet long with a red light on the left and a green light on the right.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1966-03-30
- Precision
- day
- Location
- LaSalle area near Linwood, Detroit, Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Michigan
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Size
- 9 feet long
- Altitude
- 400 ft
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449
Case ID: 1966-FBI-D78F
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